For Adults
Canning Libraries offers an exciting range of adult learning programs. Visit Canning Libraries Eventbrite for information and bookings for all adult learning programs, events, and activities.
Lifelong Learning for All
Our mission is to improve lives, encourage learning, and create safe spaces and connections through various lifelong learning opportunities. Our programs are free and accessible to everyone in the Canning community.
Programs are available across five locations:
- Libraries: Riverton, Willetton and Cannington.
- Learning Hubs: Hillview Intercultural Community Centre and The Canning River Eco Education (CREEC).
- See locations, contact information and opening hours.
Programs are divided into Learning pillars and planned in two-month blocks, aligning with the Noongar seasons.
Each season focuses on specific themes to cater to our community's diverse needs.
Adults and Seniors
Objective: To provide a range of experiences to help the community build confidence in using technology.
Here are some of the workshop topics:
- Online safety workshops
- MakerSpace
- Computer literacy
- AI and ChatGPT sessions
Objective: To provide learning journeys for self-improvement and self-development.
Here are some of the workshop topics:
- Financial literacy
- Nutrition workshops
- Wellness and mindfulness
- Job readiness
- Sewing and Crafting Series
- Home organisation
- Cooking skills and demonstration
Objective: To provide various opportunities to foster a sense of belonging and build a connection to space and each other through social, creative and cultural experiences.
Here are some of the workshop topics:
- Art in the afternoon
- Author talk
- Book clubs
- Music and mindfulness
- More to celebrate
Objective: To provide learning opportunities and events focusing on 'our shared truth', caring for the country, celebrating First Nations culture, and fostering a sense of environmental responsibility. For more information, visit the Aboriginal Culture and Heritage page.
Here are some of the workshop topics:
- Noongar Language and Cultural Class for adults
- Indigenous Sneakers Lab
- Noongar Language Storytelling sessions for children
Free online course
Offered through Curtin University, this is a FREE, self-paced course that runs over six weeks. You will learn a range of conversational Noongar words and phrases, how to incorporate and use Noongar words in basic conversational sentences, Noongar culture and identity, and cultural knowledge, including bush medicines and foods.
Enrolment dates for this course vary. To find out more or enrol, please visit the edX website.
Children, Young People and Families
Visit the Library Kids page for a complete list of programs and events for children, young people and families.
Objective: To empower families in building essential literacy and language skills at an early age through a suite of early years programs
Here are some of the workshop topics:
- Rhymes
- Storytimes
- ABCD English
- Bilingual storytime
- Better Beginnings
- Rhymes by the River
Objective: To provide families and children access to programs that foster lifelong learning and social connection through various creative experiences.
Here are some of the workshop topics:
- School Holidays
- Children’s Book Week
- FOMO Lab
- TinkerCAD
- Board games
- STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) based program
Objective: To empower youth to engage in their community and support them in developing life skills. For more information, visit the Youth Services page.
Here are some of the workshop topics:
- Youth Employment Initiative
- Dungeons and Dragons
- Gaming (Nintendo Switch) tournaments
- Mindful workshops
- Movie Screenings
- Arts and craft-based program
Outreach with Canning on the Go Van
The City of Canning is partnering with community groups and organisations to take learning to where it's needed most using our Canning on the Go Van.
Programs and Events:
- Canning Show
- Muddy Hands Festival
- Mid-Week Eats
- Youth Fest
- Neighbourhood Team
Stay Updated and Get Involved
Visit our Canning Libraries Eventbrite for information and bookings on all our programs, events, and activities.
Join us at Canning Libraries and Learning Hubs to explore, learn, and connect!
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