Prospect Library

A friendly reminder for today...

These services will be unavailable during the outage:

- LibrariesSA App

- Online catalogue including searching & placing holds

- Access to some digital content

- Printing (where you are required to log in)

This planned service disruption may affect library opening hours and the ability to borrow items – check with your local library for details.

𝗙𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀. That's what Pink Shorts Press promises us at our next author event!

Next Thursday 24 September, two of South Australia's most distinctive literary voices - the witty and insightful Tracy Crisp, and the spirited and incisive Margaret Merrilees - will be talking us through their latest works, exploring themes of ambition and resilience, grief and social change.

Book your spot now - https://bit.ly/4ArlBHd

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 15+ 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴.

Meet the Authors: Tracy Crisp and Margaret Merrilees Join us for an engaging author event celebrating South Australian independent publishing with Pink Shorts Press.

⚠️ 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 ⚠️

If you're heading into Payinthi on Friday 11 September, be aware that we have work scheduled on the hanging sculpture 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. As you walk into the foyer, you may notice the area below the art piece is fenced off, and access to the stairwell may be restricted while works are in progress. The team are going to be upgrading the lighting, ensuring that the amazing piece is able to really show off it's best angles.

We appreciate your patience while we maintain our public art!

🔎 Find out more about the piece at https://bit.ly/4r7VAbI

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆!

His book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 won the 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Poetry, arguably Australia's richest and most prestigious literary awards program celebrating outstanding Australian writing.

His work, including several novels and poetry collections, continues to shape contemporary literature, with a reputation for blending philosophical insight, environmental thought and lyrical expression.

In his only Adelaide appearance as part of the Prime Minister's Literary Award, don't miss this opportunity to hear from one of Australia's most respected literary voices as he discusses his work, creative process and award‑winning career.

📆 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟮 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝟮𝗽𝗺
📍 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶, 𝟭𝟮𝟴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱

Book your spot below. 👇

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢, 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺.

Creative Australia Australian Library and Information Association

Meet the Author: David Brooks Join us at Prospect Library for a special literary event with acclaimed Australian author David Brooks.

Advanced notice:

There will be a service disruption between 1.30-4.30 Tuesday 8/9 at Payinthi.

Self-check machines, WiFi, laptop use and catalogue services will be affected.

We apologise for the inconvenience.

We continue to acknowledge our creative community, this week celebrating 9 local children for their imaginative compositions in our annual 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!

Participants were invited to create stories that respond to the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 theme of 𝙎𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨. Our 2026 award winners are

Yr 5 – Yr 6 Category: Evangeline (1st Place), Ellie (Honourable Mention), Amy (Honourable Mention)
Yr 3 – Yr 4 Category: Grace (1st Place), Cynthia (Honourable Mention), Parinaaz (Honourable Mention)
Reception – Yr 2 Category: Kavin (1st Place), Sophie (Honourable Mention), Wanyu (Honourable Mention)

We also want to acknowledge the efforts of SA authors Dr Helen Edwards Writes and Olivia De Zilva (pictured), and Beverley Mcwilliams Author, who all generously volunteered their time to judge the submissions!

The Children's Book Council of Australia Children's Book Council of Australia - South Australia

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀.

His book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 won the 2025 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Poetry, arguably Australia’s richest and most prestigious literary awards program celebrating outstanding Australian writing.

His work, including several novels and poetry collections, continues to shape contemporary literature, with a reputation for blending philosophical insight, environmental thought and lyrical expression.

In his only Adelaide appearance as part of the Prime Minister's Literary Award, don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of Australia’s most respected literary voices as he discusses his work, creative process and award‑winning career.

📆 Saturday 12 September, 2pm
📍 Payinthi, 128 Prospect Road

Book your spot at https://bit.ly/3U9Hytz

This event has been assisted by the Australian Government through Writing Australia, its principal Literature investment and advisory body.

Creative Australia Australian Library and Information Association

Meet the Author: David Brooks Join us at Prospect Library for a special literary event with acclaimed Australian author David Brooks.

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀.

Join Danielle Phillips, Founder of Sage Executor Solutions, for a thought-provoking presentation that shines a light on one of Australia's most overlooked responsibilities—the role of an executor.

Drawing on her personal experience and years of supporting families across Australia, Danielle reveals the hidden reality of estate administration, including the 40+ administrative tasks, hundreds of hours of work, and emotional burden executors often face while navigating grief.

📆 Wednesday 2 September, 10.30am
📍 Payinthi, 128 Prospect Road

Reserve your spot at https://bit.ly/4xSxfZx

Part of Adult Learners' Week for 2026

It's officially 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 from 22 to 28 August, and we are so excited to make some noise!

We have our stunning 𝗳𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 with a close up of some of the 'sounds' our community have added to our song.

Out on the balcony we have our sonerous 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆, as well as our collaborative 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 which has been worked on with a number of our local ELCs and Kindergartens.

If you need some reading inspiration, come in and check out the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 on display in the Children's Non-Fiction area of the library, see who won at https://cbca.org.au/2026-winners

And remember to 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘂𝗽 as your favourite book character at Rhymetime on Thursday 27 August! (You might even spot some staff in special costumes!)

The Children's Book Council of Australia Children's Book Council of Australia - South Australia