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Library van Kempsey Shire Libraries provide a mobile library van service to the Crescent Head and Hat Head communities and schools to make reading and literacy more accessible.
Borrowing Kempsey Shire Library operates in partnership with the Port Macquarie-Hastings Library Service, and this joint arrangement is known as the Mid North Coast Library Co-operative.
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Home Library For those unable to visit the library due to age, illness or immobility, the Home Library Service maintains a vital connection with all that the library offers. A library staff member will help you select items for reading or listening.
Virtual Reality Experience A new virtual reality experience is now available at Kempsey Library. Two headsets and a number of games and experiences are available. Bookings essential.
DolIy Parton's Imagination Library The Imagination Library is a free booking gifting program for babies in the Kempsey Shire who were born in 2022 and 2023. The program is a partnership between Kempsey Shire Libraries, United Way Australia and NSW Health.