Events across all libraries in The Hills Shire See bottom of page for library locations and contact numbers or visit www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/library
What's on at Your Library for you and the kids August and September 2011
August
FREE Korean Storytime
Thursday 18 August 10.30am - 11am
(3rd Thursday of each month)
Bring your children along to Korean Storytime sessions and enjoy reading and singing with your child.
There are stories, songs and games in Korean for children between 2 and 5 years old.
Venue: Castle Hill Library
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
CONTACT 9761 4510
FREE Premier’s Reading Challenge Storytime
Thursday 18 August 4:15pm - 5pm
If you are in Kindergarten, Year One or Year Two then come along to a special story time session.
Join us for books from the PRC K-2 list, songs and games!
Venue: Castle Hill Library
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
Suitable ages: Kindy to Yr 2 only
CONTACT 9761 4510
Year One Frog Club members - don’t forget FROGGIE TALES
17 August - Castle Hill 4pm
18 August - Baulkham Hills & Rouse Hill 4pm
Book Week Bonanza
The theme for Book Week this year is “One World, Many Stories”. Come dressed up in your favourite country’s
national dress and celebrate with us!
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
Suitable ages: School Years K-6 only
Venues
* Dural Library - Wednesday 17 August 4pm
* Carlingford Library - Wednesday 24 August 4pm
* Baulkham Hills Library - Friday 26 August 4pm
FREE to Enter! ONE WORLD MANY STORIES
Story Writing & Telling Competition
Wednesday 24 August 4pm
If you’re aged between 8 and 18 you could win great prizes! Let your imagination take flight. Write an original, creative story about a country of your choice to celebrate Children’s Book Week 2011. You can write about a tradition, a
famous landmark, a holiday adventure or what it is like to live there. The choice is up to you.
Go to www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/library for entry conditions or contact Vinegar Hill Memorial Library on 8889 5200 for further details.
Supported by The Hills Shire Council, Learn 2 and Rouse Hill Town Centre
FREE Wii for Seniors
Tuesday 30 August 10.30am - 12noon
Seniors, join in the fun at the Library playing Wii games! Keep fit playing bowls, golf and tennis. Wii games keep both bodies and minds active. Wii are going to have fun!!
Venue: Carlingford Library
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
CONTACT 9871 5922
Knit In 2011
Join us to support the annual ABC Knit In. Knitted wraps will be made to send to Wrap with Love, a community organisation which distributes the wraps to communities in need around the world.
Venues
* Dural Library, Wednesday 3 August, 10am - 1.30pm
* Castle Hill Library, Friday 5 August, 10am - 1pm
*Vinegar Hill Memorial Library, Friday 5 August, 10am - 1pm
* Carlingford Library, Tuesday 9 August, 10am - 12 noon
* Baulkham Hills Library, Thursday 11 August, 10.30am - 11.30am
ALL WELCOME NO BOOKINGS REQUIRED
September
FREE Tax Help
Need help preparing your tax return? Australian Tax Office volunteers will provide free advice and help with basic tax returns.
Venue: Vinegar Hill Memorial Library
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
Contact library for times
SENIORS: HOW TO SET UP A WEB-BASED EMAIL ACCOUNT
Friday 2 September 9am
This course will walk you through setting up your own email account, and teach you how to access your account, read your Inbox, and send and receive emails.
Venue: Vinegar Hill Memorial Library
$7.50 per person
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
FREE Let’s Talk About - From Canton with Courage
Wednesday 14 September 10.30am
Join author Jack Brook as he talks about his latest book “From Canton with Courage”, which outlines his research on Chinese immigrants who lived, worked and died in Parramatta and surrounding suburbs.
Venue: Baulkham Hills Library
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
FREE FIREWISE Storytime
Join us and the NSW Rural Fire Service for a special Firewise storytime. Learn how to keep safe and fi re wise.
Suitable for 5 - 12 year olds.
Venues
* Baulkham Hills Library, Friday 9 September 4pm
* Dural Library, Tuesday 13 September 4pm
* Carlingford Library, Wednesday 14 September 4pm
LOOKING FOR LIONEL - How I lost and found my mother through Dementia
Thursday 8th September 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Join Sharon Snir, a qualified clinical psychotherapist, as she discusses a searingly honest yet inspirational memoir of how dementia changed her family in ways they never could have imagined.
Veue: Castle Hill Library, Sonya Phillips Room
$5 per person
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
AN EVENING WITH SUSAN DUNCAN
Monday 26 September, 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Join bestselling author of Salvation Creek and A Life on Pittwater as she discusses her latest novel Briny Cafe.
Venue: Castle Hill Library,Sonya Phillips Room,
$5 per person
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
Books Devour2, 2011
Create a book good enough to eat. Grab your apron, use your imagination & turn a book into an edible piece of art!
win fun prizes including cake decorating classes & movie tickets
CATEGORIES
* OPEN
* BUSINESS
* YOUTH
Enter online at www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/library
- Grab an entry form from any Hills Shire Library
- All entry forms to be received by 9 September 2011
- Terms and conditions of entry are available on the library website.
Are you in Year One? Are you a Frog Club member?
Join the Frog Club today
* activities
* lucky dips
* reading stamps
Ask at the front desk in any of the libraries.
IMPORTANT
* Tickets are available for purchase one month prior to the event. Tickets are essential for all events. Visit your local library to purchase a ticket.
* Bookings are essential for FREE events. Please phone the library holding the event to make a booking or click on the 'Website' tab to book online.
The Hills Shire Council Library Service
* Castle Hill Library (02) 9761 4510, Corner of Castle and Pennant Street, Castle Hill (inside Castle Grand)
* Vinegar Hill Memorial Library (02) 8889 5200, 29 Main Street, Rouse Hill Town Centre
* Baulkham Hills Library (02) 9761 5735, Railway Street, Baulkham Hills
* Carlingford Library (02) 9871 5922, Lloyds Avenue, Carlingford
* Dural Library (02) 9651 2627, Pellitt Lane, Dural