Summer Holiday Program 2011

The summer holidays are coming up and Botany Bay Library has some exiciting activities lined up.

Under the Sea is a show which focuses on the incredible animals who call the sea their home. The show includes live sea animals, specimen samples, and a variety of marine artefacts and shells.  We investigate marine habitats, animal adaptations and learn how to reduce our impact on the marine environment.

The show provides a wonderful introduction to the marine world. Children will have the opportunity to hold and touch many different sea animals.

Venue: Mascot Library and George Hanna Memorial Museum

Date: Wednesday, 12 January 2011

Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Age group: 3 and over

Entry fee: $5.00 per child (non-refundable) with 1 parent or guardian per family (if desired). Booking is essential as places are limited. Bookings need to be made in person to our staff at Eastgardens Library.

Would you like your little fairy or princess have a special day in their memory? Please come along and join our “Magical Fairy Show” at Botany Bay Library at Eastgardens.

Program includes fairy storytime, face painting, magic tricks, balloon shapes, catching, mural, pass the parcel with prizes and games within 1.5 hour.  Don’t miss out. Come along and join with us.

Venue: Eastgardens Central Library

Date: Friday, 21 January 2011

Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm (1.5 hour)

Age group: 2 – 12

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

Costumes: Girls – fairy tales and Boys – pirate, Spiderman, Superman etc.

Bookings need to be made in person to our staff at Eastgardens Library.

Do you want to be a fashion designer? Now you have an opportunity to create your very own T-Shirt. Children will be encouraged to draw a detailed design & then paint the image on the shirt with the fabric paints. The T-Shirt is then ready to wear after a quick iron.

Please bring your own, plain/light colour t-shirts.

Venue: Eastgardens Central Library

Date: Monday, 24 January 2011

Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm (2 hour)

Age group: 6 -13

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

Bookings need to be made in person to our staff at Eastgardens Library.

Children's Book Week 2010 Reading Competition Winners

Congratulations to our winners of the Children's Book Week 2010 Reading Competition!  Each winner received a $15 book voucher and a certificate for their achievements.  Thank you to all of our participants for their support and for making this year's competition so successful.

Age Group 3 - 7 Winner



Age Group 8-12 Winner

Audaciousville: the story of Dacey Garden Suburb

As you may already know, Daceyville's rich past is the theme of our 2010 History Week celebrations. This month sees the opening of a comprehensive exhibition about the suburb at the George Hanna Memorial Museum.

In the exhibition you will travel to all corners of the suburb's past, from the dust bowl it once was, to its pioneering role in Sydney's use of town planning. You will see the lives of families who have called it home and learned how the suburb was nearly destroyed in the 1970s.

In keeping with History Week's theme "Faces in the Street" you will also learn about the men who the suburb's streets are named after. The story of the Colenso family, of whom Colenso Crescent is called after, is one very local story. To learn more, pop down the George Hanna memorial Museum, 2 Hatfield Street, Mascot. Exhibition runs from 7th September 2010 - 26th February 2011.

Download a copy of the Audaciousville exhibition booklet

Term 3 - School Holiday Programmes 2010

Christmas Baubles

Do you want to make your own Christmas Baubles for decorating your Christmas Trees?  Now you have an opportunity to use different techniques to create a range of effects. Please make a booking and come along our library at Eastgardens.

Age from 6 and over, booking is essential as places are limited.
Entry fee: $3.00 per child per session (Entry fee is non-refundable)
Bookings need to be made in person to Candy on 9366 3888.

Venue: Eastgardens Central Library
Date: Monday, 27/09/2010, Time: 02:30 – 4:30
Date: Tuesday, 05/10/2010, Time: 10:00 – 12:00




“Backyard Bugs” Show

 

Rangers on the Run are invited to our library on Friday, October 1, 2010. Rangers on the Run provides Environmental Education Programs that are specifically designed to teach young audiences about bugs and the wonders of nature in a fun and entertaining way.

Backyard Bugs is a show which focuses on the world of mini beasts. Three groups of bugs are investigated during the show – Myriapods, Insects and Arachnids. The show is designed to meet the learning outcomes for HSIE and Science & Technology in the NSW Curriculum.

The show is totally interactive and allows children to hold and touch many different bugs in a safe and exciting way. So get ready for a lot of laughing and screaming!

Age from 4 and over, booking is essential as places are limited.
Entry fee: $3.00 per child  (Entry fee is non-refundable), 1 parent per family (if desired)
Bookings need to be made in person to Candy on 9366 3888.

Venue: Eastgardens Central Library
Date: Friday, 01/10/2010
Time: 10:30 – 11:30

Joy Luck Club – City of Botany Bay Library Service Chinese Book Club

First meeting is held at Mascot Library at 6:30-8:00pm, Thursday 09/09/2010

Light supper will be provided

Do you enjoy reading?
Do you like to talk about your favourite books and authors?
Would you like to find out about the latest books?
Would you like the library to purchase your favourite new books?
Want your reviews published on the website?

Then join the Joy Luck Club!!

If you would like to express an interest in joining the club please send your name and a contact email address and phone number through to library@botanybay.nsw.gov.au, or ring the number 9366 3888 for Isabella/Lin

Rewind and Win! - Photo Competition

Do you have any 'historic' photgraphs taken in the City of Botany Bay?  If you do, come enter our Rewind Pause Play competition.

To celebrate the George Hanna Memorial Museum's current exhibition, the museum is offering you the chance to win a:

Canon Powershot A490 Digital Camera for best 'historic' landscape/streetscape photograph

or

Kodak Easy Share Photo Frame for best 'historic' people photograph

Entries will be judged on their ability to remind us of the district's past and its people.  Entry forms are available from the George Hanna Memorial Museum in Mascot Library, 2 Hatfield St, Mascot.

Competition closes Friday August 16th 2010

A selection of entries we have received are displayed below

Eastgardens Library Term 2 School Holiday Activties Program

A big thank you to everyone who took part in our Term 2 School Holiday Activities Program.  It was a great success and we hope everyone enjoyed themselves as much as we did.  Special thanks to Les McLeod for sharing his time, knowledge and talents with us.  We hope to see you all again next holidays!