Celebrate the Opening

CELEBRATING THE

OPENING OF THE GEELONG LIBRARY & HERITAGE CENTRE

WELCOME FROM THE CHAIR IT IS A GREAT HONOUR TO BE A PART OF THIS IMPORTANT MOMENT IN GEELONG’S HISTORY.

This launch has been a long time in the making with many years of planning by the City of Greater Geelong and the Geelong Regional Library Corporation to enable the creation of this brilliant, iconic building.

Its existence is the result of a bold vision and represents a truly collaborative effort.

The inspired vision of ARM Architecture has allowed this new centre to be more than the functions within – the building itself is an asset to the city’s skyline.

The opening is symbolic of Geelong’s evolution from a city founded on heavy industry to a centre of excellence for culture, research and learning. Designed to meet the expectations of 21st century public library users, this magnificent new centre provides contemporary and innovative library and information services and will serve as a vibrant gathering space and tourist destination.

I invite you to visit and discover for yourself. Over several levels in this beautiful, technology-rich building you will find inspiring spaces for reading, studying, meeting and discovering.

I will join the Mayor, Cr Darryn Lyons, at 10.00am on Saturday 21st November to cut the ribbon and declare the new centre officially open. Join us for this historic moment and take the opportunity to tour this magnificent building. We will have a full program of fun running throughout the weekend, so come and join the party.

Cr Andy Richards / Chair Geelong Regional Library Corporation

WELCOME FROM THE MAYOR WELCOME TO THE GEELONG LIBRARY & HERITAGE CENTRE. THIS MAGNIFICENT BUILDING WAS DESIGNED FOR THE WHOLE CITY TO ENJOY. Every element of this state-of-the-art building has been planned with the community in mind.

The Geelong Library & Heritage Centre connects well with the surrounding buildings and Johnstone Park and is a key part of our city’s Arts precinct.

Once you step foot in this building, you won’t want to leave. Apart from the comprehensive range of books on offer and plush Heritage Centre, there is a fun children’s space, youth area full of technology, meeting space, function area with breathtaking views, gallery and café.

It really has it all!

Developing the $45.5M Geelong Library & Heritage Centre was a priority project

by Council and the State Government who originally funded the Cultural Precinct Masterplan 2006.

The City of Greater Geelong provided $20.5M, the Victorian State Government $15M and the Federal Government $10M. The Cultural Masterplan 2006 clearly had a big vision for Geelong.

The plan envisaged ‘a cultural precinct that enlivens the cultural life of the people of Greater Geelong, the G21 region and its visitors, that is widely regarded as a quality destination providing a high level of cultural offerings through a range of exciting, inclusive and engaging activities, events and facilities'.

As Mayor, I am proud we have delivered an outstanding building that will ensure culture, innovation and cutting-edge design is synonymous with Greater Geelong.

Enjoy and Giddy up!

Cr Darryn Lyons / Geelong Mayor

THE DOME SITUATED IN THE HEART OF GEELONG’S FLOURISHING CULTURAL PRECINCT, THE GEELONG LIBRARY & HERITAGE CENTRE (THE DOME) IS ALREADY A MUCH-LOVED ADDITION TO THE CITY’S CULTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPE.

Inside, you will find a future-ready sphere of reading, learning and fun that will change the way you think about libraries forever.

/ 80-seat café with outdoor deck leading into Johnstone Park

Inspired by the domed shape of reading rooms in great libraries around the world, this iconic building features:

/ An entire floor dedicated to children and young people, with age-appropriate collections, digital technology and activity spaces

/ 6,000m² of space, including five public levels

/ Major event space with spectacular bay views.

/ A diverse collection of print, multimedia and heritage items

Doors open at 10.00am on Saturday 21st November with a weekend of fun for the whole family kicking off a special 2-week program of celebrations. Join us for one of the many special events, participate in a guided tour or sit back and relax for some gentle Friday-night music. Browse the allnew collection and learn about local history and genealogy; drop in for a pop up tech talk or explore the technology-rich features of the building at your own pace. We look forward to welcoming you.

/ Heritage Centre repository and reading room / Powerful, free WiFi and high-speed Internet access / High-end digital technology including digital way-finding kiosks, video wall, gaming machines, internet-access computers and mobile devices, smart tables and exploratory technology including virtual reality and 3D printing

SATURDAY 21 & SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER OPENING WEEKEND CELEBRATIONS

GUIDED TOURS

Celebrate opening weekend with us and join in the fun of discovering this amazing new centre. We have lots of special entertainment to make your visit memorable.

Let us take you on a tour of this wonderful new centre. No booking required.

/ Roaming performers including Tubby the robot, newspaper spies and a couple of deep diving snorkelers / Face painting, roaming book characters and an Explore the Dome passport activity /

Riveting reptiles & human statues

/ Pop and fizzle science shows & story time sessions / Children’s book duo Jane Godwin and Anna Walker / 'Mayoral visit' from one of Geelong’s earliest Mayors / Exciting technology including augmented reality activities and Oculus Rift virtual reality experiences /

Green-screen fun & pop-up tech spaces

/ Brand-new collection & Heritage treasures Saturday & Sunday 10.00am-5.00pm

Every hour on the half hour, from 10.30am-4.30pm

CREATING THE DOME WITH ARM ARCHITECTURE Hear from the architects of this iconic building as they describe their inspiration and the creative process.

Sunday 22 November The High Ground 3.00-4.00pm

EXHIBITION

THE VAULT

INSIDE THE DOME (DYE 2) – MURRAY FREDERICKS AND TOM SCHUTZINGER This immersive video and sound installation transports the viewer to the edge of the world, space and time within the striking domed architecture of the Geelong Library & Heritage Centre. Filmed and recorded within the geodesic dome of an abandoned missile detection facility in Greenland (known as DYE 2), once part of a network of Cold War era structures, the breathtaking visuals and multi-layered soundscape form an installation in which past and present collide.

Gathering Place 21 Nov to 7 Feb A Geelong Gallery exhibition

Kim barne thaliyu Here yesterday Murray Fredericks and Tom Schutzinger DYE 2 2014 Video still Reproduced courtesy of the artists

Visit the Heritage Centre Reading Room, the centre’s luxurious ‘red room’ and view some of the treasures from the unique archive collection on display.

You can also enjoy historic photos and maps in an exciting new interactive digital format with the centre’s Cruiser table. For the first time, the entire heritage centre collection is in one location with regional archives, local and family history records all housed on 4.2km of shelving within the Heritage repository. Ask our friendly team how to delve into Geelong’s heritage or unlock the secrets of your family’s past.

MONDAY 23 NOVEMBER BABY TIME

LEGO CLUB

Come along for a fun-filled session of songs and rhymes for babies. No booking required.

Reading Nest 11.30-11.50am

Castles, catapults, knights and pirates… what can you build? Join other LEGO® fans and let your imagination run riot!

No booking required. Ages 8+

POP-UP TECH TALKS

Cave 4.30-5.30pm

Brief introductions to new technology hosted by our Information Resources Librarians.

No booking required.

GREGORY DAY – ARCHIPELAGO OF SOULS

3D printing Gathering Place 12.00noon-2.00pm

Writer, poet and musician, Gregory Day, will discuss his recent release, Archipelago of Souls, with Maria Takolander. Compelling and beautifully realised, this novel is about the creation of identity, the enigmas of memory and the power of the written word to heal the deepest wounds. Gregory Day’s debut novel, The Patron Saint of Eels, won the prestigious Australian Literature Society Gold Medal in 2006 and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize for a first novel. Join Gregory and Maria for a fascinating discussion.

INTERMEDIATE iPADS So you’ve learnt the basics and want to know more? Come and expand your skills and get more from your device.

Inspiration Space 2.00-3.00pm

TODDLER TIME Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action packed Toddler Time program.

No booking required.

Reading Nest 2.00-2.30pm

The High Ground 6.30-7.30pm

TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER BABY TIME

CREATE AN eBOOK

MAGDA SZUBANSKI – RECKONING

Come along for a fun-filled session of songs and rhymes for babies. No booking required.

Written the great Australian novel, family history or essay? Want to publish it as an eBook? Bring your original work of 10,000 words or less in an MS Word document to this session and learn how to create an eBook.

This session provides an opportunity for local amateur authors and poets to create a born-digital book and have it uploaded onto the library's Overdrive platform for inclusion in a local author collection.

Heartbreaking, joyous, traumatic, intimate and revelatory, Reckoning, tells Magda’s journey of self-discovery from a suburban childhood to the complex dramas of adulthood. With courage and compassion she addresses her own frailties and fears and asks questions about life, the shadows we inherit and the gifts we pass on.

Magda will discuss her memoir with Simon Abrahams, Creative Director and CEO of Melbourne Fringe.

Reading Nest 11.30-11.50am

POP-UP TECH TALKS Brief introductions to new technology hosted by our Information Resources Librarians.

No booking required.

Oculus Rift virtual reality technology Gathering Place 12.00noon-2.00pm

DISCOVER YOUR ANCESTRY This introduction to family history resources will be followed by a tour of the Heritage Reading Room.

Inspiration Space 2.30-4.00pm

Inspiration Space 3.00-5.00pm The High Ground 6.30-7.30pm

ADVANCED MINDSTORMS Learn basic programming skills with LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 and program your robot to walk, talk, and do anything you can imagine.

Ages 12+ Cave 4.30-6.00pm

WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER POP-UP TECH TALKS

CHRIS JUDD – INSIDE

Brief introductions to new technology hosted by our Information Resources Librarians.

No booking required.

Few people know football better than Chris Judd – previous Captain of West Coast Eagles and Carlton and twice winner of the Brownlow Medal. His autobiography, Inside, describes what it’s like to achieve the ultimate goal of your sport, and to experience the full measure of heartache and failure that inevitably accompany more than a decade of playing at the elite level.

Few sportsmen have shared such insight into their world.

Cruiser table Gathering Place 12.00noon-2.00pm

MINI MINDSTORMS Learn to control LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 and program your robot to walk, talk, and do anything you can imagine. Ages 8+ Cave 4.30-6.00pm

eBOOKS ON YOUR TABLET Would you like to borrow books from the library and read them on your tablet? Let us show you the variety of options we have available. By the end of this hands-on session you will have downloaded your first eBook.

Inspiration Space 2.30-4.00pm

The High Ground 6.00-7.00pm

THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER TODDLER TIME

POP-UP TECH TALKS

Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action packed Toddler Time program.

No booking required.

Brief introductions to new technology hosted by our Information Resources Librarians.

No booking required.

Reading Nest 10.30-11.00am

3D printing Gathering Place 12.00noon-2.00pm

PHOTO EDITING 101 Taken digital photos? Not really sure what to do next? Learn some simple editing tricks to make your photos really shine.

Inspiration Space 5.30-7.00pm

TECH NINJAS Calling all inventors‌ Play beyond the screen with OSMO, create your own electronic circuits, develop animations, games and turn bananas into instruments with our Makey Makey kits. Ages 8+ Cave 4.30-6.00pm

FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER PRESCHOOL STORY TIME

TODDLER TIME

Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

No booking required.

Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action packed Toddler Time program.

No booking required.

Reading Nest 10.30-11.15am

Reading Nest 2.00-2.30pm

POP-UP TECH TALKS

TABLET GROUP

Brief introductions to new technology hosted by our Information Resources Librarians.

No booking required.

Meet with other Apple and Android tablet users to discuss all things tablet. Share helpful tips and tricks, discover new apps and meet new people. No booking required.

Oculus Rift virtual reality technology Gathering Place 12.00noon-2.00pm

Inspiration Space 2.30-3.30pm

MUSIC AT THE DOME Relax and unwind with live music performances. No booking required.

Gathering Place 5.30-7.30pm

SATURDAY 28 & SUNDAY 29 NOVEMBER

PRESENTS POLYGLOT THEATRE'S

Polyglot Theatre is an internationallyrenowned creator of interactive and experiential theatre for children. Inspired by the artwork and ideas of children, Polyglot’s performances feature active participation from audience members through touch, play and encounter.

Paper Planet is a beautiful installation filled with tall, strange cardboard trees, paper leaves, boulders, birds and creatures.

Visitors populate the world with their own creations and rustling paper selves, as children become totally and literally wrapped up!

This constantly-changing artistic work is created live by Polyglot’s artists, children and their families using the simplest of materials: paper and cardboard. The artists aid children with their creations as they explore an evolving play space, accompanied by a soundscape that transports everyone further into the created world.

Moving beyond audience participation, Paper Planet is experiential, tangible and wholly immersive. Not to be missed.

No booking required. All ages welcome.

The High Ground, Saturday 10.30am-12.30pm & 2.00-4.00pm Sunday 10.00am-12.00noon & 1.30-3.30pm

GUIDED TOURS OF THE LIBRARY Let us take you on a tour of this wonderful new centre. No booking required.

Every hour on the half hour, from 10.30am-4.30pm

Polyglot Theatre is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, the City of Melbourne and the City of Stonnington. Paper Planet was commissioned by Federation Square.

MONDAY 30 NOVEMBER BABY TIME

POP-UP TECH TALKS

Come along for a fun-filled session of songs and rhymes for babies. No booking required.

Brief introductions to new technology hosted by our Information Resources Librarians.

No booking required.

Reading Nest 11.30-11.50am

Oculus Rift virtual reality technology Gathering Place 12.00noon-2.00pm

TODDLER TIME Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action packed Toddler Time program.

No booking required.

Reading Nest 2.00-2.30pm

LEGO CLUB Castles, catapults, knights and pirates… what can you build? Join other LEGO® fans and let your imagination run riot!

No booking required. Ages 8+ Cave 4.30-5.30pm

TUESDAY 1 DECEMBER BABY TIME Come along for a fun-filled session of songs and rhymes for babies. No booking required.

Reading Nest 11.30-11.50am

POP-UP TECH TALKS Brief introductions to new technology hosted by our Information Resources Librarians.

No booking required.

3D printing Gathering Place 12.00noon-2.00pm

ADVANCED MINDSTORMS Learn basic programming skills with LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 and program your robot to walk, talk, and do anything you can imagine.

Ages 12+ Cave 4.30-6.00pm

GARRY DISHER - THE HEAT Garry Disher is one of Australia’s most prolific and highly-acclaimed literary crime novelists. He has won numerous awards, including the German Crime Prize (twice) and two Ned Kelly Best Crime novel awards, for Chain of Evidence and Wyatt. Come and hear Garry discuss his latest novel, The Heat.

The High Ground 6.30-7.30pm

WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER POP-UP TECH TALKS Brief introductions to new technology hosted by our Information Resources Librarians.

No booking required.

Cruiser table (smart, touch-screen table) Gathering Place 12.00noon-2.00pm

MINI MINDSTORMS Learn to control LEGO速 MINDSTORMS速 EV3 and program your robot to walk, talk, and do anything you can imagine. Ages 8+ Cave 4.30-6.00pm

JOHN BRUMBY AND JOEL DEANE IN CONVERSATION Former Premier John Brumby and author and former press secretary Joel Deane will chat with Derek Guille about their new books, The Long Haul: Lessons from Public Life and Catch and Kill: The Politics of Power. The conversation will range from the challenges and opportunities facing Australia to the prospect of real political reform and the need for strong leadership in a changing world.

The High Ground 6.30-7.30pm

THURSDAY 3 DECEMBER TODDLER TIME

MAUREEN MCCARTHY – STAY WITH ME

Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action packed Toddler Time program.

No booking required.

Acclaimed author Maureen McCarthy’s newest novel explores the power of destructive relationships and the impact of mental illness from one generation to the next. Based on the story of her grandmother’s experience, Maureen McCarthy’s novel is evocative, absorbing and formidable.

Reading Nest 10.30-11.00am

POP-UP TECH TALKS Brief introductions to new technology hosted by our Information Resources Librarians.

No booking required.

Oculus Rift virtual reality technology Gathering Place 12.00noon-2.00pm

TECH NINJAS Calling all inventors… Play beyond the screen with OSMO, create your own electronic circuits, develop animations, games and turn bananas into instruments with our Makey Makey kits. Ages 8+ Cave 4.30-6.00pm

The High Ground 6.30-7.30pm

FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER PRESCHOOL STORY TIME

POP-UP TECH TALKS

Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

No booking required.

Brief introductions to new technology hosted by our Information Resources Librarians.

No booking required.

Reading Nest 10.30-11.50am

3D printing Gathering Place 12.00noon-2.00pm

TODDLER TIME Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action packed Toddler Time program.

No booking required.

Reading Nest 2.00-2.30pm

MUSIC AT THE DOME Relax and unwind with live music performance by Abe Anderson. No booking required.

Gathering Place 5.30-7.30pm

LEVEL BY LEVEL

G

GROUND

1

LEVEL 1

GATHERING PLACE AND MEZZANINE

READING NEST AND CAVE

Ki-kirri-ngitj We talk together

Ngawirring ngiyt Learn together

/ Main entrance

Kanyul karrung Youth Space

/ News lounge / Technology / Great wall of stories / Exhibitions / Café

/ Children and families / Activities room / Youth spaces / Games and technology

We wish to thank Wadawurrung Elder Bryon Powell for his assistance in determining the Wadawurrung titles for each level.

2

3

4

INSPIRATION SPACE

THE VAULT

ADMINISTRATION

THE HIGH GROUND

Nyaal Open your eyes

Kim barne thaliyu Here yesterday

Kim barne murk Here is the head

/ Large print and audiobooks

/ Heritage reading room

/ Magazines

/ Regional archives

/ Geelong Regional Library Corporation

Wurdi Youang You Yangs – Big hill in the middle of the plains

/ Multi-media

/ Local and family history

LEVEL 2

/ Non-fiction / Meeting and discussion rooms

LEVEL 3

/ History reference collection

LEVEL 4

5

LEVEL 5

/ Major events / Balcony

OPENING HOURS

HOW TO BOOK

51 Little Malop St

All events are free, however, places are limited.

GEELONG LIBRARY T 4201 0600

Online – go to our website www.grlc.vic.gov.au/events, choose your event, make your booking and print your ticket.

Monday to Friday

Saturday & Sunday

Ground & Mezzanine

8.00am - 8.00pm

Level 1 & 2

9.00am - 8.00pm

Ground & Mezzanine, Level 1 & 2

10.00am - 5.00pm

By phone – 03 4201 0500.

HERITAGE CENTRE T 4201 0630

Group bookings – 03 4201 0500.

Monday

Closed

Tuesday

9.00am - 8.00pm

Wednesday to Friday

9.00am - 5.00pm

Saturday

10.00am - 1.00pm

Sunday Special opening weekend hours Saturday & Sunday 21, 22 & 28, 29 November

In person – go to your local library and staff will book on your behalf.

Closed 10.00am - 5.00pm

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