WHAT ’ S ON September 2022 Chess Club Justice of the Peace Chatty Café Puzzler Club Storytime Program calendar at Bayside Library Service Activities for adults and kids1 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 Too close for comfort: the art of the domestic thriller with Sally Hepworth & Anna George 6pm Sandringham 2 Friday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Brighton Toddler Time Ages: 18 months – 3 years 10.30am Hampton Preschool Storytime Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Beaumaris 6 Tuesday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Beaumaris Toddler Time Ages: 18 months – 3 years 10.30am Brighton & Sandringham Hampton Book Chat 10.30am Hampton Art BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Beaumaris 7 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 8 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 RUOK Day + Puzzler Club 11.30am Brighton & Sandringham RUOK Day + Puzzler/ Chess Club 11.30am Beaumaris Sandy Book Chat 11.30am Sandringham Lego BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Sandringham 9 Friday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Brighton Toddler Time Ages: 18 months – 3 years 10.30am Hampton Preschool Storytime Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Beaumaris Kids activityAdults activity What’s On September 2022 210 Saturday Sophie Cunningham– Melbourne Writers Festival local library 2pm Sandringham 11 Sunday Chris Womersley– Melbourne Writers Festival local library 2pm Brighton 13 Tuesday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Beaumaris Toddler Time Ages: 18 months – 3 years 10.30am Brighton & Sandringham Lego BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Beaumaris Cricut Craft Club 6pm Sandringham 14 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 Scam Alert 2.30pm Sandringham Lego BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Brighton 15 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 Tech BLAST Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Sandringham The unbelievable Vikki Petraitis 6pm Brighton 16 Friday Baby Rhyme Time Ages: 0 – 18 months 10.30am Brighton Toddler Time Ages: 18 months – 3 years 10.30am Hampton Preschool Storytime Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Beaumaris 19 Monday Make a treasure map on Talk Like a Pirate Day Ages: 6 – 12 years 10.30am Beaumaris & Sandringham Brighton Book Chat 2.30pm Brighton 3 *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 NOW20 Tuesday Lego Free Play Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Brighton 21 Wednesday Justice of the Peace 10am Beaumaris Chatty Café 11.30am Beaumaris & Sandringham Chatty Café 2.30pm Brighton Springtime Egg Painting Ages: 6 – 12 years 10.30am Sandringham 22 Thursday Puzzler Club 11.30am Brighton & Sandringham Puzzler/Chess Club 11.30am Beaumaris Create a mini greenhouse and propagate some rosemary Ages: 6 – 12 years 10.30am Brighton 23 Friday Our branches are closed for the Friday before the AFL Grand Final public holiday Our chutes will remain open for returns 26 Monday Come and play on the GymBus Ages: 3 – 5 years 10.30am Brighton Come and play on the GymBus Ages: 6– 8 years 11.15am Brighton Come and play on the GymBus Ages: 9– 12 years 12pm Brighton 27 Tuesday Build your own bug hotel Ages: 6 – 12 years 4pm Beaumaris 28 Wednesday Justice of the Peace 10am Beaumaris Story Dogs Ages: 6– 9 years 10.30am Sandringham Chatty Café 11.30am Beaumaris & Sandringham Chatty Café 2.30pm Brighton Craft a spring suncatcher using natural materials Ages: 6– 12 years 4pm Brighton Petronella McGovern’s latest release “The Liars” 6pm Brighton 29 Thursday Puzzler Club 11.30am Brighton & Sandringham Puzzler/Chess Club 11.30am Beaumaris Learn how to make rainbow rice paper rolls with Hayley’s Food Kitchen Ages: 6 – 12 years 11.30am Beaumaris 30 Friday Rockpool discovery in the library with Wild Action Ages: 6 – 12 years 11am Sandringham Kids activityAdults activity What’s On September 2022 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 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! Regular programsLet your library card bring you t o Brita i n with programs on ! Hoopla offers more content, in more places, than any other digital library platform and it’s all FREE as part of your Bayside Library Service membership. BBC programs include Call the Midwife, Absolutely Fabulous, Upstairs Downstairs, Coupling, Waking the Dead, Father Brown, Dalziel & Pascoe, and more!New books, reviews, events and Library activities - we’ve got you covered! Stay up to date with the latest news from Bayside Library Service by joining our e-Newsletter today! Scan to join today Join our email newsletter The Friendly Librarian Looking for some fun over the the weekend? Spark wonder and imagination and get hands on with the latest technology from Bayside Libraries. Create, Play, Learn at the Library! 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