Onsite events and programs are back

THE CITY OF UNLEY LIBRARIES

Travel Talk

The Kimberley by Land or Sea

From the rugged sandstone plateaus of the Northern Territory border to the beautiful white beaches of the west coast, the Kimberley is one of the world’s premier 4WD and adventure destinations. You will experience tumbling falls, fascinating reefs, and gorges carved by majestic rivers; the Kimberley is simply spectacular.

THURSDAY 20 AUGUST, 7 - 8 PM

UNLEY TOWN HALL OXFORD TERRACE, UNLEY

Gold coin on entry. Bookings essential, phone 8372 5100 or book via Eventbrite

This week

Our inhouse programs are back next week!

We are so excited to be welcoming you back to our programs. There are a few differences, of course. numbers are limited and bookings are required for all events. You can find all our events on our website at unley.sa.gov.au/libraryevents

And here we are at the end of the school holidays - they went so quick! We had some great events during this time. Amelia quite happily showed off her Mexican Sope from the Scoffed Cooking School event to me (and then ate it). If you were after the flatbread and protein ball recipes, we now have them on our blog.

Amelia also showed me the creature she created during the Designing Creatures workshop with Lauren Mullinder. We have her instructional videos available on our blog - create your own and send your completed dragon or creature artwork to [email protected] or bring it into the library to go in the running to win a $20 voucher. Entries close 31 July 2020.

Do you grow flowers in your garden? Would you like to share them with the community? We are starting a community vase scheme where you can display arrangements at Unley Civic Library for everyone to enjoy.

This week's Storytime, Babytime and Wriggletime are all below for your viewing pleasure.

See you in the Libraries...and at our events!

Ruth

Library Promotions Coordinator

The City of Unley Libraries

The Tree Canopy Project

Trees are not only beautiful, but they significantly cool the environment and protect us from summer heat. Horticulturist, Anne Wilson, will explain why we need to increase tree canopy in a warming climate. Sally Osterstock, an experienced fruit tree grower, will demonstrate how easy it is to propagate many types of fruit trees for your own garden.

SATURDAY 29 AUGUST, 11 AM - 12.30 PM

UNLEY TOWN HALL OXFORD TERRACE, UNLEY

Gold coin on entry. Bookings essential, phone 8372 5100 or book via Eventbrite

Community Vase

A vase of flowers can do wonders to brighten up a space or someone's day. It makes a huge difference when our library staff bring their homegrown blooms to display in the library, so we thought we would open it up to our wider community. If you would like to share flowers from your garden, please bring them to the Unley Civic Library. We have a large glass vase and a few smaller ones to cater to various arrangements.

For further information, phone 8372 5100 or speak to our staff.

Quick and Easy Recipes for Home

We received quite a few emails from our last eNewsletter asking for the recipes to the Flatbread and the Protein Balls. We have added them to our website .

The Last Lighthouse Keeper

by John Cook with Jon Bauer

Evocatively told, The Last Lighthouse Keeper is a love story between a man and a dying way of life, as well as a celebration of wilderness and solitude.

'I love the life of the island, because I knew my body was more alive than it was

on the mainland. People asked how we stood the isolation and boredom, but is some ways, it was more stimulating to have your senses turned up.'

In Tasmania, John Cook is known as 'The Keeper of the Flame’. As one of Australia’s longest-serving lighthouse keepers, John spent 26 years tending Tasmania’s well-known kerosene ‘lights’ at Tasman Island, Maatsuyker Island and Bruny Island.

Recommended by Gordy

Library Officer Collections

The City of Unley Libraries

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Master Building Challenge - Winter Wonderland

Last days for the Master Building challenge!

Create a winter wonderland using LEGO (TM) or other construction toys or materials and send us photos of your build via direct message on Facebook or via email [email protected] Don't forget to include your name, age, suburb and a description.

We will be awarding $20 gift e-voucher prizes to the best entries.

All entries are due in by Sunday 19 July 2020.

Check out all the entries from the past challenges and the winners on our blog.

Winter Reading Club

We're having a Winter Reading Club!

For the two weeks of the school holidays 4 - 19 July, we have a list of challenges for you to complete so you can go into the draw to win prizes. Collect your pack from the Libraries, grab a book, curl up with a blanket and get reading.

Time to finish up that Winter reading!

All entries are due in by Sunday 19 July 2020. Bring your completed sheet into the Libraries.

This Storytime Live was all about Bugs and Butterflies! Karyn and Caitlin had a fantastic time sharing some of their favourite bug books and there were some beauties in there.

Collect a craft pack in the Libraries either for this week or next week's session.

Next week we are resuming our inhouse Storytimes starting at Unley Civic Library at 10.30am, Tuesday 21 July! This will be followed by our usual Goodwood session on Thursday 23 July at 10.30am.

Please note:

Bookings will be required for all people attending including yourself as well as your child/ren
Physical distancing requirements will be adhered to in all sessions
At Storytime, in lieu of an in-library craft session, a take-home craft pack will be provided.
Storytime will continue to be recorded once a week and put on our YouTube channel
Please stay home if you or your child are unwell. Take-home craft packs will still be available and you can access Storytime online.

Book for Storytime at Unley via Eventbrite

Book for Storytime at Goodwood via Eventbrite

Or phone the Libraries on 8372 5100.

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Can you make a scary face?

Published by Beach Lane Books, 2009

Accessed July 2020

Big bug, little bug

Published by Caterpillar Books, 2010

Accessed July 2020

Other books that were mentioned were:

Let’s Play Outdoors by Catherine Ard

Hooray for Little Fingers by Tristan Mory

The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Lorianne Siomades

Beetle and Boo by Caitlin Murray

Not A Butterfly Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta

Bonkers about Beetles by Owen Davey

We had our first Wriggletime and Babytime Live this morning. Jackie and Caitlin encouraged families to go outside and enjoy the wonderful weather we had and spend some time together.

Next week we are resuming our inhouse Wriggletime and Babytime!

We will be starting with Wriggletime at 10.30am, followed by Babytime at 11.30am, in the Unley Town Hall.

Please note:

Bookings will be required for all people attending including yourself as well as your child/ren
Please BYO rattles/instruments to Babytime and Wriggletime
We will continue to lend out scarves for Wriggletime sessions as they are rigorously cleaned after the session
Physical distancing requirements will be adhered to in all sessions
We will continue to offer online sessions of both Babytime and Wriggletime on our YouTube channel
Please stay home if you or your child are unwell.

Book for Wriggletime via Eventbrite

Book for Babytime via Eventbrite

Or phone the Libraries on 8372 5100.

Subscribe to this eNewsletter for a weekly update on our services, or alternatively for our videos, you can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where we offer videos for all ages.