School Holiday Activities - Term 1 2012

The school holidays are almost here and the City of Botany Bay Library has some exciting activities planned!

Show Your Drawing Talent

“Show your drawing talent” workshop – draw pictures on the different shapes of scratch boards using scratch board wooden tools. Parents can see your children’s love and talent will show on their works.  At the same time, children can prepare a lovely mother’s day present for their mother. Please bring your favourite pictures when you come in and join this workshop.

Date: 10/04/2012 (Tuesday) &
         18/04/2012 (Wednesday)

Time: 10:30 am – 12:00pm (both sessions)

Venue:  Central Library Eastgardens

Age: K – 12yo

Cost: $5.00 per child per session (without adult to accompany as seats are limited) 
        

(Entry fee is non-refundable)

Bookings need to be made in person to Candy in the library. Phone bookings will not be accepted.


The Pram Show

The Pram Show provides great fun for all the family presenting a colourful cast of monkeys of all shapes and sizes. When you’re dealing with ape antics, you never know what’s going to happen next! The Pram Show is a fast-paced succession of skits with lots of action and audience participation. It’s a madcap show that leaves children talking about the “funny monkeys” for months afterwards.

Date: 13/04/2012 (Friday)

Time: 10:30 am – 11:15 am

Venue: Mascot Library and George Hanna Memorial Museum, 2 Hatfield Street, Mascot

Age: 2+

Cost: $5.00 per child + 1 parent per family for FREE (extra adult will be charged $5 per person) (Entry fee is non-refundable)

Bookings need to be made in person to Candy in the library. Phone bookings will not be accepted.

Mosaic Workshop

Decorate picture frames using colourful mosaic stones and glass beads. Learn how to master this ancient technique and how to compose colours and shapes into beautiful patterns.

Date: 16/04/2012 (Monday)

Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm

Venue: Central Library Eastgardens

Age: 6+

Cost: $10.00 per child (included $5.00 entry fee and $5.00 for materials) (without adult to accompany as seats are limited)

(Entry fee is non-refundable)

Bookings need to be made in person to Candy in the library. Phone bookings will not be accepted.

Summer Reading Club 2011-2012 Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2011-2012 Summer Reading Club.  This years winners received movie tickets, book vouchers and a certificate for their accomplishments.  

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Summer Reading Club and we hope to see you again next year.

Children's activities returning soon!

Children’s Activities at the library (includeing rhyme time, story time, craft & puzzles time) will return on

31 January 2012 (Tueday’s group at Eastgardens)

01 Februrary 2012 (Wednesday’s group at Mascot)

03 February 2012 (Friday’s group at Eastgardens)

We hope to see you again soon

School Holiday Activities - Term 4 2011/2012

The summer holidays are here again and the City of Botany Bay Library has some exciting kids activities planned for the coming break!

Bead Making Workshop

Do you want to create your own jewellery? Now, you have the opportunity to make your dream come true. You can learn how to create and make your own necklace, bracelet and ear earrings using a wide range of beads. Just come and join our bead making workshop at Botany Bay Library at Eastgardens.

Booking is essential. Places are limited. Don’t miss out.

Date: Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Time: 10:30 am – 12:15 pm

Venue: Central Library Eastgardens

Age: 5+

Cost: $5.00 per child (without adult to accompany as seats are limited) (Entry fee is non-refundable)

Bookings need to be made in person to Candy in the library. Phone bookings will not be accepted.

Golden Ridge Animal Farm

Live animals are coming to visit our library at Eastgardens. It includes sheep, rabbits, roosters, chicks and ducks etc. Children have an opportunity to feed them and hold them.
Booking is essential. Places are limited. Don’t miss out.
Date: Friday, 20 January 2012

Time: 10 am - 12 noon

Venue: Central Library Eastgardens

Age: 2+

Cost: $5.00 per child + 1 parent per family for FREE (extra adult will be charged $5 per person) (Entry fee is non-refundable)

Bookings need to be made in person to Candy in the library. Phone bookings will not be accepted.

Circus Spectacular Live Show

Good news! The circus spectacular live show will be held at our Mascot library. This variety-packed show includes trick cycling, comical clown acts, magic, balancing, juggling, giveaways, small live animals, balloon twisting with audience participation. All participants will have fun enjoying the show.

Booking is essential. Places are limited. Don’t miss out.
Date: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Time: 10:30 am – 11:15 am (show time), balloon twisting will be held afterwards

Venue: Mascot Library and George Hanna Memorial Museum, 2 Hatfield Street, Mascot

Age: 2 +

Cost: $5.00 per child + 1 parent per family for FREE (extra adult will be charged $5 per person) (Entry fee is non-refundable)

Bookings need to be made in person to Candy in the library. Phone bookings will not be accepted.

Summer Reading Club 2011/2012 - The Amazing Read

We hope all children from the age of 4 to 16 participate in this year's summer reading club! The theme of this year is “The Amazing Read” This program is free. There are 3 age groups including pre-school - under 5s, 5 - 12s and 12-16s. Each group will have a final winner. Come and visit our Central Library at Eastgardens for registration and collect our activity booklet. Registration starts on December 1, 2011 and ends on February 3, 2012.

All participants must return all their reading log sheets to the library by Friday, February 3, 2012 at 5:00 pm. Reading log sheets will not be accepted after this date. Each participant will receive a Certificate of Accomplishment by post. Winners of each group will have a chance to win 2 movie tickets for 1 Adult and 1 child and 1 book voucher cost of $15.00 as an award. Final winners will be notified by phone or email.

For more information, please call Candy on 9366 3888.

School Holiday Activities - Term 3 2011 Gallery

A big thank you to everyone who participated in our Term 3 school holiday activities this year.  Both events were a great success with everyone having a great time.  Thanks again for your support and we hope to see you again next holidays.

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Wacky Water Works Show


Magic & Puppet Show

School Holiday Activities - Term 3 2011

Botany Bay Library is very proud to invite Paul Cummings who is one of the Sydney Children’s Magician with magic shows for all ages to visit our library in this School Holidays.

His professional technique will make your young children to get much fun in Puppet and Magic Show.

If you have children and the age is five and over, they can participate our educational program of “Wacky Water Works” show. It presents a fun filled magic show that appeals to the child/ren aged 5 and over. Throughout the performance interesting facts about water are presented through magic in a fast moving pacey manner. An enjoyable, educational, entertaining performance will captivate the participants.

Book now! Don’t miss out his spectacular performances.

1. Puppet and Magic Show

Date:
Wednesday, 05/10/2011

Venue:
Mascot Library and George Hanna Memorial Museum
2 Hatfield St., Mascot

Time:
10:30 - 11:15 am

Age: 2 and over

Cost:
$5 per child + 1 parent or guardian per family (free)

Entry fee is non-refundable.

Bookings need to be made in person to Candy on 9366 3888.

Places are limited so don’t miss out.


2. “Wacky Water Works” show

Date:
Friday, 07/10/2011

Venue:
Central Library Eastgardens
           
Time:
10:30 - 11:15 am

Age:
5 and over

Cost:
$5 per child + 1 parent or guardian per family (free)

Entry fee is non-refundable.

Bookings need to be made in person to Candy on 9366 3888.

Places are limited so don’t miss out.

Children's Book Week 2011 - August 20 to 26

This year's Children's Book Week will be held from August 20 - 26 and the theme for this year is "One World, Many Stories".  Botany Bay Library will have a "Children's Writing Competition" and is encouraging you to participate in this contest.

The competition will be divided into four age group categories - "5-7 years", "8-10 years", "11-13 years" and "14-17 years".  A winner from each age group will be selected.  The winners will receive a $20 gift card from Dymocks and a $20 gift card from JB Hi-Fi.  Entries close on September 2, 2011 at 5:00pm.  Don't miss your chance to win a prize!

Writing Format:  Descriptive Writing

Theme:  One world, many stories

Length:
5-7 years - Min. 150 words or over
8-10 years - Min 300 words or over
11-13 years - Min. 450 words or over
14-17 years - Min. 600 words or over

Recommendations
New bookslists for early childhood, junior readers and young teens readers have been annouced by the Childrens Book Council of Australia (CBCA).  Parents can follow the booklists and choose appropriate books for your children.  You can visit the site here

How to enter
Entry is FREE but participants must be a member of the library.  You can not use your parent or guardian's library card number

Register your details on the entry form here or here

School Holiday Activities - Term 2 2011

 

A big thank you to all the participants of the Term 2 school holiday activities.  It was a great success and we hope all of you had as much fun as we did!  Thanks again to all those who came and hope to see all of you again next holidays!

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Videos

School Holiday Program - Term 2 2011

The school holidays are almost here and Botany Bay Library have some exciting activities coming up.
  

Musical Workshop

Botany Bay Library is very proud to invite Captain Bandanna to visit our library in this School Holidays. Captain Bandanna & Co is an interactive children's entertainment group. They will take your children on an interactive adventure through music, movement, teamwork and storytelling. This children’s entertainment group is suitable for children aged 2 and over.

Topic: “Just Imagine” Musical Adventure

Date: Monday, July 11, 2011  Time: 10:30 am – 11:15 am

Venue:  Mascot Library and George Hanna Memorial Museum, 2 Hatfield Street Mascot

Fee: $5 per child + 1 parent or guardian per family (free)   (Entry fee is non-refundable)

Age: 2 and over

Bookings need to be made in person to Candy on 9366 3888.

Places are limited so don’t miss out.

“Wild Homes” Workshop

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Rangers on the Run come along to the library again. You can observe another discovery in the library. Do you know what? It is about “Wild Homes”.

Wild Homes is a show which focuses on the incredible building skills of wild animals and their need for shelter. The show consists of giant animal home costumes that allow children to get inside and experience what it would be like to live in different animal homes. We will explore why animals make homes, what they are made of, and how we can encourage animals to live in our gardens.

Topic: “Wild Homes”

Date: Friday, July 15, 2011  Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Venue: Central Library Eastgardens

Fee: $5 per child + 1 parent or guardian per family (free)   (Entry fee is non-refundable)

Age: 4 -7

Bookings need to be made in person to Candy on 9366 3888.

Places are limited so don’t miss out.

Term 1 School Holiday Activities

A big thank you to everyone who attended the library's Term 1 School Holiday activities!  It was a great turnout with everyone having a fun time.  We hope to see you again next term!




Summer Reading Club Winner

Congratulations to to the winner of the 2010 Summer Reading Club who received a certificate and a gift voucher for his great achievement!

Daceyville Public School Visit

Recently Daceyville Public came to see Audaciousville and what a morning it was! Besides being fascinated by the pictures and objects on display, they also enjoyed a very interesting and amusing talk by Councillor Slattery, a long time resident of the suburb.

If you have not seen the exhibition yet, it’s a must see.
Just read these persuasive responses from the students who came.

Parents must take their children to the ‘Audaciousville’ exhibition because kids think that history is cool, kids want to learn new things and, best of all, it‘s absolutely free. My favourite object was a beer bottle from under Hayden McCullough’s house because after all those years there wasn’t even a crack in it.

Anson Year 3

Would you like to come to the ’Audaciouville’ exhibition? Then go and see it at Mascot Library. You better be quick because it ends in April. Look out for an old Milo tin, glass bottles, bottle caps and broken pieces from under Hayden McCullough’s house. It was an amazing day.

Julia Year 3

You should come to the ‘Audaciousville’ exhibition at Mascot Library to see and hear about Daceyville because it has lots of cool things, especially hearing funny stories from Councillor Anne Slattery. Firstly she lived in Daceyville in a house with two bedrooms and twelve people living in it. One room was for the piano and the other one was for someone else which was funny because the piano had a room by its self. Secondly we saw a tin can that look so old from under Hayden’s bedroom.  It was very old. Thirdly we got to see some old photos about Daceyville to understand why it’s here. By the way it’s free.

Christabel Year 4

Parents: You should go to the ‘Audaciousville’ exhibition because it is a good education for your children. They can have a chance to see black and white photographs of people who lived in Daceyville. You should visit there because you can learn about some people from the war. You can discover as much as you want, read as much as you want about Daceyville and you can stay as long as you want! Your children can see great things about the suburb Daceyville and who made it.

Kaelynne Year 4

School Holiday Activities Program - Term 1 2011

Cartoon Dave

Cartoon Dave will visit Botany Bay Library on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011.  His cartoon workshop will be held in the library at Eastgardens. Workshop Theme is “Making Up Manga” Aged from 6 and over.

Booking is essential as places are limited. Entry fee: $5.00 per child  + 1 parent (free) per family (Entry fee is non-refundable)

Bookings need to be made in person to Candy on 9366 3888.

Venue: Central Library Eastgardens
Date: Tuesday, 19/04/2011
Time: 11:30 am –12:30 pm

The Magic Jester

Magician, Shayne Richards, will come and visit our Mascot Library on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011.

Two workshops will be held on the same day.

Magic Show
Mascot Library
2 Hatfield St., Mascot
Wednesday, 20/04/2011 10:30 am – 11:15 am

Balloon Workshop
Mascot Library
2 Hatfield St., Mascot
Wednesday, 20/04/2011 11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Aged from 2 and over.

Booking is essential as places are limited. Entry fee: $5.00 per child per session + 1 parent (free) per family (Entry fee is non-refundable)

Bookings need to be made in person to Candy on 9366 3888.

Kiddyville

To coincide with the Daceyville exhibition, the museum is giving children from the ages 7-13 the chance to build their dream house out of hundreds of cardboard boxes and craft materials.

Come join us for this unique event

Friday April 15th 2011 - 10am –11.30am @ George Hanna Memorial Museum, Mascot Library

Cost : $5 per child. Payment must be made in person at the Central Library. (Entry fee is non-refundable)

Bookings essential as places are limited.  For more information, please call Sam on 9366 3888

Summer Holiday Activities Program 2010 - 2011

A big thank you to everyone who came to the summer holiday activities at the library!  We hope that everyone had fun and look forward to seeing you at the library again.

Thank you again for making our summer holiday activities so successful!