Library/Visitor Information Centre Team Leader

Leonie Peel

All residents of the Robe District may become members of the Robe Public Library. ID is required.

Your library card will be issued as part of the Libraries SA One Card system.

Items you can borrow include books, DVD's and magazines.

Loan Period:

Books:  4 weeks

Magazines: 2 weeks

DVD's:  2 weeks

Items may be extended if no other borrower has reserved them. If titles are heavily reserved then the borrowing time of an item may be reduced.

See information also on "Visitor Borrowing."

The Robe Public Library has access to library collections all over the State. Items can be ordered from these collections but may take a little longer to arrive.

The Adult Collection includes fiction, large print fiction, non-fiction, audio books, DVD's and magazines.

The Adolescent and Children Collection includes fiction, easy reading, picture books, non-fiction, DVD's, audio books and cassettes.

Dictionaries, newspapers, enclyclopedias, phone directories, Australian Bureau of Statistics information, District Council of Robe Agenda and Minutes, the Robe Community News, atlases and other reference material in the General Collection.

Ask about our Local History Collection.

Visitors can register as a Visitor Borrower at the Library with a current ID. Conditions apply with a limit of 2 books, 2 magazines and 1 DVD/Video per customer. A refundable deposit is required.

We have one designated computer for the public to access at all times and one public laptop available at busy times. The laptop is not to leave the Centre, to be used inside the Centre at all times.

There is Free Wi-Fi access from your own device, otherwise you can access the internet on our designated public computer. Any persons under the age of 16 years requires parental/guardian consent.

The Library has a photocopier available for use at a fee per page. The Library also has scanning and laminating services available.

Customers are responsible for items borrowed. Lost or damage of items will lead to a request for replacement costs of damaged or missing items.

The Robe Library is grateful for donations of books, games, jigsaws, DVDs, etc. The items will be included in either the Library Collection or placed in the Book Sale.

History

The Robe Public Library was opened on 11 August 1983 by Chairman of the Libraries Board of SA Jim Crawford OA, and became the 100th Public Library opened in South Australia.The implementation of the Public Library Automated Information Network (PLAIN) in 1990 made for speedy borrowing of items from other Libraries within the State.In 1995, the Robe Library joined several others in the Limestone Coast region to purchase and operate a single library computerized circulation system called Spydus. Our customers can borrow books from other Libraries within the region and from all over the State. The Robe Visitor Information Centre and Historical Interpretation Centre are also under the same roof, and provides to the visitor an overview of the history of the Robe Township. The Robe Public Library is situated on Mundy Terrace, Robe, opposite the Foreshore. It can be entered through the main double door near the large pine tree or through the door that faces the back of the War Memorial.

Pictured is Charlie Fennell in 1972 outside the Robe Hotel with a "bag of sweep."