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Story Time with the Museum Summer Roadshow

In partnership with the National Wool Musuem

2024-01-24 10:30:00 2024-01-24 12:00:00 Australia/Melbourne Story Time with the Museum Summer Roadshow Join us for Wildlife Story Time followed by animal paper mache craft and old time Wool Museum objects to handle. Ages 3+ Free. Corio Library - Meeting Room

Wednesday, January 24
10:30am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-01-24 10:30:00 2024-01-24 12:00:00 Australia/Melbourne Story Time with the Museum Summer Roadshow Join us for Wildlife Story Time followed by animal paper mache craft and old time Wool Museum objects to handle. Ages 3+ Free. Corio Library - Meeting Room

Corio Library

Meeting Room

Join us for Wildlife Story Time followed by animal paper mache craft and old time Wool Museum objects to handle. Ages 3+ Free.

Geelong Regional Libraries welcomes the National Wool Museum’s Pop-up Museum this summer!

Join us for an interactive story time, Wildlife Photographer of the Year inspired crafts plus lots of opportunities to handle objects from the Museum’s Handling Collection exploring old time toys, books and costumes.

You can also go in the draw to win Family Passes to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition!

Story time will be at 10.30am–11.00am, followed by the Pop-up Museum activities.

Suitable for 3 years and above.

No bookings required.

AGE GROUP: | Preschool |

EVENT TYPE: | School Holidays | Preschoolers | Make & Create |

TAGS: | recommended |

Corio Library

Phone: (03) 4201 0658

Hours

Corio Library

Mon, Jul 14 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Tue, Jul 15 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Wed, Jul 16 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Thu, Jul 17 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jul 18 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Jul 19 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 20 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

Wed, Jul 16, 11:30am - 11:55am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Jul 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Area
Discover the world of food through stories, songs and craft. Recommended age: Preschool.

Thu, Jul 17, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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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, Jul 17, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Children's Area
Where does your food come from? Learn about farming and growing your own food in this hands-on session. Plus, grow... more
Where does your food come from? Learn about farming and growing your own food in this hands-on session. Plus, grow your own cress from seed! Recommended age: 5-8.

Fri, Jul 18, 10:00am - 11:30am
Children's Area
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Story Dogs are a volunteer organisation who aim to make reading fun for children, so they become confident, lifelong readers. All dog teams are accredited and approved for this program. Ages 8+

Fri, Jul 18, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Makerspace
Join us for this hands-on workshop. Make your very own foodie fridge magnets, from recycled materials or polymer... more
Join us for this hands-on workshop. Make your very own foodie fridge magnets, from recycled materials or polymer clay. Recommended age: 8-12.
This event is full

Tue, Jul 22, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Wed, Jul 23, 11:30am - 11:55am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Wed, Jul 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Makerspace
Come along and get crafty! All skill levels welcome.

Thu, Jul 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, Jul 24, 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, Jul 28, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace
Take your craft to the next level in this introduction to Cricut® session!

Tue, Jul 29, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Jul 29, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Want to try your hand at embroidery? Come and learn embroidery basics and create your own stitched masterpiece.

Tue, Jul 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace
Build and construct Lego® WeDo 2.0 models which can be programmed and brought to life with simple, drag-and-drop... more
Build and construct Lego® WeDo 2.0 models which can be programmed and brought to life with simple, drag-and-drop software. Please be sure to cancel your booking if you are unable to attend. Ages 5-12.

Wed, Jul 30, 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.

Wed, Jul 30, 11:30am - 11:55am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Jul 31, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, Jul 31, 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, Aug 05, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Aug 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace
Build and construct Lego® WeDo 2.0 models which can be programmed and brought to life with simple, drag-and-drop... more
Build and construct Lego® WeDo 2.0 models which can be programmed and brought to life with simple, drag-and-drop software. Please be sure to cancel your booking if you are unable to attend. Ages 5-12.

Wed, Aug 06, 11:30am - 11:55am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Aug 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, Aug 07, 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, Aug 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace
Discover what Cricut is and how it works.

Tue, Aug 12, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

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

Tue, Aug 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace
Build and construct Lego® WeDo 2.0 models which can be programmed and brought to life with simple, drag-and-drop... more
Build and construct Lego® WeDo 2.0 models which can be programmed and brought to life with simple, drag-and-drop software. Please be sure to cancel your booking if you are unable to attend. Ages 5-12.

Wed, Aug 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Discover what 3D printing is and how it works.

Wed, Aug 13, 11:30am - 11:55am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Aug 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, Aug 14, 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.