Events and Programs Calendar December - February 2013

DECEMBER 2012 – FEBRUARY 2013

SUM EDIT MER ION

“ W ELCO M E ” It’s my pleasure to present you with the Geelong Regional Library Corporation’s events and programs brochure for December 2012 to February 2013.

Your libraries are offering a great number and array of activities and events this Summer. We place special emphasis on the development of reading literacy and with this in mind, provide a huge range of children’s and youth activities. We are also helping the community keep pace with changes in technology through our educational programming.

Libraries are community spaces. Our programming for adults is also extensive with book chats, poetry, author events and many other activities to enjoy.

Make the most of the Summer days with a visit to your local library and join in with the events and activities that interest you. This brochure details opportunities for every community member to participate and learn. We hope to see you in our libraries regularly.

There is something for everyone.

Cr Andy Richards Chair

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS

ALL ABOUT KIDS!

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YOUTH PROGRAMS

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AUTHOR ENCOUNTERS

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PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS

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eKNOW HOW

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Baby Time Nursery Verses

Toddler Time

Filled with songs, rhymes and finger plays to stimulate little minds and encourage early language skills, a Baby Time session is an early literacy program for babies aged 0-12 months. Sessions run all year except for January. No booking required.

Toddler Time sessions encourage early literacy skills through songs, rhymes and shared reading experiences that assist in developing a lifelong love of reading in your child. Join us for this lively session.

Sessions run during school terms.

Ages 1-3. No booking required.

Tuesdays Lara, Torquay Wednesdays Corio, Drysdale Belmont, Geelong West

2:30-2:50pm 11:30-11:50am 2:30-2:50pm

Thursdays Bannockburn, Geelong, Ocean Grove, Waurn Ponds 11:30-11:50am Fridays Barwon Heads, Newcomb

Mondays Waurn Ponds

10:30-11am

Tuesdays Newcomb 10:30-11am Corio 11:30am-12noon Wednesdays Belmont 9:30-10am

11:30-11:50am

Fourth Saturday of the month Belmont 10:30-10:50am

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ALL ABOUT KIDS

Preschool Story Time Sharing stories with your child is one of the best ways to encourage early literacy skills and develop a lifelong love of reading. Join us for a fun session of stories, songs and rhymes. Sessions run during school terms.

No booking required.

Mondays Torquay

Tuesdays

Bannockburn, Belmont, Chilwell, Corio, Drysdale

10:30-11:15am 10:30-11:15am

Wednesdays 10:30-11:15am Geelong West, Waurn Ponds, Torquay, Lara Thursdays

Belmont, Corio, Drysdale, Geelong, Geelong West, Newcomb, Queenscliff

10:30-11:15am

Fridays Barwon Heads, Highton, Ocean Grove

10:30-11:15am

Tinsel Tales Families, come and join us for some cheery Christmas Story Telling fun. All Ages.

Friday Belmont

14 December 6.30-7.30pm

Christmas Story Times Regular Story Time Sessions during this week will feature Christmas stories, rhymes and songs to celebrate the festive season.

17-21 December All Libraries

10:30-11.30am

Bedtime Favourites

Chatter Books Why not join us for an afternoon of bookish fun? We'll explore your favourite books, authors, genres and so much more! Sessions run during school terms.

Ages 8-12. No booking required.

Third Monday of the Month Belmont 4-5pm First Wednesday of the Month Ocean Grove 4-5pm First Thursday of the Month Bannockburn 4-5pm

Put on your pyjamas and bring your teddy to the library for sleepy time stories and songs. Ages 3+ Monday Geelong West

21 January 6-7pm

Tuesday Ocean Grove

12 February 6:30-7:30pm

Wednesday Newcomb

20 February 6:30-7:30pm

Sleepy Saturday Stories When the sun gets too hot and you need a rest in the shade, come into the Ocean Grove Library and enjoy some slow, sleepy tales. Ages 3+ Saturday Ocean Grove

9 February 2:30-3:30pm

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Craft in a Tangle Create your own artwork using wool, string and other things that twist, knot, weave and tangle. Ages 8-12 Monday Newcomb

7 January 10:30-11:30am

Tuesday Ocean Grove

15 January 10:30-11:30am

Thursday Belmont

17 January 10:30-11:30am

Friday Barwon Heads Waurn Ponds

18 January 10:30-11:30am 10:30-11:30am

It’s a Muddle and a Mess!

Mix-ups, messes and muddles make this Story Time session one not to miss.

Everything is most definitely not as it should be and we need your help to sort it out!

Ages 3-6

Summer Fun at Your Local Library!

These school holidays visit your local library and collect one of our fun activity folders that is filled with reading challenges, activities and things to make and do these school holidays.

Available in libraries from 17 December

Tuesday Bannockburn

8 January 10:30-11:30am

Thursday Drysdale

17 January 10:30-11:30am

Tuesday Belmont

22 January 10:30-11:30am

Wednesday Waurn Ponds

23 January 10:30-11:30am

Thursday Queenscliff

24 January 10:30-11:30am

PLEASE NOTE: Due to popular demand our Holiday Fun program requires each child participant to register for a free ticket via our website to attend.

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Hair-Raising Tangle Tales

Learn techniques, tips and tricks for creating your own cartoon character. Ages 8-12

From Rapunzel to Ella Kazoo there are countless hair-raising tales about…hair!

Brushing it, growing it, tangling it and cutting it, join us for a fun session where we look at hair everywhere. Ages 3-6

Tuesday Ocean Grove

8 January 2:30-4pm

Monday Drysdale

21 January 2:30-4pm

My Library Bag

Wednesday Waurn Ponds

9 January 10:30-11:30am

Frame It!

Decorate a calico library bag with your own design to use every time you visit the library.

Ages 5+ Wednesday Geelong West

9 January 10:30-11:30am

Thursday Newcomb

10 January 10:30-11:30am

Thursday Queenscliff

17 January 2:30-3:30pm

Fractured Fairytales Dress up as your favourite Story Time character but with a twist! Join us for a fun filled Story Time session as we explore favourite tales in a whole new way.

Ages 3-6 Wednesday Lara

9 January 10:30-11:30am

Friday Ocean Grove

11 January 10:30-11:30am

Tuesday Newcomb

15 January 10:30-11:30am

Monday Torquay

21 January 10:30-11:30am

Tuesday Bannockburn

22 January 10:30-11:30am

Decorate a cardboard frame as a keepsake for your special holiday photos. Ages 5+ Thursday Drysdale

10 January 10:30-11:30am

Monday Torquay

14 January 10:30-11:30am

Wednesday Lara

16 January 10:30-11:30am

Thursday Bannockburn

17 January 10:30-11:30am

It's a Date!

Make your very own calendar for 2013.

Wednesday Ocean Grove

23 January 2:30-3:30pm

ALL ABOUT KIDS

Cartoon Characters

Manga Club

Pop Fiction

Are you a fan of Anime and Manga? Come along to Manga Club to meet other otaku and draw, discuss and share all things Manga. Ages 12+

Read, review, create and collaborate at Pop Fiction, the book club with a difference; it focuses on popular culture. Ages 12+

First Tuesday of the Month* Belmont 5-6pm Second Wednesday of the Month* Newcomb 5-6pm

Third Tuesday of the Month* Ocean Grove 5-6pm Third Wednesday of the Month* Waurn Ponds 5-6pm

Last Thursday of the Month* Waurn Ponds 5-6pm

* Continues through school holidays, no bookings required.

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Artery at Lara Library

Like to draw, sketch or paint what’s on your mind? SketchOut is a chance to get together with others who write with their art, whether it be comics, cartoons or street art. Ages 12+

Come along to this creative after-school workshop. Get hands-on making artwork in the theme of The Enchanted Garden.

Bookings are required as numbers are limited. Presented in partnership with CoGG Youth Development Unit.

Ages 12+

Second Tuesday of the Month* Waurn Ponds 4-5pm Last Tuesday of the Month* Torquay 4-5pm

Wednesday Lara Library

YOUTH PROGRAMS

SketchOut

12 December 4-6pm

TGIF Gametime Ready for a break at the end of the week?

TGIF Gametime is a chance for you to sit back with a controller, deck, or pair of dice and play games new and old. Ages 12+ Second Friday of the Month* Waurn Ponds 4-5pm

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Chess Challenge

Stencil It!

Come along and try your luck in our chess challenge. Ages 12+

Create your own pop culture art and learn how to cut, paint and multilayer your work to turn drawings and photos into urban street art in this hands-on workshop.

Ages 12+

Friday Bannockburn

4 January 3-4pm

Chibi-rama Bring your own chibi characters to life by creating a 3D version out of layered paper and card in this hands-on workshop.

Ages 12+ Monday Queenscliff

7 January 2:30-4:30pm

Tuesday Belmont

15 January 2:30-4:30pm

Tuesday Newcomb

22 January 2:30-4:30pm

Friday Ocean Grove

11 January 2:30-4:30pm

Monday Geelong

14 January 2:30-4:30pm

iPoetry Unleash your creative spirit in a digital format and get hands-on with iPad poetry.

Ages 12+ Tuesday Ocean Grove

15 January 5-6pm

Digilicious Experiment with apps and get your game on with some hands-on iPad fun at this sure to be popular session. Ages 12+ Thursday Waurn Ponds

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17 January 2:30-4:30pm

YOUTH PROGRAMS

Zines Workshops Do you enjoy writing, drawing, gluing, stapling and photocopying? Join us to learn how to use your creative side to turn your ideas, opinions, passions into your own mini magazine. Ages 12+ Friday Ocean Grove

18 January 2:30-4:30pm

Tuesday Waurn Ponds

22 January 2:30-4:30pm

Are You a Poet and Don't Know It? Experiment with poetry using recycled books and magazines and collage techniques by cutting and combining words to create ‘black out’ poetry.

Ages 12+ Monday Geelong West

21 January 2:30-4:30pm

PLEASE NOTE: Due to popular demand our School Holiday program requires each youth participant to register for a free ticket via our website to attend.

Stop Motion Create your own stop-motion mini-film at this hands-on workshop. Ages 12+ Tuesday Corio

22 January 2-4pm

Game On! Get your game on at these hands-on console gaming sessions! Presented in partnership with CoGG Youth Development Unit. Ages 12+ Wednesday Lara

23 January 6-8pm

Thursday Corio

24 January 4-6pm

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Tony Park Dark Heart

Maureen McCarthy The Convent Tony Park is a popular and successful author whose gripping adventure novels set in the heart of Africa have thrilled audiences around the world.

The best selling author of African Dawn will discuss the story behind his newest book, Dark Heart.

Tuesday Waurn Ponds

4 December 6:30-8pm

Australian author Maureen McCarthy's new novel The Convent is a sweeping saga from a master storyteller. Hear Maureen discuss her exploration of the extraordinary experience of living and working in a convent through the eyes of four generations of Australian women.

Thursday Waurn Ponds

6 December 6:30-8pm

All events require booking via website or phone unless specified.

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Sue Williams Murder with the Lot!

Writer, journalist and classical music aficionado, Stephen Downes, has written A Lasting Record, the unique true story of New Yorker William Kapell, America’s greatest home-grown concert pianist, and his connection to Geelong where he played his last concert before his tragic death in a plane crash. This special event celebrates the national launch of this unique record of Australian history and is presented in partnership with the Geelong Performing Arts Centre. Bookings www.gpac.org.au or phone 5225 1200.

Sue Williams is a refreshing and irreverent new voice in crime fiction and has been called Australia’s answer to Janet Evanovich and Sue Grafton. Join us for an entertaining author encounter as we learn about the star of this debut novel, smart, sassy, self-appointed private investigator, Cass Tuplin.

Thursday GPAC Drama Theatre

Thursday Belmont

AUTHOR ENCOUNTERS

Stephen Downes A Lasting Record

28 February 6:30-8pm

21 February 6.30-8.30pm

The Summer Read 2013 This summer we partner with the State Library of Victoria to present the The Summer Read 2013. This year's selected books will be available for loan in libraries across the region and we invite the community to join in the program and activities over the summer months.

For more information visit: www.slv.vic.gov.au/summer-read

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Book Chat

Games Group

Come and chat about the books you have been reading, hear recommendations and meet new people.

No booking required.

Meet new people and enjoy some friendly rivalry over games such as Scrabble, Checkers, cards, Yahtzee and more.

No booking required.

First Tuesday of the Month Waurn Ponds 2:30-3:30pm Geelong West 10:30-11:30am

First Friday of the Month Newcomb 10-11am

Third Tuesday of the Month Ocean Grove 2:30-3:30pm Second Wednesday of the Month Newcomb 2:30-3:30pm Second Thursday of the Month Chilwell 2-3pm Third Thursday of the Month Torquay 7-8pm First Friday of the Month Torquay 11am-12noon Second Friday of the Month Queenscliff 11am-12noon

First Wednesday of the Month Bannockburn 6-7pm

Festive Cards Workshop Local craft specialist June Burrell shares her love of card making with the community through this session. Book your place now and create something special to share with friends this Christmas. This free activity suits ages 16+ and bookings are required via the library or our website.

Tuesday Geelong West

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4 December 2.30-4pm

PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS

New Year, New You!

Introducing a new series of information sessions with a focus on lifestyle and learning. We have called on some experts to help you make a fresh start in 2013!

Conquer Your Debt!

Let's Get Organised!

Get advice from a finance expert from Income Solutions on how to repay debt quicker and take control of your money, while maintaining your lifestyle.

Don't miss this session full of expert tips and tricks from The Lifestylers Group on decluttering and organising your home with a professional organiser.

Saturday Belmont

Saturday Waurn Ponds

9 February 10.30-11.30am

23 February 10.30-11.30am

All events require booking via website or phone unless specified.

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Introduction to Ancestry Library Edition This session is for new users of the Ancestry Library Edition database and will provide an introductory exploration of the site for those interested in discovering more about their family history.

Monday Belmont

3 December 2.30-3.30pm

Monday Waurn Ponds

4 February 2.30-3.30pm

Tuesday 19 February Belmont 2.30-3.30pm Monday Waurn Ponds

25 February 2.30-3.30pm

eBooks for Your Tablet Do you want to learn how to borrow eBooks from the library and read them on your iPad or Android tablet? Download the Free Overdrive App from the App Store and we will show you how.

Friday Bannockburn

7 December 2-3pm

Monday Queenscliff

11 February 3.30-4.30pm

Monday Torquay

18 February 2.30-3.30pm

Monday Drysdale

25 February 3.30-4.30pm

All events require booking via website or phone unless specified.

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Popular Online Social Networking Sites

This session will introduce the library website and online catalogue, and demonstrate placing holds and renewing items on loan.

It will also explore free online learning resources and downloadables.

Explore and learn to use popular social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Monday Waurn Ponds

10 December 2.30-3.30pm

Tuesday 5 February Corio 10.30-11.30am

iPad Basics

Cloud Computing What is the ‘cloud’ and how can you use it?

Learn all about cloud computing through two free services, Google Docs and Dropbox.

A demonstration will also be given on how these services work on an iPad. Some basic knowledge of using computers and an email account is necessary to get the most out of the session.

Tuesday Ocean Grove

eKNOW HOW

Introduction to the Library Website and Online Resources

This one hour session will explore all the features of an iPad. From a personal organiser, eReader and gaming console to internet browsing and emailing, we will explore them all. Bring along your own device or get hands-on with one of ours.

Thursday Lara

7 February 2-3pm

5 February 6.30-7.30pm

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iPads for Seniors

Introduction to Email and Internet

Join us for this one hour hands-on session and explore all the amazing features and functions of an iPad.

Learn the basics of searching the Internet.

Create your own email account to keep in touch with family and friends. Aimed at participants with basic computer skills.

Friday Bannockburn

8 February 2-3pm

eBooks on Your eReader Bring along your laptop and eReader and begin your journey with eBooks. You will be guided through the initial setup of your device including software downloads. By the end of the session you will have your first eBook to read!

Monday Drysdale

11 February 11am-12noon

Wednesday Corio

20 February 10.30-11.30am

Where's the News?

Monday Queenscliff

11 February 2-3pm

Discover current and historical newspaper and magazine articles online. Learn how to search the library news and journal databases, and have a brief look at online digital newspaper resources.

Monday Torquay

18 February 1-2pm

Friday 15 February Belmont 10.30-11.30am

Monday Drysdale

25 February 2-3pm

Book a Librarian Book a 30 minute one-on-one session to help you use library resources and services and get the most out of your library membership.

Every Monday Corio

2-4pm

Every Wednesday Belmont

10am-12noon

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eKNOW HOW

iPads for Everyone

iPad Help Desk

Find out why iPads are such amazing devices! Discover some secrets to help you get the most out of your iPad. This session is designed for the beginner to intermediate user. Bring your own iPad, or borrow one from the library.

Book a half-hour iPad help session with a librarian. You can borrow one of the library iPads, or bring your own.

Third Tuesday of the Month Waurn Ponds 6-7pm

Second & Fourth Thursday of the month* Waurn Ponds 2-3pm (2 half hour sessions) * Commences February 2013

All events require booking via website or phone unless specified.

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LIBRARY LOCATIONS Bannockburn 25-27 High Street Bannockburn VIC 3331 p 5281 2367

Geelong 49 Little Malop Street Geelong VIC 3220 p 5222 1212

Barwon Heads Barwon Heads Primary School, Golf Links Road Barwon Heads VIC 3227 p 5254 2143

Geelong West 153A Pakington Street Geelong West VIC 3218 p 5229 1939

Belmont 163 High Street Belmont VIC 3216 p 5243 2655

Highton Roslyn Road (cnr Bellevue Ave) Highton VIC 3216 p 5243 4864

Chilwell 51 Russell Street Newtown VIC 3220 p 5221 5129

Lara 5 Walkers Road Lara VIC 3212 p 5282 4182

Corio Cox Road (cnr Moa St) Norlane VIC 3214 p 5275 2388

Newcomb Cnr Bellarine Highway and Wilsons Road Newcomb VIC 3219 p 5248 1802

Drysdale 18-20 Hancock Street Drysdale VIC 3222 p 5251 3855

MOBILE LIBRARIES Geelong, Surf Coast and Golden Plains p 5272 6010 Opening hours and further information is available from all libraries and at our website www.grlc.vic.gov.au

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Ocean Grove Presidents Avenue (cnr The Avenue) Ocean Grove VIC 3226 p 5255 4218 Queenscliff 55 Hesse Street Queenscliff VIC 3225 p 5258 2017 Torquay Surf City Plaza Beach Road Torquay VIC 3228 p 5261 3049 Waurn Ponds 140 Pioneer Road Waurn Ponds VIC 3216 p 5244 0048 Western Heights College Vines Road Hamlyn Heights VIC 3215 p 5277 1177