With just enough historical context to get the researcher on the right track, Lieutenant Colonel Neil Smith, AM will help you understand the resources available in your search for biographical and service details of an Australian ancestor employed by the Army, Navy & Air Force.
Thu 1 August | Doncaster, 10.30 am - 11.30 am
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Curious about online dating but not sure where to start? This information session will give you:
an overview of popular dating apps, tips on creating an effective dating profile and advice on avoiding scammers online.
Sat 3 Aug | Vermont, 11.00 am - 12.30 pm
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Do you need to memorise a speech, learn a new language or prepare for an exam? ? Join Dr Lynne Kelly as she outlines some of the memory methods of the ancients, and demonstrates how anyone of any age can use these methods to expand their memory capacity and to memorise whatever they want.
Tue 6 August | Vermont, 7.00 pm - 8.00 pm
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What was life like for new migrants on board ships? A time to acclimatise to a new country? Make new friends? Share your memories and learn about “your” ship with naval expert ‘Station Peter’ Nick Cree.
Wed 7 August | Bulleen, 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
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Join us to talk with other movie buffs about recent and favourite films. Come prepared to share your thoughts, and leave inspired to seek new titles.
Wed 7 August | Pines, 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
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So you have the manuscript, script, collection of poetry or just the raw bones of a story – but what now? Box Hill Library and author Lia Hills are here to help! Bring along your work and get advice from Lia on how to get that little bit closer in becoming a published author!
Wed 7 August | Box Hill, 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm
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Carly Findlay is an award winning writer, speaker and appearance activist. She writes on disability issues for publications including ABC, Daily Life and SBS. Join us as Carly shares the books that have made her and shaped her and which ones she’d take with her if stranded on a desert island.
Thu 8 August | Nunawading, 11.00 am - 12.00 pm
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Stalked: The Human Target is a detailed account of the effects of stalking. Rachel Cassidy, herself the target of a stalker, tells the stories of people who have been pursued by stalkers. Join Rachel in conversation with library staff as she shares the pivotal stories and truths about stalking.
Thu 8 August | Box Hill, 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
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Dr Melinda Jackson, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University will talk about the benefits of a good night’s sleep. Melinda will discuss what is ‘normal’ sleep, sleep across the lifespan and the impact of sleep disturbance on our thinking, wellbeing and mental health.
Thu 8 August | Warrandyte, 5.30 pm - 7.00 pm
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In Travel with Technology we give you tips for taking your technology on holiday, how to use technology to make the most of your holiday, and things to be aware of when you have your tech with you on your trip. Let us help you make your next holiday the best it can be, with our workshop on how to integrate tech into travel.
Thu 15 August | Vermont, 10.30 am - 12.00 pm
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Join Lyn McCredden, scholar and professor of literature and poetry at Deakin University, for a lecture on Great Australian Literature. Australian writers covered will include Tim Winton, Kim Scott, Helen Garner, Anna Burns, and more.
Thu 15 August | Nunawading, 7.00 pm - 8.00 pm
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In partnership with Manningham Council, bring your little ones along to the Manningham Art Gallery (next to Doncaster Library) for storytimes and craft sessions themed around its latest exhibitions.
Fri 16 August | Doncaster, 11am - 11.45 am
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Come along to this Makerspace session and create your own cleverly designed paper plane! Fly it through a number of challenges in our flight course at Box Hill Library.
Fri 16 August | Box Hill, 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
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Join us for Book Week and gather the clues to lead your team to victory! A Dr Seuss mystery needs to be solved in the library, and you can solve it to become the ultimate super sleuth! Bring your family and friends to help you crack the code!
Wed 21 August | Box Hill, 4.00 pm - 5.30 pm
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In Unlike the Heart: a memoir of brain and mind Nicola Redhouse comes to understand a period of terrible postnatal anxiety in terms of both body and mind: genetics, biology, but also the inheritance of her relationships. In Imperfect, Lee Kofman uses her own story of bodily scars to investigate and understand the ways that our bodies shape who we become. Come along to an in-conversation where together they discuss the complex connection between body and mind.
Wed 21 August | Box Hill, 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm
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Come along and meet the creators of two amazing detectives: Squishy Taylor and Sherlock Bones! We will hear from the authors, ask them some questions, and send you on a treasure hunt around the library. Prizes for the best library detectives!
Thu 22 August | Nunawading, 4.00 pm - 5.30 pm
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Uncle Jack Charles is an Australian legend: survivor of the Stolen Generation, Indigenous elder, actor, musician, activist and former heroin addict and cat burglar. Now on the cusp of his 75th birthday, he’s ready to tell the full story of how he became a born-again Blakfella and one of Australia’s best-loved actors!
Wed 28 August | Doncaster, 7.00 pm - 8.00 pm
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When Louisa Deasey receives a message from a Frenchwoman called Coralie, who has found a cache of letters in an attic, written about Louisa’s father, neither woman can imagine the events it will set in motion. Come and hear Louisa in conversation with fellow author Claire Halliday as they discuss the power of the written word to cross the bridges of time.
Thu 29 August | Doncaster, 7.00 pm - 8.00 pm
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