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Registration opens:
June 02nd, 2025

Wonderland Dancing Story with The Australian Ballet

Bookings essential for every child attending

2025-06-17 11:30:00 2025-06-17 12:15:00 Australia/Melbourne Wonderland Dancing Story with The Australian Ballet Join us for a free dance and storytelling event with The Australian Ballet. No previous dance experience is required. Ages 3-5 Corio Library -

Tuesday, June 17
11:30am - 12:15pm

Add to Calendar 2025-06-17 11:30:00 2025-06-17 12:15:00 Australia/Melbourne Wonderland Dancing Story with The Australian Ballet Join us for a free dance and storytelling event with The Australian Ballet. No previous dance experience is required. Ages 3-5 Corio Library -

Join us for a free dance and storytelling event with The Australian Ballet. No previous dance experience is required. Ages 3-5

Join us for a free Dancing Story Workshop presented by The Australian Ballet Education and Outreach team.

Explore the story of Wonderland, an adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Join us for an adventure into Wonderland through dance, music, costumes, characters, and a tea party… or two!

These workshops are designed to be accessible to all children regardless of learning styles or physical abilities. The workshops are led by members of The Australian Ballet Education and Outreach team.

Wear comfortable clothing for moving and comfortable shoes.

No previous dance experience is required. Ages 3-5.

Photo credit: Edita Knowler 

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Corio Library

Phone: (03) 4201 0658

Hours

Corio Library

Mon, May 19 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Tue, May 20 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Wed, May 21 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Thu, May 22 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, May 23 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, May 24 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, May 25 2:00PM to 5:00PM

Tel: (03) 4201 0658

About the Library

This busy and vibrant branch serves Geelong’s northern suburbs. Highlights of this branch include zoned areas for study, reading and children’s activities, bilingual picture books, LOTE (Languages other than English) magazines, a learning English collection, World DVDs and a parenting collection. The library has a large meeting room for community hire, a range of accessibility features and a dedicated makerspace enabling discovery and creativity. Regular Baby, Toddler, Inclusive and Preschool Story Time sessions are held here, as well as events and programs for adults taking place throughout the year. 

Upcoming events

Tue, May 20, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, May 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace
Make simple animations and games as you learn basic coding using Scratch Jr. Activities are designed for children to... more
Make simple animations and games as you learn basic coding using Scratch Jr. Activities are designed for children to complete with their caregiver. Ages 5 - 8 years.
This event is full

Rescheduled
Wed, May 21, 10:35am - 11:50am
New date Wednesday, May 21, 11:30am - 11:50am
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Wed, May 21, 10:45am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
Join us and children all across Australia and New Zealand for National Simultaneous Storytime 2025! Recommended... more
Join us and children all across Australia and New Zealand for National Simultaneous Storytime 2025! Recommended age: Preschool.

Wed, May 21, 11:30am - 11:50am
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, May 22, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, May 22, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Drop in for a relaxing yarn with friends. Bring your own project or use our supplies to get started. All skill... more
Drop in for a relaxing yarn with friends. Bring your own project or use our supplies to get started. All skill levels are welcome.

Thu, May 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Makerspace
Take your craft to the next level in this introduction to Cricut® session!
This event is full

Tue, May 27, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, May 27, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace
Want to try your hand at embroidery? Come and learn embroidery basics and create your own stitched masterpiece.

Tue, May 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace
Make simple animations and games as you learn basic coding using Scratch Jr. Activities are designed for children to... more
Make simple animations and games as you learn basic coding using Scratch Jr. Activities are designed for children to complete with their caregiver. Ages 5 - 8 years.
This event is full

Wed, May 28, 11:30am - 11:50am
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, May 29, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, May 29, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Drop in for a relaxing yarn with friends. Bring your own project or use our supplies to get started. All skill... more
Drop in for a relaxing yarn with friends. Bring your own project or use our supplies to get started. All skill levels are welcome.

Tue, Jun 03, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Jun 03, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace
Mix it up as we make and build using cardboard, Lego and Makedo child-safe tools. Ages 8+ 

Wed, Jun 04, 11:30am - 11:50am
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Jun 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, Jun 05, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Drop in for a relaxing yarn with friends. Bring your own project or use our supplies to get started. All skill... more
Drop in for a relaxing yarn with friends. Bring your own project or use our supplies to get started. All skill levels are welcome.

Tue, Jun 10, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Jun 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace
Mix it up as we make and build using cardboard, Lego and Makedo child-safe tools. Ages 8+ 

Wed, Jun 11, 11:30am - 11:50am
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Jun 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, Jun 12, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Drop in for a relaxing yarn with friends. Bring your own project or use our supplies to get started. All skill... more
Drop in for a relaxing yarn with friends. Bring your own project or use our supplies to get started. All skill levels are welcome.

Mon, Jun 16, 10:00am - 11:00am
Makerspace
Always wanted to learn how to sew on a sewing machine? Then come and take a beginner's class at Corio Library.
This event is full

Tue, Jun 17, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Jun 17, 10:30am - 11:15am
Join us for a free dance and storytelling event with The Australian Ballet. No previous dance experience is... more
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Tue, Jun 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Want to try your hand at embroidery? Come and learn embroidery basics and create your own stitched masterpiece.

Tue, Jun 17, 11:30am - 12:15pm
Join us for a free dance and storytelling event with The Australian Ballet. No previous dance experience is... more
Join us for a free dance and storytelling event with The Australian Ballet. No previous dance experience is required. Ages 3-5
Registration opens Monday, June 2 2025 at 9:00am

Tue, Jun 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace
Mix it up as we make and build using cardboard, Lego and Makedo child-safe tools. Ages 8+ 

Wed, Jun 18, 11:30am - 11:50am
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.