Library Happenings – March 2022
Talks and Workshops
Macramé workshop
Gympie Library – Friday 4 March 10am
Come along and learn how to make your choice of a pot plant holder, drink bottle holder, phone case or headband. If you wish to make something for your drink bottle, pot or phone make sure you bring it so you can make the right size for your project. Bookings Essential.
Friends of the Library Social Club – Candle Making
Gympie Library – Friday 25 March 10am
Come along to this fun session as we learn how to make our own soy and beeswax candles. Bookings essential.
Armchair Travellers – Pompeii Virtual Tour
Gympie Library – Thursday 31 March 5.30pm
Join us as we are transported to faraway locations without ever leaving the library. This will be a wonderful evening as our tour guide talks to us over a virtual feed about an exciting topic. This month we will be travelling to the lost city of Pompeii to look at the life and decadence forever preserved in ash with a Pompeii Virtual Tour. Bookings Essential.
Local History
Mary Street
Fiveways – Thursday 3 March at 10am
Join us for a Walk & Talk along Mary Street from the Fiveways to Smithfield Street. We look at the history of some of the buildings, what they looked like back in the day and learn about some of the shopkeepers in those buildings. Meet us at the Fiveways, wear good walking shoes and be prepared for a walk down our main street. Bookings Essential.
Digital Springboard
Interview skills – Thursday 10 March 5.30pm
This course is for anyone who wants to learn how to nail a job interview. It provides best practice tips for before, during and after an interview. Bookings Essential.
And a reminder of regular happenings at your local libraries:
First Five Forever Storytime (0-5 years)
First 5 Forever Storytime is an interactive program for children in a relaxed atmosphere with a focus on fun for children up to 5 years of age and their caregivers. Bookings essential.
Tin Can Bay Library – Thursday 9:30-10:00
First Five Forever Storytime (0-5 years)
First 5 Forever Storytime is an interactive program for children in a relaxed atmosphere with a focus on fun for children up to 5 years of age and their caregivers. Bookings essential.
Rainbow Beach Library – Mondays 10.30-11am
Connect with Technology
Book a Librarian
Do you need a hand to get started online? Do you have a question about something that you have recently learned? Book in for a one on one half hour session where our library staff will help answer your questions and provide tips and strategies to point you in the right direction for your future learning.
Rainbow Beach Library – Mondays 11am -12.30pm and 3rd Thursday 10-12noon
Tin Can Bay Library – Tuesdays and Fridays 2.30-4pm
Community Groups in the Library
Book Clubs flourish throughout the Gympie Region, with more than 25 active reading groups currently accessing the multiple book-set collections of Gympie Regional Libraries. If you’re an avid reader and would like to discuss the work of great authors with other book lovers, contact your nearest library branch today.
Cooloola Card Makers – Wednesdays at 9.30am
We make all sorts of greeting cards. So come and join us for a fun morning. Make and take your card creations. Beginners and experienced welcome. Join this friendly group at Tin Can Bay Library and let your creative juices flow. Phone: 5486 4355 for more information.
Tin Can Bay Mahjong – Every Tuesday from 12.30-3.30pm
Join us at Tin Can Bay Library for a wonderful afternoon playing Mahjong. Mahjong is an ancient Chinese tile game of strategy, calculation and skill with a measure of chance. This group is open to everyone, young and old, wanting to learn this ancient Chinese tile game.
Rainbow Beach Art Group – First and Third Friday of each month at 10am
Join us at Rainbow Beach Library for a fantastic morning of fun and creativity. Each session covers something different with the aim of exploring different avenues of art. Come along and enjoy a morning getting in touch with your inner artist. Phone: 5486 3705 for more information.
Tin Can Bay Art Group – Tuesdays from 10am-12noon
Calling all artists! Join us at Tin Can Bay Library to share work and ideas, seek advice from other talented eyes, and connect with artists in our community. Bring your work-in-progress or your finished piece and join in a friendly chat. Exchange ideas. Participate in a mini-workshop or see an art demonstration. All artists, levels, and mediums welcome. Phone: 5486 4355 for more information.
Rainbow Beach Library
Monday & Thursday 9.30am – 12.30pm, Wednesday & Friday 2pm – 5pm,
Saturday 9am – 12noon,
Phone 5486 3705
Tin Can Bay Library
Monday and Wednesday: 9am – 12.30pm
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9am – 5pm
Saturday: 8.30am – 11.30am
Phone 5486 4355
