We are currently programming for our 2024 Local Word Writers Festival and we'd love to hear from you!
Are you a local writer or creative? Do you have a workshop you would love to present? Or maybe you're a local author with a book you'll be releasing this year?
Expressions of Interest are now open and you can submit your entry here.
Submissions close on 1 April.
This year’s Festival will take place across two days on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 August – mark your diaries now!
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The Newtown community is celebrating a major milestone, with the newly redeveloped Chilwell Library now open in Sladen Park on Wadawurrung Country.
Please be advised that all our libraries will be closed for the upcoming AFL grand final public holiday on Friday 25 September.
Enter our free draw to win a family pass to Geelong Arts Centre amazing Wonder Festival happening this September.
The Warm Winter Read is a state-wide challenge that aims to help encourage everyone to slow down and get reading! And yes—you can win great prizes!
All libraries are closed on Monday 8 June for the King's Birthday public holiday.
At its Board meeting held on Thursday 30 April 2026, the Geelong Regional Library Corporation (GRLC) resolved to place the Draft Budget 2026-27 and Strategic Resource Plan 2027-30 on public exhibition in preparation for adoption on Thursday 25 June 2026.
