Hello and welcome to August at Your Library!

Come and escape the last days of winter at this month's events; we've got an exciting line-up that you won't want to miss!

• Embrace your roots and begin an enthralling journey into your family's past, with insightful workshops and talks during National Family History Month.

• Bring the kids to a special Book Week storytime filled with imagination and wonder – feel free to dress up for the occasion! And don't worry; we've planned some thrilling Science Week events for the older kids too!

• Come and see the extraordinary Origami Dream World exhibition at Miller's Homestead. While you’re there, why not try your hand at creating an origami butterfly of your own?

• Meet some inspiring authors at Bayswater, Belgrave, Ferntree Gully, and Miller's Homestead, as they share the captivating stories behind their books.

Speaking of books, the Warm Winter Read concludes at the end of August, but there’s still time to log your reads, take on some fun challenges and maybe even win a prize!

Stay warm and read on!

Celebrate National Family History Month at Your Library

We're excited to bring you a month of fantastic Family History events throughout August! All events are FREE to attend.

Program includes:
• Introduction to Family History
• Family History connections
• English records
• Online history researching
• Ancestry workshops
• History of Miller's Homestead
• Convicts
• Family History & DNA
• Ancestors that served

Bookings are essential for all events!

19 - 25 August is Children's Book Week!

We can’t wait for Children’s Book Week! Join us for a glorious week celebrating books and Australian children’s authors and illustrators at our storytimes across the week. 

Join us to celebrate the launch of the Origami Dream World exhibition on Friday, 18 August at 6pm, to meet the artists and enjoy refreshments and nibbles. Bookings essential!

Take part in a series of workshops throughout September, learn some skills and see if you get bitten by the origami bug too! (FREE). Book now.

Images shown clockwise: Tessellation designed by Sukanua Deshmukh, Clytrix designed by Matthew Elvey Price, and Cactus Kusudama designed by Xander Perrott 

Sandi Wallace: Black Cloud

Wed 16 August, 2pm - 3:30pm
Ferntree Gully Library

Join us for a very special book chat with Mount Dandenong crime writer Sandi Wallace. She has four novels and two collections of short stories published to date, along with a host of prizes for her long and short crime fiction (FREE). Copies of Sandi's latest book Black Cloud will be available for purchase. Bookings and more information.

Carol Cooke AM PLY: Finding your inner gold

Thu 31 August, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Bayswater Library

A three-time gold medal Paralympian and author, Carol Cooke is an accomplished motivational speaker, known for her insightful talks and inspiring books that touch upon topics of determination, overcoming adversity and accepting change. Come along to Yarra Junction Library to meet this fascinating speaker (FREE). Bookings and more information.

Design Retro Games

Learn the basics of game design by using block coding to create a retro arcade game. Our new Retro MakeCode Arcade Game Consoles by Elecfreak are the perfect way to introduce kids to coding - by inspiring them to make their own retro video game! For Ages 9-14 (FREE)

• Lilydale Library
Friday 18 August, 4pm-5pm 
• Ferntree Gully Library
Friday 25 August, 4pm-5pm 

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