"A most helpful Library"
The Devonport Public Library is situated at 21 Oldaker Street, Devonport, Tasmania 7310, Australia. It is part of the State Library of Tasmania, a division of the Department of Education. Devonport (pop.24,417) is the centre for a rich farming hinterland and the gateway for tourists arriving on the Bass Strait Ferry "Spirit of Tasmania". It is a beautiful city with fine beaches and superb mountain country within easy reach. The Library aims to cover the recreational and information interests of clients directly from its own printed, multimedia, audio, and online resources, and from the wider resources of the State Library. We specialise in a friendly, helpful service, and visitors are made very welcome.
| Monday , Tuesday | 9.30 - 5.30 |
| Wednesday, Thursday | 9.30 - 6.00 |
| Friday | 9.30 - 7.00 |
| Saturday | 9.30 - 12.30 |
| All Enquiries | 03 6421 5200 |
| Fax | 03 6421 5211 |
The Library is conveniently situated in the centre of Devonport with an off-street carpark and wheelchair access. Meeting Rooms are available for public use and can be booked for a small fee. The Library also offers public exhibition space and enquiries about displays are welcomed. There are public toilets and a disabled toilet.
The Library has excellent lending collections covering fiction and information subjects for adults and young people; music cds , and videos. Recorded Book and Home Library Service are available for eligible clients. There is a good Reference and Local History collection, with services for genealogists, including Pioneers' Indexes for all Australian States on cdrom and/or microfiche, and complete holdings of the main Tasmanian newspapers on microfilm.
The Library has several cdrom work stations, offering access to a wide range of cdroms covering anything from health databases to children's animated stories. Access to the Internet is provided in the library on three PCs. Word Processing facilities are available using MS Word: bookings are advisable.
Full details of all services, loan periods, and the full resources of the State Library of Tasmania are available on the State Library's services page. Another superb link you can't afford to miss is Tasmania Online which provides access to a wide range of Tasmania websites.
The Devonport Library service offers clients a gateway to a new world of electronic information. However traditional library customers can rest assured that Devonport Library is still a grand place for a good read be it best sellers, classics, children's books or information topics such as home projects, health, or armchair travelling, they are all here, with staff to help you find them. Come in and see us sometime.
"We are such stuff as dreams are made on" W. Shakespeare The Tempest IV,i,156
Devonport Online offers additional access to the Internet, word processing facilities, computer training , web page design, local information and much more - contact them at phone 03 6424 9413.
Service Tasmania offer friendly easy access to a wide range of state government services and business, and bill payment facilities.
Phone 1300 366 773 .
Devonport Gallery. Our local art gallery, with regular exhibitions, and an excellent heritage photographic archive - the Homes of Devon
Devonport Times. The community newspaper of the Devonport City Council
For any information about Devonport Library services or any comments you wish to make please contact the Senior Librarian, on ph +61 3 6421 5200, by mail at 21 Oldaker Street, Devonport 7310, or E-mail devonport.library@education.tas.gov.au
