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Visit the Children and Young Adults sections of our website for more information about services, activities and events for these age groups. Would you like to partner with the City of Perth Library to bring some exciting new programming to our community? Learn how to get involved. If you have questions about upcoming Library events, please contact the Library Events Team.

Culture
Educational
Book of the Month title with illustrated tiles of people reading on phones or listening to audiobooks.
Book of the Month
City of Perth Library
Join online, start reading any time.
Free
Culture
Workshops & Talks
Educational
Bright, multicoloured graphic illustration of books and people reading books.
Not a Book Club — with Will Yeoman
City of Perth Library
Various dates
2026
Free and ticketed talks, bookings required
Free
Culture
Educational
Japanese ornament inspired image of the Library as an inkpot with quill.
Haiku on Hay Poetry Competition 2026
City of Perth Library
Wednesday 1 July
to Friday 31 July 2026
Free
Man bundled up in a coloured jacket with multiple scarves and hats.
Library Amnesty 2026
City of Perth Library
Monday 27 July to
Sunday 2 August 2026
During opening hours
Free
Educational
Adults
Young female student in cream hoody holding up a learn English speech bubble
English Language Classes – Mondays
City of Perth Library
27 July to 14 September 2026
10am to 11am
Free, bookings required
Free
Educational
Adults
Young female student in cream hoody holding up a learn English speech bubble
English Conversation Classes – Thursdays
City of Perth Library
30 July to 17 September 2026 
2pm to 3pm
Free, bookings required
Free
Culture
Performances
Section of the book cover of A Lasting Conversation: Stories on Ageing, showing the backs of a young and an old woman sitting amongst autumn leaves.
Bringing Stories to Life – Observations on Ageing
City of Perth Library
Friday 31 July 2026
1pm to 2.30pm
Free, bookings required
Free
Steaming hot drink and book, resting on a grey blanket by a window with winter weather outside.
Winter Reading Competition
City of Perth Library
Saturday 1 August 2026 to 
Friday 31 August 2026
Free
Free
Workshops & Talks
Culture
A Tale of Two Publishing Houses book cover next to a photograph of the author Linda Martin against a background of books.
A Tale of Two Publishing Houses: In conversation with Linda Martin
City of Perth Library
Wednesday 5 August 2026
6.30pm to 7.30pm
Free, bookings required
Workshops & Talks
Educational
Art & Exhibitions
Life drawing example of a female seated figure against an abstract painted background.
Life Drawing Workshop with Bryan Woltjen
City of Perth Library
Saturday 8 August 2026
1pm to 3pm 
$20 per person
Free
Culture
Workshops & Talks
Still image from film What We Do in the Shadows on the screen in a graphic illustration of a cinema in red and blue.
Winter Film Club - What We Do in the Shadows
City of Perth Library
Wednesday 12 Aug 2026
6.30pm to 8.30pm
Free, bookings required
Workshops & Talks
Educational
Culture
Woman sat at desk with face in hands, staring at her writing draft.
Creative Non-Fiction Writing Workshop with Linda Martin
City of Perth Library
Saturday 15 August 2026
1pm to 3.30pm
$15 per person
Free
Health & Fitness
Workshops & Talks
Magnified and coloured image of cells for Leukaemia talk
Catching Leukaemia Early: Changing the Paradigm
City of Perth Library
Wednesday 19 August 2026
12pm to 1pm
Free, bookings required
Free
Heritage
Workshops & Talks
Fremantle Prison
Balancing Heritage and Inclusion: Equitable Access at Fremantle Prison
City of Perth Library
Wednesday 26 August 2026
6pm to 7.30pm
Free, bookings required
Free
Culture
Workshops & Talks
Photograph of author Amanda Curtin with a cover of her book, Six Days, against a background photo of Paris.
Not a Book Club — with Amanda Curtin
City of Perth Library
Wednesday 2 September 2026
6pm to 7.30pm
Free, bookings required
Free
Health & Fitness
Educational
Orange toned illustration of a woman hugging herself, with medical iconography in a cloud above her head.
Women’s Health Week: Advocate for your Health & Wellbeing
City of Perth Library
Tuesday 8 September 2026
12pm to 1.30pm
Free, bookings required
Free
Health & Fitness
Educational
Senior men in blue shirts standing together in a park.
Prostate Cancer Community Health Talk
City of Perth Library
Thursday 10 September 2026
12.30pm to 1.30pm
Free, bookings required
Free
Health & Fitness
Workshops & Talks
Cheerful, older women exercising outside.
Stay Independent: Age Well, Prevent Falls
City of Perth Library
Wednesday 23 September 2026
12pm to 1pm
Free, bookings required

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