Looking for the perfect book to take to the beach and read under the warm sunshine? Here’s three ways you can pick up a best-seller or classic right here in Woodgate.
1 On the last Tuesday of each month between 8:45 and 11:30 am an amazing event happens at our Community Hall. What is it I hear you ask?
Well, it’s a small group of hard working people who come together to present the best “reuse, recycle, re-love” event ever…Just Books!
This year’s recipients of Woodgate’s Australia Day Community Group of the Year, Just Books have been selling pre-loved, donated books to the community for many years, donating the proceeds to community organisations including local volunteer emergency services, wildlife rescue and the Woodgate Community Bus.
Di, Scott, Shandra, Denis and Jean along with the help of a few volunteers put out tables laden with per-loved books, puzzles and children’s books all available for purchase.
All it will set you back is $2 for a book or puzzle or $2 for five children’s books. Judging by the response from locals we have some prolific readers among us!
Just Books
Woodgate Community
Last Tuesday of the month
8:45 am – 11:30 am
2 If the offerings at Just Books just aren’t enough, you can also visit the Woodgate Library.
Gone are the days when a visit to the Library meant dusty shelves and being super quiet! No longer the realm of books alone, today you can access movies, music, audio books, ebooks and even TV shows.
Ebooks and audio books are available for loan straight to your phone or tablet via the Borrow Box app .
If you like the feel of a ‘real’ book in your hand, the Woodgate Library offers selections from every genre, fiction and non-fiction, large print, children’s books – you name it you can get it at the local Library.
The Woodgate Library is part of Bundaberg Regional Council’s Libraries and is free to become a member.
If you’re chasing a particular book or author, you can book it online or phone the Library to order.
Woodgate Library
Woodgate Community Hall
(room at the front)
Wednesday’s, 10 am – 2 pm
Free to residents of the Bundaberg area.
3 And, if you’ve missed the Just Books sale and the Library is closed, you can always borrow a read from the Woodgate Street Library!
Located at the front of the Community Park the book exchange was installed by the Woodgate and District Residents Association for residents and visitors to borrow and share pre-loved books.
You can travel the world, climb the highest mountain and solve the greatest mystery all in the pages of a book.
Woodgate Street Library
Woodgate Community Park
Esplanade & Seventh Avenue
Photo: Woodgate and District Residents Association
