Summer fun at the library

IF YOU’RE looking for some free school holiday entertainment this summer, don’t look past your local library.

At Myli – My Community Library, there are loads of books, and the friendly library staff can recommend a few good reads.

So, check out a book (or 10) and don’t forget to enter the Big Summer Reads competition with loads of great prizes up for grabs.

Visit your local library branch these summer holidays to escape the summer heat and make use of the free premium Wi-Fi or a PC. For gamers, there’s

Xboxes to play and plenty of games to check out.

Enjoy a range of free special events and family fun across South Gippsland, Bass Coast and Baw Baw Shires.

South Gippsland Shire

At Mirboo North, catch a family movie session, slime making and a Lego workshop.

At Foster, there’s a Bluey craft workshop, slime making, a Sphero Robots workshop and you can get crafty building a sea monkey habitat.

At Korumburra, there’s a ‘Dream Puppets: Dreamers in the Deep’ puppet show, discover a ‘World of Gems’ session and get creative with t-shirt painting plus two Grow the Future project sessions.

At Leongatha, there’s t-shirt painting, slime making, a build a sea monkey habitat workshop, a Minecraft maker session and a Rock Art session.

Bass Coast Shire

At Cowes, join the library in the park sessions at Erehwon Point Park. There are story times, an under the sea activity and a pirates in the park treasure hunt.

At San Remo, discover ‘World of Gems’, join a Papier Découpés art session or a Sphero Robot Coding workshop.

At Inverloch, discover the ‘World of Gems’ and drop in for other activities.

At Wonthaggi, there’s a bonza line-up of entertainment including movies, craft, stem workshop with Fizzics Education and loads more.

Baw Baw Shire

At Warragul, there’s a ‘Dream Puppets: Dreamers in the Deep’ puppet show, a fun stem workshop with Fizzics Education and a drawing workshop with Adam Wallace, where he’ll also introduce his new book, ‘There’s a bull ant in the bedroom’.

At Drouin, there’s a salt painting workshop and you can make an underwater diorama.

There’s also loads of online entertainment with free access to a wide range of eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, streaming movies and edutainment apps, available 24/7.

Best of all, you can access online entertainment anywhere you are with a Wi-Fi connection, and you can even download to your favourite digital device to read or listen to later – perfect if you’re planning to go away this summer.

Become a member with Myli – My Community Library for access to all this and more. Visit myli.org.au or call 1800 HI MYLI (1800 44 6954) for more details and for bookings, which are essential as there is limited availability.