What's On December 2024 - January 2025

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 Brisbane based 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.

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.

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. Make a Mini Flash Light

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.

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.