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Creatives of all ages are invited to join local artist Fern Smith to help create the longest book in the world.
“The longest book in the world” is a multi-disciplinary arts project aimed at producing a concertina book - the longest book in the world. This will be a community made travel book focusing on popular, treasured, and personal landmarks within the boundaries of the City of Greater Geelong to produce the longest book in the world. Geelong aims to beat the last recorded length of a concertina book of 814.26 metres created by Yang Shuanming of in Taiyuan, Shanxi China in 2019 (as recorded in the Guinness Book of records).
All equipment is supplied - just bring yourself.
| Mon, Mar 02 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Tue, Mar 03 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Wed, Mar 04 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Mar 05 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Fri, Mar 06 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Sat, Mar 07 | 9:00AM to 5:00PM |
| Sun, Mar 08 | 2:00PM to 5:00PM |
The Boronggook Drysdale Library building, opened in April 2023, features communal spaces, quiet study areas, an adult changing places facility, a green roof, an internal courtyard garden, a City of Greater Geelong customer service point and resource-efficient systems. The sustainable building is a welcoming and safe space open to all.
The Geelong Regional Library Corporation acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin nation, and the Gulidjan and Gadubanud Peoples of the Maar nations as the Original Owners of the lands on which our library services operate. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and celebrate First Nations Peoples of this land as the custodians of learning, literacy, knowledge and story.
