Beaudesert Library

BEAUDESERT LIBRARY 58 Brisbane Street, Beaudesert Phone 07 5540 5142 OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.30pm Saturday 9.00am – 12 noon Sunday Closed

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES – KIDS Baby Rhyme Time (0-5yrs) Monday 9.30am Story Time (0-5yrs) Wednesday 9.30am Game On (8+) Tuesday 3.00pm (Excl school holidays)

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES – ADULTS Scrabble Mondays 1.30pm Dungeons and Dragons Mondays 4.00pm – 6.00pm Yak & Yarn Tuesdays 9.30am Digital Days Tuesdays from 9.30am (excluding school holidays) Friday Social Fridays 10.00am Genealogy First Friday of the month Crafty Friday Third Friday of the month

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION Friday 6 March 10.00am Come along and celebrate all things wonderful about being female while watching a feel-good chick flick and enjoying a delicious morning tea.

STORY TIME WITH JYMBILUNG ELDERS Wednesday 11 March 9.30am A special story time connecting our communities through song, stories and activities. Morning tea will be provided.

ANZAC DAY TRIBUTE Throughout April, Beaudesert Library will pay tribute to the ANZACs with displays and a wall of remembrance for anyone wishing to add a photo, memory or words of respect to the brave men and women who defended our country.

BEAUDESERT OWL WHISPERER WORKSHOP Saturday 28 March 9.00am - 11.00am Learn about owls which live in the area and what can be done to protect them. For families with older children.

EARTH DAY UPCYCLED OP SHOP Wednesday 22 April 3.30pm Bookings required. Phone 07 5540 5142. The Beaudesert Library will be celebrating Earth Day this year with an op shop upcycle workshop. Bring in unwanted clothes or knick-knacks, or choose from our op shop haul, and learn how to turn trash into treasure.

MAY THE FORTH STAR WARS DAY Tuesday 5 May 5.30pm Bookings required. Phone 07 5540 5142. Join us at the Library After Dark as we celebrate all that is Star Wars, with games and craft from a galaxy far, far away.

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION WEEK Monday 25 May to Saturday 30 May A special week to celebrate libraries, showcasing the many ways that libraries and library and information professionals create through their work.

NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORY TIME Wednesday 27 May 9.30am Join library staff as we simultaneously read the story Whitney and Britney Chicken Divas by Lucinda Gifford, with more than 11,000 other groups across Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Canada, Singapore, Vietnam and Hong Kong. There will be craft, games, singing and plenty of chicken diva fun.

NEW RESIDENTS’ EVENING Thursday 28 May 5.30pm – 7.00pm An evening to discover community organisations and the opportunities they offer which contribute to Beaudesert’s community spirit. Everyone is welcome and a light supper will be provided.

School holiday program

MAKERSPACE Monday 6 April Thursday 9 April Friday 17 April All day The Library will have a range of craft activities available for anyone wishing to pop in and get their creative juices flowing.

ORIGAMI Tuesday 7 April 10.00am Bookings required. Phone 07 5540 5142. Make Ninja stars, paper planes, dinosaurs, frogs and boxes.

EASTER STORY TIME Wednesday 8 April 9.30am Help us celebrate Easter with a fun morning of stories, songs and craft.

HIDDEN BOOKMARKS Tuesday 14 April 10.00am Bookings required. Phone 07 5540 5142. Library love is in the air, create beautiful bookmarks to hide in the library.

STORYTIME Wednesday 15 April 9.30am

GALAXY JARS Thursday 16 April 10.00am Bookings required. Phone 07 5540 5142. Create a galaxy in a jar and have the universe at your fingertips.

New to BEAUDESERT LIBRARY

SENSORY NIGHT Tuesday 10 March Tuesday 14 April Tuesday 12 May 5.30pm - 7.00pm Sensory Night provides a calm, less stimulating environment for families of children with special needs.

STUDY ZONE First and third Wednesdays of the month during school term 5.30pm - 7.00pm Study Zone provides a time and place for students to study, with full access to library resources.

CHESS CLUB Every Friday from 3.30pm. All ages and abilities welcome.