Townsville City Council's Seniors Guide to Council
Townsville City Council's Seniors Guide to Council
Townsville City Council's Seniors Guide to Council
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programs and services<br />
Free Events<br />
<strong>City</strong>Libraries often hosts floor talks (e.g. lecture series on North Queensland’s his<strong>to</strong>ry), author talks, book<br />
launches and more. The library also holds annual events such as Living Libraries where members can<br />
‘borrow’ a living book (i.e. person!) and also the popular One Title One <strong>Townsville</strong> book club.<br />
Book Clubs<br />
<strong>City</strong>Libraries hosts a number of book clubs, with meetings held during the day and also at night time. There<br />
is no cost <strong>to</strong> join, but you need <strong>to</strong> be a library member. <strong>City</strong>Libraries provides the books each month.<br />
Information/Ask Service<br />
Your library provides an information/ask desk at the Aitkenvale, Flinders Street and Thuringowa Central<br />
branches. Staff are available <strong>to</strong> help you find material that meets your needs, ranging from how <strong>to</strong> find the<br />
name of a book <strong>to</strong> locating information for a special project.<br />
<strong>City</strong>Libraries Online<br />
Did you know that you can access the library from home on council’s website? You can browse the<br />
catalogue, reserve new titles and recommend books for purchase. You can also access his<strong>to</strong>rical pho<strong>to</strong>s<br />
of <strong>Townsville</strong>. Our online databases provide easy access <strong>to</strong> daily local and international newspapers and<br />
quality information on health, business and the arts. Show your grandchildren through the Tumblebooks<br />
database of young people’s games and s<strong>to</strong>ries. Access <strong>to</strong> these resources and services is free and<br />
available all hours.<br />
Ancestry.com<br />
Explore your family his<strong>to</strong>ry using the world’s biggest and most popular internet genealogy database,<br />
Ancestry.com. <strong>City</strong>Libraries provides free access <strong>to</strong> the fee-based Ancestry Database at the Aitkenvale and<br />
Flinders Street branches. Please contact the branches directly <strong>to</strong> book a session.<br />
www.<strong>to</strong>wnsville.qld.gov.au<br />
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