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Competitions, Author and Cooking Classes!
Welcome to this month's edition of the Connected Libraries e-newsletter!
It's Children's Book Week, our favourite week of the year!
Drop into the library to see our team dressed up as their favourite book characters, enter the kids into our social media competition and join in on the fun- there's plenty of activities to choose from.
Our Spring What's On Guides will be available online and for you to pick up in the library from Monday 26 August. This season we will have two guides, one for kids and teens and one for adults. Be sure to grab your copy and book into any events/programs you'd like to attend during spring.
As always, we have a lot going on at our libraries this month and you won't want to miss out!
Beth Luppino
Chief Executive Officer
Connected Libraries
Show us your Book Week costumes and WIN!
It is Children's Book Week, a week to celebrate nurturing children's curiosity and creativity through reading.
To celebrate Book Week, we are holding a Facebook photo competition. We want to see your kids costumes!
For their chance to win 1 of 3 Book Packs, here’s what you need to do:
- Take a photo of your child dressed as their favourite Book Character in celebration of Children’s Book Week.
- Post your photo as a comment on this Facebook post and tell us their first name and the book character that they are dressed up as.
- Your child will go in the draw to win a Book Pack!
You've got until Friday 23 August 5pm to enter!
Buildings of Casey Photo Competition
Calling all photographers - be part of recording the City of Casey as it is now, for future generations.
Enter our “Buildings of Casey” photography competition this Spring and help us collect images of the City of Casey current buildings, for tomorrow’s history.
Photos submitted will be kept in our Local History Archive and used for historical projects in the future.
Prizes
1st: $75 visa gift card
2nd: $50 visa gift card
3rd: $25 visa gift card
Competition opens: Sunday 1 September 2024 at 9am
Competition ends: Monday 30 September 2024 at 5pm
Moon Festival Chinese English Bilingual StorytimeJoin us for an enchanting Storytime weaving Cantonese, Mandarin, and English tales, in celebration of the Moon/Mooncake Festival 2024. 📌 Endeavour Hills Library 
Every Conversation MattersDuring Child Protection Week, join the City of Casey’s Child Safe Team as they discuss how to report and respond to abuse. Discover how to promote the value of conversations and learn strategies to engage in important conversations with children and young people to keep them safe. 
Introduction to Buying and Selling OnlineOnline shopping can be a daunting prospect. Join us for two sessions to learn about the different aspects of online shopping. 📌 Cranbourne Library 
VCE Exam Revision SeriesWith the support of the Victorian Department of Education, Strategic Partnerships Program, Hatch (a social enterprise initiative) is delivering FREE VCE Exam Revision sessions! These sessions will be held over the September school holidays. 📌 Online 
Study Spaces in the libraryThe Connected Libraries team attended Federation University's open day over the weekend to encourage uni students to sign up to their local library. We also let them know about our study spaces and free resources available to library members. All of our libraries have study spaces available, along with free wifi, public PCs and printing services. |
In Conversation with |
Sarah Speedie Author Talk
Go wild this Book Week with local children's author Sarah Speedie!
The writer of Boss Cat and Meowster Chef will be sharing her new book and telling us how she writes her hilarious stories.
Children are welcome to wear a book week costume to the event and a free craft will be available at the end for the little ones to make.
📌 Bunjil Place Library
📅 Thursday 22 August
⏰ 10am
Please note...
Bookings for our school holiday programs open Monday 9 September. This is a date for the diary!
As winter comes to a close, Endeavour Hills Library and Doveton will be returning to their usual hours, which will be updated here on Monday 1 September.
All of our libraries will be closed on Tuesday 10 September for a Staff Development Day and Friday 27 September for the Grand Final public holiday, but the Digital Library is available 24/7.
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