Library - Books Galore

The George Gooch Memorial Library is located in Stuart Street at the rear of the Council Offices and its opening hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm; Saturday 9am to 12 noon. You can contact the Library on Phone (08)9941 0060; Fax (08) 9941 0099.

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Library Stock

Stock includes:

adult books
car manuals
travel guides
fiction
children's books
talking books (cassette/cd sets)
videos
CD Roms
large print books
narkling tapes
magazines / newspapers
telephone directories
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data
encyclopaedias and dictionaries
multi language resources

Membership

Membership to the Library is free to all permanent residents of Carnarvon providing ID with Carnarvon address - Drivers Licence, Rent Receipt, Car Registration, Rate Notice or Medicare Card.

Temporary residents may apply for membership to borrow books with the following ID required - Medicare Card, Drivers Licence, Passport and Birth Certificate (any 2 mentioned) with $20 refundable deposit (2 books) or $50 refundable deposit for a family membership (6 books). Lending period on all items is 14 days.

Members of other WA Libraries can become a reciprocal member of the Carnarvon Library if they present a current library card from their home library and a proof of identification.

Internet Access

Free service for web browsing.
Information and Research (Databases) available - ABS, Infolink of WA, State Library of WA, Curtin University of Technology, Edith Cowan University, National Library of Australia, University of WA
For personal correspondence (charges apply - $1.00 per 10 minutes):
- email
- online banking
- share trading
- bookings, travel, shopping etc.

Word Processing

$2/hour / Photocopying - Enlarging and Reducing - 20c per A4, 30c per A3.

Foreign Literature

Foreign literature books are available in most languages.

Other Services Provided

Mail Service to Outlying Stations: Books are selected, packed and dispatched free of charge on the mail runs every fortnight to any station people who wish to request books for loan.
Home Delivery for House Bound: Books are delivered weekly or fortnightly to any members who are unable to visit the library. Large print and cassettes are available for sight-handicapped reader.