Category Archives: Children's events

Happily Ever After (with Carp Productions) – special performances for children!

Snow White imageA Wicked Witch has cast a spell on our favourite fairytales and the happy endings have disappeared!  Only you can save the day and ensure all our fairytale characters live happily ever after.

Suitable for children aged 4-5 years.

Tuesday 22 May, 10:30am
Rosebud Library, McDowell Street
Free, but bookings essential: 5950 1230

Tuesday 22 May, 2pm
Hastings Library, 7 High Street
Free, but bookings essential: 5950 1710

Friday 25 May, 10:30am
Somerville Library, 1085 Frankston-Flinders Road
Free, but bookings essential: 5978 0834

Friday 25 May, 2pm
Mornington Library, Vancouver Street
Free, but bookings essential: 5950 1820

Education Week Masthead

These Education Week activities are presented by Mornington Peninsula Library Service in partnership with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

National Simultaneous Storytime! – The Very Cranky Bear

National Simutaneous Storytime - The Very Cranky Bear

Join us for Australia’s Biggest Storytime and a very special reading of The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland – a heartwarming Australian tale that explores the importance of friendship and accepting our differences. Suitable for children aged 3+.


Free, but bookings essential:

Mornington Library Vancouver Street: 5950 1820
Rosebud Library McDowell Street: 5950 1230
Somerville Library 1085 Frankston-Flinders Road: 5978 0834

The Big Read at Mornington Library: a fun day for all ages

Don't miss out on the amazing range of fun activities and inspiring events on offer at The Big Read at Mornington Library on Saturday 31 March (9am-2pm). Make time for yourself and your family... you deserve it!

 Join us for The Big Read at Mornington Library – a huge fun day for all ages to celebrate the National Year of Reading 2012!

When?: Saturday 31 March, 9am-2pm
Where?: Mornington Library, Vancouver Street

Book time for yourself and your family. You deserve it!

* Story Circle
Hear a special Dreamtime Storytime along with local children’s authors Wendy Orr and Coral Vass.

* The Mad Hatter Party
Jump down the Rabbit Hole and join the Mad Hatter for a special party in Our Café @ Mornington Library.

* Create your own book!
Drop in to the children’s area to make and publish your own book plus check out the Kids Own Book Cubby touring exhibition, which includes over 50 books made by children!

* True Crime Time: Meet author Rochelle Jackson
Fans of true crime won’t want to miss the chance to hear investigative journalist, Rochelle Jackson, talk about her brand new book Partners and Crime: the true stories of eight women and their lives with notorious men. Surprising, intimate and at times confronting, Partners and Crime takes us behind the headlines and media hype to reveal what it is really like to live with the baddest of the bad boys – from Chopper Read to George Freeman and Robert Trimbole.

* Digital demonstrations
Find out how you can get the most out of Our Library with friendly digital demonstrations to help you find the latest ‘tree books’ and digital talking books, reserve your favourite authors or encounter a new reading experience.

* Meet SmartyCat!
Say ‘Hi!’ to our favourite curious kitten and popular book character by local bestselling children’s author and illustrator, Jeannette Rowe.

* Plus a whole lot more fun!
There also will be face painting, showbags and the chance to chill out and taste the best coffee in town at Our Cafe @ Mornington Library!

Special Christmas storytimes at Rosebud Library

Christmas Storytimes!

Come dressed for Christmas and enjoy stories, songs and rhymes. Then make a Christmas decoration to take home!

Celebrate Christmas at Rosebud Library with these special storytime events for the whole family!

Suitable for children aged 3-5 years.

Monday 19 December, 10:30am
or
Thursday 22 December, 10:30am
Rosebud Library
McDowell Street
Free, but bookings essential: 5950 1230 or email us!

Christmas bedtime storytime!

 Come along to a special Bedtime Storytime session to celebrate Christmas!

Dress up for Christmas and enjoy stories, songs and rhymes. Then make a Christmas decoration to take home!

 Suitable for children aged 5-8 years.

 Tuesday 20 December, 6:30pm
Rosebud Library
McDowell Street
Free, but bookings essential: 5950 1230 or email us!

The Kazoos Christmas Show!

 Join The Kazoos for a fun-filled festive show that will have the whole family bopping and singing along!

Sing and bop along with The Kazoos at this very special family event at Hastings Library!

Count down the number of sleeps until Christmas with fun-filled original songs and antics. Plus, enjoy classic carols and a drive through the North Pole to find Santa!

Suitable for children aged 1-8 years.

Saturday 17 December, 10am
Hastings Library
7 High Street
$2 per ticket
Bookings and pre-payment essential: 5950 1710 or email us!

 

Winter Warmers Storytime

Wednesday 8 June, 1pm
Mornington Library
Vancouver Street
Free! Bookings essential: 5950 1820 or email us

Brrr – it’s cold outside!

Warm up with a special Storytime session at Mornington Library - suitable for children aged 3-5 years!

Visit Mornington Library for a special Storytime to celebrate Winter. Enjoy a range of wet, wild and windy stories to make you laugh and keep you warm, including Buster Keeps Warm by Rod Campbell.

Plus, take home a paper doll snowman for you to design his colourful hat and scarf.

Suitable for children aged 3-5 years.

Hop along to Our Library for Easter Holiday fun!

Download our Easter Holiday program! (PDF, 1.04 MB)

Hop along to our eggscellent Easter holiday program where you can explore secrets and surprises!

– HASTINGS LIBRARY –
7 High Street
Bookings essential: 5950 1710 or email us

Hidden treasures
Wednesday 13 April (11am)
Age: 6-11 years, Free, but bookings essential
Come and play the hidden treasure game and then make and decorate your own mini treasure chest.

Shhh… It’s pirate day!
Thursday 14 April (11am)
Age: 2-5 years, Free but bookings essential
Ahoy there! Come dressed in your pirate outfit, listen to pirate stories and help find hidden treasure.

Eggstraordinary!
Wednesday 20 April (2:30pm)
Age: 6-11 years, Free but bookings essential
Hop along for Easter stories and games then create your own cool Easter bag.

Who is hiding in the library today?
Thursday 21 April (11am)
Age: 2-5 years, Free but bookings essential
Listen to fun Easter stories, find the rabbit and then make your own Easter chicken cup.

– MORNINGTON LIBRARY –
Vancouver Street
Bookings essential: 5950 1820 or email us

Do-it-yourself day
Tuesday 12 April (9am-8pm)
Age: 5-11 years, Free!
Drop in anytime for fun colouring-in and other Easter activities.

Peekaboo bird puppets
Wednesday 13 April and Thursday 14 April (11am)
Age: 3-5 years, Free but bookings essential
Hop along for bird stories and songs that explore Easter and take home your own peekaboo puppet!

Easter bonnets
Tuesday 19 April (2:30pm)
Age: 5-11 years, Free but bookings essential
Listen to Easter stories and decorate your own Easter bonnet.

Make way for the ducklings
Wednesday 20 April and Thursday 21 April (11am)
Age: 3-5 years, Free but bookings essential
Listen to duck stories, sing songs and create your very own pop-up duckling to take home.

– ROSEBUD LIBRARY –
McDowell Street
Bookings essential: 5950 1230 or email us

Eggstraordinary fun!
Monday 11 April and Thursday 14 April (10:30am)
Age: 0-5 years, Free but bookings essential
Hear stories, sing songs and make cute chicks and ducklings for Easter.

Can you keep a secret?
Tuesday 12 April (2pm)
Age: 5-11 years, Free but bookings essential
Hear stories and make a treasure box to take home.

Easter eggstravaganza
Monday 18 April and Thursday 21 April (10:30am)
Age: 0-5 years, Free but bookings essential
Decorate Easter eggs and see if you can find somehidden eggs in the library.

Surprise, surprise!
Tuesday 19 April (2pm)
Age: 5-11 years, Free but bookings essential
Hear surprising stories and create a marvellous jigsaw.

The amazing COOL 4 KIDS Easter eggsperience show!
Wednesday 20 April (11am)
Age: 2-8 years, $2 per child. Bookings and pre-payment essential: 5950 1230
Meet Ricky Rabbit and go on a fun-filled, interactive journey through Cool Land. Enjoy singing, dancing and dress ups plus join in the Easter egg hunt, hop to Peter Cottontail’s house and make a bunny mask!

– SOMERVILLE LIBRARY –
1085 Frankston-Flinders Road
Bookings essential: 5978 0834 or email us

Can you keep a secret?
Wednesday 13 April (11am)
Age: 3-5 years, Free but bookings essential
Join in the secret games and stories then help Peter Rabbit hide in Mr McGregor’s garden.

I spy in the library
Thursday 14 April (2:30pm)
Age: 5-8 years, Free but bookings essential
Find all the hidden secrets and surprises in the library with your very own spy glass.

Whose baby? Surprise! Our babies!
Tuesday 19 April (11am)
Age: 0-3 years, Free but bookings essential
Join us for finger plays, rhymes and stories in our library.

What an eggscellent surprise
Wednesday 20 April (11am)
Age: 3-5 years, Free but bookings essential
The Easter Bunny is coming. Hear some eggciting stories, join in songs and rhymes and then make a colourful Easter basket to take home.

Surprise your friends puppet workshop
Thursday 21 April (2.30pm)
Age: 8-11 years, Free but bookings essential
Work with different styles of puppets then make a funny Easter Bunny puppet that tells silly jokes and moves in your hand.

– MOBILE LIBRARY –
Easter Storytimes
Wednesday 20 April (11am) in Flinders, Cook Street
Thursday 21 April (2pm) in Tootgarook, Yolland Street
Age: 3-5 years, Free, no bookings required
Hop along to our Mobile Library at Flinders and Tootgarook for special Easter storytimes. Plus, make an Easter hat or a chicken card to take home!

Creative holiday fun for kids – places still available!

Get creative with these cool, free school holiday activities at Our Library. Limited places available so get in quick and book today!

Dress for a mess and get creative this school holidays!

Rosebud Library
Framed!
Thursday 23 September (2pm-2:45pm)
Age: 7-10 years, bookings essential
Hear some funny stories about family members and create a cool frame for your family photos. Limited places available!

Creative creatures
Tuesday 28 September (2pm-2:45pm)
Age: 5-8 years, bookings essential
Hear stories about some wonderful creatures and make a delightful stained glass craft to take home. Limited places available!

Elephant escapade
Thursday 30 September (2pm-2:45pm)
Age: 7-10 years, bookings essential
Listen to some elephant stories and create your own Elmer elephant from collage. Limited places available.

Somerville Library
Boxes in boxes in boxes
Thursday 23 September (11am-11:45am)
Age: 5-8 years, bookings essential
Have fun building things with big and little boxes and make your own gift box to take home.

 

The Mighty BUZZniks

 

If Dr Seuss started a rock band – this would be it!

The Mighty BUZZniks

The Mighty BUZZniks rock like fox in socks!

Join Jamie and Razz from The Mighty BUZZzniks who will perform an energetic, action packed show that will have kids moving and parents grooving.

Bring along your dad and go in in the draw to win some cool prizes!

Suitable for children aged 3 to 9 years.

Saturday 30 October, 11am
Hastings Library
7 High Street
Bookings essential: 5950 1710

Halloween Bedtime Storytime

Go bats at the Rosebud Library!

Suitable for children aged 4-6 years.

Dressing up encouraged for all children, adults and others!

Limited places!

Thursday 28 October , 6:30 pm- 7:15 pm
Rosebud Library

McDowell Street
Bookings essential: 5950 1230

Children under 11 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.