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Goldfields Libraries

Locality: Bendigo, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5449 2700

Address: 251-259 Hargreaves Street 3550 Bendigo, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au

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25.01.2022 Listening to the spoken teaches pruh-nuhn-see-ay-shun (pronunciation). Sign up to BorrowBox with your library card and listen to the latest audiobooks, and classics for free! http://bit.ly/2Dcvj4k

24.01.2022 How do public libraries fight racism? Can you be addicted to books? What’s it really like to be a librarian? The new locally-produced podcast and radio series, Meet Me at the Library, aims to find out. Host and producer Anne-Marie Middlemast visits public libraries across Central Victoria to find out how these remarkable spaces bring us together.... Throughout the season, you’ll meet a range of wise, witty and colourful characters who've each got a very different story to tell about why they love their public library. From the keyboard warrior using the library’s free wi-fi to help reunite families, through to the reformed smoker who’s replaced cigarettes with books, you’ll find out why these surprising, creative and democratic places our public libraries are more important than ever. Tune in to 94.9 MAINfm on Thursdays from 8.30am to listen live, or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Meet Me at the Library is produced with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation, and supported by Goldfields Libraries.

23.01.2022 TONIGHT // In this fantastic contribution, Katharine McKinnon provides mothers, birthing professionals and academics stuck in the birth wars with tools to unpack the birthing experience. Readers will be enthralled with the wide array of options to negotiate the birthing space and process. Birthing Work is filled with gripping stories, of McKinnon’s own birthing experiences and that of a range of women and birthing professionals. This is a must-read for all those involved in the work of childbirth. (Gerda Roelvink, author of Building Dignified Worlds: Geographies of Collective Action)

21.01.2022 Looking for a quick and easy way to place your reservation online? Download our Spydus Library App! The Spydus app makes it easier than ever to search the library catalogue, check your loans and due dates and reserve and renew items. ... App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/spydus-mobile/id657672156 Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details

20.01.2022 There are still a few places left for this session! Join us and learn how to make some colourful juggling balls out of balloons and rice. It’s so easy! Practice with us and then show off your new skills to your family and friends! Perfect for kids aged 8-12 years, but fun for the whole family!... P.S. If you’re a bit younger and you want to join in, ask an adult to help. We’d love to see you there! https://www.facebook.com/events/813195409486278

16.01.2022 We've had some great entries to our "Colour Your World" Minecraft and Lego build competition! But the holidays aren't over yet, send in something colourful to [email protected] and be in the running to win some colourful prizes!

16.01.2022 Listening to the spoken word improves fluency, expands vocabulary and increases reading speed! Sign up to BorrowBox with your library card and listen to the latest audiobooks, and classics for free! http://bit.ly/2Dcvj4k

13.01.2022 October is Seniors Month. Join the Victorian Seniors Festival, now in its 38th year, and celebrate older Victorians and the contributions they make to our community. This year the Festival has been ‘reimagined’. With social distancing and restrictions still in place, the Festival is happening entirely online, and available in the comfort of your home. Until the end of the month, enjoy videos and performances from presenters who would usually perform live as part of Senior’s M...onth celebrations. How can I join in? Visit www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/festivalsandawards/listen-now Call 1300 797 210 for a list of radio stations broadcasting the Festival programs

12.01.2022 COVID-19 UPDATE // Although Regional Victoria is now in the Third Step in the Roadmap to reopening, there are no new changes for libraries we’re still closed for the time being. We are still offering Reserve + Collect though! If you need some new reading material, fresh DVDs or CDs, reserve them online or over the phone and we’ll let you know when you can collect them.... Fingers crossed it won’t be long before we can welcome you into our spaces once again. www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/covid19

08.01.2022 September 2 was Indigenous Literacy Day. Let’s continue to celebrate Indigenous culture, language and literacy by acknowledging some of the wonderful First Nations authors and titles we have in our online collection. These titles are available through BorrowBox http://bit.ly/2Dcvj4k and Story Box Library https://bit.ly/3gQAYPd

08.01.2022 WHAT’S ONLINE IN OCTOBER // Check out our October What’s Online program for lots of great activities for everyone. Highlights this month include nature sound recordist Andrew Skeoch, award-winning children’s author Bren MacDibble, wellness educators Shannah Kennedy and Lyndall Mitchell, who’ll help us reduce stress and upgrade our self-care, readings from the wonderful Glenda Millard in celebration of Children’s Book Week and plenty of tech-help sessions for Get Online Week.... It’s a bumper program and we look forward to sharing it with you! www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/events

07.01.2022 Good morning everyone! Sunila is here to sing some lovely songs and tell great stories in today's special bilingual Storytime! Enjoy!

07.01.2022 THE WHITE GIRL, TONY BIRCH // Odette Brown has lived her whole life on the fringes of a small country town. After her daughter disappeared and left her with her granddaughter Sissy to raise on her own, Odette has managed to stay under the radar of the welfare authorities who are removing fair-skinned Aboriginal children from their families. When a new policeman arrives in town, determined to enforce the law, Odette must risk everything to save Sissy and protect everything she loves. Book your ticket below

07.01.2022 Lockdown has been tough! There’s no denying it. But looking through all the amazing contributions on our Life in Lockdown blog, you’d hardly know it. While we’ve been brought to tears from some of the heart-warming stories that we’ve read, we’ve also laughed at the craziness and been inspired by the creativity (maybe even a little jealous of the talents out there!) As we’re slowly emerging from our lockdown hibernation, now is the perfect time to reflect on what you got up to... during the pandemic. Maybe you learnt a new skill? Maybe you tried, and it wasn’t so successful? Either way, we’d love to hear about it. Send us photos, stories and illustrations anything that captures your story. Check out the blog for some inspiration! www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/lifeinlockdownblog Or jump in and complete our short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GLCLifeInLockdown

04.01.2022 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS // Get ready for some fun and check out all the cool things we’ll be getting up to as part of our ‘Colour Your World’ school holiday program. There will be an incredibubble science and magic show (yes, we said incrediBUBBLE), a recycled art workshop, a treasure hunt to make the most of the beautiful sunshine, lots of colourful songs, some rainbow fun, another Minecraft/Lego challenge, a VOLCANO, and some cute furry friends! ... Don’t miss out, we’re going to have a blast! Activity sheets will be available from Monday. www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/holidayprogram

04.01.2022 Missed an online event? Many of our online events are streamed to our YouTube channel so you can catch up, or re-watch anytime! There’s Storytimes for the kids, author talks for the adults, craft activities for everyone, and handy how-to videos to help you navigate our online resources.... Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/goldfieldslibraries

03.01.2022 It’s Be Kind to Animals Week! Celebrate and honour our animal friends with some beautiful online animal stories, including one very special one from Pam at Edgar’s Mission! Check out more on our website: www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/bekindtoanimalsweek

01.01.2022 HOLIDAY FUN // Check out all the cool things we’re up to as part of our ‘Colour Your World’ school holiday program. There are some sessions that require bookings, but there are even more fun activities you can do whenever you like, and as many times as you like!... Activity sheets, tutorials and videos are all available on our website so get cracking and have some fun with colour! www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/holidayprogram

01.01.2022 TODAY // DISCOVERING HISTORY ~ DRESSED AND BLESSED Join Elizabeth Offer as she examines the connection between emerging British identity and the shifting religious practices of Hebrew congregations which formed in Bendigo and Ballarat between 1851 and 1900.