General Community Facilities
Success Public Library
City of Cockburn
About Us
Success Public Library is located on the ground floor of the Cockburn Health and Community Facility, across the way from Centrelink. This facility is located beside the Cockburn Gateways shopping centre. There is car parking available beneath and around the building, and also in the Cockburn Gateways shopping centre carpark nearby.
There are study desks with powerpoints accessible, group study areas, and casual reading areas for browsing the latests newspapers and magazines. There is a large children's area with toys and books available to borrow or just use in the library. The library offers free scanning to USB or email, and free wifi all day.
Becoming a library member: To join the library, any resident of Western Australia must bring proof of their WA address into the library, and they can become a member on the spot. A member is allowed to borrow 20 items for three weeks, and use the public internet terminals for up to three hours a day. Membership is always free; the only costs involved with the library are any charges incurred by late, lost, or damaged items, and by printing and photocopying.
Adult Events: The library holds regular events for adults at various times throughout the week that usually require a booking in advance. See the website for details about upcoming events.
Children's events: The library holds Storytimes (for ages 2-5) each Tuesday and Friday at 9:30am, and Pram Jams (for ages 0-2) every Wednesday and Thursday at 10am. Bookstars, a reading and craft activity for children aged 5+, runs on the second Monday or each month from 3:30pm. Lego Club runs on the fourth Monday of each month from 3:30pm. None of these events require booking. See the website for details and dates.
In terms two and four, Learning English Through Storytime (LETS) runs for children aged 3-4 years to help develop English language skills for children who speak minimal English, or who do not speak English at home, bookings are required and all information is available on our website.
During the school holidays, these regular programs are suspended and special school holiday programs are run, which require booking in advance.
Other services:
- Each year after June 30th, a Tax Help program is available to access for free for low-income earners and those unsure about their tax return. Bookings must be made by calling the library, and times will vary each year.
- The centre has rooms available for booking for groups and events. Contact the library for details.
Opening hours:
- Monday: 9.00am – 7.00pm
- Tuesday: 9.00am – 7.00pm
- Wednesday: 9.00am – 7.00pm
- Thursday: 9.00am – 7.00pm
- Friday: 9.00am – 5.15pm
- Saturday: 9.00am – 5.00pm
- Sunday: CLOSED
Closed on public holidays
Extra Information
Wheelchair Access Yes
Accessible By Anyone
Access Fee No fee
Age Ranges All ages