NEWS from your local Mount Morgan Library Christmas is coming – so it’s the perfect time to make sure you have plenty of books to read over the summer holidays. A reminder that on Christmas Eve, all library branches will close at 4pm. This will include the Southside, Northside and Mount Morgan Libraries. But don’t worry if you do run out - Southside Library will be open between Christmas and New Year, from 9am to 5.30pm on Tuesday 29, Wednesday 30, Thursday 31 December. The Mount Morgan Library will also be open December 29 to 31 from 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm each day. In 2021 the Southside and Gracemere Libraries will reopen on Monday 4 January, Mount Morgan Library will re-open on Tuesday 5 January- and the Northside Library will re-open on Wednesday 6 January. The child who reads will be an adult who thinks. One of the best gifts that you can give to a child at Christmas (or anytime) is a love of reading. It’s simple to start off this early literacy journey with your child by talking, playing, singing and reading. Make sure your child has their own library card to start their reading adventure. Drop into your local library and pick up your free library card and ‘First5Forever bag’ for your baby or child aged five years and under. Libraries are great, mate! Back in the 1970s this was the advertising slogan used to promote Australian libraries. Back then libraries looked quite different. Computers were in their infancy and banks of card catalogues lined the walls, but an exciting range of resources were at the fingertips of the community. Forty years on and the look and feel of libraries is quite different, but the message remains the same- Libraries are still great! If you haven’t been to a library in a while, why not check us out? Make sure your library card is up to date so you can access the intoxicating and heady mix of physical and digital resources. Mount Morgan Library, 31 Morgan Street, Mount Morgan, Phone: 4936 8169 and Libraries Administration Office Phone: 4936 8043 Photo Above: TOON time at the Mount Morgan Library (Jan 2020) with cartoon teacher Kelly and young local artist Victoria. 2 -16 DECEMBER 2020
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