Opening Hours

“One Card – two sites – Same hours”

Welcome to your library. Our friendly staff members will ensure that you enjoy your visit.
Please feel free to ask for assistance and make use of as many of our services as possible.

Joining the Library

• Membership is free
• Proof of your current residential address in Port Hedland address is required
• Details of second contact - someone who does not reside at the same address as you
• Parent/Guardian consent for those under 18 years of age
• If you are a visitor, temporary membership is available

Membership Responsibilities

• Items lost or damaged while on loan must be paid for
• Please report if your library card has been lost or stolen. Charges apply for replacement cards
• Click here to download a membership form

Borrowing

• Adults can borrow 10 items including 4 music CD’s or DVD’s or combination of both
• Juniors (up to 13 years) can borrow 6 items
• Young adults (13 and over) can borrow 8 items including 2 music CD’s or DVD’s or combination of both
• Loan period is 3 weeks
• Items may be renewed twice unless reserved by another borrower. Items can be renewed in person, by phone or email
• Please bring your Membership Card each time you would like to borrow or reserve an item

Collections

• Books – fiction and non-fiction for Children, Young Adults and Adults
• Large Print Books
• LOTE – Books in languages other than English
• Magazines and newspapers
• Audio Books on CD
• Music CD’s
• CD Roms
• DVD’s (G-M ratings)
• Reference Material
• Local History Collection and Maps

Services

Requests and Inter Library Loans

• If an item in our collection is on loan we can reserve it for you
• If we don’t have the item or information you want, please ask, and we will try to get it for you from other public libraries in Western Australia., via Inter Library Loan

Photocopying/Printing

• A4 and a3 Black and colour copying available
• Please contact the library for current charges

Fax

Local and international faxing available

Please contact the library for current charges

Laminating

A4 and A3 laminating available

Please contact the library for current charges

Public Use Computers

• Bookings are required for a maximum of 1 hour per day
• C’s can be used for producing documents and viewing CD Rom’s
• *It is recommended that you bring a USB/Flash drive to save your work
• Internet Access is free of charge - Printing at photocopy rates

Activities and Events

For Kids

Preschool Activities

Holiday Program

Stories and activities suitable for primary school aged children

• Programs are advertised both within the libraries and through the Community Events Brochure
• If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please send an email to yps@porthedland.wa.gov.au

For Adults

Book Club

• 7pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month
• Port Hedland Library

Copies of the book to be discussed are available from either Port or South Library.
Annual membership fee applies

Links

Wa State Library
Use your membership number located on the back of on your library card to access these databases via the WA State Library website.

Easy to use medical reference for all ages and levels. The database includes full text journals, an Alternative Health Module, and a Disease Profiler Module which compiles health statistics, charting prevalence rates, costs for treatment and drugs for various common diseases.

Gale's Popular Magazine Collection has full text content with a focus on current events, sports, science and health from thousands of popular magazines, including the Australian version of Choice Magazine.

An excellent resource for students, parents and teachers. Encyclopedia Britannica Online Library Edition can be searched according to the users’ particular age group ensuring results are suitable for all stages of learning.

Content from international newspapers, magazines and reference books including many Australian and New Zealand titles, covering current events, business, sport, entertainment and much more.

Full text coverage from scholarly business management and economic journals, including peer-reviewed publications. Included in this database, are company profiles and industry reports from Datamonitor.

A high-quality play-based literacy resource with more than 10,000 activities online for children of all ages and ability. Children and parents can select from activities focusing on pre-reading skills, phonics, reading, spelling, vocabulary, grammar and comprehension in a fun, exciting and safe online environment.

A great guide for fiction readers. Find your favourite author, look for similar titles to the one you have just read, look for the next book in a series or find books for your young reader.

Busythings 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.

Introduce young children to the joys of reading with this delightful collection of animated, talking picture books.

This subscription service has been provided through Better Beginnings supporting families in sharing a love of reading.