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Multicultural board games

Celebrating Children's Week 2026
2026-10-20 16:00:00 2026-10-20 17:00:00 Australia/Melbourne Multicultural board games Come to the library during Children?s week and play board games celebrating the cultures that use our library. Recommended ages 5+ Corio Library -

Tuesday, October 20
4:00pm - 5:00pm

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Come to the library during Children?s week and play board games celebrating the cultures that use our library. Recommended ages 5+

What to expect:  

  • This session will run for 60 minutes and will be facilitated by a library staff member. 
  • There will be different boardgames from cultures around the world.  
    The featured board games/games include Mahjong, Indoor Bocce, Gonggi, Mancala, Guess Who and a memory game featuring Australian First Nations illustrations.  
  • Instructions for each game provided in simple English and the library staff member is available to help. 
  • Expect up to 20 people across all stations playing games with their family and friends.

Bookings and supervision:  

  • Children must be supervised by a responsible person (adult or carer) in our libraries and our programs. 
  • No bookings required for this event. Drop in and play at your own pace with other library customers.  

Further information:  

  • Please let us know if you have any access needs or suggestions for how we can support you to take part in this session. If you have any questions about this program or require?assistance?to book, please contact the library on the details below. 

AGE GROUP: | Preschool | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Games & Challenges | After School Programs |

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Corio Library
Phone: (03) 4201 0658
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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. 

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