Monash Public Library Service

Collect your loom weaving kit from the Mulgrave Library on Tuesday 28 September between 10am-5pm. Age: 4-12 Pickup: Mulgrave Library on Tuesday 28 September 10am-5pm Bookings essential

Collect your Mystery Fun Bag from Clayton Library between 10.00am and 6.00pm on Tuesday 28 September. Age: 4-6 Pickup: Clayton Library between 10am-6pm, Tuesday 28 September Bookings essential

Pick up a craft pack to make and decorate your own ship. Collect activity from Mount Waverley Library on Tuesday 28 September between 10.00am to 6.00pm. Age: 5-10 Pickup time: Tuesday 28 September 10am-6pm Bookings essential

Learn to use your Android Smartphone and get more from it Session covers settings, apps, email, browsing the internet, email

Join author/illustrator Jess Racklyeft via Zoom to paint a portrait of your pet or family. Collect your activity kit before the session from the Oakleigh library (during school holidays). Make sure you have a picture of your pet or your family to paint from. Zoom link sent out prior to session. Age: 8-12 Pickup: Oakleigh library before the session Bookings essential

Toddlers and preschoolers can sing, dance, share stories and learn early social skills via Zoom. For Ages 1-5. Bookings now open. Bookings essential: only one booking per household required.

Toddlers and preschoolers can sing, share stories and learn early social skills at Storytime. For ages 1-5 Bookings open 2 days before each session. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except children under 12 months)

Toddlers and preschoolers can sing, share stories and learn early social skills at Storytime. For ages 1-5 Bookings open 2 days before each session. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except children under 12 months) Storytimes are very popular, if you cannot come please cancel your booking so another family can join in the fun. Bookings can be cancelled via your event confirmation email.

Toddlers and preschoolers can sing, share stories and learn early social skills at Storytime. For ages 1-5 Bookings open 2 days before each session at 10am. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except children under 12 months)

Meet other carers in your local library and enjoy stories and rhymes with your baby. Babytime is for babies aged 12 months and under. Bookings open 2 days before each session. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except babies under 12 months)

Meet other carers in your local library and enjoy stories and rhymes with your baby. Babytime is for babies aged 12 months and under. Bookings open 2 days before each session. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except babies under 12 months)

Join author/illustrator Jess Racklyeft via Zoom to paint a portrait of your pet or family. Collect your activity kit before the session from the Wheelers Hill library (during school holidays). Make sure you have a picture of your pet or your family to paint from. Zoom link sent our prior to session. Age: 8-12 Pickup: Wheelers Hill library before the session Bookings essential

Toddlers and preschoolers can sing, share stories and learn early social skills at Storytime. For ages 1-5 Bookings open 2 days before each session. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except children under 12 months)

School age children can get creative with LEGO throughout the year at Lego Club! Bookings open a week before each session. Bookings essential (book for all children attending) Age: School aged children (5+)

School age children can get creative with LEGO throughout the year at Lego Club! Bookings open a week before each session. Bookings essential (book for all children attending) Age: School aged children (5+) Bookings essential.

Collect your Mystery STEAM Bag from Clayton Library between 10.00am and 6.00pm on Wednesday 29 September. Age: 8-12 Pickup: Clayton Library 10am-6pm, Wednesday 29 September Bookings essential

Toddlers and preschoolers can sing, share stories and learn early social skills at Storytime via Zoom. Zoom link sent on the day of the session. For ages 1-5. Bookings open now. Bookings essential: only one booking required per household.

Toddlers and preschoolers can sing, share stories and learn early social skills at Storytime. For ages 1-5 Bookings open 2 days before each session. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except children under 12 months)

Meet other carers in your local library and enjoy stories and rhymes with your baby. Babytime is for babies aged 12 months and under. Bookings open 2 days before each session. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except babies under 12 months)

A place to ignite friendships and promote conversation. This new club is for LGBTIQA+ communities and their allies who want to read widely with a focus on LGBTIQA+ characters and history. Reading recommendations will be provided to the Club. Meetings will be on the last Wednesday night of each month from 7-8pm. 2021 dates are 26 May, 30 June, 28 July, 25 August, 29 Sept, 27 October and 24 November. Please register for all sessions to ensure your place.

Toddlers and preschoolers can sing, share stories and learn early social skills at Storytime via Zoom. For ages 1-5. Bookings open now. Bookings essential: only one booking required per household.

Join us online for a special Storytime linked to the current Monash Gallery of Art exhibition. Collect your diorama kit before the session from the Wheelers Hill Library. Age: 1-6 Pickup: a diorama craft kit to accompany the session. Collect the kit prior to the session at the Wheelers Hill Library. One kit per booking (if you have two kids, book two places). Bookings essential

Meet other carers in your local library and enjoy stories and rhymes with your baby. Babytime is for babies aged 12 months and under. Bookings open 2 days before each session. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except babies under 12 months)

Toddlers and preschoolers can sing, share stories and learn early social skills at Storytime via Zoom. Zoom link sent on the day of the session. For ages 1-5. Bookings open now. Bookings essential: only one booking required per household.

Toddlers and preschoolers can sing, share stories and learn early social skills at Storytime. For ages 1-5 Bookings open 2 days before each session. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except children under 12 months)

Stories are read and songs are sung in Mandarin Chinese 在活动开始两天前的上午10点开始预约. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except those under 12 months)

Join author Loretta Smith to hear about her book on the real-life story of a daring Australian woman who did something extraordinary - then met an early, mysterious end. From the end of the Great War to the 1920s, Alice was a woman of rare achievement who excelled as a motoring entrepreneur and established Australia's first motor service run entirely by women. Her life was brief but extraordinary. Hear her story. An event in partnership with the Monash Libraries Family History Group.

Stories are read and songs are sung in the Greek language. Οι κρατήσεις θα γίνονται στις 10π.μ, δυο μέρες πριν από την ώρα του παραμυθιού. Bookings open 2 days before each session. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except those under 12 months)

Meet other carers in your local library and enjoy stories and rhymes with your baby. Babytime is for babies aged 12 months and under. Bookings open 2 days before each session. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except babies under 12 months)

Meet other carers in your local library and enjoy stories and rhymes with your baby. Babytime is for babies aged 12 months and under. Bookings open 2 days before each session. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except babies under 12 months)

School age children can get creative with LEGO throughout the year at Lego Club! Bookings open a week before each session. Bookings essential (book for all children attending) Age: School aged children (5+)

If you’re looking for a new job or just want to give your CV a quick refresh, this course is for you. We’ll cover the key components of a great CV and how to speak about your strengths and skills.

Join us for a fun Bedtime Storytime via Zoom. Enjoy songs, rhymes & stories galore. Don't forget your pyjamas and teddy bear! For children and their families. Bookings open now. Bookings essential: only one booking required per household.

Join us for a fun Bedtime Storytime in the library. Enjoy songs, rhymes & stories galore. Don't forget your pyjamas and teddy bear! For children and their families. Bookings open a week before each session. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except children under 12 months)

Stories are read and songs are sung in Mandarin Chinese 在活动开始两天前的上午10点开始预约. Bookings open 2 days before each session. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except those under 12 months)

A free four-week online program for community members from non-English speaking backgrounds to improve their English language skills, connect with other residents and learn more about Australian culture. Reading materials will need to be collected before the start of the program. Sessions will be conducted by library staff using the Zoom platform. Dates are: 6, 13, 20 & 27 October. Registering for 6 October is enrollment for the full four weeks.

Stories are read and songs are sung in Mandarin Chinese. 在活动开始两天前的上午10点开始预约. Bookings open 2 days before each session. Bookings essential: must book for all attending (except those under 12 months)

A free four-week online program for community members from non-English speaking backgrounds to improve their English language skills, connect with other residents and learn more about Australian culture. Reading materials will need to be collected before the start of the program. Sessions will be conducted by library staff using the Zoom platform. Dates are: 7, 14, 21 & 28 October. Registering for 7 October is enrollment for the full four weeks.

School age children can get creative with LEGO throughout the year at Lego Club! Bookings open a week before each session. Bookings essential (book for all children attending) Age: School aged children (5+)

Develop your creative writing skills with author Melissa Gijsbers. Sessions include fun writing activities, meeting other young writers and feedback on your writing. For writers aged 11-18 years. Bookings open 1 week before session at 10am.

Learn easy chorey and perfect those moves with FunFit! Zoom link sent prior to session. Age: 8-14 Bookings essential

Join Yogachamps for a fun session of yoga on Zoom. Zoom link sent prior to session. Age: 7-12 Bookings essential

Tune in for a terrific stomping, roaring dinosaur tea party with Carp Productions. Online event. Link available for seven days. Age: 5-12 Online: pre-recorded session, link available between 20th-26th September Bookings essential

If English is not your main language and you would like to practice your reading skills in a safe and supportive environment, our new EAL (English As Additional Language) Reading Club will provide you with this opportunity. Dates are: 15, 22 & 29 July; 5, 12, 19 & 26 August; 2, 9 & 16 September Registering for 15 July counts as registering for the full term

If English is not your main language and you would like to practice your reading skills in a safe and supportive environment, our new EAL (English As Additional Language) Reading Club will provide you with this opportunity. Dates are 14, 21 & 28 July; 4, 11, 18 & 25 August; 1, 8 & 15 September. Registering for 14 July is enrollment for the full term.

Join us online for a special Storytime linked to the current Monash Gallery of Art exhibition. Collect your diorama kit before the session from the Wheelers Hill Library. Age: 1-6 Pickup: a diorama craft kit to accompany the session. Collect the kit prior to the session at the Wheelers Hill Library. One kit per booking (if you have two kids book two places). Bookings essential

Decorate your own cute moneybox to keep. Pickup activity kit from Oakleigh Library between 10am-6pm on Wednesday 22 September. Age: 5-10 Pickup: Oakleigh Library 10am-6pm, Wednesday 22 September Bookings essential

Visit the Clayton Library to see how to make a greenhouse. Collect your kit and make your own at home. Collect between 2pm-4pm on Wednesday 22 September. Age: 6-12 Pickup: Clayton Library 2pm-4pm, Wednesday 22 September Bookings essential

Collect your Stained Glass Fish Kit from the Glen Waverley Library between 10am-6pm on Tuesday 21st September. Age: 5-12 Pickup: Glen Waverley Library between 10am-6pm on Tuesday 21st September. Bookings essential

Learn how to draw manga characters. Age: 11-16 years old Free kit to be picked up at Oakleigh Library on Monday 20 September 2021.

Join the amazing Tim Ellis as he performs spectacular tricks that will leave you amazed! Online session. Zoom link will be sent prior to the show. Age: 7-12

Make your own colourful pizza with only 3 ingredients! Zoom session. Parents and children will need to mix and bake together. Zoom link sent prior to session. Age: 6-12 (Parental guidance required) Bookings essential

Learn the basics of operating and getting the most out of this popular Apple smartphone. Session covers settings, apps, email, browsing the internet and email. Remember to bring your iPhone with you to the session.

Join in with your little ones and enjoy our fun and engaging Zoom Storytime session with songs, stories, finger play and riddles - all in the Russian language! Only one booking required per household. The Zoom link will be sent to you on the morning of the event.

Collect your mystery activity pack from the Wheelers Hill Library. For ages 6-10. Age: 6-10 Pickup: Monday 20 September 10am-6pm Bookings essential

Collect your mystery activity pack from the Wheelers Hill Library. For ages 3-5. Age: 3-5 Pickup: Wheelers Hill Library Monday 20 September 10am to 6pm Bookings essential

Pick up your mystery art bag at the Mulgrave Library on Monday 20 September between 10am - 5pm. Age: 4-12 Pickup: Mulgrave Library Monday 20 September 10am-5pm Bookings essential

Join Steve Lo Casto online for a FanArt workshop. Zoom link sent prior to session. Age: 5-14 Bookings essential

Melbourne in the 1930s. In the suburban streets, a serial killer lies in wait. Join author Katherine Kovacic for this free event as she recounts this chilling true crime story consisting of failed police enquiries, a killer with a Jekyll and Hyde personality, and four families left shattered from tragic losses. Crime in Melbourne and Victoria had taken a shocking new turn.

Do you want to read or listen to a book on your digital device but not sure where to start? We'll show you how you can download and read books or listen to a talking book using apps or your PC/laptop as well as some tips for getting the most out of your reading/listening experience. Please have your digital device or laptop with you during the session.

In Australia a stroke occurs every 10 minutes. Join us for this free information session presented by a StrokeSafe speaker from the Stroke Foundation to hear about what a stroke is and how to recognise the signs; what to do if someone is having a stroke; and how to prevent a stroke from occurring.

A writer, novelist and human rights advocate, Arnold Zable was awarded the 2021 Australia Council Lifetime Achievement in Literature for a celebrated canon of work that spans three decades. He appears in conversation to share his unique understanding of history, memory, displacement and community, captured in books such as his most recent one 'The Watermill', which ‘elevates history into near mythical tales of wonder’ (The Australian). With Tali Lavi.

Learn how to use your digital photographs and other elements to create memories that can be easily shared, copied and printed. It's cheap, fun and there's no mess! You will need a digital device such as a laptop or iPad to participate.

Dr Sarah Woodhouse is a trauma expert, research psychologist, author, coach and creator of the freedom process™. Her work helps people break free from trauma so they can live the life they want. In 'You’re Not Broken', Dr Woodhouse discusses what trauma is and why it can be the root cause of so many problems. The book includes practical tools to help people shift out of their past trauma and into healing. This event is for R U OK Day.

Using recycled book or magazine pages, uncover hidden poems and create unique works of art. All materials will be provided. Target Audience: ADULTS This activity is for International Literacy Day.

Enjoy your favourite magazines and newspapers in digital format on your computer or device. We'll show you how to access these for free with your library membership using apps such as Libby and Pressreader, the world's largest online newspaper kiosk, as well as how to use online databases to access Choice and other specialist journals.

Melbourne has the largest tram network in the world with a history that dates back to the 1880s. The city has embraced the tram as an essential form of urban transport and successfully resisted pressures to replace them. Join Geoff Brown, a guide from the Melbourne Tram Museum, who will give an online presentation on some of the intriguing features of this part of our city's history.

To be the HERO of your life, you have the CHOICE! What if the obstacle, the challenge you are facing right now is actually the start of your Hero’s journey? What if you already have everything you need within you to undertake your Hero’s journey? To be the hero of your life, or the victim? YOU HAVE THE CHOICE! During this interactive event, you will experience the full cycle of a transformational hero’s journey.

Join us for a very special Rainbow Storytime that celebrates diverse families, identity and embracing who you are, to celebrate Wear It Purple Day 2021.

Join authors John and Marie Watt to hear about their book which seeks to capture both the glory days and haunting reminders of 21 Victorian Gold Rush towns, which today are either small, sleepy, or non-existent. Whilst exploring, photographing and researching these towns over the course of several years, they came to realise that each and every one was connected in some way with an important but often obscure or little known slice of Victorian history.

Let us introduce you to the wonderful world of podcasts. Anything you are interested in — from quantum physics to stand-up comedy to stories of love and loss — can be found and listened to at the touch of a finger via a podcast. We'll show you how to to listen to them and give you some great recommendations to get you started. You will need a digital device handy if you want to take part in the activities but notes will be sent out after the event if you'd prefer not to participate.

These Digital Literacy sessions provide an opportunity for participants to use new technology, such as computers and iPads, whilst learning how to access the internet and create and send emails, as well as how to be safe online. You can learn at your own pace with the hands-on training you need to use and access technology for communication and enjoyment.

For many of us, living sustainably is a lifelong occupation. But can that extend to the end of our lives, and our funeral planning? In this presentation renowned community educator Libby Moloney looks at natural and sustainable funeral planning choices, from home-based death and family-led (DIY) funerals, to your rights and responsibilities under the law.

In this free introductory course, you’ll learn how the Internet can be used to help you research your family history. Explore the kinds of tools, resources and services that are available, and some of the costs you might encounter along the way. This course is suited to beginners who would like to start their family history journey and require some digital literacy skills to help them on their way. Presented in partnership with Be Connected as part of National Family History Month.

Girls aged 8-12 are invited to participate in our new and exciting STEAM Club! STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics) activities encourage creativity, problem solving, critical thinking and collaboration. Join us after school, once a week for five weeks, to explore activities based around STEAM principles… there’s fun to be had! Your booking secures your place for all five sessions: Thursdays @ 4.30pm 19 August 26 August 2 September 9 September 16 September

Children aged 8-12 are invited to participate in our new and exciting STEAM Clubs! STEAM activities encourage creativity, problem solving, critical thinking and collaboration. Join us after school, once a week for five weeks, to explore activities based around STEAM principles. Your booking secures your place for all five sessions Wednesdays 4pm-5pm (except one week on Monday) 18 August 23 August (note this week on Monday) 1 September 8 September 15 September

Children aged 8-12 are invited to participate in our new and exciting STEAM Clubs! STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics) activities encourage creativity, problem solving, critical thinking and collaboration. Join us after school, once a week for five weeks, to explore activities based around STEAM principles. Your booking secures your place for all five sessions. Tuesdays 4pm-5pm 17 August 24 August 31 August 7 September 14 September

Do you love vintage clothing? Or have clothes in your wardrobe that you no longer need and want to give a second life? Or do you want to refresh your wardrobe in a sustainable, affordable, and fun way? In this workshop you will learn about safe ways to buy and sell second-hand clothing online, some popular apps and websites to use for this, and tips to make your sale items stand out from the crowd.

In this free introductory course, you’ll learn how the Internet can be used to help you research your family history. Explore the kinds of tools, resources and services that are available, and some of the costs you might encounter along the way. This course is suited to beginners who would like to start their family history journey and require some digital literacy skills to help them on their way. Presented in partnership with Be Connected as part of National Family History Month.

“The cloud” is a major buzzword in computing right now, but many of us don't know what it means and how it affects us. In this session we will - Define what the 'The cloud' is and what it does - How 'The cloud' works - How you can access and use cloud storage systems to back-up your digital devices and store digital files, images etc. Please bring your digital device with you. If you don't have access to a digital device please let us know and we can loan you one on the day.