Smithfield Library

Last updated October 2026

Smithfield Library is a Cairns Libraries branch on Cheviot Street in Smithfield, first built in 1988 and refurbished in 2026. It runs a weekly First 5 Forever Story Time for children aged 0-5 with their parents or carers: about 30 minutes of stories, music, movement and rhymes on a different theme each month, with no registration needed. The branch also offers free computers, internet and Wi-Fi.

Smithfield Library is a Cairns Libraries branch, first built in 1988 as the Mulgrave Shire Council Bicentennial Library and refurbished in 2026. It is open Monday to Friday 9am-6pm and Saturday 9am-12pm, closed Sundays and public holidays. Services include free access to computers, internet and Wi-Fi. The council's free First 5 Forever family literacy programs for children from birth to 5 and their parents or carers run across Cairns Libraries outside school holidays. The branch also hosts Checkmate!! Community Chess Sessions on Saturdays, for all ages and abilities, 9:30-11:30am with no registration needed (phone 4044 3771). Check What's On for current children's events.

Facts checked against the venue's own website on 21 October 2026.