Come along and learn to crochet by making 'Granny Squares'. Experience how learning a few basic stitches can grow into amazing creations. If you have your own hooks and wool please bring them along, otherwise you can borrow them from the library.
Tuesday, 18 February 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm Queenscliff Library
A candid memoir looking back over a tumultuous life, from becoming an orphan and ward of the state at two years of age after her father’s murder, to becoming an abandoned wife in Melbourne with young children wholater struggle with drug, alcohol and mental health issues. The personal struggles she experienced along the way are all testimony to author Joan Atherton Hooper’s resilience and courage.
Tuesday, 18 February 2020 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm Ocean Grove Library
Join Pam Jennings from the Bellarine Historical Society to learn more about what happened following WWI in the local area. Pam’s talk will focus on memorials, the post-war struggle of returned soldiers, Red Cross societies and peace celebrations in the area.
Wednesday, 19 February 2020 - 11:00am to 12:00pm Drysdale Library
Keep in contact with your grandchildren, and even play games with them, using the video chat apps FaceTime on iPads and Skype. This session will show you how to get started on FaceTime and Skype and introduce 'real life' games and activities you can play.
Wednesday, 19 February 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm Waurn Ponds Library
Interior designer Bronnie Masefau is renowned for her residential designs and has over 25 years of experience in interior design. She is also the author of five books, including her latest The Meaning of Home: A Place to Belong, in which she explores how the spaces we live in contribute to and craft our lives.
Wednesday, 19 February 2020 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm Bannockburn Library
This spectacular book takes readers on a pictorial journey through time. See the evolution of Geelong’s world-famed Botanic Gardens from the original aspirational vision, to the modern green space overlooking Corio Bay today. Whether you are a green thumb, historian, proud citizen or simply interested in what used to be, this clever book will take you on a journey through time that will create lasting impressions.Written by Ian Rogers, retired employee of the City of Greater Geelong and former Director and long-time advocate of the Geelong Botanic Gardens.
Thursday, 20 February 2020 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm Belmont Library
Always wanted to keep backyard chooks? Presenters from the Geelong and District Poultry Club will talk about buying, feeding and housing backyard chooks as well as how to keep them healthy and producing eggs.
Thursday, 20 February 2020 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm Lara Library
A young business, Great Ocean Road Gin has been operating since 2017. During that time it has built up a reputation for quality product and commitment to the locals and local area. Come and listen to owner Ann Houlihan’s story about how she decided to make the sea change to Anglesea, develop her skills in production and business, and live the dream.
Thursday, 20 February 2020 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm Torquay Library
Create stunning 3D art in a Virtual Reality space. For years 14+
Friday, 21 February 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm Newcomb Library
Kate Downey wrote her Lucy Star Trilogy - Lucy Star @7, Lucy Star @13 and Lucy Star @18 - in the Chilwell Library. Kate wanted to write about what transgender people experience psychologically and physically. Learning, listening and understanding gender dysphoria is vital in order for trans people to live in a world where they feel safe to be who they really are.
Monday, 24 February 2020 - 10:30am to 11:30am Chilwell Library
Make the most out of your library membership by using databases to support your child's learning and help with school projects. Come and learn about ScienceOnline, Encyclopedia Britannica and more.
Multiple Times Multiple Locations
A thrilling and ambitious new novel from the author of the bestselling and prize-winning Terra Nullius.Shane Daniels and Romany Zetz have been drawn into a war that is not their own. Lives will be destroyed, families will be torn apart. Trust will be broken. When the war is over, some will return to a changed world. Will they discover that glory is a lie? Claire G. Coleman's new novel takes us to a familiar world to ask what we have learned from the past. Image credit: Jen Dainer Industrial Arc
Tuesday, 25 February 2020 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
