Welcome to the Reading Hub. Find reading recommendations and stay up-to-date with bookish programs running across our libraries and online.
National NAIDOC Week
Celebrate National NAIDOC Week July 6–13.
Warm Winter Read
Books to inspire you to make more time for reading over the winter months. You can log your reading and complete challenges on the Read Books website.
Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist
The 2025 longlist for the Miles Franklin Award has been announced! This year’s longlist celebrates ten novels, offering unique and diverse views of Australian life.
New and upcoming books
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.
Reading Widely Ballarat
Connect with fellow readers in our Facebook group.
Ballarat Libraries Instagram
Follow us on Instagram for regular book reviews, reader memes and library updates.
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.
\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
Access here.
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