BENDIGO LIBRARY 5449 2700 259 Hargreaves St

CASTLEMAINE LIBRARY 5472 1458 212 Barker St

EAGLEHAWK LIBRARY 5446 7577 1 Sailors Gully Rd

GISBORNE LIBRARY 5428 3962 8 Hamilton St

HEATHCOTE LIBRARY 5433 3734 125 High St

KANGAROO FLAT LIBRARY 5447 8344 267 High St

KYNETON LIBRARY 5422 1365 3 Baynton St

ROMSEY LIBRARY 5429 3086 98 Main St

WOODEND LIBRARY 5427 2074 Cnr High & Forest Sts

SUMMERTIME FUN FOR KIDSMON 18 DEC 2017-WED 31 JAN 2018

THE GREAT TOY CONTEST PERFORMANCE

Old toys and new have gathered to decide who is the best toy ever! See toys both historical and recent come to life, and vie for the title ‘Most Popular Toy in the World!’ Now you can finally answer the question: Which toy really is the best?

Join us for Carp Productions’ The Great Toy Contest Performance, suitable for children aged 2-10 years and their families.

FRI 12 JAN, 10.30-11.30AM Bendigo Library

FRI 12 JAN, 1-2PM Castlemaine Library

FRI 12 JAN 3.30-4.30PM Kyneton Library

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM MON 18 DEC 2017-WED 31 JAN 2018

WATCH OUT IN FEBRUARY FOR...

CHINESE NEW YEAR KIDS ACTIVITIESMON 12-FRI 16 FEB, 3.30-4.30PM All Libraries

CHINESE NEW YEAR SPECIAL STORYTIMESMON 12-FRI 16 FEB, VARIOUS TIMES All Libraries and various Agencies

TWILIGHT DOG TALESFRI 16 FEB, 6-6.45PM Bendigo Library Gardens

LITTLE BANG DISCOVERY CLUB

TUE 6, 13, 20, 27 FEB, 2-3PM Romsey Library Book at Romsey Library or phone 5429 3086

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SCRABBLE SCRAMBLE

Drop into your library and go on a hunt to find the hidden Scrabble letters, and unscramble them to discover the secret message! Enter your completed Scrabble Scramble page at the library desk to go into the draw to win a local book voucher. On throughout the holidays. Game on!

MON 18 DEC-WED 31 JAN All Libraries

PRIZES

MAJOR REGIONAL PRIZE You could win a new iPad! BRANCH PRIZES Book vouchers, Guinness Book of Records, GBR Gamers Edition and Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Winners announced online and in person on 9 February 2018. www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/src

Supercharge your summer! The super cool Summer Reading Club is back with great prizes to be won. This year’s theme is Game On! - a celebration of sports, games, technology and team spirit, so join now and get reading! Ages 5-12 years. Join at your library or online. www.summerreadingclub.org.au

MON 18 DEC-WED 31 JAN All Libraries and various Agencies

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BTWILIGHT BOOK THEATRE: POLKA-DOT PICNIC!

Go dotty in the park with Ange from Bendigo Library! Bring a picnic and a towel, and let’s celebrate all things Summer with some twilight book theatre – it’ll be splashy, spotty polka-dotty fun! For ages 3-8 years and families. Part of the City of Greater Bendigo’s Summer in the Parks program.

FRI 19 JAN, 6-7PM Bendigo Library Gardens

WII U GAMING

Drop in for some active gaming fun! There’s a variety of games to choose from – play by yourself, or challenge a friend! Ages 8-14 years.

MON 8-FRI 12 JAN, ALL DAY Bendigo Library

TUE 9-THU 11 JAN, 2-4.30PM Castlemaine Library

MON 15-THU 25 JAN, ALL DAY Kangaroo Flat Library

TUE 16-THU 18 JAN, 2-4.30PM Kyneton Library

TUE 23-THU 25 JAN, 2-4.30PM Woodend Library

LEGO EXPLORERS

Enjoy free building time or different challenges with the library’s fabulous Lego collection. Ask at your local library for session days and times. Ages 4-12 years.

TUE 2-MON 29 JAN All Libraries

ROBOTICS

Design and build a robot using Lego’s latest robotics technology Mindstorms EV3 in the first session, then come back the following day to program and play! Challenging, creative and awesome fun! Participants need to attend both sessions. Ages 10-14 years.

WED 10 & THU 11 JAN, 10AM-12PM Woodend Library Book at Woodend Library or phone 5427 2074

SUMMER WRITERS WORKSHOP WITH AUTHOR BREN MACDIBBLE

A workshop for young writers with Bren MacDibble, author of popular junior fiction books including the brilliant How to Bee. Bring a pen and your imagination to this inspiring workshop for young, creative people aged 8-12.

WED 17 JAN, 2-3PM Castlemaine Library

THE SCIENCE OF BEES WITH BREN MACDIBBLE

An engaging talk for kids and their adults on the science of bees! Author of the bee-autiful, environmentally-aware junior fiction novel How to Bee, Bren encourages us to see the importance of bees in the world around us. For families with children aged 5-12 years.

WED 17 JAN, 4-5PM Castlemaine Library

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WARHAMMER WARRIORS

Join in this fun introduction to Warhammer gaming, with Dave Miller from Warhammer Bendigo. Learn the basic techniques of painting your own model, then take it onto the battlefield! Social and interactive, this session is aimed at kids aged 10+ years.

MON 8 JAN, 10AM-1PM Bendigo Library

MON 15 JAN, 10AM-1PM Kangaroo Flat Library

SUPER DOGS: CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL @ STAR CINEMA

Visit Star Cinema for a weekend of films celebrating some of cinema’s most loveable mutts! With four great family friendly titles screening across four days, this will be a weekend not to miss. Dress ups encouraged! Visit www.starcinema.org.au for more information and to purchase tickets.

FRI 19-TUE 23 JAN Star Cinema Peg Leg Road, Eaglehawk

MISS MAKES CODE

Learn about coding, animating and game making in these fun, interactive sessions that aim to build coding skills in kids aged 7-10 years. Boys and girls are welcome. No coding experience necessary, just creative enthusiasm!

TUE 16 JAN, 10.30AM-12PM Bendigo Library

TUE 16 JAN, 3-4.30PM Kangaroo Flat Library

MOVIES IN THE LIBRARY: PADDINGTON

Enjoy an afternoon at the library with our screening of the 2014 family classic, Paddington. Rated G, for ages 5 and over.

WED 17 JAN, 3-4.30PM Bendigo Library

FRI 19 JAN, 3-4.30PM Kyneton Library

WED 24 JAN, 3-4.30PM Castlemaine Library

THU 25 JAN, 3-4.30PM Gisborne Library

BEDTIME STORIES: AT THE BEACH!

Bring your beach towel and your teddy and come dressed in your PJ’s for some fabulous songs and stories with Ginnie, at the Kyneton Library Beach! For families with children 2-6 years.

THU 18 JAN, 5-6PM Kyneton Library

MINECRAFT MAYHEM

Enjoy adventures, challenges and awesome fun with other Minecraft fans in our specially built Minecraft worlds. Laptops supplied.

MON 8 JAN, 2-3PM & 3.30-4.30PM Bendigo Library

FRI 19 JAN, 10.30-11.30AM & 12-1PM Castlemaine Library

TUE 23 JAN, 10.30-11.30AM & 12-1PM Eaglehawk Library

SUPER DOGS: DOG ROCKS!

Pop into the Eaglehawk Library (next door to Star Cinema) during the Super Dogs film festival and make a Dog Rock! Hide it somewhere in the library for another dog-lover to find, or take it home to keep!

FRI 19-TUE 23 JAN Eaglehawk Library

STORYTIME SCIENCE WITH BENDIGO DISCOVERY CENTRE

Come along for some scien-terrific fun with science stories and songs with the Bendigo Library Storytime Crew, then join the Bendigo Discovery Science & Technology Centre Team for a fun-tastic science activity! Awesome fun for ages 5-8 years.

TUE 23 JAN, 10-11AM Discovery Science & Technology Centre, 7 Railway Place, Bendigo

WED 24 JAN, 10-11AM Bendigo Libray

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BBOOKINGS REQUIRED

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