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

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.

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...

South West Rail and Heritage Centre Boyanup

Railways were critical in opening up regional areas of Western Australia and when the Bunbury to Boyanup railway was built in 1887 it was the first railway in WA specifically built to serve an...

Ellensbrook at Mokidup

A place where nature and cultures merge

The Wadandi name for the location of this historic homestead is Mokidup. It was a traditional summer camping spot for thousands of years, and the recent involvement of Wadandi people in the...

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...

Pemberton Pioneer Museum

Originally known as Big Brook, the town of Pemberton began as the site of a saw-mill built in 1912. This Museum tells the history of the timber industry in the local forests through its interesting...