Supporting Mental Wellbeing in Our Communities

Mental Health Week 2025 (4–12 October) is a time to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and promote conversations around mental wellbeing. It encourages individuals and communities to engage meaningfully with mental health.  

Libraries are at the heart of communities, are safe, inclusive spaces where mental health is supported and community needs are at the forefront of what they do.  

 How can you engage with your library during Mental Health Week and beyond? 

Public libraries and IKCs are a great place to connect with your community through programs and events including everything from exhibitions in Cairns, creative activities in Hervy Bay and Mount Isa, presentations on how healthy eating supports mental health in Kuranda and film screening and peer support group at Carindale Library. 

• Through your public library membership you have access to thousands of free online courses available through LinkedIn learning including a range in developing / strengthening your mental health skills.
• Public libraries provide free access to collections including research, self-help books and stories about overcoming adversity
• Make some time for yourself to explore the collection at your library
• Have a look at some our recommended reads
• Share your recommendations with friends and family members   

Mental Health Week is just the beginning. Libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Centres (IKCs) are hubs for connection, learning, and support every week. Why not drop by and connect to yours?  

State Library’s enduring partnership with local government delivers more than 325 public libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Centres (IKCs) across Queensland. In every bustling city and town, libraries and IKCs are social, cultural and digital hubs that offer much more than you think.