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Preserving your Recipes

Seniors Festival
2025-10-17 11:00:00 2025-10-17 12:00:00 Australia/Melbourne Preserving your Recipes Preserve your favourite family recipes by putting them together in your own professional looking cookbook. Join us to learn how. Boronggook Drysdale Library - Boronggook Drysdale Discussion Room 1

Friday, October 17
11:00am - 12:00pm

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Boronggook Drysdale Library

Boronggook Drysdale Discussion Room 1

Preserve your favourite family recipes by putting them together in your own professional looking cookbook. Join us to learn how.

Do you have some favourite recipes that you would like to either preserve or share? Move those ripped and food-stained pages into a professional looking cookbook and amaze your friends and families.

 

No experience necessary, just bring along some of your favourite recipes and a working email address (don't forget your password). You are welcome to bring your own device (eg. iPad or laptop), or you can use one of ours.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Health & Wellbeing | Art, Craft & Sewing |

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Boronggook Drysdale Library
Phone: (03) 4201 0656
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We're closed Friday September 25 due to Public Holiday
Mon, Sep 21 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Tue, Sep 22 9:00AM to 5:30PM
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Thu, Sep 24 9:00AM to 5:30PM
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Sun, Sep 27 2:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the Library

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.

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Boronggook Drysdale Multipurpose Room
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Boronggook Drysdale Multipurpose Room
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