Library membership and services

We have four diverse libraries in the City of Rockingham.

Library membership is free and open to all members of the community. 

Your library card gives you access to services, resources and facilities at all four branches.

Memberships are renewed annually to keep our database updated and ensure we have your personal details correct. Renewal can be in person or over the phone.

To join the library:

• visit any of the City's libraries 
• provide photographic ID showing your current address or
• join onlineopens in a new window to obtain a temporary membership which will give you access to the library catalogue to reserve items and then visit your local library to receive a membership card.

Children under the age of 18 will require a parent or guardian to attend the library with them to complete the membership.

Visitors to the City who are not library members are welcome to use the libraries and their collections but are not able to borrow.  A temporary membership can be supplied on production of ID showing your address, which allows access to computer use and a borrowing limit of five items. 

Please note a membership card is required to use the WiFi at the Warnbro Community Library but the WiFi is accessible without a card at the other branches.

You will need to present your membership card in order to borrow items or to use the eLibrary facilitiesopens in a new window.

You may borrow a total of 20 items on your library card for a period of four weeks. If you hold a temporary library membership the loan limit is five items.

Items can be returned to any of our four libraries, on or before the due date. If you are unable to return your items by the due date, items may be renewed twice (unless they have been requested by another patron). Renewals can be made in person, by phone or via online servicesopens in a new window.

After-hours returns chutes are available at Rockingham Library and at the Mary Davies Library and Community Centre.

Library items are supplied to the Rockingham community by the State Library of Western Australiaopens in a new window, the City of Rockingham and the Department of Educationopens in a new window.

Collection for adults and children include:

• books - in ordinary or large print
• audio books
• DVDs
• magazines
• books in languages other than English (LOTE)
• digital resources
• streaming movies
• toys (Rockingham Library)
• memory care kits.

Requests

Items currently on loan or located at another branch can be requested. You can request items in person, by phone or via online servicesopens in a new window.

Items not available at the City of Rockingham libraries can be requested through the state-wide Inter-Library Lending Scheme. Requests can be made via Interlibrary loan request formopens in a new window, in person or by calling your local library.

Please note, there are restrictions on the items available for Inter-library loan. We will do our best to obtain items however we cannot guarantee supply.
You will be notified when items are ready for collection.

Notices

A courtesy notice will be sent by email three days before your items are due. Items not returned within seven days of the due date will be subject to an overdue notice and suspension of borrowing rights until the items are either returned or, if lost, have been paid for.

If items are still not returned following the overdue notices, a debt recovery actions may be taken.

Care of items

Please treat the items you have borrowed with care. Damage caused while on loan to you may incur a charge.

Meeting rooms

A range of meeting rooms and activity spaces are available for hire.

The Mary Davies Library and Community Centre and the Baldivis South Community Centre have a variety of rooms available for functions, birthday parties, meetings and other activities. Hire is available on either a regular or casual basis. Contact one of the Community Centre Officers on 9591 0800 or mdlcccontact@rockingham.wa.gov.au.

Display areas are available at all libraries to be used by local organisations, clubs, artists, schools and community groups.

City of Rockingham residents who are physically unable to visit their local library, either temporarily or permanently, are able to apply to have library items delivered to their house.

The service is also available to live-in carers and to people whose partner, relative or friend who would normally drive them to the library is away on holiday or unavailable.

The service makes deliveries to each reader once a month, with members permitted to borrow up to 20 items at one time.

We provide a wide range of books in normal print and large print, audio books, magazines and DVDs, as well as free downloadable e-books and e-audiobooks. 

Residents who would like to join the service are encouraged to complete the application form at one of our libraries, or download and print the form below and take it to the library. 

Need a Justice of the Peace? A JP will be available on Wednesdays from 9.30am to 12.30pm at Rockingham Library, to assist with witnessing official documents and certifying copies.

This service is provided on a first-come, first-served basis, so bookings are not required.

JPs volunteer their time and may be unavailable on occasion, so it is recommended to call the library on 9528 8683 before attending to confirm that the JP is in attendance.

Unavailable from Wednesday 26 November 2025 resuming Wednesday 7 January 2026.

Our Information and Library Service supports the Australian Library and Information Association’s Free Access to Informationopens in a new window principles.

Toy Library

The City of Rockingham Toy Library operates from the Rockingham Library on Dixon Road, Rockingham.

The toy collection has a range of more than 800 toys that help develop children’s skills and imagination across different stages and developments.

Items from the Toy Library are available to all current and new library members to borrow free of charge.

Home Energy Audit Kits

You can now borrow an Energy Audit Kit from the City's libraries. 

What can you do with the kit?

• Use the thermal imaging camera to find draughts in your home.

• Measure the energy consumption of your household appliances.

• Measure a tap's water flow to see how much water is consumed.

This energy audit kit and instruction manual has been funded by the Western Australian Government's Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, and administered by Switch Your Thinking - a Local Government sustainability initiative founded in 2002 by the City of Armadale, City of Gosnells and the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale.

During 2025, Switch your Thinking are running a series of Energy Efficiency Pilot Program (EEPP) workshops for community and businesses. Find EEPP worksops here. 

You can see what's included in the kit, borrow one or join the waitlist via our online library catalogueopens in a new window.

Memory Care Kits

Memory care kits are designed especially for those caring for people experiencing memory loss. 

The materials in this kit have been collected to spark memory, create conversation and to provide positive and engaging interactions. 

Each kit has a unique theme and features one of the following:

• Caregivers handbook
• tactile activity 
• an adult picture book
• a conversation starter pack
• a music CD 
• a sensory or reminiscence activity.

Kits are available to borrow from Safety Bay Library and current themes include: Around the house, Outdoors and Gardening.

You can view our kits on our online library catalogue. Ask our friendly staff for more information and borrow a kit today.

The ServiceWA app allows you to access WA Government services, offers such as the WA Student Assistance Payment, and other information from one app in a safe and secure way.

If you need help setting up the ServiceWA app, you can view the following guide provided by the WA Government:

ServiceWA app: Supportopens in a new window

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The libraries provide free access to computers and free WiFi for study, reference, research, personal communication and recreational use to:

• adult library members (over the age of 18)
• young adult library members (aged 13-18 years)
• child library members under 13 with parental supervision.

You will need your library card in order to access public computers for web browsing, word processing and email. 
Printing is available for a small fee. Scanning is available free of charge.

Computers are booked for a maximum of one hour per session, up to three hours per day.

Internet usage conditions are agreed to by the customer at each logon of public computer or WiFi session, in order to ensure safe and responsible use of technology.

Please read the Public Internet and Wi-Fi Service Terms and Conditions of use for more information

Printing

3D Printing

Photocopying

Fax

Scanning

Scanning is free of charge (direct to USB or email address).

Other

Our libraries offer a mobile print service. You can print from anywhere and collect your prints from any of our four libraries. 

1. Download and install the free Princh app from the App Storeopens in a new window or Google Playopens in a new window.  
2. Open your document and share it with the Princh app.
3. You can then visit your library's Self Service Station to pay and collect your print job.