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MONDAY 24 SEP - FRIDAY 5 OCT

CLASSIC FAIRYTALES - WITH A TWIST! CARP PRODUCTIONSA unique and engaging look at fairytales from the fabulous Carp Productions. The fairytale characters are tired of witches, wolves and Prince Charming’s kiss, they’re bored with ‘happily ever after’ bliss! But what if they....swap stories? Features The Little Red Hen and The Three Billy Goats Gruff and guest appearances from many famous fairytale characters.Ages 4-10 years.

TUE 25 SEP, 10.30-11.30AMKyneton Library

TUE 25 SEP, 12.30-1.30PMCastlemaine Library

TUE 25 SEP, 3-4PMBendigo Library

SPRING SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

SLIME WORKSHOPHave fun creating all sorts of slime to squish, stretch, probe, poke and play with!

Ages 6-10 years.

WED 26 SEP, 10-11AMTHU 27 SEP, 2.30-3.30PMWoodend Library

THU 27 SEP, 10.30-11.30AMRomsey Library

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GIANT KNITTING: KRISTY KUM TOOEmbrace the giant knitting craze as we knit a giant sized Dr Who scarf! Both children and adults are invited to come along to watch or have a go.

TUE 25 SEP, 10AM-12PM Eaglehawk Library

TUE 2 OCT, 10AM-12PMKangaroo Flat Library

FRI 5 OCT, 10AM-12PM Bendigo Library

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WAR ON WASTE - MAKE A LIGHT CATCHERUsing old CD’s, create a light catcher for your home or garden. Add a special motto!Ages 7-10 years.

THU 27 SEP, 10.30-11.30AMGisborne Library

MINI MINECRAFTAt last, it’s minecraft for little kids! Make some minecraft friends at this fun introductory session featuring super cool challenges in our specially built minecraft world.Laptops supplied. 1 session per child.Ages 5-7 years.

WED 26 SEP, 9.30-10.30AM11AM-12PM & 1-2PMBendigo Library

WED 3 OCT, 10.30-11.30AMKyneton Library

EPHEMERAL ARTCome and learn about ephemeral art from natural items and join in creating art on the Gisborne Library deck. Take home some ideas to continue forming this art at home. Drop in any time between 10.30am and 12pm. Ages 5-12 years.

WED 26 SEP, 10.30AM-12PMGisborne Library

EGG ENGINEERING EXPOCan you protect an egg from falling with only half an hour warning? Can you save a chicken from a high jumping fox with just paper? Our Egg Engineering Expo will challenge you to incubate and hatch engineering solutions with limited resources and time.Ages 8-12 years.

WED 26 SEP, 2-3.30PMWED 3 OCT, 2-3.30PMCastlemaine Library

STEM FAIR / EXPOLots of great STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) activities to enjoy. Includes plank play, catapults and parachutes, weird and wonderful experiments and lots more! Do as much or as little as you like.Drop in any time between 10am and 1pm.Ages 8-12 years.

MON 1 OCT, 10AM-1PMBendigo Library

CATAPULTS AND PARACHUTESIt’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) with a crafty medieval twist. Create both a catapult and a parachute and watch figures and objects fly!Ages 5-10 years.

WED 26 SEP, 10.30-11.30AMKangaroo Flat Library

TUE 2 OCT, 10.30-11.30AMEaglehawk Library

FRI 5 OCT, 2-3PMHeathcote Library

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MOVIE MATINEE: THE LORAXEnjoy the colourful and timeless story of the Lorax, a grumpy but charming character who speaks for the trees. Created by the wonderful Dr Seuss. Rated G.

THU 27 SEP, 10.30AMBendigo Library

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S C H O O L H O L I D A Y P R O G R A M M O N D A Y 2 4 S E P - F R I D A Y 5 O C T

CELEBRATE BENDIGO’S POSSUM SKIN CLOAKSThe Bendigo’s Possum Skin Cloaks have a new home at Bendigo Library! Join us for a special welcome to these magnificent cloaks created by Bendigo’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community for the learning and enjoyment of all. Includes a talk by Simon Penrose, a Welcome to Country by Dja Dja Wurrung, music and snacks from Murnong Mammas.Family event.

TUE 2 OCT, 6-7PMBendigo Library

HATCH! FLAP! CHEEP!Come along to our special storytime about chickens, eggs and all things that hatch, flap and cheep! With special guests - the Castlemaine Library chickens! Dress ups are encouraged, and chicken play will be part of the fun.Ages 3-7 years.

TUE 2 OCT, 10.30-11.15AMCastlemaine Library

KITESSpringtime is kite time! Come along and learn about kites and create your own to cruise the skies.Ages 5-10 years.

WED 3 OCT, 10.30-11.30AMKangaroo Flat Library

MINECRAFT LABEnjoy adventures, challenges and awesome fun with other Minecraft fans in our specially built Minecraft worlds. Laptops supplied1 session per child. Ages 8-12 years.

WED 3 OCT, 11.45AM-12.45PM & 1-2PMKyneton Library

NATURE WORKSHOPSJoin National Parks Association’s Caitlin Griffith to try out being a wildlife biologist. Caitlin will share images of nocturnal wildlife caught on camera as part of a local scientific project, followed by a book reading and the chance to see how wildlife cameras work.

THU 4 OCT, 10-11AMWoodend Library

THU 4 OCT, 2-3PMRomsey Library

KANO FOR KIDSCoding a computer is one thing, how about building it first!? Curious kids are invited to sign up to build a Kano computer followed up by a four-week Kano club. You will use the computer you built to code, game, and create digital art at your own pace and interest level.Ages 7-12 years. Attendance required at all sessions.

FRI 5 OCT, 2-2.45PM, MON 8, 15, 22 & 29 OCT, 4-5PMCastlemaine Library

BUSHLAND MAGICTake a walk through the great Aussie bush with us! Stories, activities and craft celebrating our unique and special bush creatures.Ages 4-7 years.

WED 3 OCT, 10.30-11.30AMBendigo Library

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S C H O O L H O L I D A Y P R O G R A M M O N D A Y 2 4 S E P - F R I D A Y 5 O C T

HEY KIDS! READ DOWN YOUR FINESGot fines on your library card? No problem...read them away these school holidays by earning some Dewey Dollars. For each 15 minutes you read in the library you’ll earn 1 Dewey Dollar to help pay your fine. Simply bring in your library card and tell our friendly library staff you want to read down your fines. Easy!

MON-FRI, 24 SEP -5 OCTAll libraries

CRYPTIC NATIVE CREATURESHelp! Some cryptic native Australian creatures have snuck into the library, come in and help us find them all, then enter the draw to win a book featuring our special little friends.All ages.

MON-FRI, 24 SEP -5 OCTEaglehawk Library

MON-FRI, 24 SEP -5 OCT Kangaroo Flat Library

PLANK PLAYCreate simple and more complex structures with our plank kits from the Green Hat Workshop. Inspiration for creative minds!For the young and young at heart.

MON-FRI, 24 SEP -5 OCTBendigo Library

MON-FRI, 24-29 SEP Woodend Library

MON-FRI, 1-5 OCTGisborne Library

NINTENDO SWITCHMeet our brand new Nintendo Switch! Race against friends on 48 tracks in Mario Kart! Adventure with Mario through a super odyssey! Play explosive Pokemon battles! You’ll need your library card. Choose a game and get a controller, then PLAY!!!

MON-FRI, 24 SEP -5 OCTKangaroo Flat Library

EVENTS RUNNING ALL HOLIDAYS LONG...

BEDS FOR BUGSDrop in and help us build an insect hotel for beneficial bugs. Discover different habitats and ways to encourage bugs into your own garden, while making beds for bugs in our insect hotel.

MON-FRI, 24 SEP -5 OCTEaglehawk Library

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

BOOKINGS REQUIREDwww.goldfieldslibraries.com

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EGGS ALIVEWe are most eggcited to announce there will be chicken hatching in the Castlemaine Library during September! Come along and observe the chicks hatching in our see-through incubator and watch them grow into fluff-balls of cuteness in the following days. All ages.

MON-FRI, 24 SEP -5 OCTCastlemaine Library

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Hey Kids! Join us for holiday activities which give science and technology a whole new twist.

G O L D F I E L D S L I B R A R I E S

S C H O O L H O L I D A Y P R O G R A M M O N D A Y 2 4 S E P - F R I D A Y 5 O C T

AXEDALE Axedale Public Hall 94 McIvor Rd

BOORT Boort Resource and Information Centre 119-121 Godfrey St

DINGEE Dingee Railway Station Bendigo-Pyramid Rd

ELMORE Elmore Athenaeum Hall 62 Michie St

HEATHCOTE 125 High St

INGLEWOOD Inglewood Town Hall Hub 20 Verdon St

PYRAMID HILL Pyramid Hill Neighbourhood House Unit 5-8/43 Kelly St

TARNAGULLA Tarnagulla Community Centre 8 Sandy Creek Ln

WEDDERBURN Wedderburn Community Centre 24 Wilson St

MORE INFORMATION 5449 2790 www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/libraryagencies

ROBOTICSDesign, build and program a robot using the fantastic Lego Mindstorms EV3.

Challenging, creative and awesome fun.

For maximum enjoyment please sign up for both sessions.Ages 10-14 years

WED 26 SEP, 10AM-12PM

THU 27 SEP, 10AM-12PM

Boort Library Agency

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SLIME WORKSHOPSHave fun creating all sorts of slime to squish, stretch, probe, poke and play with!

Ages 6-10 years

TUE 25 SEP, 11.30AM-12.30PM

Pyramid Hill Library Agency

WED 26 SEP, 11.30AM-12.30PM

Inglewood Library Agency

WED 3 OCT, 2-3PM

Wedderburn Library Agency

THU 4 OCT, 11AM-12PM

Boort Library Agency

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BOOKINGS REQUIREDwww.goldfieldslibraries.comPhone 5449 2790

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CATAPULTS AND PARACHUTES

It’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) with a crafty medieval twist. Create both a catapult and a parachute and watch figures and objects fly!Ages 5-10 years

THU 27 SEP, 11AM-12PM

Boort Library Agency

MON 1 OCT, 11AM-12PM

Elmore Library Agency

TUE 2 OCT, 10.30-11.30AM

Inglewood Library Agency

FRI 5 OCT, 2-3PM

Heathcote Library

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