WHAT ’ S ON at Bayside Library Service August 2022 Activities for adults and kids Chess Club Justice of the Peace Chatty Café Puzzler Club Storytime Program calendarWhat’s On August 2022 Kids activityAdults activity 2 Tuesday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Beaumaris Toddler Time Ages: 18 months – 3 years 10.30am Brighton & Sandringham Preserve your memories and convert them from old formats to new 11.30am Sandringham Homelessness Week film/lunch 12.30pm – 1.30pm Sandringham Art BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Beaumaris 3 Wednesday Justice of the Peace 10am Beaumaris Preschool Storytime Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Sandringham Chatty Café 11.30am Beaumaris & Sandringham Chatty Café 2.30pm Brighton Book BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Brighton 4 Thursday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Sandringham Toddler Time Ages: 18 months – 3 years 10.30am Beaumaris Preschool Storytime Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Brighton Puzzler Club 11.30am Brighton & Sandringham Puzzler/Chess Club 11.30am Beaumaris Lego BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Sandringham 5 Friday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Brighton Preschool Storytime Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Beaumaris 9 Tuesday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Beaumaris Toddler Time Ages: 18 months – 3 years 10.30am Brighton & Sandringham Preserve your memories and convert them from old formats to new 11.30am Sandringham Lego BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Beaumaris Cricut Craft Club 6pm Sandringham 10 Wednesday Justice of the Peace 10am Beaumaris Preschool Storytime Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Sandringham Chatty Café 11.30am Beaumaris & Sandringham Beauy Book Chat 2pm Beaumaris Chatty Café 2.30pm Brighton Family history and family photos 2.30pm Brighton Lego BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Brighton 23 BOOK NOW 11 Thursday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Sandringham Toddler Time Ages: 18 months – 3 years 10.30am Beaumaris Preschool Storytime Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Brighton Puzzler Club 11.30am Brighton & Sandringham Puzzler/Chess Club 11.30am Beaumaris Sandy Book Chat 11.30am Sandringham Lego BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Sandringham 12 Friday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Brighton Preschool Storytime Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Beaumaris 15 Monday Brighton Book Chat 2.30pm Brighton 16 Tuesday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Beaumaris Toddler Time Ages: 18 months – 3 years 10.30am Brighton & Sandringham Preserve your memories and convert them from old formats to new 11.30am Sandringham Science Week Eco BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Beaumaris 17 Wednesday Justice of the Peace 10am Beaumaris Preschool Storytime Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Sandringham Chatty Café 11.30am Beaumaris & Sandringham Chatty Café 2.30pm Brighton Science Week Lego BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Brighton 18 Thursday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Sandringham Toddler Time Ages: 18 months – 3 years 10.30am Beaumaris Preschool Storytime Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Brighton Puzzler Club 11.30am Brighton & Sandringham Puzzler/Chess Club 11.30am Beaumaris Science Week Tech BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Sandringham *Please note that these programs may be subject to last minute changes. Event requirements and details are listed online or you can ask staff for further information.What’s On August 2022 Kids activityAdults activity 19 Friday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Brighton Preschool Storytime Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Beaumaris 23 Tuesday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Beaumaris Toddler Time Ages: 18 months – 3 years 10.30am Brighton & Sandringham Preserve your memories and convert them from old formats to new 11.30am Sandringham CBCA Book Week Craft BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Beaumaris 24 Wednesday Justice of the Peace 10am Beaumaris Preschool Storytime Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Sandringham Chatty Café 11.30am Beaumaris & Sandringham Chatty Café 2.30pm Brighton CBCA Book Week Craft BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Brighton 25 Thursday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Sandringham Toddler Time Ages: 18 months – 3 years 10.30am Beaumaris Preschool Storytime Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Brighton Puzzler Club 11.30am Brighton & Sandringham Puzzler/Chess Club 11.30am Beaumaris CBCA Book Week Craft BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Sandringham 26 Friday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Brighton Preschool Storytime Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Beaumaris 30 Tuesday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Beaumaris Toddler Time Ages: 18 months – 3 years 10.30am Brighton & Sandringham 31 Wednesday Justice of the Peace 10am Beaumaris Preschool Storytime Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Sandringham Chatty Café 11.30am Beaumaris & Sandringham Chatty Café 2.30pm Brighton 4 *Please note that these programs may be subject to last minute changes. Event requirements and details are listed online or you can ask staff for further information. BOOK NOW5 Regular programs Storytime Baby Rhyme Time 0 – 18 months Baby Rhyme Time introduces your child to language, literature and the library. By exposing your child to a wide variety of the best books available and making reading an everyday part of life, you will lay the foundations for a lifelong love of reading. Toddler Time 18 months – 3 years Toddler Time caters for the changes in children’s development after 18 months. These sessions include stories, songs and rhymes. Be an active participant with your child to share the joy of books and singing and encourage lifelong learning. Preschool Storytime 3 – 5 years Preschool Storytime sessions include stories, songs, rhymes and an activity. To maximise the benefits available from Storytime, listen to the stories with your children and participate in the activities. BLAST Bayside Libraries After School Time (BLAST) activities are educational and fun-filled 45-minute sessions to help engage children in the wonder of learning through interactive play. Chatty Café Have a chat and reconnect! Chatty Café is a global movement to help bring people together, reduce social isolation and build social connections within the local community. Venues provide a chat table where community members, with the support of volunteers, can come together and have a chat! So, if you are someone who wants to connect more with your local community, meet new people or enjoy the company of others why not try a Chatty Café? Puzzler Club and Puzzler/Chess Club Stretch your mind and sharpen your skills in our Puzzler Club. Tackle puzzles and games in the paper or online with the support of a library employee. If you’re looking to enhance your strategy thinking, then our Puzzler/Chess Club is for you! These sessions are suitable for all skill levels. Justice of the Peace Do you have documents you need witnessed? Pop into one of our Justice of the Peace sessions and have your documents witnessed for free!Get involved at home We are seeking crocheted and knitted squares, A4 size, in block single colours from the rainbow, in any stitch or pattern. For durability, acrylic yarn is best suited! You can drop or mail your squares to any of our library branches, Bayside Gallery, or Sandringham Corporate Centre. 6 Shhhh! A significant Bayside landmark is going to be Yarnbombed in Winter 2023! Do you crochet or knit? Would you like to learn how to? Bayside City Council in conjunction with the GLAD Rappers are seeking the community’s involvement to help bring this amazing project to life. Throughout winter of 2022, we will be hosting workshops for all skill levels throughout Bayside. Come along and meet some of the GLAD Rappers, learn about yarnbombing and make some pieces to contribute to the yarnbombing of one or more of Bayside’s iconic landmarks. Come and see what fun can be had adding a bit of woolly colour to inanimate objects! Upcoming workshops at Bayside Library Service: Wednesday 3 August 11.30am – 12.30pm Chatty Café at Beaumaris Library Wednesday 17 August 11.30am – 12.30pm Chatty Café at Sandringham Library Wednesday 31 August 2.30pm – 3.30pm Chatty Café at Brighton Library7 New books, reviews, events and Library activities - we’ve got you covered! Stay up to date with the lastest news from Bayside Library Service by joining our e-Newsletter today! 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