Created in 1982 by Sydney artist Martin Shaw, 'Three Well-Known Australians' has travelled to galleries, libraries and public halls around Australia since 1983, inviting viewers across the nation to guess the identity of the three abstract figures it depicts.

 Shaw assures audiences he didn’t merely paint these figures at random. “I did have three Australians or Australian themes in mind” he says, but he won’t disclose these details. The only figure in the painting with a definite identity is a small black and white dog in the bottom right-hand corner. This is Pea, Shaw’s much-loved pet, who died in 1991. 

The current exhibition includes more than 40 years of guesses from people who have visited the work, these are catalogued into yearbooks which provide insight to this rolling "historical social commentary" of Australia.  Of course, over time, who the community feels these figures represent will change as the figure heads, influencers and popular culture within our community changes and evolves.

Many well-known Australians have participated in this project and a selection of the 240 letters Shaw has received from notable community members are also on display, including recent guesses from Prime Minister Albanese and the Premier of South Australia.

 This enigmatic artwork will be on display at Mount Pleasant Library until 24 December 2024.  We encourage you to visit and become part of this perpetually touring project.

Create your own bath bombs to enjoy or use for Christmas gifts.


Suitable for children aged 5-18 years.

Bookings essential. Please book one ticket per child. Cost: $3

Parents/carers, please remain in the library with your child during the session - the program is even better if grow ups join in!

Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements or need to discuss other aspects of this program.

Please do not attend if unwell. If you cannot attend, please cancel your booking by clicking on the link in your confirmation email or contacting the library.

Please contact library staff to be added to the waitlist.

Session will be cancelled if the fire danger rating is Catastrophic.

A weekly program involving songs, stories, movement and play for children aged 0-5 years and their grownups.

Come along and connect with other families while the kids learn and have fun.

Bookings essential. Please book one ticket per child (tickets not required for parents/ caregivers).

Created in 1982 by Sydney artist Martin Shaw, 'Three Well-Known Australians' has travelled to galleries, libraries and public halls around Australia since 1983, inviting viewers across the nation to guess the identity of the three abstract figures it depicts.

 Shaw assures audiences he didn’t merely paint these figures at random. “I did have three Australians or Australian themes in mind” he says, but he won’t disclose these details. The only figure in the painting with a definite identity is a small black and white dog in the bottom right-hand corner. This is Pea, Shaw’s much-loved pet, who died in 1991. 

The current exhibition includes more than 40 years of guesses from people who have visited the work, these are catalogued into yearbooks which provide insight to this rolling "historical social commentary" of Australia.  Of course, over time, who the community feels these figures represent will change as the figure heads, influencers and popular culture within our community changes and evolves.

Many well-known Australians have participated in this project and a selection of the 240 letters Shaw has received from notable community members are also on display, including recent guesses from Prime Minister Albanese and the Premier of South Australia.

 This enigmatic artwork will be on display at Mount Pleasant Library until 24 December 2024.  We encourage you to visit and become part of this perpetually touring project.

STEAM Club is a program for kids who love all things Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths! Join in the fun playing, creating, thinking, predicting and making at the Library.

Cost free, suitable for children aged 5+.

Bookings essential. Please book one ticket per child. Please cancel your booking if you cannot attend. Contact library staff to be added to the waitlist. Please choose to attend one session at either Lyndoch or Nuriootpa, rather than both.

Parents/carers, please remain in the library with your child during the session - the program is even better if grow ups join in!

Term 4 dates:
Week 3, Tuesday 29 October - Watercolour painting
Week 7, Tuesday 26 November - Lego
Week 9, Tuesday 10 December - Electric playdough


Session will be cancelled if the fire danger rating is Catastrophic.

Created in 1982 by Sydney artist Martin Shaw, 'Three Well-Known Australians' has travelled to galleries, libraries and public halls around Australia since 1983, inviting viewers across the nation to guess the identity of the three abstract figures it depicts.

 Shaw assures audiences he didn’t merely paint these figures at random. “I did have three Australians or Australian themes in mind” he says, but he won’t disclose these details. The only figure in the painting with a definite identity is a small black and white dog in the bottom right-hand corner. This is Pea, Shaw’s much-loved pet, who died in 1991. 

The current exhibition includes more than 40 years of guesses from people who have visited the work, these are catalogued into yearbooks which provide insight to this rolling "historical social commentary" of Australia.  Of course, over time, who the community feels these figures represent will change as the figure heads, influencers and popular culture within our community changes and evolves.

Many well-known Australians have participated in this project and a selection of the 240 letters Shaw has received from notable community members are also on display, including recent guesses from Prime Minister Albanese and the Premier of South Australia.

 This enigmatic artwork will be on display at Mount Pleasant Library until 24 December 2024.  We encourage you to visit and become part of this perpetually touring project.

Created in 1982 by Sydney artist Martin Shaw, 'Three Well-Known Australians' has travelled to galleries, libraries and public halls around Australia since 1983, inviting viewers across the nation to guess the identity of the three abstract figures it depicts.

 Shaw assures audiences he didn’t merely paint these figures at random. “I did have three Australians or Australian themes in mind” he says, but he won’t disclose these details. The only figure in the painting with a definite identity is a small black and white dog in the bottom right-hand corner. This is Pea, Shaw’s much-loved pet, who died in 1991. 

The current exhibition includes more than 40 years of guesses from people who have visited the work, these are catalogued into yearbooks which provide insight to this rolling "historical social commentary" of Australia.  Of course, over time, who the community feels these figures represent will change as the figure heads, influencers and popular culture within our community changes and evolves.

Many well-known Australians have participated in this project and a selection of the 240 letters Shaw has received from notable community members are also on display, including recent guesses from Prime Minister Albanese and the Premier of South Australia.

 This enigmatic artwork will be on display at Mount Pleasant Library until 24 December 2024.  We encourage you to visit and become part of this perpetually touring project.

Weekly stories, songs and play-based activities for children aged 0 - 5 years and their grown-ups

Wednesdays, 10am, Mount Pleasant Library

A weekly program involving songs, stories, movement and play for children aged 0 - 5 and their grown-ups.

Come along and connect with other families while the kids learn and have fun.

Program runs during school terms only.

Bookings essential. Please book one ticket per child (tickets not required for parents / caregivers). Cost: Free

A weekly program involving songs, stories, movement and play for children aged 0 - 5 and their grown-ups.

Come along and connect with other families while the kids learn and have fun.

Program runs during school terms only.

Bookings essential. Please book one ticket per child (tickets not required for parents / caregivers). Cost: Free

Fire season is fast approaching this year and with expected high heats on the way it is more important, now more than ever, to have your property prepared.

Join us at Mount Pleasant Library for this information session with the CFS on fire safety for rural property.

Ages: All ages welcome

Cost: Free of charge

A weekly program involving songs, stories, movement and play for children aged 0 - 5 and their grown-ups.

Come along and connect with other families while the kids learn and have fun.

Program runs during school terms only.

Bookings essential. Please book one ticket per child (tickets not required for parents / caregivers). Cost: Free

A weekly program involving songs, stories, movement and play for children aged 0 - 5 and their grown-ups.

Come along and connect with other families while the kids learn and have fun.

Program runs during school terms only.

Bookings essential. Please book one ticket per child (tickets not required for parents / caregivers). Cost: Free

A weekly program involving songs, stories, movement and play for children aged 0 - 5 and their grown-ups.

Come along and connect with other families while the kids learn and have fun.

Program runs during school terms only.

Bookings essential. Please book one ticket per child (tickets not required for parents / caregivers). Cost: Free

Join Paul Rutter, character designer and author/illustrator of Surf Rider Joe, as he teaches us how to draw Australian marsupials native to the Barossa area.

Learn about drawing forms, styles and techniques and how to use elements of drawing such as line, shape and texture.

Receive a free workshop activity book at the end of the session to help you practise your new skills.

Ages: 5+

Paul O’Connor from The Legal Services Commission is presenting an informative session on Coercive Control and Legal Recognition of this insidious form of Domestic Violence

9.30am Wed 6th Sept, in Library

Healthy Relationships: A legal perspective

We will start by first asking what people consider a healthy relationship is.

We will then quickly talk about how the law has not always been an ally in ensuring relationships are healthy (ie laws in relation to women re employment, pay, rape in marriage and the assumptions that these laws were based on/ the assumptions that these laws perpetuated).

The evolving approach to abuse in relationships.

Moving from a focus on violence and identifying isolated incidents of violence to a wider concept of abuse and abuse as a pattern of behaviour that works to erode the autonomy and agency of an individual.

Explain the concept of coercive control and explain why as a concept its important for us to understand:

• The SA govt has indicated a commitment to criminalise ‘coercive control’ (no timetable as yet)

• Having a term for these behaviours, helps to identify them as wrong.

• A community’s understanding of these issues is important in determining the willingness of victim/survivors to ask for help or for us to ask the right questions.

Then legal and non legal supports available to individuals who may be victims/survivors and the supports available to somebody who may be exhibiting these behaviours.

In relation to legal supports the focus will be on intervention orders and the process of obtaining one and services that can assist.

If anyone is interested in joining this session please TEXT Lee 0455 445 524 with RSVP

Rattle and Rhyme is a fun 30 minute session of songs, actions and a board book story suitable for babies and young toddlers and their grown-ups. Grown-ups will learn about the benefits of singing, talking, reading and playing with their babies, and meet other local families in a relaxed library environment.

Bookings are essential.

Please book one ticket per child (tickets not required for parents / caregivers).

If you or your child have cold/flu symptoms or are otherwise unwell please do not attend until your symptoms have gone. You can reschedule/cancel online or call us (8563 8440).

Rattle and Rhyme is a fun 30 minute session of songs, actions and a board book story suitable for babies and young toddlers and their grown-ups. Grown-ups will learn about the benefits of singing, talking, reading and playing with their babies, and meet other local families in a relaxed library environment.

Bookings are essential.

Please book one ticket per child (tickets not required for parents / caregivers).

If you or your child have cold/flu symptoms or are otherwise unwell please do not attend until your symptoms have gone. You can reschedule/cancel online or call us (8563 8440).

Tricia Stringer is a bestselling and multiple award-winning author of a number of fiction titles. Having grown up in country South Australia , Tricia spent most of her life in rural communities and shares a passion for the country and its people through her stories.

Join us at this exciting in-conversation event amongst the beautiful settings of Peter Lehmann Wines where Tricia with promote her latest release Birds of a Feather. A story of when three woman are thrown together by unusual circumstances, ruffled feelings are just the beginning. Birds of a Feather is a wise, sharply observed celebration of the life-changing power of female friendships.

6.00pm for a 6.30pm commencement, Thursday 21 October

Peter Lehmann Wines, Para Rd, Tanunda

$5 per person.