Kingston Libraries - School Holiday Program June/July 2023

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

ALL LIBRARY SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES ARE FREE

Bookings for program will open Tuesday 13 June at 10am.

To book library events:

Phone: 1300 135 668

Online: library.kingston.vic.gov.au/events In person at any library branch

Children under 10 years must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

The City of Kingston proudly acknowledges the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land, and we pay our respect to their Elders, past and present and emerging.

All dates and times are correct at time of printing.

Changes may be made in accordance with Government regulations. See our website for updates.

Monday

Didgeridoo Australia

Chelsea Library

11-12pm

Westall Library

2-3pm

All ages welcome. Join Didgeridoo Australia in a highly engaging presentation where we learn about traditional bush food, hunting tools, musical instruments, arts and crafts. See authentic objects such as animal skins, emu eggs, boomerangs and more.

Bookings required.

Creative Minecraft

Parkdale Library

2:30-4pm

Ages 8-13

Can you build a castle? An aquarium? A lolly wonderland? Get creative and see where your imagination can take you in this one and a half hour Minecraft Creative session.

Bookings required.

Felt Sewing

Cheltenham Library

11am-11:45am

Ages 5-9

The snotty, sniffle season is upon us, come and learn simple sewing and make your very own tissue holder to carry your tissues in style. Includes a story about the Big Bad Wolf and his horrible cold!

Bookings required.

Cross-Stitch Bookmarks

Parkdale Library

2:30-3:30pm

Ages 8-13

Need a very special placeholder for your current read? Come along to learn how to cross stitch your own bookmark.

Bookings required.

Storytime & Craft

Aspendale Gardens

Community Service

10:30am-11:30am

Ages 3-6

Enjoy stories, songs and craft in partnership with Aspendale Gardens Community Service. Come on a journey with us into a wonderful world of stories and adventure. Followed by a fun, interactive craft to help continue the imagination and creative mind.

No bookings required.

VR Drop In Westall Library

1-4pm

Ages 13-18

Have an out of this world experience right before your eyes. Try out our VR Headsets.

No bookings required.

Wednesday 28 June

Osmo Coding

Chelsea Library

3-3:45pm

Ages 5-9

Learn basic coding skills with Osmo Coding Kits. You will connect colourful blocks of code in the physical world to chart the adventure on the screen.

Bookings required.

Storytime at the Gallery

Kingston Arts Centre

2-3pm

Ages 3-6

Stories and craft at The Gallery. Enjoy stories and craft in the beautiful Chamber, upstairs at

Charlie Silly Pants

Cheltenham Library

2:30-3:30pm

Ages 4-104

When Charlie SillyPants opens the most AMAZING book in all of Magicland “The Book of SillyPants” there is a “HUGE” problem, the pages are blank! The “Hairy Fairy” however has a great solution, the children can fix it!

With creativity, imagination and lots of Magic, Charlie SillyPants and the children will create their own story. Will there be Dinosaurs? Fairies? Aliens? Flying Chickawawa’s?

What will fill the AMAZING “Book of SillyPants”?

Thursday 29 June

Creative Minecraft

Cheltenham Library

10:30am-12pm

Ages 8-12

Can you build a castle? An aquarium? A lolly wonderland? Get creative and see where your imagination can take you in this one and a half hour Minecraft Creative session.

Bookings required.

Cross Stitch Bookmarks

Patterson Lakes Library

2:30-3:30pm

Ages 8-13

Need a very special placeholder for your current read? Come along

Winter Wonderland Tales and Snow Globe Activity

Parkdale Library

2:30-3:15pm

Ages 4-8

Stay warm inside at the library with some winter tales and a simple snow globe craft activity.

Bookings required.

VR Drop in Chelsea Library

1-4pm

Ages 13-18

Have an out of this world experience right before your eyes. Try out our VR Headsets.

No bookings required.

Friday 30 June

Felt Sewing

Chelsea Librar y

11am-11:45am

Ages 5-9

The snotty, sniffle season is upon us, come and learn simple sewing and make your very own tissue holder to carry your tissues in style. Includes a story about the Big Bad Wolf and his horrible cold!

Bookings required.

Dungeons & Dragons

Westall Library

2-4pm

Ages 12-17

It’s time for an epic adventure! Learn how to play Dungeons & Dragons - a fantasy tabletop role-playing game.

Bookings required.

Osmo Coding

Clarinda Library

3-3:45pm

Ages 5-9

Learn basic coding skills with Osmo Coding Kits. You will connect colourful blocks of code in the physical world to chart the adventure on the screen.

Bookings required.

COLOUR ME IN!

Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 July

NAIDOC Drop in Crafts

At all open library branches.

Celebrate NAIDOC Week with some beautiful art and crafts from First Nation artists Belle Leonard and Kerri-Ann Taggart. No bookings required.

KEZ BELLE

Kerri-Ann Taggart, most commonly known as KEZ, is an Indigenous, Wonnarua digital artist from the Hunter Valley. She’s been creating art for as long as she can remember and most of her free time is dedicated to developing her illustration and drawing skills. Kerri-Ann loves character design, films, spooky things and animals.

Belle Leonard is an Indigenous artist living in the Hunter Valley. She is an artist and graphic designer and has enjoyed making art in all kinds of mediums her whole life. Her art varies from Aboriginal paintings and digital art, to oil paintings and hand embroidery. In her free time, she loves to make art for her friends and family, learn new creative skills, and play with her dogs.

Belle loves art and design, athletics, music, and cute animals.

Monday 3 July

Natashia Curtin Illustrator

Storytime & Craft

Cheltenham Library

11am-12pm

Ages 3-8

Chelsea Library

2-3pm

Ages 3-8

Would you like to waddle like a penguin or flap your ears like an Elephant?

Come along for a special interactive story time with author and illustrator Natashia Curtin. She will delight us with the reading of her gorgeous picture books, including animal stretches and a simple craft. Feel free to dress up!

Bookings required.

VR Drop in

Clarinda Library

1-4pm

Ages 13-18

Have an out of this world experience right before your eyes. Try out our VR Headsets.

No bookings required.

Natashia Curtin

Tuesday 4 July

Pom Pom Creatures

Parkdale Library

2:30-3:30pm

Ages 8-13

Make pom poms from coloured wool and turn those wonderful little fluff balls into creatures from the depths of your imagination.

Bookings required.

Osmo Coding

Westall Library

11-11:45am

Ages 5-9

Learn basic coding skills with Osmo Coding Kits. You will connect colourful blocks of code in the physical world to chart the adventure on the screen.

Bookings required.

Creative Minecraft

Clarinda Library

10:30am-12pm

Ages 8-12

Can you build a castle? An aquarium? A lolly wonderland? Get creative and see where your imagination can take you in this one and a half hour Minecraft Creative session.

Bookings required.

Dungeons & Dragons

Chelsea Library

3-5pm

Ages 12-17

It’s time for an epic adventure! Learn how to play Dungeons & Dragons - a fantasy tabletop role-playing game.

Bookings required.

Wednesday 5 July

Foost

Aspendale Gardens

Community Service

10-11am

Ages 5-12

Clarinda Library

1:30-2:30pm

Ages 5-12

Cooking Incursion with Foost. Meet their Colourful Chef, ‘challenge your senses’ guessing game with ingredients and prepare your own naturally ‘colourful’ dishes using Australian Super Foods featuring Native Australian Ingredients.

Bookings required.

Pom Pom Creatures

Chelsea Library

2-3pm

Ages 8-13

Make pom poms from coloured wool and turn those wonderful little fluff balls into creatures from the depths of your imagination.

Bookings required.

VR Drop in

Cheltenham Library

1-4pm

Ages 13-18

Have an out of this world experience right before your eyes. Try out our VR Headsets.

No bookings required.

Thursday 6 July

Emu Feather Macrame with Taylah Eid

Cheltenham Library

11am-12pm

Ages 3-9

Taylah Eid is a First Nations Koorie woman, Indigenous textile designer, artist and educator based in Naarm. Join her for Emu Feather Macrame Necklace making.

Bookings required.

Traditional Weaving with Taylah Eid

Parkdale Library

2-4pm

Ages 10-16

Taylah Eid is a First Nations Koorie woman, Indigenous textile designer, artist and educator based in Naarm. Join her and experience traditional Indigenous weaving.

Bookings required.

LEARN TO WEAVE

Winter Wonderland Tales and Snow Globe Activity

Patterson Lakes Library

2:30-3:15pm

Ages 4-8

Stay warm inside at the library with some winter tales and a simple snow globe craft activity.

Bookings required.

Drop in Badge Making

Dingley Village Library

3-5pm

All Ages

Pop into Dingley Village Library to make your very own badge with our brand-new badge making machine. Colour in a picture or use some beautiful, patterned paper to create some show stopping pins.

No bookings required.

Friday 7 July

Winter Wonderland Tales and Snow Globe Activity

Highett Library

11-11:45am

Ages 4-8

Stay warm inside at the library with some winter tales and a simple snow globe craft activity.

Bookings required.

Dungeons & Dragons

Westall Library

2-4pm

Ages 12-17

It’s time for an epic adventure! Learn how to play Dungeons & Dragons - a fantasy tabletop roleplaying game.

Bookings required.

Osmo Coding

Cheltenham Library

2:30-3:15pm

Ages 5-9

Learn basic coding skills with Osmo Coding Kits. You will connect colourful blocks of code in the physical world to chart the adventure on the screen.

Bookings required.

Saturday 8 July

Saturday Storytime

Chelsea Library 11-11:30am

Ages 0-5

A wonderful opportunity for busy parents to enjoy Storytime at the library with your children.

No bookings required.

GAMING AT THE LIBRARY

Nintendo Switches available at Chelsea, Clarinda & Westall Library!

Xbox One available at Chelsea, Westall & Dingley Library. All school holidays.

Lego Drop-IN

Kids of all ages welcome.

Drop in Lego® – available at all branches, all school holidays.

& TINY TOTS

Storytime and Tiny Tots programs continue as usual throughout the holidays. For locations, dates and times, scan the QR.

DROP IN FAMILY BOARD GAMES

A variety of board and card games are available at all branches, all school holidays.

MOVIES

Tuesday 27 June

Cheltenham Library

3-4:30pm

Rated G - Ages 4+

This well-known loveable black and white pooch embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their archnemesis, while his best pal Charlie begins his own epic quest back home to win the love of his life.

Friday 30 June

Dingley Village Library

3-4:30pm

Rated PG - Ages 5+

Migo is a friendly Yeti whose world gets turned upside down when he discovers something that he didn’t know existed - a human. He soon faces banishment from his snowy home when the rest of the villagers refuse to believe his fantastic tale. Hoping to prove them wrong, Migo embarks on an epic journey to find the mysterious creature that can put him back in good graces with his simple community.

BOOKINGS REQUIRED FOR ALL SESSIONS

Please note accompanying parents/ guardians will need to also book.

Snacks provided!

LIBRARY AT THE

Monday 3 July

Parkdale Library

3-5:30pm

Rated M - Ages 15+

A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. This film brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.

Friday 7 July

Parkdale Library

3-4:30pm

Rated PG - Ages 10+

A sheltered young boy, lives in a remote coastal region of Australia with his reclusive fisherman father. When a group of hunters kills a majestic pelican and orphans its young on the beach, Mike convinces his father to let him raise the chicks to adulthood. Soon after, he befriends Fingerbone Bill who dubs the young bird-lover “Storm Boy”.