Free School Holiday Activity Packs

Get creating these school holidays with free take home Activity Packs from Orange City Library, Orange Regional Gallery and Orange Regional Museum. The Library pack features a Cardboard City Project where children can have fun constructing and decorating buildings, cars, trees and more from provided material.  Children are also invited to build some of the Central West’s most iconic buildings for the Lego Club Holiday Challenge.  Activity Packs will be ready to collect from Monday 6 July. Book your Activity Pack via eventbrite.

**Please note we have had an overwhelming response to our School Holiday Activity Packs. If you missed out on a pack, please download your own printables here.

Yes You Can

Yes you can:

• Borrow and return items
• Use our PCs (30 minutes time limit) and access our WiFi
• Sit in the Library to  study, research and read
• Use our photocopiers and printers

Newspapers, the Local Studies Room (Orange City Library) and library programs  and group visits will not be available at this stage.

Orange, Cowra and Forbes Libraries will continue to open with restricted hours.

Please note social distancing & hygiene rules will apply.

 

 

We Are Open

Hooray! We are back and we are open. You can now borrow and return books in this first phase of re-opening.

Central West Libraries has planned a staged re-opening from 1 June. Our libraries in Blayney, Canowindra, Cowra, Forbes, Manildra, Molong and Orange will provide limited services and access in this first stage of re-opening after COVID-19 restrictions were eased.  Orange, Cowra and Forbes Libraries will open with restricted hours.

The first thing we will be offering is lending and returning of items. Please note that computers, printing, photocopying, Justice of the Peace, newspapers, research and studying opportunities will not be offered during this first stage.

Please note social distancing & hygiene rules will apply.

We will continue to monitor the situation and review restrictions to keep everyone safe as COVID-19 rules ease.

Keep an eye on the CWL website and our Facebook and Instagram pages for updates and check our COVID-19 FAQ Page.

You can also head over to the Australian Library & Information Association’s page and complete the Your Library: Tell us how you missed us survey. This will be used to show government how important libraries are for Australia

We look forward to seeing you soon. We have missed you.