Katanning Public Library

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A mulitcultural space for a multicultural town.

The Katanning Public Library is a hub for the community. Katanning is a multiculturally rich town, and this is reflected at the library in its collection of history books and books for English as a Second Language speakers. The library includes the local studies collection, Toy Library, Genealogical Society and Life Long Readers Club. On a quiet Saturday you may even be able to assist with completing a large jigsaw puzzle.

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Address:

16 Austral Terrace
Katanning WA 6317
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9821 4300

Email:

katlib@katanning.wa.gov.au

Opening Hours

Mon to Fri 10am - 5pm; Sat 10am - 1pm

Collection of Read Write Now books

Read Write Now

These locally produced resources were created by authors from the Read, Write, Now English Group. The initiative was a way to help children from multicultural families understand what it was like for...

Katanning Pioneer by J. F. Haddleton

Local history collection

This is an example of the material available through the Katanning Library local studies collection. The Genealogical Society can also assist people with family history research.

Katanning Historical Society Museum

Learn about the history of Katanning and the district in the oldest affiliated society in WA.

An impressive set of buildings house items about Katanning's history as a large town, which was also the first place in WA to have electric streetlights. The Katanning Historical Society, founded in...

Mt Barker Police and Folk Museum

The beautiful gardens at this local museum make for an ideal place to stop and smell the roses (there are lots of them!) while absorbing some fascinating history. Convicts built the original Police...

Albany's Historic Whaling Station

Visit the only complete whaling station tourism attraction in the world!

Looking out from the well-worn flensing deck, the view of King George Sound and its islands is breathtaking. The quiet tranquillity is in sharp contrast to the noisy, steamy, and very odorous scene...

Belleview Shell Collection

Rare and spectacular!

For more than 40 years, this private collections has been drawing visitors to marvel at some 30,000 shells and other specimens. Shell collecting has been a passion for Peter Ignoti since he was a...