Library members can borrow up to twenty items for a period of three weeks. Items can be returned to Subiaco Library via the indoor returns chute during opening hours, or via the after hours returns chute when the library is closed. Items not returned by the due date may incur charges.
Items can be renewed by telephone, email or by logging into your online account. Items cannot be renewed if:
- they have been requested by another member
- are more than one week overdue
- have already been renewed twice.
Programs and events at Subiaco Library include:
- Adult Book Club
- Children's Book Clubs
- Monthly events for adults
- School holiday activities for children
- Junior Book Club - the final 2023 session will take place on Tuesday 12 December and will recommence on Tuesday 13 February 2024.
- English Conversation Club - the final 2023 session will take place on Tuesday 19 December and will recommence on Tuesday 6 February 2024.
- Justice of the Peace services - the final 2023 session will take place on Thursday 21 December and will recommence on Tuesday 9 January 2024.
- Storytime - The final 2023 session will take place on Friday 22 December and will recommence on Friday 12 January 2024.
- Baby Rhymetime - The final 2023 session will take place on Monday 18 December and will recommence on Friday 8 January 2024.
- Digication - The final 2023 session will take place on Friday 22 December and will recommence on Friday 8 January 2024.
- Your Move Board Games Club - The final 2023 session will take place on Monday 18 December and will recommence on Monday 8 January 2024.
For more information on these events, when they are happening and how to book visit the City's events calendar.
The Nook is Subiaco Library's general purpose meeting space available to members of the public, community groups, organisations and clubs. The room is free to book for groups of
up to 12 people for up to two hours at a time. The room cannot be used for any profitable or business related activities. Click here to complete an
online form to book The Nook.
Click here to view the terms and conditions of use for The Nook.
Subiaco library is undergoing an external restoration and is temporarily closed. Printing, public computer access and access to public wifi are temporarily unavailble at the pop-up library. View this document for a list of nearby buildings who can provide these services.
The City facilitates a Justice of the Peace (JP) service for local community members who need documentation witnessed. The service is available at Subiaco Library every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 2pm to 3pm. No bookings necessary. Should your document require a second witness signature, please bring someone along with you. Please note the last 2023 session will take place on Thursday 21 December and will recommence on Tuesday 9 January 2024.
The library offers a housebound delivery service for residents who are temporarily or permanently housebound and unable to visit the library. This service has also been extended to any resident over the age of 80 wanting to reduce their time in the community and who would prefer a delivery to a visit to the library. Contact the library on (08) 9237 9300 to find out more or determine your eligibility. The final 2023 delivery will take place on Thursday 21 December. 2024 deliveries will recommence on Thursday 18 January.
Subiaco Library is pleased to offer Dementia memory kits, a take home loanable kits of items designed especially for those caring for people experiencing memory loss.
They foster communication and are meant to be explored together with a caregiver or family member. Each kit contains items to provide opportunities for:
- Prompts - materials provide prompts to engage in conversations, stimulate memories, and provide opportunities for positive and engaging interactions.
- Reminisce - materials for sharing life experiences, memories and stories from the past. It not only brings back memories of people and places from another time, but also evokes the emotions associated with them.
- Share memories - as a way of leading into a question more gently, providing clues for the sorts of things you will talk about.
- Actions instead of words - tactile games are included in the kits.
To find out more or to reserve a Dementia memory kit visit the
library catalogue.
Did you know?
Subiaco Library is also running a special event series from May until December aimed at supporting community members caring for or supporting a family member living with dementia.
The series – offered in conjunction with the City’s Community Development and Positive Ageing program – is aimed at raising awareness of dementia support services, creating opportunities for carers of people living with dementia to meet, and providing tools and information to help community members living with dementia.
Visit the City's events calendar to find out more.