Looking for fun on a budget? Merri-bek Libraries can help with that. All you need is a library card (and to remember your password - but we can help with that if you've forgotten it).
🍿It's time to break up with the streaming services. Instead, log into @beamafilm or @kanopy with your library card details to watch tv shows and movies for free.
🎮Getting friends together for a games night? Don't buy the latest video game or board game - borrow it instead. Games aren't your thing? Take a look at our selection of jigsaw puzzles instead.
🌲Keen on learning more about the world around you? Check out our Citizen Science Kits on our library catalogue - they're fun for young and old. And if 2026 is the year you get serious about growing plants, grab some seed packets from the Glenroy Seed Library. Grow your plants, harvest the seeds and donate them back to the Seed Library to continue the cycle.
🗣Learn a language. With your library card, you get free access to Mango Languages, where you can choose from over 70 languages to learn. Time to impress friends and family with your new skills.
📚Read to your kids in a different language with the LOTE4Kids app. They have stories in over 100 languages, keeping your little ones entertained while they practice their language skills.
Did we mention all of this is free? Head to the Merri-bek Libraries website to become a member and learn more about everything we offer (besides books!).
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Let's get crafty.
Learn how to carve, ink and print fun designs with lino in this free workshop for beginners!
Designs will be provided, but you're also welcome to bring a simple black and white design to create a unique piece of art.
📆 Friday 22 May
🕡2pm
📍Glenroy Library Makerspace
🔗Registrations essential, learn more and book your spot by heading to our link in bio and clicking on 'Library events'.
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Join in the fun at Urdu storytime this Monday 18 May at Fawkner Library. Enjoy stories and songs in Urdu as well as a craft activity. Urdu storytime starts at 10.30 am. Everyone welcome, no bookings required.
Learn more about Urdu storytime and other Community Language programs on our Eventbrite.
Join Ximena for stories, songs and a creative activity at Spanish Storytime.
This session is held on the third Tuesday of every month.
19 May
16 June
21 July
18 August
15 September
20 October
17 November
15 December
Learn about our other Community Languages programs and events on the Merri-bek Libraries website and our Eventbrite page. Link in bio.
📣Calling all aspiring writers!
Get started on your creative writing journey with our Introduction to Creative Writing workshop led by the team at @dayswriting .
You'll be introduced to writing exercises, have the chance to try out new activities and gain expert tips and tricks on how to turn your ideas and words into engaging pieces of work.
📆Saturday 23 May
🕡2:30pm
📍Coburg Library Meeting Room
🔗Head to the link in our bio and click on 'Library events' for more details and to register
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Thursday 21 May
6pm, Brunswick Library
Join Master Han Jin Song for a mindful evening of Tai Chi in the library.
Tai Chi is a centuries old low-impact exercise rooted in traditional Chinese medicine that brings harmony to the body and mind through slow movements, deep breathing and mindful concentration.
This session is free and suitable for all ages and abilities.
Reserve your spot via Merri-bek Libraries Eventbrite page via the link in our bio or by calling us on 9389 8600. Please contact the library if you have any access requirements.
Can't make it to Sydney for the Sydney Writers' Festival? 😢 We've got you covered.
Join Merri-bek Libraries for four days of livestreaming of the Sydney Writers' Festival. Explore fantastical places, unpack politics and hear a world of stories, real and imagined from the comfort of Brunswick Library and Glenroy.
📆Thursday 21 May – Sunday 24 May
📍Brunswick Library & Glenroy Library
🔗Head to the link in our bio and click on 'Library events' to learn more about what's showing at each library and save your spot.
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Merri-bek Libraries x @bookdoof
The vibes were chill, the library was cozy and the book swap at the end? The perfect way to end the evening of quiet reading with a bunch of book lovers.
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Fawkner Library Closed
UPDATE: Fawkner Library will be closed on Friday 8 May and reopen on Saturday 9 May.
The Fawkner Library will be closed for the rest of today due to a fault with the mechanical plant.
All other Merri-bek Libraries are open, with Glenroy open until 10pm tonight for Libraries After Dark.
The return chutes at Fawkner will remain open.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this closure.
Free hearing tests with Hearing Australia
Hearing Australia are the nation’s largest provider of government-funded hearing services. Since 1947, Hearing Australia has provided expert hearing care to Australians of all ages and from all walks of life. And today, they are committed to helping even more people across the nation stay connected to the people and life they love.
In partnership with Co-Health, Hearing Australia are offering FREE, 15- minute hearing checks, allowing adults to have their hearing checked or have a friendly chat regarding any hearing concerns.
When: Thursday 21 May, 10am - 2.45pm.
Where: Co-Health @ Glenroy Community Hub
Bookings essential via the link in our bio.
The Blood and the Bone: a social history of Coburg’s Chinese market gardens
📆Wednesday 20 May
🕡7.30pm
📍Coburg Library
🔗Head over to the Library Events link in our bio to register
Presented by the Coburg Historical Society. Join us to hear Sophie Loy Wilson, historian of Chinese Australian communities from The University of Sydney, present a social history of Chinese market gardens, with a focus on Coburg and those which were located along the Merri Creek.
Image Credit for market garden photo – State Library of Victoria
Join in the fun at Turkish storytime this Thursday 7 May at Glenroy Library. Enjoy stories and songs in Turkish as well as a craft activity. Turkish storytime starts at 10.30 am. Everyone welcome, no bookings required.
Learn more about Turkish storytime and other Community Language programs on our Eventbrite.
