I might have gotten up at 4:30am today to join an Australian Zoom to hear Alan Baxter & @AaronDries - I do believe I was the only non-Aussie! Haha So much fun! @visionaustralia It was a great way to kick off #Halloween I đź–¤ that Timothy stayed in đź‘»form!
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Our intergenerational storytime brings together senior clients with local families for stories, songs and a gentle introduction to inclusion. It's always a sweet time! Our next one is June 15 at Kooyong. If you have a preschooler in your life, join us! tinyurl.com/3u9d3ayr
ALT Promotional graphic with text: "Preschool Goes Oldschool. Cooking Up A Storm! Come and join Vision Australia Library's intergenerational storytime! Thursday June 15, 10.30am - 12pm. Vision Australia Library". There is a photo of an older smiling woman with grey hair and glasses next to a young girl in a pink hooded vest.
Richard Fidler discusses his latest masterwork of historical nonfiction, The Book of Roads and Kingdoms, charting Islam’s fabled Golden Age, on stage with Astrid Edwards. visionaustralia.org/services…@MelbWritersFest
Join us tomorrow with Sally Rippin, @MusicElizaHull, Andy Jackson and @matt_formston for an important conversation on representation in books for all ages. An online event hosted in partnership with @australiareads. Register tinyurl.com/2p87n8p9
We're celebrating Australian Reading Hour on March 16 with an important conversation moderated by Sally Rippin on why representions of disability matter in books. Register at visionaustralia.org/library
ALT Event description reads: Representation Matters, Australian Reading Hour. Australia Reads and Vision Australia Library invite you to join us for an event discussing why representation of disability matters in books for all ages. Thursday, March 16, 6.30pm-8.30pm (AEDT). Vision Australia Library. Images of guest panel: Matt Formston, Eliza Hull, Andy Jackson and moderator sally Rippin. Vision Australia logo and Australian Reading Hour logo.
Matt Formston: Surfing in the Dark is the first book in a new series from @BerbayBooks and Vision Australia, and John Dickson & Philip Bunting have delivered a vital and accessible book for young readers and educators.
Read our advance review:
booksandpublishing.com.au/ar…
ALT Cover of the book "Exiles" by Jane Harper. Cover depicts a watery area (dam, pond, creek, river, etc.), with hills on the horizon, and a reflected sunset colouring both the sky and the water very vividly in hues of blue, purple, pink, and orange.
If you're looking for a fun gift for a loved one, why not send them a large print calendar featuring some of the world's cutest pups?
ow.ly/ilxP50LT9yL#Christmas#presents #2023
ALT The cover of the 2023 Seeeing Eye Dogs calendar featuring two puppies sleeping beside each other.
Join us online for our final In Conversation for the year: Literary Oddballs and Misfits with @kecollette and @rwrmcdonald. November 23, 1pm AEDT. It will be a hoot! Register tinyurl.com/3datfu3b
ALT Image of the front cover of Katherine Collette's The Competition and RWR McDonald's The Nancys.
What are you reading at the moment?
Whether it's with your eyes, ears, fingertips, or other, reading is the one of the greatest things to do! Grab a book, however that may be, and get stuck in. Tell us what you're reading right now!
#LibraryTwitter#Libraries#books#Reading
ALT A very full bookshelf full of amazing books to read!
ALT A Let's Grow Seed Library kit, containing the Pathway audio player, an accessible print instruction manual, a biodegradable seedling pot, potting soil, and a braille printed seed envelope. Next to the kit is a coffee mug with freshly sprouted seedlings inside of it (tomatoes!).
ALT Covers of five books side by side. Cover one is book "No Plan B" by Lee Child. Cover 2 is "I Can See Clearly Now" by Cameron Algie. Cover three is "Breathless" by Dean Koontz. Cover four is "The Stern Chase" by John Flanagan. Cover five is "Osprey Reef" by Annie Seaton.
LEGO® and learning Braille are a match made in heaven.
The raised bumps on each LEGO® Braille Brick are modified to correspond to a letter or character of the braille alphabet.
You can borrow the kits from our library for free.
Join the Feelix Library ow.ly/Fcs650LmkvG
ALT Lego braille bricks in a plastic box, in front of a Feelix kit.
Have you registered for your night of spooktacular fun yet?
tinyurl.com/VA-Halloween
A tour of the Beechworth Asylum, author talk with @KaaronWarren and @GNBraun, and book chat. A FREE night of chills and thrills, and you can stay safe in bed!
8:30pm Oct 31.
#Library#Books