WHITTLESEA – MILL PARK LIBRARY
Italian Discussion Group CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK
Mill Park Library Writers
Club Meetings
Monday 5 July & 2 August
1.30pm – 3.00pm
Are you a budding author or just
enjoy writing? Do you want to share
your writing? Then come along, bring
your writing and become part of our
writers group.
Card Making Workshops
Monday 12 July & 9 August
1.00pm – 2.30pm
Make new friends. Learn how to design
and create cards for any occasion at our
free regular workshops. Register with
library staff.
Top 20 Hottest Action Movies
Thursday 15 July
6.30pm – 8.00pm
Feel the heat this
Winter with a
night of escapism,
as we view and
debate some of the
greatest, and not so
great, action movie
film clips of all time.
Hot refreshments
provided.
NEW Mill Park PC
Users Group
Friday 16 July & 20 August
2.00pm – 3.00pm
Having trouble with your computer or
just wanting to improve computer skills?
Join this NEW regular PC Users group as
we discuss your PC needs in a fun and
informative forum.
Trivia Afternoon
Monday 19 July & 16 August
(Third Friday of the month)
1.00pm – 2.30pm
Where was the Titanic built or where did
Pinnochio come from? Such questions
and more will be answered at our NEW
regular trivia afternoon. Register at the
library and join in for some trivia fun.
Talking Finance
Wednesday 28 July
1.00pm– 2.00pm
Have money to invest but need the
correct advice? Greg Godfrey will
talk about finding suitable investment
managers and options to help you make
the most of your hard-earned savings.
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Heirloom and Antique
Discovery Day
In Partnership with the Whittlesea
Cultural Heritage Program
Saturday 31 July
1.00pm–2.30pm
Join Dawn Davis from Eaglemont
Antiques as she provides advice about
preserving your precious antiques. Bring
along a personal treasure for appraisal.
Strictly one item per person please.
Bookings required.
Independent Type Books
and Writing in Victoria
Travelling Exhibition
Saturday 31 July to
Sunday 29 August
Mill Park Library proudly hosts this
statewide travelling exhibition, which
celebrates Victoria’s rich and diverse
written culture, highlighting the
stories, the voices and the spirit of
independence that have made our
literature unique.
Independent Type Books
and Writing in Victoria
Travelling Exhibition
Curator’s Talk
Monday 2 August
6.30pm–7.30pm
Join Steve Grimwade, Associate
Director of the Melbourne Writers
Festival, for a presentation about the
exhibition. Discovering its themes,
personalities and stories behind the
stories. Refreshments provided.
Writing Workshop No.1
Getting It Down: Basic Steps
to Becoming a Writer
Wednesday 4 August
6.30pm–8.30pm
Presented by Express Media, this
free workshop will introduce you to
the skills required to become a great
writer. Bookings required.
Writing Workshop No.2
Writing Fiction: Frustrations and
Pitfalls for First-time Novelists
Wednesday 11 August
6.30pm–9.30pm
Presented by Victorian Writers’
Centre. Avoid some of the pitfalls of
the first-time novelist in this three-hour
workshop. Bookings required.
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FAMILY HISTORY MONTH
Family History Research Day
In Partnership with the Whittlesea
Cultural Heritage Program
Tuesday 3 August
10.00am–3.00pm
Are you a confident researcher with
computer skills who just needs some
time to get stuck into family history
research? Enjoy this event just for
genealogists. Includes access to
databases including Ancestry and
Times Digital Archives, historical
indexes and more. Limited staff
assistance available. Places limited.
Lunch provided.
NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK
Saturday 14 August to
Sunday 22 August
Exploring the Universe
Wednesday 18 August
6.30pm–7.30pm
Astronomer Arthur Coombs returns
to take you on a journey through
our solar system. Travel the outer
limits and discover what lies in the
universe beyond.
Top 20 Science Fiction Flicks
Thursday 19 August
6.30pm–8.00pm
Celebrate National Science Week with
some close encounters of the science
fiction kind. Get spaced out as we view
and debate some of the greatest, and
not so great, science fiction movie film
clips of all time. Refreshments provided.
Researching Your Italian
Family History
In partnership with the Whittlesea
Cultural Heritage Program
Monday 30 August
1.00pm–2.30pm
Italians have been migrating here since
the arrival of the First Fleet and the
numbers increased dramatically after
the Second World War. Come along
to this session to learn some tips and
strategies for researching your Italian
family history.
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Poetry Idol
In Partnership with The Paradise
Anthology and Salon Productions
Sunday 4 July
2.00pm–4.30pm
Here’s your chance to win $2,000,
get published and compete in the
state final at the Melbourne Writers’
Festival. Poets from the age of 12 to
their twilight years will have two minutes
to impress the judges and audience
with their original spoken word, poetry
or hip hop. Or just come along enjoy
the performances and vote for your
favourite poet. Refreshments provided.
Places in this heat are strictly limited.
To register contact Michael Crane at:
mfcrane2000@yahoo.com
NEW Wii Fun
Tuesday 6 July & 3 August
4.00pm–4.45pm (Prep – Grade 2)
4.45pm–5.30pm (Grade 3+)
Kids can come along and have lots of fun
playing our Wii in the library with other
children the same age. This is a NEW
monthly session.
NILLUMBIK – ELTHAM LIBRARY
Eltham Library Upgrade
Eltham Library will be
CLOSED from 7 June until
early August.
FAMILY HISTORY MONTH
Who’s Hiding a Convict?
Thursday 19 August
10.30am–11.30am
Do you have a celebrated ancestor
or convict in your background? Share
stories from your family history over
morning tea. You never
know what
you may
discover!
Wednesday 7July & 4 August
(First Wednesday of the month)
2.00pm–3.00pm
Do you speak Italian? Come to the
library for a cuppa and a chat, make new
friends and borrow NEW items from the
Italian collection.
Knitting Group
Wednesday 21 July & 18 August
(Third Wednesday of the month)
2.00pm–3.00pm
Join beginners and experienced
knitters and use your skills to knit items
for charity.
Family History Fest
How to use Genealogy Blogs
Wednesday 28 July
1.30pm–2.30pm
User-contributed content on genealogy
websites is thriving as genealogists
discover the usefulness of this online
technology. Learn how to share
information, photos and more online with
family, friends and other researchers.
Bookings required.
Turning Tears into Laughter
Friday 20 August
11.45am–12.30pm
(After pre-school storytime)
Lou Harvey-Zahra is the author of
Turning Tears into Laughter: Creative
Discipline for the Toddler to Preschool
Years. Lou will share ideas from
her book, including tips to help with
squabbles and happy bedtimes.
Books will be available to purchase.
Get Connected
Overdrive
Monday 23 August
7.00pm–8.30pm
Discover the world of downloadable
books in this session on Overdrive.
You will learn how to download, burn
and transfer books to your media
player, so you can enjoy your favourite
author anywhere!
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Your
Library
Construct a Book
Across the Story Bridge
Monday 23 August
4.00pm – 5.00pm
Design and create your own book
JULY &
as part of Children’s Book Week
activities. Suitable for children attending
AUGUST
2010
primary school.
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Independent
FAMILY HISTORY MONTH Family History
Family History Fest Type Books and Month of August
Irish Newspapers
Wednesday 25 August Writing in Victoria Researching your family history can
be very rewarding, revealing amazing
1.30pm – 2.30pm
Join Beryl O’Gorman from the
Travelling Exhibition stories and connections. This month
we focus on the art of genealogy.
Genealogical Society of Victoria’s Mill Park Library Begin your genealogy journey, learn
Irish Ancestry Group who will
introduce researchers to Irish Saturday 31 July to new research skills and learn how to
publish your family history with events
Newspapers on the internet and how
they can assist with your research. Sunday 29 August at all branches. For details see
Bookings required.
inside the brochure.
Explore every aspect of the world of
books and writing in Victoria with this
fascinating display of rare books and
original manuscripts, photographs,
Focus on Health
artworks and installations. Find out how to avoid diabetes and
have strong healthy bones at
Items on display in this State Library
Thomastown and Lalor libraries during
of Victoria travelling exhibition include
July and August. National Diabetes
literary journals, portraits, illustrations
Week aims to educate Australia of the
and cartoons; theatre programs and
cutting-edge zines. The exhibition
risk factors for type 2 diabetes and how it
can be prevented. The focus in on bone
examines the printed book, electronic
Phone 9439 9266 health and care during National Healthy
media, the spoken word and even a
Bones Week. See inside the brochure
possum-skin cloak.
for event dates and times.
Hear about the exhibition from
Melbourne Writers’ Festival Associate
Director Steve Grimwade on Monday Children’s
Book Week
2 August. As part of this celebration of
writing and books we will also be holding
two creative writing workshops. See
inside the brochure for details.
Across the Story Bridge
Saturday 21 August to
Poetry Launch Poetry Idol Friday 27 August
Breathing my Hours Sunday 4 July Children’s Book Week is celebrating its
Sunday 29 August 65th birthday this year. This year we go
2.00pm – 4.00pm 2.30pm – 4.00pm ‘across the story bridge’ to celebrate
“At times, Boddy’s writing reminds one of It’s the poet’s moment in the books and Australian authors and
a Chagall painting: vivid, haunted, defying illustrators. This year, design and create
spotlight and it’s all happening
gravity.” Dr. Christine Crowle a book and hear much-loved ‘bridge’
at Diamond Valley Library. The
stories. See inside the brochure for
Janet R Boddy is a local painter, library is hosting a heat of Poetry
dates and times.
and Breathing My Hours is her first Idol, a poetry competition run by
publication of poetry. the Paradise Anthology and Salon
Productions. Local emerging
Refreshments will be provided.
poets perform original creations at
Bookings required.
the library. All are invited to hear
the performances and vote for
their favourite poems. Budding
poets are encouraged to enter.
For details see inside. Public library service to the Cities of Banyule, Whittlesea and the Shire of Nillumbik
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LibraryThing Workshop NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK Releasing Stress and Anxiety Bedtime Storytime Tall Words Theatre Macedonian Night Wii Games Session
Monday 26 July Saturday 14 August to Tuesday 6 July Tuesday 3 August In Partnership with Banyule City Council Wednesday 4 August Monday 9 August
7.30pm – 8.30pm Sunday 22 August Creative Writing Group 7.00pm–8.00pm 7.00pm–8.00pm and Arts Victoria 6.30pm – 8.00pm 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Learn about LibraryThing and other web Friday 20 August Stress and anxiety can impact negatively Pyjama alert! Come Friday 13 August to Sunday 15 August Join us for an evening of food and Join us after school for
activities to share your love of books with
Finding Planets and Meteorites 10.30am–11.30am 5.00pm – 6.00pm FAMILY HISTORY MONTH
on our health and our relationships. wearing your warmest, dancing. The Australian Macedonian fun and frivolity on the
Tuesday 10 August
readers worldwide. Guest presenter and author of A Year of Come to this special session with David fluffy winter pyjamas for Experience the library in a different light Folk Dancing Association Goce Delcev Wii. Compete against Starting Your Family History
7.00pm–8.30pm
Writing Inspiration Suzanne Male will Donahoo, and discover techniques to a cosy night of stories with Tall Words, a theatre performance will entertain as the library launches a your friends and family Monday 23 August
African Masks Learn how to find planets in the night sky. offer inspiring suggestions for expanding release stress. Bookings required. and fun activities. by D.V.A. Theatre Company, which NEW collection of Macedonian books in the friendliest of 11.30am –12.30pm
Tuesday 27 July Hold meteorites and rocks from space. your creative writing. Bookings required. explores the library from the perspective and DVDs. environments, the library.
4.00pm – 5.00pm See the stars and planets through a Memories of Our Community Join our Local History Librarian
of people with intellectual disability.
telescope if weather allows. For adults CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK Liz Pidgeon for an introduction to
Come to the library to make some Changing Times
and teenagers. researching your family history. Tip
wonderful African masks. For primary Saturday 21 August to Tuesday 13 July Chinese Bilingual Storytime
sheets provided. Bookings required.
age children. Friday 27 August 10.30am–12.00noon Tuesday 17 August
Join our friendly group for morning FAMILY HISTORY MONTH 7.00pm – 8.00pm
Just4Kids tea and an interesting chat about the Have fun with tales told both in
Tuesday 24 August Writing and Publishing Your WHITTLESEA – LALOR LIBRARY Phone 9465 2353
enormous changes that have taken Chinese and English, wonderful
Restoring Family Photos 4.00pm–5.00pm place in our lifetime, with Watsonia’s Family History rhymes and songs, and a craft activity.
Thursday 19 August It’s Children’s Book Week. Write a story community liaison librarian Lynne Siejka. Tuesday 3 August Bookings required. Weekly Seniors Jigsaw Puzzle Morning
7.00pm–8.00pm Every Thursday Tuesday 13 July
HEALTHY BONES WEEK
10.30am–11.30am and make and illustrate your own book.
FAMILY HISTORY MONTH 1.00pm – 3.00pm 11.00am –12.00noon Sunday 1 August to
Carol Heath from For primary age children. Local writer and publisher Fee
Families on the Web Pixel to Pixel Sievers from Rebus Publishing The conversation is Come along and play with large floor Saturday 7 August
Tuesday 3 August
Writers@Watsonia will give tips about memoir writing,
Writers@Watsonia always interesting at our puzzles at the Toy Library. Join in the fun
will demonstrate Bone Health and Care
2.00pm – 4.00pm restoring, Steven Conte reveal how to write your family Workshopping Weekly Seniors group. Join and be in the running for a puzzle prize.
Thursday 15 July Thursday 19 August Tuesday 3 August
organising history and explore different story the chat, play games and partake Suitable for ages 1– 5 years.
Take part in this hands-on workshop 10.00am –11.00am
and preserving 7.00pm–8.00pm presentation options. 6.30pm – 8.30pm in afternoon tea.
on finding your family using internet
family photos and Stephen Conte won the Prime Minister’s Share your work with a group of fellow Do you have back pain or a sore
resources. Useful for people who DIABETES WEEK
documents. Bring Literary Award in 2008 for his novel writers, and get feedback on your ESL Conversation Program neck? Join Dr Dein Vindigni as he
have already started researching
one photo for Carol’s The Zookeeper’s War. Join us for a writing. Email your work to Every Saturday Sunday 11 July to gives vital tips about bone health
their family history. Numbers limited.
appraisal. Bookings required. discussion of the novel, his new work to lsiejka@yprl.vic.gov.au a week before 11.30am –12.30pm Saturday 17 July and care.
Bookings required.
be published later this year, and aspects the session. New members welcome. Come along, meet new people, Thursday 15 July
of novel writing. Bookings required. have a cup of tea and improve your 1.00pm – 3.00pm Toy Library NEW Toys Launch
Photography Wisdom conversational English skills. Friday 13 August
BANYULE – ROSANNA LIBRARY Phone 9459 6171 Chess for Fun Tuesday 24 August Learn about diabetes health care and 11.00am –12.00noon
prevention from Kate Wilkinson from
Thursday 22 July 7.00pm – 8.00pm Teen Games Night Come along and be the first to see and
The Saturday Story NEW Book Morning Tea Scrabble Night 6.30pm–8.00pm Plenty Valley Community Health and
Photographer Friday 2 July & 6 August borrow the brand new toys on offer.
Every Saturday Saturday 17 July Thursday 12 August Memories of Our Community 5.00pm – 7.00pm
Northern Alliance HARP Diabetes
Learn some moves Wayne Gosshall Program. Come along with any Meet Pirate Pete and see his amazing
11.00am –11.30am 10.30am–12.00noon 6.30pm–9.00pm from chess aficionado
Parenthood will reveal how balloon creations.
Play the Wii or one of our 35 computers. questions you would like answered.
Looking for something to do on a rainy Enjoy a cuppa and browse our NEW Join us for a night of family friendly fun and coach Frank Tuesday 10 August to improve your For 13 –18 year olds. Bookings required.
Saturday morning? Visit the library and books while listening to the soothing and games. Suitable for everyone from Meerbach, and 10.30am–12.00noon photography
be surprised by a mini storytime based sounds of harpist Margaret Crichton. beginners to experts. Bring your board challenge someone Join our friendly group for morning and make Fortnightly Charity Knitting Group
on a letter from the alphabet. Colouring- and get involved. to a game! tea and an interesting chat about it more Wednesday 7 & 21 July
Italian Storytime
in activity included. Suitable for all ages. your memories of being a parent, with professional. Wednesday 4 & 18 August Monday 19 July & 16 August
FAMILY HISTORY MONTH
I Do, I Do – Marriage Costumes Lynne Siejka Watsonia’s community Bookings required. 11.00am –1.00pm 10.00am –11.00am
Treasures @ Rosanna Library NEW Writers Group and Customs liaison librarian. Using the Ancestry Database
Join this group to knit items for local Join Nonna Maria for Italian songs and
Saturday 3 July Thursday 29 July rhymes, stories and a simple craft activity. Tuesday 17 August
2.00pm–3.00pm Thursday 26 August charities. Donations of wool and knitting
2.00pm – 3.30pm 11.00am –12.00noon
1.30pm–3.00pm needles welcome.
Antiques expert Dawn Davis from Budding author or just enjoy writing? WHITTLESEA – THOMASTOWN LIBRARY Phone 9464 1864 Men’s Morning An introduction to the Ancestry
Local historian, Ann Dixon, returns due
Eaglemont Antiques reveals the secrets Attend our monthly meetings, support
to popular demand! She will discuss the NEW Scrabble Group Cooking Demonstration database for family history
behind identifying the treasures in your other writers and hear guest speakers. Wednesday 7 July & 4 August Thursday 22 July researchers. Bookings required.
Register at the library. history of marriage and wedding customs Evening Storytime
home. Bookings required. DIABETES WEEK 1.00pm – 3.00pm 10.30am –12.00noon
with examples of wedding dresses and Monday 19 July
accessories. Bookings required. Thomastown Book Group Sunday 11 July to 7.00pm – 8.00pm Join our NEW monthly Scrabble group. Learn how to prepare Family Movie Night
Tuesday 6 July & Tuesday 3 August Saturday 17 July Join us in Have fun with other addicts of this a couple of easy recipes UP
Dr Christine Maingard CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK 11.00am–12.00noon fabulous game. Come alone or bring to share with the Friday 27 August
Diabetes Talk your pyjamas
Mental Detox for Everyone a friend. family. Arthur Yong
Across the Story Bridge We still have places for people to join the In partnership with Plenty Valley
for a bedtime 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Thursday 8 July will show you how
Thursday 26 August Thomastown Book Group. Come along story. Then stay Follow the adventures of Carl and Russell
7.00pm – 8.30pm
FAMILY HISTORY MONTH Community Health Practise Reading easy it is to be
7.00pm–7.45pm and enjoy a friendly chat about a book and enjoy a drink as they travel by ‘balloons’ and meet
Monday 12 July Commencing Monday 12 July creative in the
Stressed? Can’t cope? Don’t know Writing a Life Story Celebrate Children’s Book Week with the you have read, make new friends and
10.30am–11.30am
of warm milk before
kitchen. Join us the strange and dangerous inhabitants
you go home and hop 3.30pm – 4.30pm
which way to turn? Hear author Thursday 5 August famous Bridge story, The Three Billy enjoy a cuppa. Thomastown Book Group for this fun session of a lost world. Great PG-rated family
Dr. Christine Maingard talk about her 1.30pm–3.00pm meets on the first Tuesday of the month. Find out how to prevent and manage into bed. Do you need someone to listen to you viewing. Popcorn and drinks provided.
Goats Gruff and other favourites. Bring a and impress your
book and how to change your life by diabetes with dietician Kate Wilkinson while you practise your reading? We will Bookings required.
Learn how to capture the special much-loved book from home so we can family and friends.
thinking less and thinking differently. from Plenty Valley Community be available every Monday during the
memories and events of people in add the title to our own ‘story bridge’. All Bookings required.
Bookings required. Health Centre. Bookings required. school term. This program is available for
your family history with Robynne ages welcome.
children and adults. Bookings required.
Tongue from Your Life Story.
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