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WHAT’S ON
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AT WYNDHAM CITY LIBRARIES
February - March 2017
Youth Events Kids Events Adult Events
FEATURE EVENTS
Loud in the Library 1000 Books Before School Launch Way Out West Youth Photography
Ages 13-19 Ages 0-5 years Competition
Get ready for an event just for teens filled Join us for a special storytime with Ages 13-25
with fun, food and freebies. Meet YA Playgroup Victoria’s Literacy Ambassador Enter the WOW Photo Comp for your
authors Will Kostakis and Lili Wilkinson Jeanette Rowe, author of popular chance at glory and awesome prizes!
and join us for our exclusive interview picture books including the “Whose…” Enter your photos on Instagram using
with USA author Gena Showalter. With and “Smarty Cat” series. Jeanette will the tag #wowwyndham17. Winners
henna, retro games, an escape room, fun launch 1000 Books Before School, a Read announced at the Exhibition Opening.
tarot reading and more, this is an event for Life campaign aimed at developing Entries open from Tuesday 17 January
not to be missed. early literacy skills and a lifelong love of until Friday 17 March. For more
reading. Bookings required. information visit:
Plaza Library
Friday 24 March Julia Gillard Library Tarneit www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/wayoutwest
6.30pm – 8.30pm Wednesday 1 March Exhibition Opening: Plaza Library
11am - 12pm Friday 31 March
4pm - 6pm
All branches will be closed on Monday 13 March due to the Labour Day public holiday.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY WEEK
Saturday 18 March – Sunday 26 March
Wyndham City Libraries will be celebrating Wyndham’s diverse community with a range of activities for
all ages during Cultural Diversity Week 2017. Activities include Bollywood dancing, rangoli art workshop,
homemade pasta demonstration, bilingual story times, movies and more.
Pasta Demonstration Ages 15+ Movie Night Celebrating Bollywood Jai Ho! All ages
our Kiwi Community Ages 15+
Laugh like a Kiwi at this hilarious new
release New Zealand comedy /adventure
film. New Zealand’s highest grossing film
ever. PG film.
Plaza Library
Monday 20 March, 5pm
Plaza Library Movie Night Celebrating our Chinese
Saturday, 18th March, 11am - 12pm Community Ages 5-12
To celebrate the end of Cultural Diversity
Disney’s retelling of an ancient Chinese Week join Jamel Singh with this highly
Rangoli Art Workshop Ages 15+ folk tale. Celebrate Disney’s first Chinese energetic interactive session. We will
princess warrior. learn the history and meaning behind
Point Cook Library Bollywood dances while enjoying the
Wednesday 22 March, 6pm dances and colourful costumes. Indian
snack food will be provided.
Bilingual Story Times
Julia Gillard Library Tarneit
Celebrate diversity at the library at our
Saturday 25 March, 12pm
bilingual story time sessions in a variety
of languages. See Library Events Calendar Wyndham Vale Library
Tarneit Community Learning Centre Saturday 25 March, 2pm
Thursday 23 March, 10am - 1pm for details.
Saturday 18 March – Sunday 26 March
Bookings required: www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/libraries or call your local branch
Read With Me 1000 Books Before School
Primary school aged children Launch
Ages 0-5 years
Does your child need help
with their reading or are they
KIDS
having trouble completing
their required reading at
home? Why not drop in for a
15 minute session with one of
our Reading Buddies. Contact
one of the Children’s Librarians
at the Plaza Library for more
details. No bookings required.
Plaza Library
Mondays, Tuesdays &
Thursdays (during school
terms) Enjoy quality time with your
4pm - 5pm child and give them a head
start at school by joining us
Imagination Creation in our 1000 Books Before
Writing Competition School, an ongoing campaign
Ages 5-18 throughout 2017. For more
Young writers, submit your information visit www.
creative writing to the wyndham.vic.gov.au/libraries
Imagination Creation Writing Register at your Local Branch.
Competition 2017 for the From Wednesday 1 March
opportunity to win. There are
prizes for the best stories and
poems in each age group.
Submit your entry online or at
any library branch
Competition runs Wednesday
1 March - Wednesday 31 May
Bookings: www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/libraries or call your local branch
Special Story Time with a Whizz Kids
Local School Principal Ages 8-12
Come along to this special Explore the mysteries of
FREE KIDS ACTIVITIES
Story Time and meet Laban science and technology during
Toose, Principal of Wyndham this awesome fortnightly
Park Primary School. Laban will activity just for kids! Discover
read some stories and share the fun of robotics, create
tips for helping your child to incredible science experiments
get the most out of school. and so much more. Bookings
required.
Plaza Library
Monday 20 February Plaza Library
10.30am Tuesdays (fortnightly, during
school terms)
Kids Corner 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Ages 5-12
Lego Robotics Ages 10-13
Come and join in a different
activity every week. Make new Dive into the amazing world
friends and have lots of fun. of LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3.
Build and program a Lego
Plaza Library
Robot to walk, talk, and much
Tuesdays (during school terms)
more! Places limited. Bookings
4pm - 5pm
required.
Movie Night Celebrating Wyndham Vale Library
our Chinese Community Tuesdays, from
Ages 5-12 7 February – 28 March
Disney’s retelling of an ancient 4pm - 5pm
Chinese folk tale. Celebrate
Disney’s first Chinese princess
warrior.
Point Cook Library
Wednesday 22 March, 6pm
Bollywood Jai Ho!
All Ages
To celebrate the end of
Cultural Diversity Week join
ADULTS
Jamel Singh with this highly
energetic interactive session.
We will learn the history
Pasta Demonstration behind Bollywood dances
Ages 15+ while enjoying the dances and
Come and meet Hilda and colourful costumes. Indian
Laurie, authors of Wow! It’s snack food provided.
Italian Cook Book and learn Julia Gillard Library Tarneit
how to make perfect pasta. Saturday 25 March
As first generation Italians 12pm
they are passionate about the
traditional cooking style that Wyndham Vale Library
makes the food delicious. Saturday 25 March
2pm
Plaza Library
Saturday 18 March Wyndham Star Weaving
11am – 12pm Finale
Heroes and Happy Endings If you wove stars with us,
Rangoli Art Workshop
Whatever your preference in romance genres Learn how to design, pour
come along to a celebratory
final weave, with light
there will be something for everyone at our and colour beautiful Rangoli refreshments. We wove
author panel talk featuring Delwyn Jenkins, (or Kolam) patterns and about 10,000 stars, as symbols of
the living traditional role of
Alli Sinclair, Nicki Edwards and Lisa Ireland this folk art in Hindu culture.
light, courage and solidarity
discussing all the romance you can handle! to end all forms of violence
Bookings required. including violence against
Plaza Library Tarneit Community Learning women, racism and bullying.
Thursday 16 February Centre Plaza Library
Thursday 23 March
6.30pm – 7.30pm 10am – 1pm
Tuesday 7 February
2pm – 3pm
Bookings: www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/libraries or call your local branch
Board Game Night - NEW! Genealogy Tours
Come along to our monthly Book into one of our Gene
board game night at the Plaza tours and find out about
FREE ADULT ACTIVITIES
Library. We have a collection our Family and Local History
of games to choose from or Room. Learn what resources
you can bring your own! Join we have to help you on your
in on the fun playing classic journey.
and more recent board games.
Plaza Library
Suitable for ages 15+
Mondays, 11am – 12pm
Plaza Library Thursdays, 2pm – 3pm
Wednesday 1 February
Wednesday 1 March Help your kids settle
5pm-8pm Dr Kristy Goodwin – Raising into high school
Your Child in a Digital World Come along to Plaza Library
Storytime for Grown-Ups to hear a professional from
Are you worried about how
Join us for a night of laughter much time your child spends Drummond Street Services talk
and relaxation at this storytime plugged in to digital devices? about how you can support
just for adults! This interactive Dr Kristy Goodwin, one of your child starting high school.
storytelling session will feature Australia’s leading children’s Bookings required.
short stories, poetry, humour technology, learning and Plaza Library
and songs. development experts, takes Wednesday 8 March
Werribee Library the guesswork out of raising 6.30pm – 8.00pm
Thursday 2 February kids in a digital world. Books
Thursday 2 March available for purchase at the Language Café in
6.30pm – 7.30pm event. Bookings required. partnership with AMES
Point Cook Library Come and enjoy tea and coffee
Wednesday 15 February while practising your English
6.30pm-8pm language speaking skills
through conversation with
others each week.
Sessions coming soon to
Werribee Library
Résumé Workshops Keep in touch with Skype
Learn how to create the Learn how to set up a Skype
perfect résumé and cover account and use it to contact
letter, discover some essential friends and family all over the
ADULTS
interview and key selection world with voice and video
criteria tips and much more. calls.
Bookings required.
Point Cook Library
Julia Gillard Library Tarneit Wednesday 15 March
Tuesday 7 February 1pm – 3pm
Tuesday 21 March
Wyndham Vale Library
12.30pm – 2.30pm
Thursday 9 February
Plaza Library 12.30pm – 2.30pm
Wednesday 22 February
Wednesday 29 March Beginners Computer Class
5.30pm – 7.30pm Little to no experience with
Point Cook Library computers? Come along to
Friday 31 March this five week course to learn
12.30pm – 2.30pm some of the basics; from using
the keyboard and mouse, to
Getting to know Facebook sending emails, navigating the
internet and searching Google.
This one hour seminar will
walk you through some of the Point Cook Library
basic operations and features Wednesday 1 February
of Facebook, and explore some (Week One)
of the privacy and security 1pm – 3pm
settings of the world’s most
Wyndham Vale Library
popular social media website.
Thursday 23 February
Point Cook Library (Week One)
Wednesday 8 March 12.30pm – 2.30pm
1pm – 2pm
Bookings: www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/libraries or call your local branchBeyond the Basics: One-on-One IT help 5000 Poppies – Craft Group
Microsoft Word Do you need some focused Join the poppy craze as we
Come along to this two hour support with computers or create beautiful handmade
FREE ADULT ACTIVITIES
intermediate level session technology? Do you have poppies for this wonderful
to learn some tips and tricks a new computer or mobile Australia-wide project.
to help you get more out of device and want to learn how Crochet, knit or make a
Microsoft Word. Learn about to use it? Do you want a hand felted poppy at these weekly
formatting and styles, tables with eBooks, eMagazines and sessions. Materials and
and lots more! eAudio? Book a one-on-one patterns provided.
session, and our friendly staff
Julia Gillard Library Tarneit Point Cook Library
will help you (please note that
Monday 20 February Thursdays (Starts 2 Feb)
this is not a class).
Monday 27 March 2pm – 3pm
1pm – 2.30pm All Branches
Julia Gillard Library Tarneit
Mondays (Starts 6 Feb)
Beginners iPad Training Family History Group 11am – 12pm
Just bought an iPad? Or maybe Come along to our Family
you’ve owned one for a while History Groups and meet Plaza Library
and would like to know more? others researching their Family Mondays (Starts 6 Feb)
This beginners class will take History. These groups are run 2pm – 3pm
you through some of the by an experienced facilitator. Werribee Library
basics operations, and teach Wednesdays (Starts 2 Feb)
Wyndham Vale Library
you some helpful tips! 10am – 11am
Monday 6 February
Julia Gillard Library Tarneit Monday 6 March
Thursday 16 February 1.30pm – 3pm Introduction to MS Word
1.30pm – 3pm In this introductory session
Plaza Library
you’ll learn how to create
Monday 20 March Saturday 25 February
and edit text and images in a
1pm – 2.30pm Saturday 25 March
simple word document, using
10am - 12pm
Microsoft Word.
Wyndham Vale Library
Thursday 30 March
12.30pm – 2.30pmLOUD in the Library Way Out West Youth
Ages 13-19 Photography Competition
Get ready for an event just Ages 13-25
for teens filled with fun, food Enter the WOW Photo Comp
YOUTH
and freebies. Meet YA authors for your chance at glory and
Will Kostakis and Lili Wilkinson awesome prizes! Enter your
and join us for our exclusive photos on Instagram using
interview with USA author the tag #wowwyndham17.
Gena Showalter. With henna, Winners announced at the
retro games, an escape room, Exhibition Opening. Entries
fun tarot reading and more, open January 17-March 17.
this is an event not to be For more information visit:
missed. www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/
wayoutwest
Plaza Library
Friday 24 March Plaza Library: Exhibition
6:30pm – 8:30pm Friday 31 March
4pm - 6pm
Score Your First Job
Ages 14-25
Need some advice on finding
and applying for jobs? The
library’s got you covered. Get
tips on where to look for a
job, how to write a resume
and cover letter, and what to
do in interviews. Snacks and
beverages provided.
Julia Gillard Library Tarneit
Thursday 23 February
4pm-5pm
Bookings: www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/libraries or call your local branchBollywood Jai Ho! Book Drop – Friday Night
All Ages Fiction Launch
To celebrate the end of Ages 12-19
FREE YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Cultural Diversity Week join To celebrate the launch of
Jamel Singh with this highly Friday Night Fiction, our new
energetic interactive session. bookclub for teens, we’re
We will learn the history and inviting you to help choose
meaning behind Bollywood new Young Adult books for
dances while enjoying the library! Plus chat with
the dances and colourful YA Book to Movie Club Kate from The Younger Sun
costumes. Indian snack food Ages 12-19 Bookshop and learn about the
will be provided. Come along to our just for latest YA literature trends. If
teens Book to Movie Club. See you love books, then join in
Julia Gillard Library Tarneit all of your favourite YA titles and invite your friends! Snacks
Saturday 25 March on the big screen and discover and beverages provided.
12pm movies that you never knew Bookings required.
Wyndham Vale Library began their lives as books.
Point Cook Library
Saturday 25 March Wyndham Vale Library Friday 3 February
2pm 2nd Tuesday of every month 4.30pm-5.30pm
Begins Tuesday 14 February
Movie Night Celebrating 3.30pm-5pm
our Kiwi Community
Ages 15+
Laugh like a Kiwi at this
hilarious new release New
Zealand comedy /adventure
film. New Zealand’s highest
grossing film ever.
Plaza Library
Monday 20 March
5pmWYNDHAM CITY LIBRARIES
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Saturday 10am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 4pm Sunday 1.30pm - 5pm
Sunday 1.30pm - 5pm Sunday Closed
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