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This Halloween marks the start of our Vincent Events season that features free community events, for all ages, across the warmer months.

Voting is now open for the Popular Choice Award category in our Local History Awards, where our community gets to pick their favourite photo.

During September we have a collection box in the library for stationery donations to the School Packs Project.

To celebrate Children's Book Week 2019 we are running a book prize draw and a costume competition.

The City of Vincent Library & Local History Centre will open at 10.30am on Wednesday 7 August.

Our Local History Awards are on again, with a modern twist. This year there are categories for more modern images (post -2000s), as well as youth prizes.

From everyone at the City of Vincent, we wish you a very happy and safe Easter.

The hunt for the Golden Feather has begun at the City of Vincent Library! Visit the library until 12 May and keep your eyes peeled in our children’s and young adult sections for special Scribblers Festival feather-shaped bookmarks.

Please note that there will be parking restrictions and restricted footpath access on the Loftus Street side of the library building from Monday 8 April until Thursday 11 April.

The City of Vincent Library and Local History Centre will have adjusted opening hours for the Easter holiday period and is also running an Easter colouring in competition for children 12 and under.

Baby Rhyme Time and Storytime will be taking a break after Thursday 17 December. They will resume Monday 14 January 2019.

From all of us at the City of Vincent, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year!

You may notice a few improvements with a more streamlined library management system and catalogue installed earlier this week.

The new online library catalogue is now up and running.

The Library and Local History Centre will be closed Monday 19 November to Wednesday 21 November whilst we upgrade our library management system.

We are flying the rainbow flag to support PrideFEST 2018, which runs from 3 to 25 November.

We have a new website dedicated to our events season. The City of Vincent’s event season kicks off on the 31st October 2018 and runs until the 31st of May 2019 featuring over 50 events at venues across Leederville, North Perth, Mount Lawley, West Perth, Northbridge and Mount Hawthorn.

The Library will be open 10am - 4pm Sunday 14 October.

Our library system is getting an upgrade!

Two new recycling stations have been installed at Beatty Park Leisure Centre and Hawaiian's Mezz Shopping Centre.

We are set to welcome a new Chief Executive Officer, David MacLennan, who will commence in mid-October.

Juvenile and hatchling oblong turtles are rarely, if ever, seen in Hyde Park and the City of Vincent hopes a three year study of the turtles will tell them why.

We had another great year celebrating Children's Book Week

Congratulations to the winners in our Local History Awards

The City of Vincent Library and Local History Centre is celebrating Book Week (18 - 24 August) with a competition and invitation for local children to drop in after school and show off their costumes.

Need to find a good read for a 5 - 8 year old?

Writers' Group now meet fortnightly

Library and Information Week 2018 comes to the City of Vincent!

The City of Vincent is calling for locals or people who grew up in the suburbs of Vincent during the 20th century to write down their memories or dust off their photographs for the annual Local History Awards.

The City of Vincent Library has established a monthly writers' group