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Come along with your grandchildren this coming Wednesday to enjoy storytime with very special guest The Governor of Queensland, His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC and Mrs. Kaye de Jersey. Storytime starts at 10.30am at the City Library.

A B C D E F G Libraries are the place to be! ❤️ Head on over to our Cairns Libraries Eventbrite page on Tuesday 21st August to book our upcoming first5forever sessions for 0 - 5 year olds for September. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/cairns-libraries-15952709719 Get a head start on planning your first5forever library activites by seeing all our booked and non-booked events now on our Cairns Libraries Website. ✏️📅 https://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/library/news-events/events/First-5-Forever#SQ_CALENDAR_VIEW=month&SQ_CALENDAR_DATE=2018-09-01 Tag your friends and introduce them to our fantastic, free programs at the library. 👧🏼👦🏽👶🏻 Bookings open 8:30am Tuesday 21st August! ⏰

Expecto Patronum! Harry Potter dropped in to our Babinda Library this week to share a little magic with us. How awesome does his costume look 🙂

It's never too late to learn! Introducing our new short, easy to read stories for adults learning to read. Cairns Libraries have a fantastic range of Adult readers available for loan. Check them out on our catalogue, website or let us help you find them at your library.

Bored? Sitting on your couch scrolling mindlessly through Facebook? Why not learn a new language instead? Mango languages – with over 70 languages to learn at your fingertips! http://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/library/eLibrary/eResources/Learn-Online

Join us today at the City Library for an interactive session and discover how a career in engineering and science can give you the skills to make a difference in the world! We are here from 9am - 11.30am so make sure you come and say hello 🙂

Remember back to when we only had a few tv channels to choose from? Here's what we'd be watching back on 10 August 1998. Old copies of the Cairns Post are a treasure trove of stories from the past. Cairns Libraries hold the Cairns Post on microfilm from 1884 to 2017. #FlashbackFriday #CairnsPost #onthisday

There was plenty of shimmying, shaking and smiles yesterday at the Stratford Library as over 100 children joined in the Dancing Story workshop with The Australian Ballet.🌟👯🕺🏼🌟 The mini movers and groovers explored the story of ‘Coppelia’ through dance, music and active storytelling ahead of this Saturdays performance at Munro Martin Park. ❤️ We know there would have been plenty of talking, singing, reading of their new book 'Josephine loves to Dance' and role playing dancers around the house before bedtime last night. 🎼👫📚 #first5forever #talksingreadplay #whenIgrowup

Where can you find Books & Beautiful Babies in Boxes?! https://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/library/news-events/events/baby-rhyme-time

Ever wondered what Cairns was like back in the swinging 60's? Take a stroll down memory lane with this short film, where people 'like to take life at an easy pace, enjoying the sun and the tropical climate'. How many local icons can you spot? Hint: Our City Library makes a cameo!

Lovely Magic Hats on gorgeous Magic Heads! Join us for Storytime at Smithfield Library, every Tuesday at 10:30am :)

Need a space to hold your next meeting? Meeting rooms are available for hire at our City, Gordonvale, Manunda and Stratford branches. Rooms can be booked for local and visiting groups and organisations. Bookings can be made online. https://cairns10.artifaxagora.com/cairns-libraries-meeting-rooms/venue-hire