Children's Book Week and Campaspe Regional Library Echuca 1st Birthday

One year on since we opened on 24 August 2012 so it is time to celebrate.  We would love all of the community to come and celebrate with us tomorrow at Echuca from 10am - 1pm.  There will be plenty to entertain the children and adults.  We will also be celebrating The Reading Hour at 11am www.love2read.org and International Story Day from 10am http://internationalstoryday.com  Look forward to seeing you.
Also thanks to all the students and teachers that took part in our Children's Book Week activities at all of our branches during August, it has been great working with all the pre-schools and schools to acknowledge this special national literary event.

Time to celebrate a special milestone, a national event and an international event!

Can you believe it is 12 months since we opened the new Campaspe Regional Library in Echuca?  Next Saturday 24 August we would like to invite the community to come along and celebrate this special anniversary, as well as part as participating in The Reading Hour and International Story Day.
The Echuca branch will be hosting a range of displays and activities from 10am-1pm on the 24th including
The Reading Chair from 11am, special guests will be sharing their love of reading during this time and it will be our official Reading Hour event that is being celebrated across the country. www.love2read.org.au  There will also be a collection point for International Story day http://internationalstoryday.com/ , over 900 collection points across the world will be collecting stories written by anonymous participants. Have a look at the website for more information.  As well as these activities we will Words on Wheels Storytellers, Teddy Bears Picnic, Craft, Displays and Musical entertainment.   A special birthday cake after Teddy Bears Picnic Storytime at 12pm.  Another fun day, we have a lot to celebrate.   Thankyou to the hundreds of people that visited Dinosaurs Down Under last Saturday - it was just amazing!
We also have a special author talk on next Sunday afternoon 25 August at 2.30.  Shannon Leahy will be talking about her book which focusses on raising boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  Please check our booking page for more information.

The Dinosaurs are coming......

Something very big is happening this Saturday 10th August from 10am - 2.30pm.  The library is thrilled to be hosting Dinosaurs Down Under who are coming to Echuca as part of a regional tour.  Come and see life like dinosaurs whcih roar and move.  We will have special guest speakers presenting talks at 11am and 1pm, no bookings - first in, best dressed.  The larger dinosaurs will take up residence on the front lawns of the library and there will be other displays of interest within the library all day.  So come along and be part of a very special free event.  It was so wonderful that the National Dinosaur Museum from Canberra is visiting Echuca, we are very fortunate to be part of the tour so please come along and see what it is all about.  For more information about the National Dinosaur Musuem go to http://www.nationaldinosaurmuseum.com.au/