What's On December 2024 - January 2025

Gympie Regional Libraries

WHAT’S ON

December-January 2025

First Five Forever Storytime (3-5 years) Gympie Library: Mondays 9.30am-10am

An enjoyable session of stories and craft with an emphasis on fun! This is an interactive program for preschoolers and is suitable for ages 3-5 years.

First Five Forever Rhyme Time (1-3 years) Gympie Library: Tuesdays 9.30am-10am

An interactive and joyful session full of songs, rhymes and dancing. Suitable for toddlers aged 1-3 years.

First Five Forever Baby Bounce (0-1years) Gympie Library: Wednesdays 9.30am-10am

An interactive session aimed at babies from 0-1 years and their caregivers. Meet other parents and babies for a fun session of nursery rhymes, fingerplays and songs.

First Five Forever Storytime (0-5years) Rainbow Beach Library: Mondays 9.30am-10am Tin Can Bay Library: Thursdays 9.30am-10am Imbil Library: Thursdays 9.30am-10am Kilkivan Library: Thursdays 9.30am-10am Goomeri Library: Fridays 9.30am-10am

Fun session of stories, rhymes and songs. This is a program designed for 0-5-year-olds and their families and carers.

Visit www.slq.qld.gov.au/first5forever for more information.

First 5 Forever is an initiative of the Queensland Government, coordinated by State Library of Queensland and delivered in partnership with local government.

Community Groups Book Clubs

Book Clubs flourish throughout the Gympie Region. If you’re an avid reader and would like to discuss the work of great authors with other book lovers, consider organising a group of like-minded friends and forming your own book club. Contact your nearest library branch today.

Gympie Library Craft Group Gympie Library: Mondays at 10am

Come and share your current project with our Gympie Library Craft Group. Bring along a piece you’re working on and share ideas and learn with other craft-minded people.

There’s no leader and no pressure; you can work, watch or simply enjoy a friendly chat.

Kilkivan Nibbles and Giggles Kilkivan Library: Mondays at 9.30am Join us at the Kilkivan Library for Nibbles and Giggles. This social get together to chat over a coffee or tea gives you the opportunity to meet people in your local community and to borrow a book or DVD from the library.

Boomerang Bag Sewing Group

Rainbow Beach Library: Tuesdays 2pm - 4pm

This group meet MOST Tuesdays from 2pm - 4pm. This small group sews their hearts out to help reduce the use of plastic bags, by providing reusable cloth bags made from recycled, donated fabric.

Tin Can Bay Family History Group

Tin Can Bay Library: First Monday of every month at 1pm Join other family historians to share hints and tips as well as work on your projects.

Goomeri Mahjong Mornings Goomeri Library: Tuesdays at 10am

Join us at the Goomeri Library for Mahjong Mornings. This is a social get together to chat over a coffee or tea with the opportunity to play a round or two of Mah-Jong.

Tin Can Bay Art Group

Tin Can Bay Library: Tuesdays at 10am

Calling all artists! Join us at Tin Can Bay Library to share work and new ideas and connect with artists in our community. Bring your work-in-progress and join in a friendly chat and exchange ideas.

Tin Can Bay Mahjong

Tin Can Bay Library: Tuesdays at 1pm

Join us at Tin Can Bay Library for a wonderful afternoon playing Mah-jong. This group is open to everyone, young and old, wanting to learn this ancient Chinese tile game.

Trivia Tuesdays

Gympie Library: Tuesdays at 10am

Come along and make some friends, have fun and test your knowledge with new and interesting trivia questions each week.

Cards with Friends

Goomeri Library: Wednesdays and Fridays at 9am

Love to play cards? Then why not come and play a game or two while enjoying the relaxing atmosphere of the Goomeri Library.

Cooloola Card Makers

Tin Can Bay Library: Wednesdays at 9.30am

We make all sorts of greeting cards, come and join us for a fun morning. Make and take your card creations. Beginners and experienced card makers welcome. Join this friendly group at Tin Can Bay Library and let your creative juices flow.

Goomeri Scrabble Thursdays

Goomeri Library: Thursdays at 1pm Come down to the Goomeri Library to test your word knowledge and enjoy a friendly game of Scrabble every Thursday from 1pm.

Local History Open Morning

Gympie Library: Thursday 19 December at 10am Talk to our local history officer to find out about our resources and how to get started in your research, or join in our current local history project - photo sort and identify.

Rainbow Beach Art Group

Rainbow Beach Library: Friday 13 December and Friday 17 January 10am - 12noon Join us at Rainbow Beach Library for a fantastic morning of fun and creativity. Each session covers something different, with the aim of exploring different styles of art.

Come along and enjoy a morning getting in touch with your inner artist.

Writing Fridays

Gympie Library: Third Friday of the Month at 10am Whether your interest is in writing novels, short stories, non-fiction or poetry, or perhaps gaining better marks for your assignments, Writing Friday will provide a regular opportunity to write, learn and enjoy the company of like-minded people.

Talks and Workshops Bookings are essential for some of the following events.

To reserve your place, visit the website or phone the library on 5481 0859.

Sewing Machine Introduction

Gympie Library: First Friday of the Month at 10am Are you looking to get started with machine sewing? Join in the fun with this interactive workshop to learn more about, and practise the basic techniques you need to operate our sewing machines and overlockers. No previous experience required but spaces are limited so booking is essential.

3D Printer Introduction

Gympie Library: Second Friday of the Month at 10am Want to try 3D Printing but thought it looked too hard? Then come to one of our free learn-to-print sessions. We will teach you how to design your own 3D model and then turn it into a real-life object that you get to keep. Spaces are limited so booking is essential.

Cricut Machine Introduction Gympie Library: Third Friday of the Month at 10am Cricut makes it easy to make something unique and remarkable in just a moment’s notice. Label your pantry or bust out a last-minute birthday card, customise home decor, create personalised T-shirts, or surprise someone special with a perfectly themed event. Join us to learn how to use the Cricut design space software to get started on your own special project. Spaces are limited so booking is essential.

Laser Engraver Introduction Gympie Library: Fourth Friday of the Month at 10am The Emblazer Laser machine is utilized for the high-quality engraving and cutting of wood and other materials. This training session will guide members through basic operating procedures, software, and safety precautions for successful use of the machine. Spaces are limited so booking is essential.

Gympie Flood History

Gympie Library: Thursday 12 December 10 - 11am

Did you know that Gympie's largest recorded flood was in 1893 when the river peaked at a massive 25.45 metres?

Come along to this presentation to learn about and see photos of the major floods in our region from 1870 to 1980.

Bookings are essential.

Bad Art Night – Christmas Decorations Gympie Library: Thursday 12 December 5.00pm

Let off some steam with Bad Art Night. Let your creativity flow without the pressure to make something good.

Learn new skills and have some fun. Come along and make something truly terrible. Spaces are limited so booking is essential.

Page Turners - Hayley Scrivenor

Gympie Library: Friday 20 December 5.30pm Hayley Scrivenor is the author of Dirt Town, which was published internationally in 2022 and quickly became a #1 Australian bestseller. The novel has been shortlisted for multiple national and international awards and translated into several languages. In 2023, Dirt Town won the ILP John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger, the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Mystery and the ABIA for General Fiction Book of the Year. Her second novel, Girl Falling, was released in Australia in August of 2024.Hayley has a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Wollongong and lives on Dharawal country, on the east coast of Australia. Bookings are essential.

Armchair Travellers – Dresden

Gympie Library: Thursday 19 December 6pm-7pm The old town of Dresden overwhelms with its abundance of splendors. It features not only various world-famous architectural masterpieces, like the Zwinger, one of the most important baroque buildings in entire Germany, but also an incomparable selection of artistic and cultural attractions which entice visitors in thousands to this metropolis on the Elbe.

Picturesque alleys, baroque courtyards and noble streets also invite you to discover Dresden, in this live stream tour directly from the city center. Bookings are essential.

Sustainable Saturdays – Card Making

Gympie Library: Saturday 21 December 10am-11am You don’t need to be able to craft at all to make a great upcycled greeting card and wrapping paper.

Join us for this fun workshop as we show you how to create your own personalised cards to give to family and friends this holiday season. Bookings are essential.

Last Friday Social Club – Paper Flowers Gympie Library: Friday 27 December, 10am-11am Join us as we show you how to create your own paper flowers. Bookings are essential.

Bad Art Night – Pet Portraits

Gympie Library: Thursday 9 January, 5pm-6pm Let off some steam with Bad Art Night. Let your creativity flow without the pressure to make something good. Learn new skills and have some fun. Come along and make something truly terrible. Spaces are limited so booking is essential.

Page Turners - Maria Lewis

Gympie Library: Saturday 11 January 10am -11am Maria Lewis is an author, screenwriter and film curator based in Australia. Getting her start as a police reporter, her writing on pop culture has appeared in publications such as the New York Post, Guardian, Penthouse, The Daily Mail and many more. A journalist for over 16 years, she transitioned into working in television as a segment producer, writer and guest presenter on live nightly news program The Feed on SBS. Her best-selling debut novel Who's Afraid? was published in 2016, followed by its sequel Who's Afraid Too? in 2017, which was nominated for Best Horror Novel at the Aurealis Awards. Who's Afraid? is currently being developed for television.Bookings are essential.

Book Talk - The Answers Are Within

Tin Can Bay Library: Monday 16 December 10am -11am The Answers Are Within: A Life-Changing, Practical Guide to Trusting Your Intuition, and Finding Peace and Joy in Challenging Times by local author Anne Poole, will provide effective strategies and proven methods to help you stay positive and resilient when life throws some curve balls. Anne Poole is an accredited Life Coach from the International Coaching Federation and holds a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management. Anne inspires her clients to find their answers within through her leadership, career coaching, and mentoring skills.

Sustainable Saturday - Working With Weeds Gympie Library: Saturday 18 January, 10am - 11.30noon Is that mystery plant a gorgeous addition to your garden or a terrible weed? Bring a cutting and gardening expert, Kate Wall, will help identify it and share tips on what to do with it. Kate Wall is a Brisbanebased gardening professional and author of three gardening books. Her book, Working with Weeds, won the 2021 Australian Institute of Horticulture Merit Award. Bookings are essential.

Armchair Travellers – Venice Carnival

Gympie Library: Thursday 30 January, 7pm-8pm Explore magical Venice and escape to this fairytale-like city during the height of the legendary Carnival celebrations. It’s the best time of year to see Venice, when you’ll discover not only the famous landmarks, but secrets our expert guides can share with you - all during the festive excitement of Carnival, where you’ll see elaborate costumes, masks, and chance permitting, impromptu street performances! Bookings are essential.

Macrame Leaf

Tin Can Bay Library: Friday 31 January 10am - 11.30am Come along and learn how to create a fabulous macrame ornament for your home. Bookings are essential.

Last Friday Social Club Brush Calligraphy

Gympie Library: Friday 31 January 10am Come along and have a go at brush calligraphy. During this hands-on session, you will be able to practice using a brush pen to create wonderful hand lettering with can be used on card and signs.

Bookings are essential.

Teen Activities Bookings are essential for some of the following events.

To reserve your place, visit the website or phone the library on 5481 0859.

Macrame Photo Wall Decoration

Gympie Library: Friday 10 January 10am-11.30am Join us to create a macrame inspired wall decoration for you to display your photos and memories on. Suitable for ages 12-17 years. Bookings are essential.

Mosaic Pencil Holder

Gympie Library: Friday 17 January 2pm - 4pm Join us to create your very own mosaic pencil holder.

Suitable for ages 12-17 years. Bookings are essential.

Design your own Bag

Gympie Library: Friday 24 January 10am-11.30am Join us as we use the Cricut to create our own custom bag designs. Suitable for ages 12-17 years. Bookings are essential.

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Fun for Kids Bookings are essential for some of the following events.

To reserve your place, visit the website or phone the library on 5481 0859.

Tinker Table

Gympie Library: Mondays, 3.30pm-4.30pm Kilkivan Library: Wednesdays, 3.30pm-4.30pm All activities are based on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Maths). No bookings required but space is limited. Suitable for ages 5 -12 years.

Thursday Robotics

Gympie Library: Thursdays, 3.30pm - 4.30pm Come down and get hands-on in one of our fun, relaxed sessions. No bookings required but space is limited.

Suitable for ages 5 -12 years.

Kids Learn to Sew – Beginner

Gympie Library: Fridays 6, 13, 20 and 27 December 3.30pm Join us for a four-week course as we teach you the basics of sewing. Participants will have the opportunity to complete a new project each week. These sessions will inspire creativity and build life-long basic skills, while having fun at the same time. Spaces are limited so booking is essential. Suitable for ages 8 – 12 years.

Christmas Bon Bons

Gympie Library: Saturday 14 December 10am - 11am Goomeri Library: Wednesday 18 December 10am - 11am Rainbow Beach Library: Wednesday 18 December 1pm - 2pm Tin Can Bay Library: Thursday 19 December 10am - 11am Come along to the library to create your very own Christmas Bon Bons. Suitable for ages 5 -12 years.

Bookings are essential.

Christmas Tree Decorations

Tin Can Bay Library: Saturday 14 December 10am - 11am Gympie Library: Wednesday 18 December 10am - 11am Rainbow Beach Library: Thursday 19 December 1pm - 2pm Make Christmas-themed decorations to hang on your tree for the holidays. Suitable for ages 5-12 years.

Bookings essential.

Make your own Reindeer Antlers

Gympie Library: Monday 16 December 2pm - 3pm Goomeri Library: Tuesday 24 December 10am - 11am Join us for a fun session as we get crafty this Christmas by making your very own set of Reindeer antlers to wear.

Suitable for ages 5 – 12 years. Bookings are essential.

Make your own Christmas Angel

Gympie Library: Tuesday 17 December 2pm - 3pm Kilkivan Library: Tuesday 24 December 2.30 - 3.30pm Join us for a fun season as we get into the Christmas spirit and make some wonderful angels to decorate your tree. Suitable for ages 5 – 12 years. Bookings are essential.

Christmas Cards

Kilkivan Library: Tuesday 17 December 2.30pm - 3.30pm Get ready to get creative in this Christmas craft session as we help you make some wonderful cards to give to your family and friends. Suitable for ages 5 -12 years.

Bookings are essential.

Christmas Wreaths

Goomeri Library Tuesday 17 December 10am - 11am Imbil Library: Wednesday 18 December 1pm - 2pm Gympie Library: Thursday 19 December 10am - 11am Make a festive wreath to hang on your door for the holidays. Suitable for ages 5-12 years. Bookings are essential.

Christmas Stockings

Imbil Library: Thursday 19 December 1pm - 2pm Gympie Library: Friday 20 December 2pm - 3pm Make a festive Christmas stocking to hang up for the holidays. Suitable for ages 5-12 years. Bookings are essential.

G O O N A R E A D I N G A D V E N T U R E !

SUMMER READING CLUB

J O I N A T Y O U R L I B R A R Y A N D R E C E I V E Y O U R R E A D I N G M A P F O R

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READ TO WIN PRIZES THIS SUMMER

Participants must be a library member

Summer Reading Club finishes January 26, 2025

3 major prizes to win!

Make and Create

Gympie Library: Monday – Friday 2–3pm Kilkivan Library: Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays 10am Imbil Library: Tuesdays 10-11am Goomeri Library: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 10am Rainbow Beach Library – During opening hours Tin Can Bay Library: Monday - Friday 11am–12noon Stop by the children’s area at your local library branch for some free craft activities between Thursday 1 and Friday 31 January. Suitable for children aged 3-12 years and their carers.

Game Day

Tin Can Bay Library: Thursday 2 January 10am - 11.30am Join us at Tin Can Bay Library for fun and games as we challenge each other to a round or two of Tin Cans, Corn hole and other fun exciting games. Suitable for ages 512 years. Bookings essential.

Badge Making

Gympie Library: Friday 3 January 2pm - 3pm Stop by the Gympie Library to join us as we help you create your own badge. Suitable for ages 5-12 years.

Bookings essential.

Intelino Train

Gympie Library: Monday 6 January 2pm - 3pm All aboard Intelino, the innovative smart train! Come along and enjoy this interactive event where you can program an Intelino Train to navigate fun coding challenges. No prior programming experience needed.

Suitable for ages 5 – 8 years. Bookings are essential.

Make a Mini Flash Light

Gympie Library: Wednesday 8 January 10am - 11am Get ready jump into the world of circuits and science with this fun STEM Based activity. Suitable for ages 8 -12 years. Bookings are essential.

Art Show

Rainbow Beach Library: Wednesday 8 January and Friday 10 January 1pm - 2pm Unleash your inner artist! Come to the Rainbow Breach Library and create your own small art piece that will be displayed in our Library Gallery. Suitable for children aged 5-12 years. Bookings are essential.

Dinosaur Roar

Imbil Library: Wednesday 8 January 1pm - 2pm Everyone is invited to share in some roarsome activities and craft inspired by our favourite prehistoric creatures. Suitable for children aged 5-12 years.

Bookings are essential.

Minute To Win It

Goomeri Library: Wednesday 8 January 10am - 11am Kilkivan Library: Thursday 9 January 10am-11am Join us for fun and games as we battle it out to find out library champion with some exciting activities to test our problem solving skills. Suitable for children aged 5 - 12

Decorate your own journal

Tin Can Bay Library: Thursday 9 January 10am - 11am Keep your secrets safe in your own uniquely designed journal. Suitable for ages 5 -12 years. Bookings are essential.

Kids Learn to Sew – Intermediate

Gympie Library: Fridays 10, 17, 24 and 31 January 3.30pm Finished the beginner course and looking for some new sewing projects? Join us over four weeks as we expand your knowledge of sewing. Participants will have the opportunity to complete a new project each week. These sessions will inspire creativity and build life-long basic skills, while having fun at the same time. Spaces are limited so booking is essential. Suitable for ages 8 – 12 years.

Sphero

Rainbow Beach Library: Monday 13 January - Saturday 25 January Try out Sphero, one of our favourite robots these school holidays. Robotics can assist in improving different skills, including critical thinking, logic, reasoning, maths, physics and programming. Suitable for children aged 5-12 years. Bookings are essential.

Cartoon Games with Phil Judd

Gympie Library: Monday 13 January 2pm - 3.30pm Discover different aspects of animation in this unique workshop with Phil Judd. Learn about flip cartooning, participate in a folding character activity and play a game of duo cartooning with other participants. Learn a range of new techniques and have a whole lot of fun!

Suitable for ages 8-12 years. Bookings are essential.

Create your own bathbombs

Goomeri Library: Tuesday 14 January 10am - 11am Kilkivan Library: Tuesday 14 January 2pm - 3pm Join us as we show you how to make your own Fizzy Bath Bombs. Suitable for children aged 8 - 17 years.

Bookings are essential.

Coding with Kubo

Gympie Library: Wednesday 15 January 10am - 11am Meet Kubo in this fun introduction to coding. Kubo is a cute little robot that makes coding easy and fun for kids of all abilities. Suitable for children aged 5-8 years.

Bookings are essential.

There’s a Dragon in the Library

Imbil Library: Wednesday 15 January 1pm - 2pm Roar! There is a dragon in the library. Join us at Imbil Library for fun games, stories and craft, all about dragons. Suitable for children aged 5-12 years.

Bookings are essential.

Paddlepop Art

Tin Can Bay Library: Thursday 16 January 10am - 11am What can you create using paddle pop sticks? A photo frame? A pencil holder or maybe a treasure box?

Suitable for ages 5-12 years. Bookings essential.

Monster Madness

Gympie Library: Monday 20 January 2pm - 3pm Come along and join in the games, craft, stories and fun as we celebrate some of our favourite monsters.

Suitable for children aged 5-8 years. Bookings essential.

Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans

Gympie Library: Wednesday 22 January 10am - 11am Join us for an amazing morning as we take a look at the Rotten Romans. Learn some cool facts about life in Ancient Rome, compete for the crown in the Horrible Histories Trivia Tournament and create a mini catapult.

Suitable for ages 8 - 12 years. Bookings are essential.

Technology Help Bookings are essential for some of the following events.

To reserve your place, visit the website or phone the library on 5481 0859.

Drop in Tech Help

Do have a quick question about technology? Maybe you need help downloading the library apps? Drop in to any Gympie Regional Libraries branch during opening hours for some quick one on one help.

Book a Librarian

Rainbow Beach Library: Mondays 10.30am-12noon Tin Can Bay Library: Tuesdays and Fridays 2.30pm-4pm Gympie Library: Wednesdays and Thursdays 9am-12noon Do you need a hand to get started online? Do you have a question about something that you have learned?

Book in for a one-on-one half hour session where our library staff will help answer your questions and provide tips and strategies to point you in the right direction for your future learning. Bookings are essential.

All about Android Tablets

Gympie Library: Thursday 5 December & 9 January 1pm New to the world of tablets? Learn how to adjust the security, privacy and accessibility of your device, how to use the camera to take great photos and how to manage your notifications. Bookings are essential.

All about iPads

Gympie Library: Thursday 12 December & 16 January 1pm New to the world of iPads? Learn how to adjust the security, privacy and accessibility of your device, how to use the camera to take great photos and how to manage your notifications. Bookings are essential.

All about Android Phones

Gympie Library: Thursday 19 December & 23 January 1pm New to the world of smartphones? Learn how to adjust the security, privacy and accessibility of your device, how to use the camera to take great photos and how to block unwanted phone messages. Bookings are essential.

All about iPhones

Gympie Library: Thursday 30 January 1pm - 2pm New to the world of iPhones? Learn how to adjust the security, privacy and accessibility of your device, how to use the camera to take great photos and how to block unwanted phone messages. Bookings are essential.

Library Locations Gympie Library 8–14 Mellor Street, Gympie Phone: 5481 0859 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 9am–5pm Thursday: 9am–7pm Saturday: 9am–12pm Goomeri Library 5 Moore Street, Goomeri Phone: 4168 4340 Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 9am-12pm Thursday: 1pm-4pm Tin Can Bay Library 47 Tin Can Bay Road, Tin Can Bay Phone: 5486 4355 Monday, Wednesday: 9am–12.30pm Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am–5pm Saturday: 8.30am–11.30am Kilkivan Library 31 Bligh Street, Kilkivan Phone: 5484 1209 Monday, Thursday, Friday: 9am–12pm Tuesday, Wednesday: 2pm–5pm Imbil Library 123–125 Yabba Road, Imbil Phone: 5484 5488 Tuesday, Thursday: 9.30am–12.30pm Wednesday, Friday: 2pm–5pm Rainbow Beach Library Rainbow Beach Community Hall, Rainbow Beach Road, Rainbow Beach Phone: 5486 3705 Monday, Thursday: 9.30am–12.30pm Wednesday, Friday: 2pm–5pm Saturday: 9am–12pm