Seniors Month Re-imagined - a crafty competition 11 Jul 2020 We are celebrating Seniors Month Re-imagined with a crafty competition.During the month of July, challenge yourself to make something from our library's database Creative Bug. Then, send us a photo of your arty project and you will go into the draw to win a book voucher. Tagged as: , Art & Craft
Winter School Holidays - Minecraft challenge 11 Jul 2020 Recommended for ages 5 - 15Does your child love Minecraft?Enter our Winter School Holiday Minecraft Challenge for your chance to win a Minecraft book. Your challenge is to be creative and build a treehouse to shelter in the tree tops. Entries will be received between 27 June - 11 July. Please send a brief description and up to 3 photos of your project to askalibrarian@mornpen.vic.gov.au Tagged as: , Children
Babytime - Live 17 Jul 2020 For those of you who are missing Storytime we will be live streaming a Babytime every Friday at 11am on the Mornington Peninsula Library Service Facebook page.Babytime is for perfect for babies aged 0-12 months. It's a fun session of songs, rhymes and simple books. Stimulate their young minds and start to develop a love of reading from a young age. 7 more dates Tagged as: , Family
Online Zoom Author Talk - Vikki Petraitis 18 Jul 2020 Recommended for adult audiences True crime author Vikki Petraitis is joining us online to talk about the case of Lawyer X from her latest book, Cops, Drugs, Lawyer X and Me. When she first helped Paul Dale tell his story in 2013, his was a lone voice. In December 2018, the full story broke. The resulting Royal Commission revealed wide-spread abuse of due process in the Victoria Police. Tagged as: , Books
Online Zoom session - Book chat: July 22 Jul 2020 Book chat is a relaxed discussion about books with library staff and other readers.This reading group does not set a book to read every month. We discuss what you have been reading or you can be inspired by what others have been reading.We will send you out a Zoom Link prior to the event for you to use to login. Tagged as: , Books
Online Zoom Author Talk - Christian White 28 Jul 2020 Recommended for adult audiencesJoin us for an online Zoom session with Australian author Christian White. His best selling debut novel, The Nowhere Child, is a dark and gripping psychological thriller that won the 2017 Victorian Premier's Literary Award.Christian’s keenly awaited second book, The Wife and the Widow, is a mystery/thriller set against the backdrop of an eerie island town. Tagged as: , Books
Kanopy movie club - July 31 Jul 2020 Recommended for adult audiences. Join our monthly virtual Movie Club where a film will be selected from Kanopy and discussed later in the month on Zoom. Just follow the 3 easy steps to join in!1. Register.2. Watch.3. Join.This month we will be discussing Taika Waititi's film Boy. Online event, On line event, Rosebud Tagged as: , Film
Online Zoom session - Book chat: August 26 Aug 2020 Book chat is a relaxed discussion about books with library staff and other readers.This reading group does not set a book to read every month. We discuss what you have been reading or you can be inspired by what others have been reading.We will send you out a Zoom Link prior to the event for you to use to login. Tagged as: , Books
Online Zoom Author Talk - Megan Goldin 28 Aug 2020 Recommended for adult audiences Join us for an online Zoom author talk with Megan Goldin, author of The Escape Room and The Girl in Kellers Way, as she speaks about her latest novel The Night Swim. Megan's new novel is a stopping thriller filled with twists and turns, which skewers the true crime podcast phenomenon. Tagged as: , Books
Live 'n' Local - Mornington Library - September 03 Sep 2020 Are you a local writer? Then here's your chance to read or perform your latest work and develop networks across the peninsula. Mornington Library, Vancouver Street, Mornington 3931 Tagged as: , Culture, Shire Events, Workshop