Kununurra School and Community Library
The Kununurra School and Community Library is a joint-use facility with the East Kimberley College. The library aims to provide excellent and relevant library programs, resources and customer service to the students, community members and visitors of East Kimberley College and the Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley.
Kununurra School and Community Library specialises in children's services, visiting author and illustrator events, programs that promote community harmony and resources about the Kimberley.
Kununurra School and Community Library is frequently described as the cultural hub of the town - a reputation we are proud of!
Opening Hours
The Kununurra School and Community Library's normal operating hours are:
| Monday |
8am - 4pm |
| Tuesday |
8am - 5:30pm |
| Wednesday |
8am - 12:30pm |
| Thursday |
8am - 5:30pm |
| Friday |
8am - 4pm |
| Saturday |
9am - 1pm |
During School Holiday periods we open the following hours:
Monday 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tuesday 10:00am - 5.30pm
Wednesday CLOSED
Thursday 10:00am - 5.30pm
Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm
Location
The library is located on the corner of Coolibah Drive and Mangaloo Street, Kununurra and is situated on the East Kimberley College grounds.
Catalogue
Do you want to see if we have the book you are after? Have a look at our online Catalogue
Activities For Children And Parents
The Library offers Rhyme Time and Story Time each week. These sessions are an opportunity for children and their parents to read books, sing songs and participate in many other activities all of which will encourage the enjoyment of books.
The sessions are offered on these days:
| Tuesday 8:30am |
Rhyme Time |
| Thursday 8:30am |
Story Time |
| Friday 9:00am |
Rhyme Time |
Newspapers
The Kimberley Echo newspaper is available weekly for reading at the Library.
Online Resources - Available With Your Library Card
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Overdrive
Download eBooks Anytime, Anywhere!
WA public library members can borrow and read thousands of ebooks. Sign in with your library card to enjoy digital books on your computer, tablet, smartphone, or ebook reader anytime, anywhere.
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Overdrive Kids
OverDrive Kids provides a safe and easy browsing experience for children. Kids can browse, sample, place holds and borrow eBooks appropriate for their age range and reading level.
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Busy Things
Is an online resource for the early years that includes 115+ fun learning activities that help children learn important skills in the key learning areas of creative development, problem solving, reasoning, numeracy, communication, language and literacy and knowledge and understanding of the world.
This subscription service has been provided through Better Beginnings supporting families in sharing a love of reading
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Borrow Box
BorrowBox is an award winning Australian App that enables Public Library members to browse and borrow bestselling eAudiobooks on their Apple or Android device for limited periods through digital loans. BorrowBox is a FREE download solution. Once you are signed in you can borrow or reserve up to 6 eAudiobooks or eBooks for a 2 week loan period Your library card membership number makes up your user name and the last four characters of you membership card make up your password.
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Box RB Digital
Provides State Library and Public Libraries members with access to a range of eMagazines delivered right to their desktop or favourite mobile device. All you need is you library card membership number.
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Management Committee
The Minister of Education and the Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley hold a long-term agreement for the managerment of the library, to cater for the whole community. The agreement calls for the formations of a Management Committee of six people, including two community members, who meet on a monthly basis during the four school terms. You can find the Terms of Refernce for the committee here.
Special Events
The library hosts a number of events during the year.
The Kimberley Writers Festival is an annual event which aims to entertain and inspire the residents of, and visitors to, the East Kimberley with a variety of authors, musicians, songwriters, storytellers and illustrators who share their life stories, expertise and love of the written and spoken word.
Other events that the Kununurra Community and School Library host include:
- Children's Book Week
- Visiting Author and Illustrator Programs
