Storytimes @ our libraries

We have a number of storytime sessions that are conducted each month at every library. There are a range of ages catered for, we have storytimes for preschoolers, rhyme times for toddlers and baby rhyme time for infants (this is only at Echuca at the moment). Our storytimes run for about 45-50mins and include stories, songs and a craft activity. Parents are encouraged to sit with their children and participate in the activities. Our Rhyme Time sessions run for a shorter time and include stories, games, rhymes and other activities that encourage speech and listening skills. Our Baby Rhyme times are aimed at new parents to provide some ideas about how early reading, rhymes and play activities can be shared with you and your baby.

Storytime sessions in November will be at Tongala on the 5th, Echuca 6th, 10th and 20th, Kyabram 13th and 24th, Rushworth 19th and Rochester 24th. These all commence at 10.30am and are free, no bookings required. Please contact Linda on 54821997 for more information.

Rhyme time sessions will be at Kyabram on the 17th and Echuca on the 24th, also starting at 10.30am. These are free and no bookings required.

For more information about the Baby Rhyme Time sessions please contact Karen Teskera at Echuca Library on 54821997.

Karen and her colleague Anna are attending some very special training in Melbourne this week that will assist them in continuing to a deliver high quality program.

We look forward to seeing you soon, there will be some very special Christmas storytimes in December to look forward, details will be provided soon. And then of course we have our very special reading club for children and the Summer Read promotion for adults in January.

Acoustic Showcase at the Kyabram Library & Community Hub

Hey, if you are not doing anything next Tuesday night, 20th October why not attend a free music event at the Kyabram Library. The Acoustic Showcase starts at 6pm.

If you would like more information about the event and the team that put it together go to http://www.myspace.com/fly_away_streetteam Congrats to the FlyAway team who have provided this opportunity each month. For more information please contact Anna Bonomini at the Kyabram Branch 58523382 or Ellen Kirk on 0448 509 568

Community Events

Today our library has been represented at the Echuca Moama Community Health and Wellbeing Expo at the Uniting Church Hall. We will be there until 6.30pm providing information about our collections and resources that can assist people with failing sight and hearing. We have taken along a lot of large print books and audio books. Also, our information about the Hearing Loop that you can hire for free, our homebased book delivery service called Books on Wheels and our Volunteer Storytelling program called Words on Wheels. An excellent powerpoint presentation has been created to inform the visitors to the stand about all the services and programs that are run through the library. We are amongst good company at the Expo with a wide range of organisations and agencies there to provide information.

On Wednesday 14th October we are being represented at the Nanneella Pamper Day that is being organised by the Rochester Community House. The pamper day is at the Nanneella Memorial Hall from 10-3. We are providing a competition to win a $100 Book City Gift Voucher. The entry forms with be in the goody bags that are give out to attendees, all you have to do is fill it out and pop the form back into the Rochester Library. The competion closes on the 31st October and the winner will be notified by phone. We wish the Rochester Community House well with the pamper day. Go along, take a friend and be pampered!

Free Feng Shui Workshops

Please join us at one of the following venues for a very informative presentation by Sally Fischmann from the House of Feng Shui. Sally is visiting four of our branches as part of Victorian Seniors Festival.

Tongala Library Thursday 8th October at 10.30am, Kyabram Library on Thursday 8th October at 2pm, Echuca Function Room, Friday 9th October at 10.30am and at Rochester Library on Friday 9th October at 2pm.

Sally visited us last year and was very well received. For more information please phone 03 5482 1997