Join us for this series of Lunchbox Information Sessions at Our Library, which will provide an introduction to the Sustainable Homes Program. BYO lunch!

Book today and go in the draw to win 1 of 5 energy saving kits valued at $50!

Take the heat off your energy bills
Tuesday 10 January (12pm-1pm)
Mornington Library
Vancouver Street
Free, bookings essential: 5950 1820 or email us today.

Thursday 12 January (12pm-1pm)
Rosebud Library
McDowell Street
Free, bookings essential: 5950 1230 or email us today. 

Friday 13 January (12pm-1pm)
Hastings Library
7 High Street
Free, bookings essential: 5950 1710 or email us today.

Turn your brown thumb green
Wednesday 18 January (12pm-1pm)
Rosebud Library
McDowell Street
Free, bookings essential: 5950 1230 or email us today. 

Tuesday 24 January (12pm-1pm)
Mornington Library
Vancouver Street
Free, bookings essential: 5950 1820 or email us today.

Get clever about water saving
Tuesday 17 January (12pm-1pm)
Mornington Library
Vancouver Street
Free, bookings essential: 5950 1820 or email us today.

Friday 20 January (12pm-1pm)
Hastings Library
7 High Street
Free, bookings essential: 5950 1710 or email us today.

Want to find out more?
These Lunchbox Information Sessions are an introduction to the Sustainable Homes Program. The full course, developed in conjunction with the Australian Conservation Foundation and the CSIRO, will give you the knowledge to make your home more comfortable, sustainable and efficient. The full course will run in Term 1 2012 at Hastings, Dromana, Mornington and Sorrento Community Centres. For more information contact Nicci Tsernjavski on 5950 1259.

For teens aged 12-15. Limited places so don’t miss out. Book today!

Chloe McColl - '3 rings' 2011. Found porcelain, tumbled porcelain and sterling silver. Photography: Andrew Barcham.

Thursday 19 January (2:30pm-3:30pm)
Hastings Library
7 High Street
$2 per participant.
Bookings and pre-payment essential: 5950 1710 or email us today.

Tuesday 24 January (2:30pm-3:30pm)
Rosebud Library
McDowell Street
$2 per participant.
Bookings and pre-payment essential: 5950 1230 or email us today.

Friday 27 January (2:30pm-3:30pm)
Mornington Library
Vancouver Street
$2 per participant.
Bookings and pre-payment essential: 5950 1820 or email us today.

Ed Marshall, storyteller, writer and teacher, has been encouraging young and old, for over 30 years, to embrace the wonder and challenge of word and story. Everyone, he believes, has a story that needs telling.

Take the first step of your writing journey in a secure, supportive and friendly environment.

Join Ed Marshall for these six-part writing workshops that will enable each participant to build a folio of written work.

Mornington Library
Vancouver Street
Free, bookings essential: 5950 1820 or email us today!

Tuesday 31 January, 10am-12pm
Making a start – stringing words together

Tuesday 7 February, 10am-12pm
Reflective writing – stirring the water

Tuesday 14 February, 10am-12pm
Writing descriptions – painting with words

Tuesday 21 February, 10am-12pm
Narrative writing – the magic of the storyteller

Tuesday 28 February, 10am-12pm
Poetry – playing around with words

Tuesday 6 March, 10am-12pm
Folio presentation – you’ve come a long way!

Join us for these fascinating talks about our peninsula. BYO lunch!

Hear a fascinating talk about our local plants, animals and marine life. Also find out how you can become actively involved in supporting nature at a local level.

 BYO lunch!

 Presented in conjunction with Coastcare Victoria, the Department of Sustainability and Environment, State Government of Victoria.

 Rosebud Library
Friday 13 January, 1pm-2pm
McDowell Street
Free, bookings essential: 5950 1230 or email us today!

Hastings Library
Tuesday 17 January, 1pm-2pm
7 High Street
Free, bookings essential: 5950 1710 or email us today!

Mornington Library
Thursday 19 January, 1pm-2pm
Vancouver Street
Free, bookings essential: 5950 1820 or email us today!

Don't know what to do this summer holiday? We do! There's heaps of fun activities at Our Library to choose from. We guarantee lots of laughter, fun and games!

We guarantee lots of laughter, fun and games plus a whole heap of amazing stories. Become a Wii champion, walk the plank on Pirate Day, turn your much-loved pet into a superhero, create a cool bracelet or necklace made from shells and other materials collected from the beach, create a commotion in the ocean or hand sew your very own sea creature bookmark – to name just a few.

Plus, enter our Amazing Scavenger Hunt competition for your chance to win awesome prizes!

Download our Summer Holiday Program and book today!

Be a part of the Summer Reading Club for your chance to win cool prizes! Register today and get a Chupa Chup (while stocks last).

To participate, register your child to receive a reading record and grab a Chupa Chup (while stocks last). Then borrow and read at least 10 books in order to receive special giveaways every time they reach a reading milestone. Each child will also go in the draw to win some fantastic prizes.

 The Summer Reading Club for children runs until 12 February 2012. This national initiative encourages and rewards children of all ages who keep reading throughout summer.

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!

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!

• 1st Prize:
  A book hamper to the value of $200!
• 2nd Prize:
  A Farrell’s Bookshop voucher to the value of $50!

Prizes proudly donated by Farrell’s Bookshop – the Official Bookseller for the Peninsula Festival of Arts & Ideas: arts alive 2011.

The winners will be notified in early November.

*** Download the Books and Writing Program fold-out poster and make a booking today for your chance to win! ***

Celebrate the written and spoken word at Our Library! Over 20 FREE talks, readings and workshops with popular and award-winning authors and poets – all month long – just for you!  

Throughout October, Our Library will present a celebration of the written and spoken word as part of the Shire’s Festival of Arts & Ideas: arts alive 2011.

The jam-packed Books and Writing Program includes over 20 free talks, readings and workshops with popular and award-winning authors and poets along with the chance for local writers to read and perform their work.

Special guests include Peter Bakowski, Steph Bowe, Cath Crowley, Joel Deane, Garry Disher, Mark Evans, Peggy Frew, Rosalie Ham, Joan Kilby, Lisa Lang, June Loves, Tim Pegler, Sally Rippin Candice Lemon-Scott and Michael Wagner – to name just a few.

Books will be available to purchase and have signed by the guest authors at each event, courtesy of Farrell’s Bookshop – the Official Bookseller for the Peninsula Festival of Arts & Ideas: arts alive 2011.

 Significant highlights include:
‘Wordfest! for Kids and Teens
There’ll also be the opportunity for children and teens to meet their favourite authors and hear them read from their latest books, including:

Meet Cath Crowley, the recipient of the 2011 PM's Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction for her novel, 'Graffiti Moon'!

• Cath Crowley will be in town to discuss her highly acclaimed young adult novel, Graffiti Moon: Friday 7 October (11am-12pm) at Mornington Library. Free, but bookings essential: 5950 1820.
• Sally Rippin will talk about her new novel, Angel Creek: Thursday 6 October (2pm-3pm) at Rosebud Library. Free, but bookings essential: 5950 1230.
• Tim Pegler will discuss his latest teen novel, Five Parts Dead: Wednesday 5 October (2pm-3pm) at Hastings Library. Free, but bookings essential: 5950 1710.
• Michael Wagner will discuss his delightfully silly, magical adventure for young readers, Ted Goes Wild: Tuesday 4 October (11am-12pm) at Somerville Library. Free, but bookings essential: 5978 0834.
• Seventeen year old author Steph Bowe will also talk about her quirky debut novel, Girl Saves Boy: Saturday 8 October (2pm-3pm) at Mornington Library. Free, but bookings essential: 5950 1820.

 ‘Peninsula Page-turners’
Hear leading local authors discuss their latest books and how the peninsula inspires them, including:

Find out how the Mornington Peninsula inspires award-winning crime writer, Garry Disher.

• Garry Disher who will discuss his latest whodunit, Whispering Death: Saturday 22 October (11am-12pm) at Mornington Library. Free, but bookings essential: 5950 1820.
  • Internationally-successful romance author Joan Kilby who will discuss the Summerside Trilogy, published by Harlequin Mills and Boon: Tuesday 25 October (7pm-8pm) at Mornington Library. Free, but bookings essential: 5950 1820.
  • ‘Hen Lit’ author June Loves who will discuss her bestselling novel, The Shelly Beach Writers’ Group: Friday 28 October (11am-12pm) at Mornington Library. Free, but bookings essential: 5950 1820.

  
  ‘Between the Covers’
  Popular author Rosalie Ham will be in town to discuss her latest novel, There Should Be Dancing: Wednesday 12 October (2pm-3pm) at Rosebud Library. Free, but bookings essential: 5950 1230.

  Musician and award-winning scribe Peggy Frew will talk about her debut novel, House of Sticks: Saturday 15 October (11am-12pm) at Mornington Library. Free, but bookings essential: 5950 1820.

  

  'Dirty Deeds' is the first book about AC/DC written from the inside, by an insider - Mark Evans, the bass player who was part of the original line-up that featured legendary vocalist Bon Scott. Hear Mark Evans share his stories in this honest, gripping, sometimes laugh-out-loud account of a band that lived fast, played hard and broke every one of the rules.

  Mark Evans, the original bass player from AC/DC, will share his revealing and frank memoir, Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside and Outside of AC/DC: Saturday 22 October (2pm-3pm) at Mornington Library. Free, but bookings essential: 5950 1820.

  ‘Tools of the Trade’
  Throughout October a series of practical and hands-on talks and writing and editing workshops will be on offer at Hastings, Mornington and Rosebud libraries, which will be presented by Goldie Alexander, Joel Deane, Candice Lemon-Scott, Ed Marshall, Cathy Alexander and The Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award winner, Lisa Lang.

  ‘Australian Poetry Omnibus’
  The Australian Poetry Omnibus will also be in town between 27-29 October, which is a touring library developed by Australian Poetry Ltd – the peak industry body that promotes and supports Australian poets and poetry locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. The Omnibus will also present a series of events that include a poetry reading, panel discussion and workshop that involve Melbourne poets Peter Bakowski and Joel Deane along with Andrea Louise Thomas who is the Café Poet at Our Café @ Mornington Library.

  Download the Books and Writing Program fold-out poster!