Birthday Townsville Citylibraries 30 April to 7 May 2023 Events and Workshops
Townsville City Council acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun, Bindal, Gugu Badhun and Nywaigi as the Traditional Owners of this land. We pay our respects to their cultures, their ancestors, and their Elders – past and present – and all future generations.
We’re celebrating our 85th birthday with a whole week of celebrations at the new Citylibraries Riverway!
Come along and enjoy the FREE activities, workshops and events – there’s something for the whole family.
Bookings required?
Book your spot online!
What’s On Townsville MORE INFORMATION whatson.townsville.qld.gov.au (07) 4773 8811 library@townsville.qld.gov.au
Contents GUIDE LEGEND: F Families P Primary School (5 - 12 years) Y Youth (12 - 25 years) A Adults MixHaus Makerspace Sessions 4 Come and Try: 3D Printing 4 MixHaus Makerspace Induction 4 Digital Creative Studio Sessions 5 Come and Try: Podcast Studio 5 Riverway Digital Creative Studio Induction 5 Small Business Workshops 6 The Gamechangers: A Small Business Workshop 6 Know Your Networking: A Small Business Workshop 7 Idea Generation for Social Media: A Small Business Workshop 7 Youth Council Meeting 8 Messy Play in the Park 8 First Nations Craft and Yarn 8 Game On! 9 85th Birthday Gala Celebration 9 Floral Workshop 10 First Nations Book Club and Family History Club 10 Music in the Library 11 Story Doctors 11
Digital Creative Studio Sessions
COME AND TRY: PODCAST STUDIO
A Come and try our brand new cutting edge technology at Citylibraries Riverway’s new digital studios. If you’re interested in podcasting, music recording, or voice over content this is the space for you. Also book in for the separate induction session, so that you can come and use this amazing tech when it suits you.
WHEN
Tuesday 2 May 5 - 6pm
Sunday 7 May 9 - 9.45am & 10 - 10.45am
WHERE
Digital Creative Studios, Citylibraries Riverway
COST FREE BOOKINGS
Required
RIVERWAY DIGITAL CREATIVE STUDIO INDUCTION
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Would you like to use the digital studio at a time that suits you? Come and attend our induction session and learn about our brand new studio spaces. Once you are inducted, you can book a studio with our brand new recording equipment anytime you like.
WHEN Sunday 7 May 11 - 11.45am
WHERE
Digital Creative Studios, Citylibraries Riverway COST
BOOKINGS
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Small Business Workshops
Ruth Guice is a presentation, communication and networking skills coach based in Townsville. Working with small businesses, individuals and corporate teams, Ruth’s workshops are engaging, entertaining and easy to understand.
THE GAMECHANGERS: A SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOP WITH RUTH GUICE
Often referred to as ‘soft skills’, communication and presentation skills are gamechangers in business and career. Your technical skills might get you the opportunity to quote, but it’s your communication skills that will win you the contract. The workshop will cover presentation skills including handling nerves and secrets of great speakers as well as communication skills for better conversations.
WHEN Sunday 30 April 9 - 10.45am
WHERE
Von Stieglitz Meeting Room Citylibraries Riverway
COST FREE BOOKINGS Required
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KNOW YOUR NETWORKING: A SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOP
WITH RUTH GUICE
IDEA GENERATION FOR SOCIAL MEDIA: A SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOP
WITH RUTH GUICE
Networking is a crucial component of small business, yet it’s often misunderstood and maligned as boring, awkward and difficult. Know Your Networking covers WHY you are there, how to introduce yourself and reading and navigating the other personalities in the room for more profitable outcomes.
WHEN
Sunday 30 April 11 - 11.45am
WHERE
Von Stieglitz Meeting Room
Citylibraries Riverway
COST FREE BOOKINGS
Required
As a small business, keeping your social media fresh, engaging and consistent is an ongoing challenge. If you want less time staring at a blank screen and more time to get on with business, this workshop will give you simple techniques to generate engaging and clickable content.
WHEN Sunday 30 April 12 - 12.45pm
WHERE
Von Stieglitz Meeting Room
Citylibraries Riverway
COST FREE BOOKINGS
Required
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TOWNSVILLE YOUTH COUNCIL MEETING
Y Meet your Townsville Youth Council members as they host their May meeting at Citylibraries Riverway, with a guest presentation by the North Queensland Domestic Violence Resource Service.
WHEN Tuesday 2 May 5 - 7pm
WHERE Von Stieglitz Meeting Room
Citylibraries Riverway
COST FREE BOOKINGS
Not required
MESSY PLAY IN THE PARK
F Explore fun, sensory and messy play with your child. Talk, read, sing and play every day!
WHEN Wednesday 3 May 9 - 11am WHERE Raintree Grove Riverway Precinct
COST FREE BOOKINGS
Not required
FIRST NATIONS CRAFT AND YARN
Come along and join our First Nations Craft and Yarn, a yarning circle focussed on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our community with weaving, beading and wool crafts available. All members of the community are welcome to participate and yarn.
WHEN Wednesday 3 May 9 - 11am WHERE Von Stieglitz Meeting Room
Citylibraries Riverway
COST FREE BOOKINGS Required
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GAME ON!
85TH BIRTHDAY GALA CELEBRATION
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Join like-minded young people for pizza, Pokemon, Xbox, board games, zine making and more. Be part of the conversation about what you would like to see in the youth space at Citylibraries Riverway.
WHEN
Wednesday 3 May 3.30 - 5.30pm
WHERE Youth Space
Citylibraries Riverway
COST FREE BOOKINGS
Not required
A Celebrate Citylibraries’ 85th birthday by joining us for a gala evening in our brand new Riverway branch. Drawing from our vast picture collection will be our birthday retrospective 85 Images for 85 Years: A Townsville Citylibraries Local History Collection Retrospective. We invite you to toast to the library while you listen to the stories behind some of our most memorable places, people and events. Take a tour through the fantastic new facilities and discover something new.
WHEN
Friday 5 May 6.30 - 8.30pm
WHERE Citylibraries Riverway COST FREE BOOKINGS
Required
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FLORAL WORKSHOP
WITH SUNDAY JUNGLE
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Spend the morning learning how to dry and press a range of flowers, while creating your own beautiful piece for home. This relaxing and fun workshop is presentated by Emily from Sunday Jungle.
WHEN Friday 5 May 9.30 - 11.30am WHERE Citylibraries Riverway COST FREE BOOKINGS Required
FIRST NATIONS BOOK CLUB AND FAMILY HISTORY CLUB
A Join Townsville Citylibraries Book Club and read books by First Nations authors. Assistance will also be available with First Nations family history research using resources from the Norman Tindale Collection and Margaret Lawrie Collection.
WHEN Saturday 6 May 9am - 12noon WHERE Citylibraries Riverway COST FREE BOOKINGS Required
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MUSIC IN THE LIBRARY
WITH MELALEUCA STRINGS
F A P Y
Take time to discover the new Citylibraries Riverway and relax while listening to local string quartet Melaleuca Strings.
WHEN Sunday 7 May 10am - 12noon WHERE Citylibraries Riverway COST FREE BOOKINGS
Not required
STORY DOCTORS
WITH BOORI MONTY PRYOR AND RITA SINCLAIR
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Author and Australia’s first Children’s Laureate (2012), Boori Monty Pryor along with local illustrator, Rita Sinclair present a morning of storytelling, music and more based on their book Story Doctors.
WHEN Sunday 7 May 10am - 11am WHERE Citylibraries Riverway COST FREE BOOKINGS
Required
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