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Scratch Junior

Bookings essential

2024-03-05 16:00:00 2024-03-05 17:00:00 Australia/Melbourne Scratch Junior Learn coding skills with ScratchJr. Activities are fun and engaging, and designed for adults to experience with their child. Participants are requested to attend all sessions in this 4 week course. Waurn Ponds Library -

Tuesday, March 05
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-03-05 16:00:00 2024-03-05 17:00:00 Australia/Melbourne Scratch Junior Learn coding skills with ScratchJr. Activities are fun and engaging, and designed for adults to experience with their child. Participants are requested to attend all sessions in this 4 week course. Waurn Ponds Library -

Learn coding skills with ScratchJr. Activities are fun and engaging, and designed for adults to experience with their child. Participants are requested to attend all sessions in this 4 week course.

This 4-week course is designed to progressively build on the skills developed each week, with parents and carers learning alongside their child. Participants are requested to attend all sessions. Ages 5+

Bookings are essential to save your place in the program.

Please be sure to make a booking for every person participating in this program (this does not include accompanying adults). 
We ask that you please cancel your booking if anyone in your group is unwell on the day of the program, or if you are no longer able to attend so we can contact our waitlist. 


Bookings close one day prior to the session. If you require assistance, please contact library staff.
 

Children must be supervised by a responsible person (adult or carer) in our libraries and our programs.

AGE GROUP: | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Make & Create | Coding & STEAM | Children & Families |

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Waurn Ponds Library

Phone: (03) 4201 0670

Hours

Waurn Ponds Library

Mon, Jun 23 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jun 24 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Wed, Jun 25 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Thu, Jun 26 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Fri, Jun 27 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Jun 28 9:00AM to 1:00PM
Sun, Jun 29 2:00PM to 5:00PM

Tel: (03) 4201 0670

About the Library

Waurn Ponds Library is located next to LeisureLink aquatic and fitness centre, over the road from Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre. The modern building features a children’s area on the ground floor with a semi-outdoor reading deck and family room. The first floor offers flexible areas for reading and study, and large non-fiction and young adult collections. Other features include public access PCs, free WiFi, coffee and vending machines, and a meeting room for community hire. Regular Baby, Toddler and Preschool Story Time sessions are held here. 

Upcoming events

Tue, Jun 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Wed, Jun 25, 10:30am - 11:15am
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Wed, Jun 25, 2:30pm - 2:50pm
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Jun 26, 11:30am - 11:50am
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Fri, Jun 27, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Mon, Jun 30, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Tue, Jul 01, 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Tue, Jul 01, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Wed, Jul 02, 10:30am - 11:15am
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Wed, Jul 02, 2:30pm - 2:50pm
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Thu, Jul 03, 11:30am - 11:50am
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Fri, Jul 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Mon, Jul 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Tue, Jul 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Wed, Jul 09, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Wed, Jul 09, 2:30pm - 2:50pm
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Jul 10, 11:30am - 11:50am
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Fri, Jul 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Registration opens Friday, June 27 2025 at 9:00am

Mon, Jul 14, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Registration opens Monday, June 30 2025 at 9:00am

Tue, Jul 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Registration opens Tuesday, July 1 2025 at 9:00am

Wed, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Wed, Jul 16, 2:30pm - 2:50pm
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Thu, Jul 17, 11:30am - 11:50am
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Fri, Jul 18, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Registration opens Friday, July 4 2025 at 9:00am

Mon, Jul 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Wed, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:15am
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Wed, Jul 23, 2:30pm - 2:50pm
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, Jul 24, 11:30am - 11:50am
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.