A Summer full of fun

We are so excited by the range of activities we have planned for the Summer holidays. There is something for everyone at all branches.

We are taking part in the national Summer Reading Club, the theme this year is Read on the Wild Side. Keeping in line with the theme the following activites have been organised, some have a $2 charge, otherwise they are free. All activities happen in January.

Jungle Jewellery at Kyabram Library on the 7th at 11am and Echuca Library on the 8th at 10.30am

Free Lion Mask Making at Rochester on the 7th at 2.30pm, Echuca on the 12th at 10.30am, Rushworth ont he 12th at 10.30am, Tongala on the 12th at 6.30pm and Kyabram on the 13th at 2.30pm.

Our special guests the Scientwists will be putting on Bug Safari shows at Kyabram on the 14th at 11am, Rochester on the 14th at 2.30pm and Echuca (Civic Centre) on the 15th at 11am, cost is $2 per child.

Free Anaconda Paper Craft at Echuca on the 19th at 10.30am, Rushworth on the 19th at 10.30am, Tongala on the 19th at 6.30pm and Rochester on the 21st at 2.30pm

Evening Storytime, wear your pjs and listen to jungle stories at Echuca and Kyabram on the 20th at 6.30pm

Another highlight is Leigh's Reptile show that will be appearing at Tongala on the 21st at 10.30pm, Kyabram on the 21st at 2.30pm and Echuca (Civic Centre) on the 22nd at 11am.

Wow, you would have to agree that this all sounds like alot of fun, please contact us on 1300 666 535 if you require any more information.

The Summer Reading Club is free to join and we are hoping that about 500 children will join up across the Shire, so far we have close to 400 which is just fantastic! To take part all you need to do is come into one of the branches, register and pick up your reading log. All you need to do is read 10 books by the 25th January, bring your completed log sheet in and collect a sticker, tattoo and wristband. There are prizes to be won and website activities at http://www.summerreadingclub.org.au/

Regional Library Project

This post is to advise the community that the planned Echuca Community Hub Library will not be proceeding as planned. Last evening, December 15th, Council adopted the recommendation that the IGA supermarket site will be sold and that two new proposals for a stand-alone library will be investigated. The size of the new library will now be 1300m2 which means that the Family History and Toy Library functions will not be part of the new design.
All residents are invited to provide their feedback on the two new proposals by January 29th, 2010. Feedback can be completed online at the address below or in hard copy, forms are available at all the libraries.
The two proposals are :
1. Build adjacent to the current Council offices on the corner of Hare and Heygarth St, Echuca
2. Extend the current Tourist Information Centre on Heygarth St, Echuca and relocate the Tourist Information Centre to the existing library.
All relevant documents such as the Council Report, recommendations, background information and feedback forms are available from www.campaspe.vic.gov.au

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

School holiday action

There is alot happening at our branches during the September School holidays. We have already had two very successful Aussie Art workshops with artist Lynne Hume. The children are participating in small workshops to produce art to send over to our Sister City in Shiroi, Japan. We have one workshop at Echuca, it is booked out at this stage but please contact us in case there is a cancellation. Today, tomorrow and next Wednesday we have Pirate Parties, these are for all ages and no bookings required and is free. Come along and join in the games, stories and crafts around the Pirate theme.

Pirate Party Venues and times, if more information required please ring 1300 666 535

Tongala Library today (23rd) at 3pm

Rushworth Library today (23rd) at 3pm

Echuca Library Thursday 24th at 3pm

Kyabram Library Wednesday 30th at 2.30pm

and Rochester Library Wednesday 30th September at 4pm

Another thing that you might like to attend is "Nobody Owns the Moon", a Tony Bones Entertainment production that is on next Monday 28th September at the Echuca Civic Centre, Heygarth Street, Echuca. Bookings are essential and this can be done online at http://www.tonybones.com.au/ or phone 1300 762 545. There is a cost for this @ $12 per child.

So come along and join the fun!