Author Encounters

 

Local Word Writers Festival 2025

Join us for a weekend of stories and inspiration with workshops, panels, a pop-up bookshop and author signings - perfect for writers and readers alike.

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Warm Winter Read is back for 2025!

Cosy up this winter! Read, relax, and win with Warm Winter Read from 1 June to 31 August.

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New What's On brochure out now!

Discover all the highlight events happening at the library in July and August.

new pride t-shirt at the library shop. Staff wearing them outside library.
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New Shelf Love Pride t-shirts are here! 

Find these new Pride t-shirts in our library shop, Shelf Love. The design features well-known queer literature that has regularly appeared on banned books lists around the world.

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eKnow How

Saving Family Stories - photo & digitisation station introductory sessions

Learn how to digitise your photos, VHS tapes, slides and film negatives ready to share with family and friends! Discover how to use the equipment to start saving your family stories.

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Multiple Times
Multiple Locations

Author Encounters

Adam Courtenay - My Father Bryce

Journalist Adam Courtenay reflects on life with his father, bestselling author Bryce Courtenay, in this candid conversation about family, legacy and the stories we tell about those we love.

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Tuesday, 5 August 2025 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Geelong Library and Heritage Centre

Special Events

Pitch Up Geelong - Connected for Change

Pitch Up Geelong is a live community crowdfunding event where local organisations CatholicCare, Geelong Foodshare, and The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre share bold ideas tackling real social challenges.

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Wednesday, 6 August 2025 - 5:00pm to 8:15pm
Geelong Library and Heritage Centre

eKnow How

Makerspace safety inductions

We run regular safety inductions for the equipment in the Djilaga Makers Room at Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library. Book yourself in, complete the course and start making your creative ideas a reality!

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Multiple Times
Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library

Heritage

Family History Research Workshops

Celebrate Family History Month in August with workshops at Geelong Heritage Centre. Learn to use online databases like Ancestry, Find My Past and Trove, with expert guidance.

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Multiple Times
Geelong Library and Heritage Centre

Author Encounters

Edmund Goldrick - Anzac Guerrillas

Hear how seven Australian soldiers, including one from Geelong, escaped Nazi capture and became resistance fighters in WWII Yugoslavia, with author Edmund Goldrick in conversation with historian Jim Claven OAM.

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Thursday, 7 August 2025 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library

Special Events

The Art of Corporate Storytelling with Spiri Tsintziras

Learn how to harness storytelling to boost your business marketing in this practical workshop with writer and communicator Spiri Tsintziras. Discover how story builds trust and brings your brand to life.

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Friday, 8 August 2025 - 10:30am to 1:00pm
Geelong Library and Heritage Centre

eKnow How

Learn online newspapers & magazines

Want learn how to access the latest newspapers and magazines on your device for free using your library membership? Bring your own device to an upcoming session to discover more.

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Tuesday, 19 August 2025 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Boronggook Drysdale Library

Author Encounters

Gail Holmes - In the Margins

In the Margins tells the story of Frances Wolfreston, a 17th century woman who read, wrote and reflected despite the limits of her time. Author Gail Holmes brings her quiet strength to life.

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Wednesday, 27 August 2025 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Ocean Grove Library

New makerspace - Djilaga Makers Room - at Biyal-a Armstrong Creek library interior. Equipment visible through open door News

Makerspace now open at Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library

Exciting times - the makerspace at Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library is officially open to the community!

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uLibrary is here – discover a new way to enjoy audiobooks!

uLibrary offers immediate access to audiobooks, with no wait times and is free with your membership.

 

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