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Special Storytime for Book Week

Published on 21 August 2026

To celebrate Children’s Book Week we had a special dress-up storytime inspired by our favourite book characters.

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Yoto Mini Player's now available for borrowing

Published on 18 August 2026

Families looking for a screen-free way to keep children entertained can now borrow Yoto Mini Players from Kempsey Shire Libraries.
There are 2 Yoto Mini Players now available to borrow from Kempsey Shire Libraries, subject to availability.

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Inspiring journeys and heartfelt stories with Author Maura Luxford

Published on 14 August 2026

A great turnout for a moving Author Talk with Maura Luxford, who shared stories from her latest memoir, ride4acure – One White Post at a Time.

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Making music during the school holidays

Published on 15 July 2026

We had two excellent Making Music workshops for the July 2026 school holidays. It was a magnificent turn out with 15 kids and 8 adults joining us in Kempsey and 18 kids and 10 adults taking part at the South West Rocks CWA Hall.

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Book Week bookmark competition

Published on 13 July 2026

In celebration of Book Week this year we are running a bookmark making competition. Create up to 3 beautiful bookmarks and submit them for your chance to have them made into bookmarks given out at all Kempsey Shire Libraries.

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Hop Into Creativity with our Easter colouring competition!

Published on 05 March 2026

Get creative and join our Easter colouring competition at the Kempsey Shire Libraries. Children and families are invited to take part in a fun, free Easter activity running from Monday 2 March to Monday 30 March 2026 across all library branches.

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Big Summer Read Wrap-Up Party

Published on 11 February 2026

A big thank you goes to all the kids, young adults and their helpers who participated in our Big Summer Read program. Learn more about how we celebrated here!

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That’s a wrap on School Holiday fun at the Library

Published on 09 February 2026

Local libraries are a great way of finding free, fun and educational activities for the young people in your life, which is especially helpful during the school holidays. Here is a wrap on what we had running during the Christmas School Holidays in 2025.

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The Great Unwaste pop up stand

Published on 06 February 2026

Have you ever thought about your food shopping and usage habits?

In collaboration with Midwaste, our local libraries are running a Great Unwaste display and competition from Friday 6 to 19 February.

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Author Talk with Bridget Nezar

Published on 06 February 2026

This was Bridget’s first ever author talk in a library. She was an engaging, relaxed speaker who gave lots of interesting insights, but refused to give away any spoilers.

Bridget’s gave fascinating insight into Charlie Frederick Quinlan's life, his family, his mob and how he turned his life around.

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Library news

Special Storytime for Book Week

Yoto Mini Player's now available for borrowing

Inspiring journeys and heartfelt stories with Author Maura Luxford

Making music during the school holidays

Book Week bookmark competition

Hop Into Creativity with our Easter colouring competition!

Big Summer Read Wrap-Up Party

That’s a wrap on School Holiday fun at the Library

The Great Unwaste pop up stand

Author Talk with Bridget Nezar

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