Welcome
to Somerset Regional Council Libraries
Recreational, information
and cultural needs of our community
Esk – Kilcoy – Lowood
– Toogoolawah
Somerset Regional Council Libraries is now one integrated
library service!
Join or renew your membership and use your library card at all four
library branches
Membership allows you to:
- Borrow items from any of the four branches
- Return your items to any of the four library branches
- View the collections of entire library service via library computers,
from home or work computers
- Request items from other locations within the service
- Collect requests from your preferred branch
Activate your mind today! Join Somerset Regional
Council Libraries – membership is FREE!
Just bring identification with your name and address on it or if you
are under 18,
ask Mum, Dad or your legal guardian to join you up
Email your preferred branch for assistance. Contact us:
Esk - 19 Heap St - 07 5424 4000
| Monday |
9:00am - 5:00pm |
| Tuesday |
9:00am - 5:00pm |
| Wednesday |
9:00am - 5:00pm |
| Thursday |
9:00am - 5:00pm |
| Friday |
9:00am - 5:00pm |
Kilcoy - Kennedy St - 07 5422 4950
| Monday |
9:30am to 12:30pm
2:00pm to 5:00pm |
| Tuesday |
Closed |
| Wednesday |
9:30am to 12:30pm
2:00pm to 5:00pm |
| Thursday |
1:00pm to 5:00pm |
| Friday |
9:30am to 12:30pm
2:00pm to 5:00pm |
| Saturday |
9:00am to 12:00pm |
Lowood - Main/Michel Sts - 07 5426 1528
| Monday |
9:00am - 5:00pm |
| Tuesday |
9:00am - 5:00pm |
| Wednesday |
9:00am - 5:00pm |
| Thursday |
9:00am - 5:00pm |
| Friday |
9:00am - 5:00pm |
Toogoolawah - Gunyah Street - 07 5423 1551
| Monday |
Closed |
| Tuesday |
10:00am - 1:00pm
2:00pm - 5:00pm |
| Wednesday |
Closed |
| Thursday |
10:00am - 1:00pm
2:00pm - 5:00pm |
| Friday |
1.00pm - 5.00 pm |
The State Library of Queensland offers numerous databases
to members of Somerset Regional Council Libraries. To access the
databases from any computer, you must be a Queensland resident and:
-
own a State Library e-services card ( register
for an e-services card allowing 5 days to receive your card);
OR
-
be a member of a Queensland public library with
a QPL account ( register
for a QPL account - immediate access after email verification)
For a comprehensive list of titles available, see http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/find/articles/offsite
Popular databases include:
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre 
Contains full text of over 240 periodicals, and abstracts/indexing
for nearly 400 periodicals focusing on the Australia/New Zealand region.
Includes magazines, newspapers, newswires, reference books and company
information from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom,
Asia, North America and Europe. See the list
of titles for more information.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
A reference site for students, educators and parents,
including standard, library, student and junior editions of the Encyclopaedia
Britannica.
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Access to articles in over 200 leading medical journals
of which some 150 are available full text. Also indexes (full text)
a number of medical reference books and pamphlets as well as selected
articles from around 1500 general interest titles. See the list
of titles indexed.
NewsBank
The NewsBank database provides full text access to
newspaper articles from more than 230 Queensland, Australian and international
titles. Newspapers from approximately 98 countries are available with
a particular focus on Australian, American and English publications.
NoveList
A readers' advisory service featuring information related
to reading for all age groups. Includes articles, genre outlines, newsletters
and recommendations.
TumbleBooks
A database specially for children. Listen and watch
ebooks online, read a review, write a book report and play games.
Stuck? Need help with Maths, English, Science or Assignment research?
FREE help is here!
Somerset Regional Council Libraries offers YourTutor available for
years 4-12 and adult learners, Monday to Friday, 4pm-8pm.
YourTutor provides FREE online tutoring from expert tutors.
To connect, just follow these steps:
- Click
here
- Click Libraries
- Click QLD
- Select Somerset Regional Council Library
- Enter your library card number and click submit
- Follow the on-screen instructions
Somerset Regional Council Libraries catalogue is now available via
library or home computer access. Each branch will have a dedicated WebOPAC
(Web-based Online Public Access Catalogue) so that you may view items
held across the library service. Features of the computer catalogue
include:
- View entire library service collection
- View whether an item is ‘on-shelf’ (i.e. available
for loan)
- Reserve items that are on loan
- Reserve items from other locations within the service, to be collected
from your preferred branch
- Suggest a new item for purchase or request an interlibrary loan
(i.e. item borrowed from another library service)
- Search e-resources (i.e. electronic databases that contain information
on a vast array of topics)
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