Our lending collection comprises over 40,000 items for both children
and adults.
For adults we have
contemporary
fiction in regular and large print
paperback collections in
romance, western and mystery sections
audio books
specialist collections of
biography, war and Australiana
reference books, including
encyclopaedias, art, horticulture etc
Our children's section includes
picture story books
junior fiction and non-fiction
and audio books
Heritage collection
Our heritage collection comprises items that are not for
loan. It includes
The Casey Collection - a collection of books, magazines and other items from
the private library of Lord and Lady Casey from their Berwick home, "Edrington". The original collection was
donated to the Berwick Mechanics' Institute and Free
Library by Mrs Jane Macgowan, their daughter. The books
have been arranged to reflect the lives and interests of Lord and Lady
Casey.
Photographs and other objects relating
to the history of Berwick or of historical significance donated to BMI
over the years.
Watercolour paintings on silk by Ellis
Rowan, a portrait of Lord Casey by Sir William Dargie and a portrait of
Lady Casey by Cecil Beaton.
