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🎉 Discover Brimbank Libraries upcoming events for August and September!

Xmas Casuals Resume Help | Children's Book Week Scavenger Hunt | Connect & Chat | Indigenous Literacy Day Storytime | Family Film Fun: Magic Edition | Maker Space: Pet Name Tags

✅ Discover an event to inspire, inform and connect online at our website http://bit.ly/3IpWKta

🚗 Return yourself to your local library this week and have some fun!


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Get ready for a magical week! Come as your favourite book character as we celebrate Children's Book Week! Which library will have the best costumes?

Deer Park Library - Wednesday 21
Keilor Library - Wednesday 21
St Albans Library - Wednesday 21
Sunshine Library - Wednesday 21 & Thursday 22
Sydenham Library - Wednesday 21

Download our entry form for our 2024 bookmark competition. Entries close August 31: https://bit.ly/3YILFx2

Delicious food, dachshunds and a good mystery to solve.... what more could you want with ?

Discover Mia Manansala's range of delicious detective novels today: https://bit.ly/

The Warm Winter Read finishes August 31 - Fill out the entry form and tell us your favourite winter read to go in the draw to win a prize! https://bit.ly/4awdbQn

It’s time for our weekly Book Buzz! 📚

This week’s book is 'The Last Trace', new novel by bestselling Australian author, Petronella McGovern - Author.

📖 Family. It means everything to Sheridan. She has missed having her brother around. At last, Lachy is back in Australia, and Sheridan can't wait to spend the Easter holidays all together in the mountains with their kids. But, on Good Friday, something devastating happens that rips their two families apart, and now she can't imagine ever forgiving him

“Petronella McGovern's band of clever, family-centric thrillers just got even better. The Last Trace grabbed me from the first sentence and didn't let me go. Highly recommend.” - Pip Drysdale

To reserve a copy head to https://bit.ly/4fK59rd

[Image description: Cover of Petronella McGovern’s new novel, ‘The Last Trace']

It's official, the 2024 event line up for ... YOUTH FEST IN THE WEST has dropped! 🎉
Brimbank City Council is hosting over 40 events in the Brimbank area for young people aged 10 to 25 years old!
We're dedicating the month of September to celebrating the unique and inspiring young people in our local community.
There's something for everyone:
🎨 GET CREATIVE: Open Mic, skateboard art, pottery + more
🎯 SKILL UP: car maintenance workshop, DIY skincare + more
🏊‍♀️ GET PHYSICAL: learn reformer pilates or boxing + more
💕 MAKE FRIENDS: Mario Kart tournament, Dungeons & Dragons + more
Sign up now: https://brimbankyouth.com/youth-fest-2024/

Over the next two weeks, we have partnered with Brimbank Youth Services and Services Australia for a range of events.

▪ Service Australia Info Sessions:
Learn how to access important government support with Service Australia | Student Payments - Austudy | Youth Allowance | Apprentices | Rent assistance | Low Income payments | Health Care Cards
When: 20 Aug, 4-5pm
Where: Sydenham & Deer Park Libraries

▪ Xmas Casuals Resume Help Sessions:
Looking to get a job over the summer holidays? Now's the time to start getting your resume out there! Get help from our staff with filling out online job applications, starting a resume or writing a cover letter.
When: 26-29 Aug,
Where: All branches
Bookings: https://bit.ly/3UQlD7w


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Get ready to unravel mysteries and chase romance with our 'cosy reads' theme. author ambassador, Alison Goodman as she selects a range of warm winter reads.

From puzzling whodunits to heart-fluttering love stories, these books will keep you warm this winter.

The Warm Winter Read finishes August 31 - Fill out the entry form and tell us your favourite winter read to go in the draw to win a prize! https://bit.ly/4awdbQn

Borrow today: https://bit.ly/4bFwDLz

👋 A big welcome to our youngest library members!

Did you know that everyone in your family can get a library card? Parents, you can link all your family's library cards together on cloudLibrary and with in-person borrowing.

Borrow up 80 items on each card with every visit. While we can't promise that your children won't ever complain of boredom, at least you'll have options!

Join Brimbank Libraries today: https://bit.ly/3WNHoH6


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Have you heard about Crime Stoppers Victoria's new website?

Crime Stoppers Victoria is working with young Victorians to combat increased rates of youth violence by asking them to 'Share If You Care 'in a new campaign.

The campaign, made in collaboration with secondary school students, encourages young Victorians to take action and change the narrative surrounding violence.

The new campaign is asking young people to share footage on their phones with Crime Stoppers, while staying unknown.

To learn more about the campaign go to the Crime Stoppers Victoria website: https://bit.ly/Share_If_You_Care

Crime Stoppers Victoria is working with young Victorians to combat increased rates
of youth violence by asking them to 'Share If You Care'in a new campaign.

The campaign, made in collaboration with secondary school students, encourages
young Victorians to take action and change the narrative surrounding violence.

The new campaign is asking young people to share footage on their phones with
Crime Stoppers, while staying unknown.

To learn more about the campaign go to the Crime Stoppers Victoria website: https://bit.ly/Share_If_You_Care

🎉 Discover Brimbank Libraries upcoming events for August!

Services Australia Info Session | Bibliotherapy | Fathers Day Storytime | National Science Week Events | Career one-on-one Guidance | Maker Space: Vinyl Layering

✅ Discover an event to inspire, inform and connect online at our website http://bit.ly/3IpWKta

🚗 Return yourself to your local library this week and have some fun!


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We don't mind how you arrive to our libraries, by barbie airplane or sports cars.... just tell all your friends about it!

Be like barbie! Become a member of Brimbank Libraries and have your own barbie party with up to 80 items at no cost!

Join online today: https://bit.ly/3WNHoH6


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Get inspired this weekend and delve into a new read with cloudLibrary: https://bit.ly/4duglWH

The Warm Winter Read finishes August 31 - Fill out the entry form and tell us your favourite winter read to go in the draw to win a prize! https://bit.ly/4awdbQn

It’s Book Buzz time! 📚

This week we feature ‘The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife’, debut novel by emerging Australian author, Anna Johnston.

📖 Frederick Fife was born with an extra helping of kindness in his heart. If he borrowed your car he’d return it washed and polished, with a full tank of petrol. The problem is, he has no one left to borrow from. At 82 he’s desperately lonely, broke and on the brink of homelessness.

'The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife' is a warm, life-affirming debut about a bizarre case of mistaken identity that allows a lonely old man one last chance to be part of a family.

‘Sincere, heartfelt and laugh-out-loud...genuinely delightful...' - The Australian.

To reserve a copy visit https://bit.ly/3WYtTok

[Image description: Cover of Anna Johnston’s debut novel, ‘The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife']

Our community partners, Creative Brimbank are developing a new sewing program!

Have your say on what you would like to see at these sessions by filling in their form: https://creativebrimbank.com.au/.../stacc.../eoi-sewing

Sessions are due to begin in October 2024 and will include access to:
🧵 Mechanical sewing machines
🧵 Sewing kits with needles, thread, pins, scissors, etc
🧵 Practice materials & beginner projects
🧵 Experienced facilitators

We are developing a new sewing program and we want to hear from you!

Tell us what you would like to see at these sessions by filling in our form: https://creativebrimbank.com.au/community/stacc-regular-programs/eoi-sewing

Sessions are due to begin in October 2024 and will include access to:

🧵 Mechanical sewing machines
🧵 Sewing kits with needles, thread, pins, scissors, etc
🧵 Practice materials & beginner projects
🧵 Experienced facilitators

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of young adult fiction with our 'Young Adult' theme for the Warm Winter Read!

Join author ambassador, Michael Earp, as they introduce a thrilling lineup of reads, including 'An Unexpected Party' edited by Seth Malacari, 'The Quiet and the Loud' by Helena Fox, 'The Spider and Her Demons' by Sidney Khoo, and 'A Hunger of Thorns' by Lili Wilkinson.

From magical adventures to heartfelt stories, these books will keep you turning pages late into the night. Let the journey begin!

Join the Warm Winter Read to be in the draw to win a bookish prize: https://bit.ly/4awdbQn

Borrow today: https://bit.ly/4bFwDLz

Our Sydenham and St Albans Libraries had some four legged visitors!

Seeing eye dog puppies from Guide Dog Victoria joined us for a very special Storytime on the important role these gorgeous pups play in supporting people experiencing vision impairment.

Follow us on Eventbrite to stay up to date with our latest events. Discover our range of special storytime events: https://bit.ly/4bVaXv9


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🎉 Discover Brimbank Libraries upcoming events for August!

Children's Book Week Competition | Study Havens | Self Publishing with Ellie Marney | Pasifika Storytime | Maker Space Inductions

✅ Discover an event to inspire, inform and connect online at our website http://bit.ly/3IpWKta

🚗 Return yourself to your local library this week and have some fun!


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Did you know that we have a sensory hour each week at our Deer Park, St Albans and Sydenham Libraries?

The Sensory Friendly Hour provides an environment with reduced noise, lighting and distractions.

Limited printing and copying services are available and gaming consoles in the library are not available for use during sensory hour.

▪️ Deer Park Library, every Saturday 10-11am
▪️ Sydenham Library, every Wednesday 9.30-10.30am
▪️ St. Albans Library, every Tuesday 9:30-10:30am

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No AI with today's , just unthinkable photography skills from our librarians!

Looking for a read that will make you think... or not think.... we've got you sorted this weekend!

Click for our weekend opening hours: https://bit.ly/44xh1aV

It’s Book Buzz time! 📚

This week, we spotlight Smoke, the latest book by author and veteran ABC journalist, Michael Brissenden.

📖 After a brutal wildfire tears through the town of Jasper in the Californian sierras, a body is discovered in a shed. It looks like an open-and-shut case of accidental death – until further investigation reveals that the victim was locked in from the outside.

'The best crime book I've read this year. Kept me guessing right to the end. The setting is brilliant, the characters compelling, the writing elegant, the plot bewitching, the tension palpable. A winner.' Chris Hammer

To reserve a copy head on over to https://bit.ly/3Sweh8S

[Image description: Cover of Michael Brissenden’s latest novel, Smoke]

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Great news!

Creative Brimbank's Expressions of Interest are now open for local artists to exhit at the Sunshine Art Spaces Gallery in 2025.

Join Artists, Curators and Collectives to submit an exhibition proposal to show work at our brand new Window Gallery, a vibrant window space dedicated to showcasing local talent and fostering a sense of creativity within our community!

EOIs close on Monday 26 August, 11.59pm
More info: https://creativebrimbank.com.au/visualarts/sasgeoi

OPEN NOW - EOIs submissions to exhibit at the Sunshine Art Spaces Gallery in 2025.

We are excited to invite Artists, Curators and Collectives to submit an exhibition proposal to show work at our brand new Window Gallery, a vibrant window space dedicated to showcasing local talent and fostering a sense of creativity within our community!

EOIs close on Monday 26 August, 11.59pm

More info: https://creativebrimbank.com.au/visualarts/sasgeoi

Some snapshots from the Brimbank Seed Library launch.

Members of our community were treated to a delightful talk by Carolyn Asquith on urban gardening as she shared her knowledge on composting, fruit flies, beekeeping and preserving.

You can find out more about the seed library: https://bit.ly/3RUi3sl


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This month we caught up with Zac, one of our customer service officers to ask him three important library questions.

🐤 What is the book that inspired you as a child?
The book that inspired me as a child is “My Chicken All Over Australia”. I liked it because Mr Chicken likes to travel and there was an element of freedom.

🐤 What do you love about libraries?
I love the community, the sense of belonging and how everyone can come together in one place to meet up and get things done.

🐤 What are you reading/ watching/ listening at the moment?
I am currently reading the book “Immune” by Phillipp Dettmer. It envisions a battle inside your body where cells fight off infection.

Borrow today from Brimbank Libraries: https://bit.ly/3W1meDF



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Winners are grinners! Here's some snap shots from our school holiday colouring competition.

Looking for no cost after school activities? See our range of programs for school age children: https://bit.ly/3Qcdetu


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Happy Library & Information Week!

This year's theme is Roots of Democracy. Let us know in the comments how having access to information, technology, books, events and spaces has helped you and your family this year.

🎉 Discover Brimbank Libraries upcoming events for August!

National Science Week: Kororoit Creek Nature Walk | Burmese Storytime | Chill & Chat | Practise your English | Lego Club

✅ Discover an event to inspire, inform and connect online at our website http://bit.ly/3IpWKta

🚗 Return yourself to your local library this week and have some fun!



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Expressions of interest are now open for the 2025 Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival, 13-22 March, 2025. In 2025, the festival will celebrate its 20th year!

Are you an emerging writer of performer who lives, works, studies or plays in Brimbank? Be involved in shaping a creative and engaging program.

What are we looking for?
We are scheduling two events involving community:
1. A panel discussion or author talk for up to three authors or emerging writers to showcase their published work.
2. An open event, for individuals and community groups, which could include: a workshop, a spoken word performance, a public reading, a book launch or an exhibition.

Submissions close midnight Tuesday 30 July, 2024.
Click here for submissions: https://bit.ly/3zkz4oZ


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📚 Step into our world! Choose the new books you want for your library! 📚

Introducing : a system that lets you vote for the books you want to see on the shelves at Brimbank Libraries.

Your choices will help let us know which ones you want the most, and make sure they are ordered.

Choose from a new range of the best forthcoming books in multiple collections, with a new batch of titles to vote on each month.

To let us know which books you would like to read, simply click the button below, enter your library card number and start voting!

📱 Start voting now! bit.ly/3v1n9a5

Today's goes out to all the tiny dancers, keep on dancing!

Looking for a hot read for this winter? We've got you sorted! Download our range of eBooks with one click using BorrowBox

Click here to start reading: https://bit.ly/3R8qqzQ