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These awards are a fantastic opportunity to recognise the everyday heroes in Yarra who make a difference to our community.

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Yarra Libraries has a new app!

Designed to make your library experience better, no matter where you are, we're happy to bring you the new Libraries Victoria app. 

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Yarra Libraries has partnered with Jigsaw Australia, a social enterprise that trains and transitions people with disability into award wage employment, to help digitise items from our local history collection

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Got a spare winter coat sitting in your wardrobe unused? To help support people experiencing homelessness within Yarra, we’re collecting coats for Off Your Back at all our Yarra Libraries branches this winter.

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Join our Warm Winter Read reading challenge and get your brain all snuggled up with some great books! Whether you’re looking for some extra motivation to start a book from that to-be-read pile, find a new read on our shelves, or just cultivate mindful, healthy reading habits – the Warm Winter Read is for you.

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We’ve been helping community members get a new start at work with the help of our Resume Rescue service at Yarra Libraries.

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Did you know you can access LinkedIn Learning for free with your Yarra Libraries membership? With formalised courses and certified professional trainers, LinkedIn Learning is a great resource to learn skills in a way that’s more structured than a mish mash of ten minute YouTube tutorials.  

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All Yarra Libraries branches will be closed for the Easter Public holidays and weekend from Friday 15 April - Monday 18 April inclusive.

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Our early literacy programs (Babytime, Rhymetime, Storytime and Greek Storytime) have returned, with some programs taking place online or outside.

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Love your library? Put your hand up and be part of our Advisory Committee!

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Yarra Libraries and the Melbourne Committee of Chinese Literature are proud to announce the winners of the Yarra Literature Prize.

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Yarra Libraries wishes everyone a happy and safe festive season and New Year. We will be operating on reduced opening hours over the holiday period.

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Yarra’s new Council Plan 2021-25 is now available to view in an easy to read digital format. This plan will guide all our work over the next four years.

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In line with the State Government’s roadmap, we’re excited to announce that we’re reopening our libraries, from 10am Wednesday 3 November. As required by the Victorian Government regulations, entry to our libraries will only be permitted to people who have checked in via the QR Code and can provide evidence of their full vaccination status or have a valid exemption. Staff will be on-site to assist people with getting proof of their vaccination and to assist with checking in.

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We've joined the Week Without Violence (WWV) campaign with Northern Integrated Family Violence Services and Neighbourhood Justice Centre. Week Without Violence is a global campaign held during the third week of October to end violence against women. It's a reminder to connect, listen and believe people who talk about their experience of family violence.

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Yarra City Council always strives to meet the recommended Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Level AA to make our website more accessible for everyone.

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