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Reading Hub

Welcome to the Reading Hub. Find reading recommendations and stay up-to-date with bookish programs running across our libraries and online.

New and upcoming books

Books to read while on leave

The Book Tailor

Not sure what to read next? Fancy a surprise? Expand your reading horizons with the Book Tailor. Let us know what you feel like reading and we’ll curate a selection of books just for you.

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Reading Widely Ballarat

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Ballarat Libraries Instagram

Follow us on Instagram for regular book reviews, reader memes and library updates.

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Fantastic Fiction

Search and browse the complete works of over 50,000 bestselling fiction authors, with all the latest books and series listed in order.

Off the Shelf newsletter

Off the Shelf is our monthly online newsletter for adult readers, featuring upcoming events, book suggestions, recommendations and more. Find the plain text version for May here.

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Who Else Writes Like…?

Find an author whose books you like and see which other writers are recommended with this database of over 2,500 authors. To access, enter COB- and your library number. The hyphen- after COB is required

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Library Catalogue

Search for items to borrow with the library catalogue.

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What’s On

Ballarat Libraries hosts free events and programs for all ages.