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WHAT’S ON MONICA MCINERNEY
EDIBLE GARDENS
S EP- O CT 2 0 2 1 VICTORIAN SENIORS FESTIVAL
BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised that this
program contains an image of Indigenous people that have died. EDGAR’S MISSION
H O W TO B O O K
All Goldfields Libraries events are free
unless specified. You don’t need to be a
library member to attend.
BOOKINGS
BOOK
are essential wherever
NOW
you see this symbol
ONLINE VIA ZOOM
Session link emailed
1 hour prior to event
ONLINE ON THE COVER
www.goldfieldslibraries.com Be Kind To Animals Week
Edgar’s Mission.
IN PERSON
Visit your local library. Details on page 25.
Photo: Edgar’s Mission.
Information on back cover
BY PHONE
Information on back cover
For the latest details and information
on library events visit
www.goldfieldslibraries.com
Large print copies of this
program are available. Please
contact us on 5449 2790 or email
programs@ncgrl.vic.gov.au
Library
Explore our comprehensive range of
eLibrary resources available free to
Goldfields Libraries members!
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information is required in case we need to contact you acknowledges the Traditional
regarding any changes to the session, and may be used to
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Owners and Custodians of the land
kept confidential. Please read our privacy information online and waterways of our region. We
at www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/yourprivacy. recognise their living cultures and
Our staff may take photos or videos during library events and ongoing connection to Country,
programs. These images or videos may be used to promote and pay respect to their Elders
Goldfields Libraries in printed and/or digital promotions
including, but not limited to, social media posts, the Annual past and present.
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website: www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/yourprivacy.
Printed on 100% recycled paper.
CONTENTS
SPECIAL EVENTS 4
EXHIBITIONS 5
AU T H O R TA L K S 6
A D U LT S 10
FA M I LY & LO CAL H I STO RY 18
D I G I TA L L I TE RACY 20
YO U N G P E O P L E 23
C H I L D RE N & FAMI LI ES 24
MONICA MCINERNEY EDIBLE GARDENS VICTORIAN SENIORS
page 6 page 14 FESTIVAL
page 16
SPECIAL
EVENTS
Healthy Heart of Victoria Library Mural
We are bringing together libraries, exercise and the great outdoors to encourage residents to
be more active, more often! Keep your eye on Kangaroo Flat Library this September as artists
transform the outside of the building. Funded by Healthy Heart of Victoria.
Join in with some wonderful community activities and check it out!
All activities at Kangaroo Flat Library. Gather at the library wall facing the Bendigo Creek.
BIKE BENDIGO COMMUNITY RIDE BIKE BENDIGO POP-UP TRACK
& ARTIST TALK Fun for the kids with a learn-to-ride track
Meet the artists behind the new mural before that helps teach road signals and proper bike
taking a leisurely ride along the Bendigo Creek etiquette for safer riding.
Trail.
Meet the Bike Bendigo Team and share
Contact Nicola for ride details: feedback to better improve their knowledge
president@bikebendigo.com about where you want better bike access in
Bendigo. A drop-in activity.
SUN 12 SEP
SAT 18 SEP, 10AM-2PM
ARTIST TALK
Meet the artists behind the new library mural. STREET ART WORKSHOP
Learn the meaning behind the artwork and Learn how to use spray paint and create your
show some support for the local artists who own masterpiece with the team from Nacho
created it. Station. For ages 12 to 25 years.
SAT 18 SEP, 10AM & 1PM Details to come:
www.goldfieldslibraries.com
BOOK
NOW
MON 20 SEP
4
SPECIAL EVENTS
VICTORIA READS:
STORIES THAT MATTER
To celebrate Australia Reads, Public Libraries
Victoria presents Victoria Reads: Stories that
matter; a magical evening with a stellar line-
up of famous Victorian faces as they share
their favourite memories of reading and the
books they love the most.
BOOK
NOW
TUE 14 SEP, 7-8.30PM
Online via Zoom
EXHIBITIONS
RESPITE DESPITE
An exhibition exploring the idea of pausing
SURPRISE!
for those in need of respite despite
circumstances – ‘Care B ‘n B’. Architectural
THE STORY OF POP-UP BOOKS
students from RMIT were challenged to For 40 years, Ken and Jane Rookes have
design respite cabins responding to different collected over 2000 pop-up books and cards,
conditions of decline enabling dignified spanning more than 100 years, from the late
living in place, in this instance Heathcote. 19th century to present day. Enjoy a very
In partnership with Heathcote Dementia special selection showcasing the story of
Alliance. pop-up and moveable books, with themes
including history, science, the natural world,
WED 1-THU 30 SEP fairy tales, classic stories, education, pop
Heathcote Library culture and art.
See page 25 for an opportunity to learn the
pop-up craft.
MON 4-SAT 30 OCT
Bendigo Library
WWW.GOLDFIELDSLIBRARIES.COM 5
AU T H O R TA L K S
BOOK
LAUNCH
Photo: Matt Turner
MONICA MCINERNEY TRACE BALLA: CYCLING
Join bestselling Australian author Monica TOGETHER
McInerney for an enjoyable and lively talk. Join local author and illustrator Trace Balla for
Monica will reflect on the writing of her 13 the launch of her new graphic novel – a story
books (published internationally in over 12 about closing the link between menstrual
languages) as well as discuss her recent novel cycles and poverty cycles. Trace was inspired
The Godmothers and her Castlemaine based by her brother Mark’s humanitarian project of
novel At Home with the Templetons. She will supporting girls’ education by providing toilets
also share stories and insights about the ups for schools in India and Africa – travelling to
and downs of her writing life, with plenty of India with him to create this book. Trace will
time for questions. be joined by menstrual educator Jane Bennett
and Mark Balla, CEO of Operation Toilets.
Book sales and signings.
BOOK
NOW Book sales and signings
THU 9 SEP, 6-7PM
(proceeds to charity).
Bendigo Library BOOK
NOW
SAT 18 SEP, 11AM-12PM
THU 16 SEP, 5.30-6.30PM
Castlemaine Library
Castlemaine Library
THU 30 SEP, 2-3PM
Gisborne Library
6
AUTHOR TALKS
JUDY NUNN: SHOWTIME!
A wonderful opportunity to meet and hear bestseller takes you from the cotton mills
from Judy Nunn, whose career has been long, of England to the magnificent theatres of
illustrious and multifaceted. After combining Melbourne, on a scintillating journey through
her internationally successful acting career the golden age of Australian showbusiness.
with scriptwriting for TV and radio, Judy
Book sales and signings.
turned her hand to prose becoming one BOOK
NOW
of Australia’s leading fiction writers, also TUE 28 SEP, 12-1PM
published throughout Europe. Her latest Bendigo Library
WWW.GOLDFIELDSLIBRARIES.COM 7
AU T H O R TA L K S
HEATHER MORRIS: THE TATTOOIST
OF AUSCHWITZ TRILOGY
Internationally bestselling author of The
Tattooist of Auschwitz, and Cilka’s Journey
has recently released the final book in this
trilogy – Three Sisters. Come along and hear
Heather talk about her journey in uncovering
and writing these remarkable real-life stories
and the incredible interest and success which
has followed.
MADELEINE RYAN: A ROOM
Book sales and signings.
CALLED EARTH BOOK
NOW
Neurodiverse author Madeleine Ryan’s FRI 8 OCT, 10.30-11.30AM
brilliant debut novel explores a young Woodend Library
woman’s magical, sensitive and passionate
FRI 8 OCT, 6-7PM
inner world. A young woman prepares to go
Bendigo Library
to a party: arrives, feels overwhelmed, leaves,
and then returns. At night’s end, she’s shown
us something radical about love, loss, and the
need to belong.
Book sales and signings.
BOOK
NOW
THU 23 SEP, 5.30-6.30PM
Castlemaine Library
8AUTHOR TALKS
DAMIAN KELLY:
BIRD WALKS OF VICTORIA
In 2018, bird watcher and author Damian
Kelly released the definitive book of local bird
walks, Castlemaine Bird Walks. His newest
release expands the range and species to
include all of Victoria. Join Damian as he talks
about Bird Walks of Victoria in preparation for
National Bird Week (18-24 Oct). MARGARET HICKEY:
Book sales and signings. CUTTERS END
BOOK
NOW
Join former Bendigonian, now academic and
THU 14 OCT, 5.30-6.30PM author, Margaret Hickey as she talks about
Castlemaine Library her new novel – a scintillating crime thriller,
set in the South Australian outback town of
Cutters End. A desert highway. A remote
town. A murder that won’t stay hidden.
Published by Penguin Random House.
‘Past and present collide to create a gripping
tale of murder and intrigue’ Chris Hammer.
Book sales and signings.
BOOK
NOW
THU 21 OCT, 6-7PM
Bendigo Library
WWW.GOLDFIELDSLIBRARIES.COM 9A D U LT S
DREAM CATCHERS FOR ADULTS
Embrace the legend of Native American
dream catchers and catch only good dreams!
Melanie from Boho Sista will guide you
in creating a beautiful dream catcher for
yourself or as a gift.
For adults and young adults.
Cost: $10. Please pay on the day.
BOOK
NOW
TUE 7 SEP, 1-3PM
Eaglehawk Library
ROBOTICS FOR SENIORS
Why should kids have all the fun? Come TUE 19 OCT, 1-3PM
along and experiment with building and Kangaroo Flat Library
programming a robot using the fantastic
Lego Mindstorms EV3. Challenging,
creative and enjoyable.
MOVIE BOOK CLUB
BOOK
NOW Is the book better? Is the casting perfect?
TUE 7 SEP, 10AM-12PM The Movie Book Club is all about movies
Heathcote Library based on books and what you think of them.
FRI 10 SEP, 10AM-12PM Tea and coffee provided.
Elmore Library Agency
WED 8 SEP - EMMA (PG)
WED 13 OCT - NOMADLAND (M)
1PM
Gisborne Library
10A D U LT S
A CURIOUS CIRCLE: CURIOSITY,
CONNECTION & CREATIVITY
POLYMER CLAY JEWELLERY Come along and create wondrous things for
fun and connection in a friendly and inclusive
Take some time out and create with polymer setting. A different activity each month led by
clay – you’ll love the results! our creative library staff.
BOOK
NOW
THU 16 SEP, 11AM-12PM No skills required and refreshments provided.
Boort Library Agency
For adults.
SAT 18 SEP, 10-11AM BOOK
NOW
Heathcote Library THU 16 SEP & 21 OCT, 7-8.30PM
Romsey Library
BUILD A RESUME
A workshop perfect for those wishing to write
or refresh a resume. Strong resumes can greatly
assist in finding work and getting an interview.
Learn how to write a resume step by step, see
good and bad examples, access digital resume
templates and be guided by professionals to
craft the perfect resume for you.
Book a one-on-one appointment with a Jobs
Victoria Advocate to get more help.
SEVENTY PLUS 4 JAZZ BAND
Refreshments provided.
BOOK
NOW
Whilst mature in years, Kev Harvey and
THU 16 SEP, 11AM-1PM (ADULTS) his band are young at heart and talented
THU 23 SEP, 1-3PM (YOUNG PEOPLE) musicians. They will perform a variety of
Bendigo Library familiar tunes from the 1920s-50s along
with some Latin American music on their
instruments of choice - clarinet, banjo, tuba
and trombone.
TUE 21 SEP, 11AM-12PM
Kangaroo Flat Library
TUE 28 SEP, 11AM-12PM
Inglewood Library Agency
WWW.GOLDFIELDSLIBRARIES.COM 11A D U LT S
World Mental
Health Week
Sat 9-Sun 17 Oct
SPRING FLING: BOOK CLUB
MATCH-UPS
Are you keen to join a book club? Are you in a
book club with room for new members? If so, GARDENING FOR WELLBEING
join us at one of our two Book Club Match-up
Gardening and being in nature have a positive
sessions! We’ll do some fun connecting, mix
impact on how we feel. During Mental Health
it with magic sorting and send you home with
Week our Seed Library will be expanded to
new found friends both human and literary.
include cuttings and seedlings shared by our
Enquiries: bookclubs@ncgrl.vic.gov.au or community. Drop in and find something you’d
phone 5449 2778. like to grow.
BOOK
NOW
TUE 21 SEP, 1-3PM & 6-8PM SAT 9-16 OCT, LIBRARY HOURS
Bendigo Library Eaglehawk Library
STAR CINEMA BOOK CLUB BEYOND BLUE PRESENTATION
Join Star Cinema for a special book-to-movie Over the last year, our lives have changed
screening each month. Read the book before or significantly due to Covid-19, and it has never
after and compare the two. been more important to be conscious of both
our own mental health and that of those
Tickets $12. Phone Star Cinema on 5446 2025.
around us. Join us this World Mental Health
Presented by Star Cinema and Goldfields Libraries.
Week as we partner with Beyond Blue for
TUE 28 SEP - DUNE (PG) the sharing of personal stories of anxiety and
7PM START depression as a powerful means of raising
Star Cinema, Peg Leg Road, Eaglehawk awareness, reducing stigma and encouraging
people to take action.
BOOK
NOW
THU 14 OCT, 6-7PM
Bendigo Library
12A D U LT S
SISTERWORKS CRAFTING
CLASSES BOOK
We warmly invite refugee, asylum seeker and TUE 5 OCT, 11AM-1PM
NOW
migrant women to join us for free and fun craft Castlemaine Library
classes. Make some new friends as you create
something lovely – a denim flower, felt brooch, TUE 12 & 26 OCT, 1-3PM
jewellery or upcycled t-shirt plant holder. Kangaroo Flat Library
SisterWorks is a social enterprise building TUE 2, 16 & 30 NOV, 11AM-1PM
the capacity of refugee, asylum seeker and Bendigo Library
migrant women for economic empowerment.
WWW.GOLDFIELDSLIBRARIES.COM 13A D U LT S
National Bird Week
Mon 18-Fri 24 Oct
USING APPS FOR BIRDING
An introduction to useful tech tools for keen
birders and novice nature lovers – dives into
the many Australian-based apps to help you
identify, track and find birds (and animals) in
our region.
BOOK
NOW
MON 18 OCT, 2-3PM
Kyneton Library
TUE 19 OCT, 9.15-10.15AM CRAIG CASTREE:
Dingee Library Agency EDIBLE GARDENS
TUE 19 OCT, 11.15AM-12.15PM Horticulturalist and author Craig Castree has
Pyramid Hill Library Agency over 45 years’ experience growing his own
organic food on an urban block. Craig will
WED 20 OCT, 10.30-11.30AM
discuss the differences between an edible
Wedderburn Library Agency
garden and a vegetable garden, and how by
WED 20 OCT, 1.30-2.30PM doing one thing per day can turn your existing
Inglewood Library Agency garden into a productive, edible, organic
space.
WED 20 OCT, 2-3PM
Castlemaine Library Craig’s books include Edible Gardens: a
practical guide, Plant Profiles and A Simple
Urban Life.
BOOK
BIRD HABITAT GARDENS NOW
THU 21 OCT, 2-3PM
Join Derek from the Habitat Native Plant Kyneton Library
Company for a chat about bird habitat
gardens, and suitable native plants for our THU 21 OCT, 6-7PM
local gardens. Woodend Library
BOOK
NOW
TUE 19 OCT, 2-3PM
Eaglehawk Library
14FREE EXERCISE CLASSES
FOR OVER 60s!
GET MOVING
FOR HEALTHY
AGING!
We are delighted to continue offering a sampler of stimulating and free exercise classes for
people over 60. Come along and try something new and enjoy the benefits of fun, fitness and
friendship. Facilitators are highly skilled and no experience is necessary.
Bookings required for each session.
Supported by the City of Greater Bendigo.
SILVER TOP DANCE THERAPY HULA HOOPING SENIOR STYLE!
Dance your way to self-care in this inclusive Explore movement and technique in a gentle
dance class. and mindful way.
BOOK
BOOK
NOW
WED 8, 15, 22 & 29 SEP, 1.30-2.30PM THU 14, 21, 28 OCT & 4 NOV NOW
Kangaroo Flat Library 10.30-11.30AM
Bendigo Library
AFROFUN DANCE
Explore a gentler form of West African GENTLE YOGA - STANDING OR
dancing to upbeat AfroPop music. SEATED
BOOK
NOW BYO yoga mat or towel.
THU 7, 14, 21 & 28 OCT, 1.30-2.30PM BOOK
NOW
Kangaroo Flat Library THU 4 NOV 1.30–2.30PM
Kangaroo Flat Library
EXERCISE TO MUSIC THU 11 NOV, 10.30–11.30AM
Chair-based and standing exercises to Bendigo Library
music.
BOOK
NOW
MON 11 OCT, 1.30-2.15PM
Kangaroo Flat Library
WWW.GOLDFIELDSLIBRARIES.COM 15A D U LT S
SERVICES AUSTRALIA:
FINANCIAL & RETIREMENT
INFORMATION FOR SENIORS
Understanding Aged Care Fees
BOOK
NOW
FRI 8 OCT, 1.30-3PM
Heathcote Library
Understanding Your Pension
Victorian Seniors TUE 12 OCT, 10.30AM-12PM
BOOK
NOW
Festival Bendigo Library
THU 21 OCT, 10.30AM-12PM
October
Castlemaine Library
Accommodation Options in
Retirement
BOOK
NOW
TUE 12 OCT, 1.30-3PM
Bendigo Library
THU 21 OCT, 1.30-3PM
Castlemaine Library
THU 28 OCT , 1.30-3PM
Kyneton Library
Planning for Retirement BOOK
NOW
TUE 19 OCT, 2-3PM
Gisborne Library
THU 28 OCT, 10.30AM-12PM
SAVE YOUR MEMORIES: Woodend Library
ONE-ON-ONE PHOTO SCANNING
Need help to scan and save your old photos?
Book in for a one-on-one session and let us REMINISCING: GROWING UP IN
help you save your memories. HOUSEHOLDS OF OLD
BOOK
NOW
TUE 5, 12, 19 & 26 OCT Join us for memories, laughter and a cuppa as
Eaglehawk Library we share a range of objects from more simple
Bookings: phone 5446 7577 times, and the stories they will tell.
BOOK
NOW
MON 4, 11 & 25 OCT, 2-4PM WED 13 OCT, 11AM-12PM
Kyneton Library Castlemaine Library
Bookings: phone 5422 1365
THU 28 OCT, 2-3PM
Gisborne Library
16A D U LT S
Seniors Festival
Bendigo
Seniors are invited to enjoy a range of free
sessions hosted by the City of Greater
Bendigo.
All events at Bendigo Library.
CARING FOR YOURSELF
Do you take better care of the person you
are caring for than yourself? If so join us at
this workshop which explores the importance
of your health and wellbeing, and provides
strategies to help better care for yourself.
Presented by Carers Victoria.
BOOK
NOW
TUE 5 OCT, 10.30AM - 12.30PM
DEMENTIA AUSTRALIA
PRESENTATION SENIORS SEX ED
A brief presentation on dementia and the A fun, informative and safe place for
supports and services available through information and discussion about changing
Dementia Australia. intimacy practices as we age.
BOOK
NOW Presented by local sexologist Dr Linda
WED 6 OCT, 10.30-11AM
Kirkman. BOOK
NOW
FRI 8 OCT, 2-3.30PM
ONE FOOT: DISCUSSION WITH A
DEATH DOULA
An interactive exploration on the myths, facts MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
and possibilities of death and bereavement in Malcolm Kent has been a musician for over
our lives. 50 years covering classic artists such as Bing
Crosby, Roy Orbinson, Elvis and Johnny Cash.
Presented by Charn Freebody.
BOOK Join us for uplifting music in celebration of
NOW
WED 6 OCT, 2-3PM seniors.
SAT 9 OCT, 11AM-12PM
ADVOCATING FOR YOURSELF OR
OTHERS
Have you ever felt embarrassed, disregarded
or disadvantaged by bureaucratic policy or
actions, or confronted with unacceptable
injustices? Join us for a cuppa and discussion
about advocacy, which can happen privately
from your lounge or through group
activities.
BOOK
NOW
THU 7 OCT, 1-2PM
WWW.GOLDFIELDSLIBRARIES.COM 17LO CA L A N D
FA M I LY
H I S TO R Y History Month
October
DISCOVERING HISTORY:
A SERIES OF SEMINARS
THE MYSTERY OF THE
HANDSOME MAN
The double life of John Lempriere Irvine.
Presented by Dr Wayne Murdoch, La Trobe
University.
BOOK
NOW
THU 9 SEP, 5.30-6.30PM
Bendigo Library
THE BOROUGH IN PICTURES
Uncover Eaglehawk’s past through this
intimate collection of historical photographs.
If you have historical photos of Eaglehawk
you would like included, please contact us.
Phone 5446 7577
or email eaglehawk@ncgrl.vic.gov.au
FRI 1-SAT 30 OCT, LIBRARY HOURS
Eaglehawk Library
INTRODUCTION TO TROVE
Discover Trove – a free online service to
THE FORGOTTEN PEOPLE search fully digitised Australian newspapers
and more. While simple to use, there are some
The Ngurai-illum Wurrung. great techniques to help become a successful
Presented by Ngurai-illum Wurrung Elder Uncle Trover – we’ll show you how in
Vin Peters and Tony Ford. this introductory session.
BOOK BOOK
NOW NOW
THU 14 OCT, 5.30-6.30PM MON 4 OCT, 2-3PM
Bendigo Library Tarnagulla Library Agency
La Trobe University, BRAC, Goldfields Libraries and Goldfields
WED 6 OCT, 1.30-2.30PM
Dragon Museum partnership. Inglewood Library Agency
18LO CA L A N D
FA M I LY H I S TO R Y
RESEARCHING WITH TROVE CORRECTING TROVE
Trove is Australia’s repository of digital Betty Jackman from the Bendigo Regional
resources, particularly newspapers and Genealogical Society recently completed
magazines. This workshop showcases effective 253,000 lines of correction to newspapers
ways of reducing an overload of information on Trove, in addition to her research. Come
into manageable stories. BOOK
along and hear about Betty’s journey as a
NOW Trove text corrector, the importance of local
MON 4 OCT, 2-3PM knowledge and how you can sign up to join the
Bendigo Library ‘Voluntroves’.
BOOK
NOW
MON 18 OCT, 2-3PM
ANCESTRY.COM
Bendigo Library
Are you interested in family history? Learn
what’s available on the Ancestry.com
database and how to access it for free using
your library card.
Basic computer skills helpful.
BOOK
NOW
TUE 12 OCT, 10-11AM
Heathcote Library
WWW.GOLDFIELDSLIBRARIES.COM 19DIGITAL
LITERACY
Be Connected Workshops
Come along to our small interactive workshops where questions are welcomed!
Bring your own device or we can bring one for you if needed.
Book online or ring your local library (details on back cover).
Be Connected is an Australian Government partnership initiative aiming to increase
online confidence, skills and safety of older Australians.
STAYING SAFER ONLINE ANDROID TABLETS AND PHONES
Learn the essentials of safe passwords, how to We’ll show you how to set up your Android
pay safely online and tips to avoid scams and tablet or phone safely customised to suit your
tricks. needs, whether you are new to the experience
BOOK
NOW or have been using them for a while.
SAT 11 SEP, 10.30-11.30AM BOOK
NOW
Eaglehawk Library THU 16 SEP, 10-11AM
Woodend Library
MON 13 SEP, 11AM-12PM
Boort Library Agency
WED 6 OCT, 10.30-11.30AM INTRODUCTION TO BE CONNECTED
Castlemaine Library Join our guided tour of the Be Connected
portal and discover life online. Find interactive
learning activities, training, web apps and
WATCHING AND LISTENING ONLINE how-to videos to develop your online skills and
Find out how to watch TV online and use confidence.
BOOK
catch-up services like ABC iView, SBS on NOW
THU 16 SEP, 2-3PM
Demand and Freeview. See how to access the
Bendigo Library
radio online and use music services to listen to
your favourite songs at any time.
BOOK
NOW
WED 15 SEP, 11AM-12PM
Castlemaine Library
20DIGITAL LITERACY
ALL ABOUT OUR eLIBRARY USING THE CLOUD
Learn how to access fabulous online collections Explore the benefits of the Cloud and how
available with your library membership. Plus, it can be used to back up and share photos
find out all about the newest member of our and other important documents from your
eLibrary team – Libby! computer or mobile device.
BOOK BOOK
NOW NOW
TUE 12 OCT, 11.30AM-12.30PM THU 21 OCT, 2-3PM
Gisborne Library Bendigo Library
MON 18 OCT, 11AM-12PM
Boort Library Agency
ONLINE TOOLS FOR BUSHFIRE
TUE 19 OCT, 2-3PM SEASON
Bendigo Library
Discover how to use online tools and apps to
WED 27 OCT, 2.30-3.30PM stay informed during bushfire season.
BOOK
Romsey Library NOW
MON 15 NOV, 11AM-12PM
Boort Library Agency
WWW.GOLDFIELDSLIBRARIES.COM 21DIGITAL
LITERACY
TEA AND TECH IT HELP
Get together with others developing digital One-on-one assistance with laptops, tablets
skills and improving online confidence. Over a and phones. Learn how to use your eReader to
friendly cuppa, share what you’ve learned, get make the most of the library’s fantastic range
help, and try some fun and useful online skills of eResources.
in a relaxed session. BY APPOINTMENT
BOOK
TUE 21 SEP & 26 OCT, 2-3PM
NOW
All libraries. Contact information on back cover.
Eaglehawk Library DROP-IN
All library agencies.
THU 30 SEP, 10.30-11.30AM
See ncgrl.vic.gov.au/libraryagencies for details.
THU 14 OCT, 11AM-12PM
Kangaroo Flat Library
WED 13 OCT, 2-3PM
Inglewood Library Agency
FRI 22 OCT, 2-3PM
Heathcote Library
22YO U N G
PEOPLE
STREET ART WORKSHOP GIANT CLUEDO: MINI-LOCK-IN
Learn how to use spray paint and create your The library is shut and there’s been a murder!
own masterpiece with the team from Nacho In teams of two, investigators will move
Station. around a game board that is actually the
entire library! Can you discover who killed our
Ages 12-25 years.
victim using just your three clues and your
Details to come: www.goldfieldslibraries.com deductive skills?
This event is linked to the Healthy Heart Ages 13-16 years.
BOOK
Library Mural project. NOW
BOOK FRIDAY 8 OCT, 6-7PM
NOW
MON 20 SEP Castlemaine Library
Bookings: phone 5472 1458
BUILD A RESUME
Jobs Victoria Advocates can help you write a LIBRARY LOCK IN
strong resume to assist you in finding a job. It’s a Library Lock In – teens in years 7-9 IN,
Learn how to access digital templates and everyone else OUT! Enjoy great activities,
craft the perfect resume to get started on video games and yummy food – Halloween
your job-seeking journey. theme for those who like to dress up.
BOOK
NOW
Refreshments provided. THU 28 OCT, 6-8.30PM
Ages 15+ years. Boort Library Agency
BOOK Bookings: phone 5449 2790 or 5455 2716
NOW
THU 23 SEP, 1-3PM
Bendigo Library
WWW.GOLDFIELDSLIBRARIES.COM 23CHILDREN
& FA M I L I E S
HEALTHY HEART OF VICTORIA
LIBRARY MURAL
Families are invited to join in community
activities linked to this spectacular new mural
encouraging healthy and happy hearts! See
BOARD GAME NIGHT page 4 for details.
Drop in and out – come play with your friends SUN 12 SEP, SAT 18 SEP & MON 20 SEP
and friendly new faces! Kangaroo Flat Library
THU 2 SEP & 7 OCT, 5-7PM
Castlemaine Library SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM
School aged children are invited to collect a
copy of Goldfields Libraries School Holiday
Program and join us for fun and happy times!
Available soon.
MON 20 SEP-FRI 1 OCT
MINECRAFT
Enjoy adventures, challenges and awesome
fun with other Minecraft fans in our specially
built Minecraft worlds.
Ages 8-12 years.
Laptops supplied.
BOOK
NOW
SAT 11 SEP & 9 OCT, 10.30-11.30AM
Gisborne Library
24 WWW.GOLDFIELDSLIBRARIES.COMCHILDREN & FAMILIES
EGGS ALIVE
Chickens are back in town! Enjoy watching
chickens hatching, eating, playing and
sleeping in our special see through incubator.
Don’t get too clucky!
MON 11-FRI 22 OCT
Kangaroo Flat Library
POP-UP CARDS MAKERSPACE
Drop in and create some fun pop-up or pop-
out cards, then take a look at the amazing
Photo: Edgar’s Mission
pop-up book exhibition.
All ages and families.
SAT 16 OCT, 10.30AM-12.30PM
Bendigo Library
BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK
Be Kind to Animals Week encourages and
inspires people of all ages to be kind to our
furry, feathered and finned friends. Join
Pam Ahern from Edgar’s Mission, Australia’s
much loved farmed sanctuary in Lancefield,
for warm hearted stories about her resident
animals and ways we can all practice kindness.
For families.
BOOK
NOW
FRI 1 OCT, 10.30-11.30AM
Romsey Library HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN PLANTER
Our Seed Library is bursting with pumpkin
SAT 2 OCT, 10.30-11.30AM
seeds. Drop in, grab some seeds and a DIY
Woodend Library
halloween planter to get your pumpkins
WED 6 OCT, 4-5PM happening!
Gisborne Library
TUE 19-SAT 30 OCT, LIBRARY HOURS
Eaglehawk Library
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& FA M I L I E S
SATURDAY STORYTIME:
THE FUNLOONG WAY!
Celebrate Children’s Week and FunLoong
Fun Day at a Chinese-inspired Saturday
Storytime! Enjoy a mix of favourite stories,
new songs and rhymes told in Chinese
(Mandarin) and English, then create a dragon
to take home.
For young families.
BOOK
NOW
SAT 30 OCT, 10-11AM
FAMILY MYTHS AND LEGENDS
Bendigo Library
QUIZ
Calling all Percy Jackson fans and lovers of
heroes! A family and friends quiz night that FUNLOONG FUN DAY
will rival the halls of Valhalla! Tough questions Continue the FunLoong fun with
straight from the underworld about Greek entertainment and activities in the great
gods, Egyptian myths, Irish heroes and more! outdoors!
Book a table of eight or let us know if you
need a team. Dress-ups welcome. SAT 30 OCT, 11AM-2PM
Garden for the Future, Napier Street White Hills
All ages.
BOOK
NOW
THU 28 OCT, 4-6PM
Castlemaine Library
26Partners at our Libraries
JOBS VICTORIA ADVOCACY BENDIGO VOLUNTEER RESOURCE
SERVICE CENTRE
Looking for work? Jobs Victoria can connect For information and bookings: phone 5441 1404.
you with information, local support and
training. SPRING INTO VOLUNTEERING
EXPO
No bookings required, just drop in for a chat.
Showcasing a wide variety of community
MON 13 & 27 SEP, 11 & 25 OCT, 10AM-1PM organisations across Greater Bendigo with
Gisborne Library meaningful volunteer opportunities. Become a
volunteer and help our city be a great place to
TUESDAYS, 10AM-4.30PM
grow and play.
Bendigo Library
MON 13 SEP, 10AM-1PM
TUE 14 & 28 SEP, 12 & 26 OCT, 10AM-2PM
Bendigo Library
Eaglehawk Library
WED 1, 15 & 29 SEP, 13 & 27 OCT, 10AM-2PM
Kangaroo Flat Library
VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP
FORUMS: ALL ABILITIES
THU 9 & 23 SEP, 7 & 21 OCT, 10AM-2PM VOLUNTEERING
Castlemaine Library
Adapting your volunteer program to enable
individuals with disabilities to connect to
community.
MON 13 SEP, 10AM-1PM
Bendigo Library
WWW.GOLDFIELDSLIBRARIES.COM 27LIBRARIES AGENCIES
BENDIGO AXEDALE
251-259 Hargreaves Street Axedale Public Hall
p: 5449 2700 94 McIvor Road
CASTLEMAINE BOORT
212 Barker Street Boort Resource and
p: 5472 1458 Information Centre
119-121 Godfrey Street
EAGLEHAWK
Eaglehawk Mechanics Institute DINGEE
1 Sailors Gully Road Dingee Railway Station
p: 5446 7577 Bendigo-Pyramid Road
GISBORNE ELMORE
8 Hamilton Street Elmore Athenaeum Hall
p: 5428 3962 62 Michie Street
H E AT H C OT E INGLEWOOD
125 High Street Inglewood Community
p: 5433 3734 Neighbourhood House
Inglewood Town Hall Hub
K A N G A R O O F L AT 20 Verdon Street
23 Lockwood Road
p: 5447 8344 PYRAMID HILL
Pyramid Hill Neighbourhood House
KYNETON Unit 5-8/43 Kelly Street
3 Baynton Street
p: 5422 1365 TA R N AG U L L A
Tarnagulla Community Centre
ROMSEY 8 Sandy Creek Lane
98 Main Street
p: 5429 3086 WEDDERBURN
Wedderburn Community Centre
WOODEND 24 Wilson Street
Cnr High & Forest Streets
p: 5427 2074 Library Agencies
P. 5449 2790
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