logan north library 2 – 6 sports drive, underwood qld 4119 phone 3412 4140 imagine august 2015

Logan North Library • 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 • Phone 3412 4140

Imagine

AUGUST 2015


Coming Soon

Out now!What’s on – Our calendar of events for August, September & October at Logan City Council Libraries.

What’s on highlights - Imagine August, - FREE Smart Money Logan workshops, - Celebrate Children’s Book Week, - School Holiday activities, - Online learning tools and much more!


August Conversation

Saturday 1 August 2015, 12.30 pm

Advanced World Building workshop with author Rebecca TimmisTake your spec-fic writing to the next level! Using a specialised workbook, fantasy author R.J.Timmis will help you ‘fill the gaps’ on your world building techniques.


Join us at Logan North Library for stories, rhymes and activities.

Story time sessions

Baby Time – – Wednesdays, 11 amWednesdays, 11 am

Toddler Time – – Fridays, 11 amFridays, 11 am

Story Time – – Wed & Fri, 10 amWed & Fri, 10 am


Sci-Fi & Fantasy Story Time

Wednesdays and Fridays in August 2015, 10 am

Join us at our regular story time during the month which will feature fantasy and Sci-Fi themed stories.


August Conversation

Thursday 6 August 2015, 6.30 pm

Let’s Talk Fantasy Action with author Debbie BehanJoin author Debbie Behan as she chats about her new novel, Immortal Espionage. Debbie will share the research it took to fine tune this story into an action packed fantasy.


Technology and resources:For people with Vision, Hearing, Intellectual and/or Mobility difficulties, English as a second language

Accessibility Centre


Children’s event

Love the Minions? Join us for a morning of Minion crafting fun.

Saturday 22 August 2015, 10 am

Marvellous Minion Morning


August Conversation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Trivia Night

Calling all Sci-Fi and Fantasy fans! Are you an expert on Star Trek and Doctor Who? Know everything about super heroes and Star Wars? Create a team of five maximum for your chance to win.

Thursday 20 August 2015, 6 pm


Ask staff where you can find them

Why not listen to a good book while you…

Have you discovered audio books yet?

Audio Books


Children’s event

Did you ever want to be a Super Hero? Come along to this craft session to create your very own mask

Tuesday 18 August 2015, 3.30 pm

Super hero mask craft


Movie Classics

Wednesday 19 August 2015, 10 am

On the Beach (1959)

After global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in months. Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner. Running time 129 minutes. Rated PG.


Home Library Service

Do you know a Logan resident who finds it difficult to visit the library?

They may be eligible for Home Library Service.

Please ask for a flyer or call 3412 4147


Making Magic

Making Magic with author Shayla Morgansen

Saturday 8 August 2015, 2.30 pm

Young writers are invited to work with local fantasy author Shayla Morgansen on sparking, selecting and developing creative ideas into page-turners. Ages 8-14.


August Conversation

The New Zealand movie locations of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

Love The Lord of the Rings? Love New Zealand? This audio visual presentation takes the viewer to the beautiful, remote parts of NZ where The Lord of the Rings Trilogy was filmed.

Saturday 15 August 2015, 2 pm


Find it hard to read? Or know someone who does?Call 3412 4459.


Children’s event

Are you a Big Hero 6 fan? If so, come along to this fun craft session.


Big Hero 6 craft morning


August Conversation


Imagine an Orchestra in the Library

Sssh! Free live performance by the Brisbane Regional Youth Orchestra in celebration of the Queensland Music Festival.

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Children’s event

Want to be Captain America? Join in this craft session to create your own Captain America shield.


Build Captain America’s Shield


August Conversation

Brisbane Star Trek & Sci-Fi Alliance Inc. Open Day!

Brisbane Star Trek & Sci-Fi Alliance, a local Sci-Fi and Fantasy club will be holding their regular monthly meeting here. Come along to find out what the club is all about and have some fun as well. All ages welcome.



Library Press Display

Want FREE instant access to 2000+ newspapers in 60 languages?!

Log on with your library card to Library Press Display

Access the Courier Mail, The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age before they hit the news-stands!

Access newspapers from Australia, Europe, Asia, Southeast Asia, North and South America, the Middle East and Oceania


Children’s event

Use the Force!Become a Jedi Knight by creating your very own Light Sabre


Build your own light sabre


Want to research your family history and don’t know what to do? Come along and get some tips on how to start your search.

Friday 14 August 2015, 11 am

Local and Family History

Starting your Family History

Don’t get lost on the paper trail…Family history research can be very enjoyable but unless you organise your research, it can also quickly become a nightmare. Maximise your research time and discover an easy method of organising your records.

Friday 21 August 2015, 11 am

Organise your Family History Research


August Conversation

1st Tuesday of every month and 2nd Wednesday of every month

Board? – Game on!Come on down all gaming fans. Fancy yourself a trivia whiz? A card shark? Or a chess master? Join us in the library once a month for gaming fun.


Check out Bolinda Borrow Box eAudiobooks! Play them on an MP3 player or smartphone.

Borrow Box

eBook Title of the month Coming Soon to Borrow BoxeAudiobook Title of the month

Up to 10 items can be borrowed for two weeks.

See the library website for

details!


Children’s Book WeekSaturday 22 – Friday 28 August 2015

Amazing animals illustration workshop with Mark GuthrieSaturday 22 August 2015, 2.30 pm

Create a Book Week lantern – Books light up our world!Friday 28 August 2015, 4 pm

Book Week Story TimeFriday 28 August 2015, 10 am


Free WiFi


August Conversation


The World of Tolkien: Books, Music and Movies

This interesting talk and slide presentation follows the early life of J.R.R. Tolkien up to the publishing of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and the cultural phenomenon his works have become.


1st Ed Book Club3rd Tuesday of the month at 6pm

2nd Ed Book Club1st Wednesday

of the month at 11am

3rd Ed Book Club2nd Thursday of the month at 6pm

4th Ed Book Club4th Monday of the month at 10.30am

Book Clubs


Lifelong Learning

Need a new job, but not sure where to start? Try asking a professional to have a look at your CV, online, for free!

Simply log in with your library card. Available 3-10pm, Monday to Friday

Logan Art Gallery • Cnr Wembley Rd & Jacaranda Ave, Logan Central QLD 4114 • Phone 3412 5519

Logan Art Gallery Store

Logan Art Gallery StoreCnr Wembley Rd & Jacaranda Ave,Logan CentralPhone: 3412 5519

The Logan Art Gallery Store has a range of unique gifts and collectables – perfect for a special occasion. Designs include textiles, contemporary Indigenous art works, handmade jewellery, carvings, books and cards. The store is located inside the gallery and is open 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday to Saturday.


FREEGAL

Freegal is now available from the Online Learning Tools page on the library website.

Freegal offers access to the Sony Music Entertainment catalogue and thousands of labels containing millions of songs and more than 100 genres of music. Download 3 songs per week and/or listen to 3 hours of streaming music per day.

An app is available for iOS and Android.


Would you like to have a good chin-wag with a group of mates? Then come along to “The shed” for stimulating conversation on sport, trivia, music, history, travel, philosophy…. you choose!

Men & their sheds

2nd Tuesday of the month, 9.30am

Men’s Group


Free WiFi


Parent and child sessions. Calling all Lego enthusiasts! The library will provide Lego. Anyone of school age is welcome to join in. Learn while you build!

2nd Friday of the month, 4 pm

LEGO Literacy Club


Activities for Young Adults

Saturday 1 August 2015, 2 pm

Anime Trivia ExtravaganzaAre you an Anime lover? Know your

Naruto? Are you carrying around a Death Note? Is so, join us for a fun filled hour of Anime trivia! Great prizes to be won!


Universal Class course of the month

Start your FREE TRAINING today from Universal Class! Simply log onto your library website to find out more.

How to eBay 101How to eBay 101 - Learn for FREE with UniversalClass

In this course, you will learn how eBay got started and grew from just an idea to a multi-billion dollar business in less than a decade. We'll give you a brief background and tips on deciding what to sell on eBay, how to set up an eBay and PayPal account and how you can bid on items.


Unlocking Logan

Tune into local station FM101. Hear our Local Heritage Specialist talk

about the history of the Logan area.

Monthly segment – Please contact the Local Heritage Specialist on 3412 4165 or

[email protected] for details.


Meet Brisbane Star Trek & Sci-Fi Alliance, 501st Legion, Rebel Legion, Brisbane Tolkien Fellowship, QLD Rocketry Society, Drawn2Life, Brisbane Pratchett Partisans, League of Extraordinary Gamers and more!

Orchestral music by BRYO and performances by the Brisbane Arts Theatre players.


August Conversation

ImaginExpo


Activities for Young Adults


Use air drying paperclay to create your own Divergent necklace or key ring.

Create your own Divergent necklace or key ring


Auslan Rhyme and Sign Story timeJoin us for a very special Rhyme Time with a guest sign language interpreter

For children aged 3-5 years.

No bookings required.

1st Friday of the month, 10am

Rhyme & Sign


Mayes Cottage

Mayes Cottage is one of the most historically significant buildings in Logan.

Come enjoy your choice of an interactive tour or a personally guided tour provided by our dedicated volunteers.

The cottage is the perfect venue for picnics, wedding photos and group visits. Please contact 3412 4147 to make an arrangement.


Tech for Kids

1st Thursday of the month, 4 pm

Discover fun apps that help children learn while they play, including apps that help to develop estimating and problem solving skills. Places are limited, so bookings are essential.

*Special session 4 August: Apps that explore the Doctor Who universe.


Tech for Adults – iPad 101 & iPad 201

Are you curious about iPads but not sure if they are for you? Why not come along to this hands-on session where we explain a few of the iPad basics. The follow up session is the iPad 201 class, where we continue to go through the basics of using an iPad and discover more about the built-in iPad apps.


A hands-on iPad workshop for parents and their children aged 3 to 5 years. Discover fun apps that help toddlers learn while they play.

Bookings essential

1st Wednesday of the month, 11.30am

Tech for Toddlers


Family HistoryMartin Hawkins, an experienced researcher in family history is available to assist you with your genealogy queries. Bookings essential.

Mondays 1- 5 pm Wednesdays 10 am - 2 pm Saturdays 10 am - 2 pm

Heritage


Join us at Logan North Library for:

• games• craft activities• and fun!

4th Friday of the month, 4 pm

Junior Fun Club


Free WiFi


Homework Help

online Homework help

Sundays – Fridays, 3 – 10 pm

Your Tutor is an online, free tutoring service for students from years 3 to 12 who are members of Logan City Council Libraries. Available Sunday - Friday, 3 – 10pm.

*Now available extended hours!

logan north library 2 – 6 sports drive, underwood qld 4119 phone 3412 4140 imagine august 2015

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