Welcome to Central West Libraries
Our Libraries at Blayney, Canowindra, Cowra, Forbes, Manildra, Molong and Orange, and now Grenfell, are welcoming spaces for everyone. Come and see us for all your reading, watching and listening enjoyment as well as access to research, databases, newspapers, free WiFi, family literacy programs, school holiday activities, author events and more…
Please enjoy all our online activities – Story Box Hub, author talks, ebooks, audiobooks, magazines through Borrowbox, Indyreads, Libby, ULibrary, and Hoopla, and stream movies: Kanopy Kids, Kanopy and Beamafilm and Beamakids. Access these services on your own device anywhere anytime using your CWL Membership Card. If you need assistance with your membership, please call us on 6393 8132.
Central West Libraries News
Central West Libraries is a regional library service with branches at Blayney, Canowindra, Cowra, Forbes, Grenfell, Manildra, Molong and Orange.
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Grenfell Public Library New Chapter
Waste2Art Competition and Exhibition
Get ready for the 2025 Sims Metal Waste2Art Exhibition and Competition!! This year Waste 2 Art highlights the problem of toys in the waste stream.
Visit Orange City Library to view the artworks from Monday 16 June to Friday 20 June (by 3pm) to choose your favourite work in the People’s Choice for a chance to win a prize on opening night on Friday 20 June at 5pm. Book your spot here for opening night.
On opening night we’ll announce the winners!!! and present fantastic prizes from our sponsors: Caboodle of Orange, Collins Booksellers, Cured Orange, ECCO, EDP Renewables Australia on behalf of the Orange Community Renewable Energy Park, Hobbysew and Raw Canvas, Nimrod’s Cafe, REDS: Choose Colour, Rosnay Organic, Scoop Wholefoods, See Saw Wine, The Agrestic Grocer and Dirty Janes Emporium.
Join us to congratulate artists for their contributions and relish the opportunity to dress for the occasion if you feel it: a plush teddy onesy?
The Library team would like to thank NetWaste and Orange City Council for the opportunity to host Waste 2 Art in 2025
2025 Banjo Paterson Writing Awards Closed
Entries in the 2025 Banjo Paterson Writing Awards have now closed. They closed on Friday 2 May and we received email entries right up until 5pm. Winners will be notified by phone on Wednesday 18 June and then announced publicly at the Orange Readers and Writers Festival to be held on Saturday 2 August at The Hotel Canobolas, Orange. Thank you to everyone for your entries. They are now ready to handover to our judges in the Children’s, Contemporary Poetry and Short Story sections!!! Good Luck!
Family Literacy Programs Return Term 2
Canowindra Library Temporary Location
Canowindra Library has relocated to the Freemasons Hall (Masonic Lodge) at 39 Blatchford Street, Canowindra while renovations take place at the Gaskill Street address.
Molong Library Co-located in Cabonne Community Centre
Come and visit the Cabonne Community Centre – home to Molong Library at 98 Bank Street. There is parking at the rear of the building and ramp access to the Library. It is a lovely space with free Wifi, computers as well as books, audiobooks, magazines and more! Call in and see us!
Cowra Library Space Transformed
Cowra Library space has been transformed with new murals, flooring, carpets, painting and shelving. You are invited to come and see the wonderful welcoming space. There is something for everyone.
Cowra Library has installed a Book Locker providing 24 hours collect and return service, seven days a week to the Cowra community. It is a first for the Central West Libraries service.
Funded by the State Library’s Public Library Infrastructure Grant program, the 24/7 Book Locker adds to the Library’s technical resources. It is the final item as part of the recent Cowra Library transformation to create a modern welcoming community space.
When reserving items choose “Cowra Locker” as the pick-up location. You will be notified when the item is ready for collection from the book locker, touch the screen, enter their Library Membership Card Number and the respective locker opens and they collect your item.
If you have any questions, please contact Cowra Library on 6340 2180.
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Recollect Central West
Check out our newest digital platform Recollect Central West.
Here you will find a rich collection of heritage materials relating to Central West NSW including photographs, maps and brochures. We are continually adding more items to our collection, so check in regularly to see what new items have been added.
Recollect also holds digitised copies of many of local publications that may help you with your research.
There is also facility for you to share your own photographs of Orange and district to our online collection.
The CWL app is live!
Download the new Central West Libraries app to streamline your library experience.
Available on your phone or tablet, the app brings the library to you!
Download now by searching for Central West Libraries in your app provider, or visit one of our branches, call on 6393 8132 or email us at [email protected]