Welcome to Noosa Library
Wallace Park,
Wallace Drive,
Noosaville, Queensland 4566 Australia
Noosa Council Library Service
Noosa library is proud to offer a library service with limited charges. All lending services are free to residents, ratepayers and visitors. Reservations on items are also free. Some items attract a small fee, such as booking the meeting room, printing and photocopying.
Accessibility
The library is fully accessible. Designated parking is available for people with disabilities. A sealed pathway runs from the parking area to the library entrance, which has double automatic opening doors. The library is air-conditioned and spacious, with wide isles between the book shelves and an accessible meeting room. A wheelchair accessible toilet is available on the premises.
Services
The library offers a range of services to facilitate easy access to resources. These include:
- Large print books
- Talking books in cassette and CD
- Books in other languages
- Literacy materials to assist in reading development
- Mobile library servicing all regions of Noosa Shire
- Deliveries to homebound and nursing home clients
- Online services via web site eg "Ask a librarian", search catalogue, submit electronic reservations and renewals, view borrower details
- Email service for authors/subjects of interest
- Visiting professionals including free legal consultations
- Free public access computers
- Internet lessons
- CCTV reader for people with vision impairment
- Homework help
- Reading groups
- Yoga classes
- Videos and DVDs
- Holiday activities and story reading
Meeting room
The library has a small seminar/meeting room that can be booked free of charge for a couple of hours by community and not-for-profit groups.
Borrowing library items
To borrow items from the library you must be a member. You can join at the library or online via the web site or drop by the library to organise a library membership card. When you come to collect your membership card you will need to show proof of identity.
Visitors are welcome to use the services but are still required to join, as there are no reciprocal borrowing arrangements with other libraries.
members may borrow up to 15 items at any one time. The standard loan period is 3 weeks, with shorter loans on heavily reserved items.
Contact
For more information and details of opening hours contact:
- Phone: (07) 5442 4411
- Fax: (07) 5442 4524
- Email: library@noosa.qld.gov.au
- Web site: www.library.noosa.qld.gov.au
This listing was updated on: 20 November 2003