What happens after hours at Fremantle Library? Join us for an evening of lyrical magic with local band The Stamps and poetry open mic readings. Play boardgames, read a book, enjoy some snacks and listen to amazing music and poetry readings as the library comes alive after hours! Book your free spot now. Wednesday | 1 May | 7:30pm-9pm | Fremantle Library | Free

Join us for an author talk with the one and only Rachael Johns as she discussed her latest novel The Other Bridget. Tea, coffee and some delicious cake will be provided, so book your free ticket now! Tuesday | 7 May | 6pm-7pm | Fremantle Library | Free

Come and join us for a Mother’s Day poetry reading that welcomes both mums and kids! Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon’s recent poetry collection If There Is a Butterfly That Drinks Tears (Gazebo Books) is an ode to motherhood that embraces its complexities, joy and challenges with the title poem winning the KSP Poetry Prize. Tea, Coffee and Cake provided. Friday | 10 May | 11am-12pm | Fremantle Library | Free

Fremantle Press in collaboration with Fremantle Library presents the 25th anniversary edition of Benang: From the Heart by Kim Scott. Join us as we commemorate 25 years of Kim Scott’s groundbreaking, award-winning book with the launch of this new edition. Book your free ticket now. Friday | 10 May | 7pm-8:30pm | Fremantle Library | Free