Victoria’s only display of the 2018 Australian of the Year Travelling Exhibition, is exhibiting at the Geelong Library & Heritage Centre.
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Geelong Honours Them will see the digitisation of literally hundreds of World War One Honour Boards that are scattered across the region’s four local government areas.
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In acknowledgment of NAIDOC Week 2018, accomplished public speaker, Celeste Liddle will present this quarter’s Open Mind Lecture on the topic of 'Because of Her, We Can'. An Arrernte woman, Celeste Liddle is an opinion writer, a trade unionist and currently serves as the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Organiser of the National Tertiary Education Union. Celeste started her blog 'Rantings of an Aboriginal Feminist' in June 2012 as a place to of her own and a home for her prolific writing. Hear Celeste's views as a social commentator and activist who, in 2017, was inducted into the Victorian Women’s Honour Roll for her work in Indigenous Australian culture and feminism.
Thursday, 12 July 2018 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
In celebration of the Queenscliff Low Light Festival, hear award winning crime writer Garry Disher, author of the 'Wyatt' thrillers and the 'Peninsula Crimes' series, discuss his latest release, 'Under the Cold Bright Lights'.
Sunday, 1 July 2018 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm Queenscliff Uniting Church
Australia in the 1970s was "the most creative place in the world" according to celebrity shoe designer Manolo Blahnik. Join us for this special event as researcher and academic Dr Sally Gray joins Geelong Gallery Director Jason Smith to discuss her book 'Friends, Fashion and Fabulousness: The Making of an Australian Style'. Linking fashion, art, sexual politics and diverse urban subcultures, four friends in particular form her central narrative: fashion designers Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson, and artists Peter Tully and David McDiarmid. Their creative trajectories and interactions, their collaborations, passion and politics, continue to resonate today.
Thursday, 19 July 2018 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
The Bad Diaries Salon was established mid-2017 with a call out on Twitter – were there any writers who still had their old, bad teenage diaries, and would they be prepared to read them live? The response was overwhelming. Six published authors read for ten minutes each from their early, unedited works. Featuring Robert Gott (The Port Fairy Murders), Rosalie Ham (The Dressmaker), Tracy Farr (The Hope Fault), Jock Serong (The Rules of Backyard Cricket), Angela Savage (The Dying Beach) and Leah Kaminsky (The Waiting Room) and moderated by Jenny Ackland (Little Gods). Tickets $30pp, includes light refreshments.
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Wednesday, 11 July 2018 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
Brush up on a language or start learning one; exercise your mind, prepare for a trip or just have fun. This session will introduce you to our language learning eResource, Mango Languages.
Friday, 29 June 2018 - 10:30am to 11:30am Torquay Library
Come and join this expert-facilitated Q & A and knowledge-sharing session with other smartphone users and learners.
Multiple Times Multiple Locations
Bring along your family and friends and join us for a movie. In partnership with The fOrT Youth Centre.Ages 12+.
Monday, 2 July 2018 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm Corio Library
Do you want to learn more about the issues that affect people seeking asylum in our community? Come and join us at the Torquay Library for a community conversation lead by a local facilitator. This will be an open discussion amongst attendees based on shared values, to help people learn more and explore different approaches. There will also be resources available. Specifically, we'd love to have along people who are 'on the fence' on this issue - who are unsure of what they can do but would like to learn more.
If you would like more information, visit Right Track for at https://www.asrc.org.au/campaigns/righttrack/
Thursday, 5 July 2018 - 5:45pm to 7:00pm Torquay Library
The Astronomical Society of Geelong invite you to join them at the Geelong Library & Heritage Centre for three evenings of celestial information and viewing (weather permitting). Families welcome 5pm-7pm, adults 7pm - 11pm.
18 JUNE - Introduction to Astronomy - Solar/Lunar photography - Stellarium night sky demonstration - Telescope viewing (weather permitting
10 JULY - Introduction to Astronomy - Deep sky photography - Stellarium night sky demonstration - Constellation story and lore - Telescope viewing (weather permitting)
21 AUGUST - Introduction to Astronomy - Astronomical photography/animation - Stellarium night sky demonstration - Telescope viewing (weather permitting)
Multiple Times Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
Battle it out with your favourite Xbox and Wii games as we get our game on. In partnership with The fOrT Youth Centre. Ages 12+
Thursday, 12 July 2018 - 2:30pm to 4:30pm Corio Library
'Glass Life' is the first full-length poetry collection by researcher, teacher and editor, Jo Langdon who has been described as 'a compelling force in contemporary poetry'. Published by Five Islands Press, the collection will be launched by Professor David McCooey at this special Sunday afternoon event.
Light refreshments will be served.
Sunday, 15 July 2018 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm The High Ground, Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
One of today’s greatest crime writers, Michael Robotham returns with a new brand-new thriller, The Other Wife. Don’t miss your chance to meet and hear from the multi-million-copy best-selling author and former investigative journalist as discusses his new book, at this special Sunday afternoon session.
Sunday, 12 August 2018 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm The High Ground, Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and hear Moreno Giovannoni discuss his debut novel, ‘The Fireflies of Autumn’. This absorbing tale takes us to the olive groves and piazzas of the little-known Tuscan village of San Ginese. With recollections of Italo Calvino’s fables, this is Tuscany as you have never seen it before.
Wednesday, 15 August 2018 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm Belmont Library
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading. No booking required.For a complete downloadable timetable of all our story times across all of our branches, please visit the following page grlc.vic.gov.au/learn/little-readers/events-little-readers
Drop in on Tuesdays during Term 2 to tinker with our fun new technology, including the NAO robot, virtual reality, 3D printing and more! No bookings required. Ages 12+.
Tuesday, 26 June 2018 - 4:30pm to 6:30pm Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
Draw reptiles and birds with local artist Marita Reynolds. Learn pencil technique, shading, tone and colour mixing. In partnership with Golden Plains Shire, Arts & Culture. All materials supplied. Ages 12+. For bookings & enquiries contact Marita Reynolds 0425 735 581.
Wednesday, 30 May 2018 - 4:45pm to 6:00pm Bannockburn Library
Do you feel the urge to use words in interesting ways? Join our writing group at the Dome. Keep a journal, try out different writing techniques and share your writing with the group. Bring your own device or use ours. No booking required. Ages 8+.
Experience a visual language in this fun, interactive and inclusive session of stories, songs, rhymes and AUSLAN. All children are welcome. The session will be presented in spoken English and interpreted into AUSLAN.
Multiple Times Waurn Ponds Library
Want to read the latest selection of library magazines free and delivered straight to your device using your library membership? Bring along your own device and learn how. With hundreds of eMagazines to choose from, there is sure to be at least one for you to enjoy!
Come along and challenge yourself to a fun game where players race against each other to build crossword grids and use all their letter tiles. This session will give you a laugh and get your brain moving! Multiple games to play. Suitable for all ages.
The free exhibit showcases each of the eight state and territory 2018 Australian of the Year recipients and is open to the public at the Geelong Library & Heritage Centre, until Sunday August 5.
Level 5 of the Dome features a flexible, multi-purpose event space with capacity to seat up to 300 people and high-end audiovisual technology make this the perfect venue for business events, receptions, dinners and weddings.
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