Stock up on summer reads and ease your way into the festive season!
Our library hours will be modified in the lead up to Christmas and the new year, but our after hours chutes will remain open 24/7 for your returns. Don't forget, you can enjoy our digital library anywhere, any time!
The Your Library team wishes all our members a wonderful time celebrating with loved ones, and a happy and healthy 2022.
‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times’ – Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, 1859.
As 2021 draws to a close, Your Library wants to capture the stories of this place at this time. The past two years have seen most of our assumptions, habits and expectations thrown out the window. We would like to record the tempo of the time while it is still fresh and preserve it for the future.
We are calling for short pieces of fiction or non-fiction writing up to 3000 words. A selection of entries will be professionally published in an anthology by IngramSpark. Winners will receive two free copies of their work in the paperback publication and all library members have the opportunity to get other work printed by IngramSpark at a reduced fee. Copies of the anthology will be kept in the Eastern Regional Library collection.
Opens 10 December, 2021 Closes 11 March, 2022
Prizes: First prize $3,000 Second prize $1,000 Third prize $500 Local prize $1,000
Book Bingo provides kids of all ages with the inspiration to read more, plus the chance to win fabulous prizes at every library from Monday 13 December, 2021.
Pick up an entry form at your local library or download one of the forms below to get started:
How to play: Complete any of the reading tasks on the bingo form, then cross them off with your favourite texta. Drop off your entry to your nearest library or take photos of the front and back and direct message our Facebook or Instagram pages by Friday 4 February, 2022.
Every library will award a prize to each category. Winners will be drawn at random and notified by Friday 11 February, 2022. All participants will receive a certificate.
Throughout December we are bringing you a series of exciting workshops via our Facebook page with loads of creative ideas for a more sustainable Christmas!
You can also join Yvonne from the Unwrapped Pantry to learn how to create a sustainable festive hamper at 6pm,Thursday 9 December (FREE Zoom event). Book now!
Just finished school and not sure what's next? Looking for a new job but don't know where to start?
Drop in and see David at Boronia Library. David is a Jobs Victoria mentor who is available to help people become work-ready and find a job that suits them.
All libraries are open in accordance with government guidelines. Your safety is our highest priority!
All visitors to the library aged 12 years and two months or older must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination (or a valid medical exemption on an Immunisation History Statement)
Acceptable forms of proof of immunisation include:
Service Victoria App containing your COVID-19 Digital Certificate
Printed copy of your COVID-19 digital certificate or immunisation history statement
COVID-19 digital certificate in a smart phone wallet
Printed copy of your Australian Immunisation Register certificate
*Please note: a photo of your paperwork is not allowable
Knox Library will be closed from 1pm on Friday, 24 December 2021 for relocation to a temporary location - Knox Express. The after hours return chute will not be available.
Knox Express will open on Monday, 10 January 2022 Shop 1101, 425 Burwood Hwy Wantirna South (next door to Supercheap Auto).
Please check our website for opening hours and for your nearest library location.
Staff pick
Malibu Rising - by Taylor Jenkins Reid
This was one of the best and most surprising books I've read in a while! It takes place over 24 hours, exploring the events of an annual Malibu beach house party thrown by 4 siblings in the 1980's. The narrative intermittently dips back into the past, uncovering the history and motivations of each character, that then shaped the events of the party. The characters are really engaging and the book is beautifully paced - I couldn't put it down!. Anji – Customer Service Officer.
