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FEBRUARY 2018 "If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to bea hundred minus one day, so I never have to

live without you"

                                                                 ~ Winnie thePooh by A.A. Milne

 

FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR LIBRARY

This month we celebrate everything we loveabout libraries - and there's a LOT to love! Goon a blind date with a book, spend theafternoon looking for Harry Potter's FantasticBeasts, be serenaded by local musical group'After 5', join a Conversation Cafe, Storytime orBaby Rhyme Time and so much more! For a fulllist of how we are sharing the love check out ourevents calendar on our website.

 

TechKNOW... IT'S BACK!

FREE technology training - learn new skills, getconnected and take the �rst step to better techknowledge. We will be o�ering Introduction toiPads and Get To Know Your Device sessions.

Bookings are essential, for dates and times seeour Event calendar

 

IT'S NOT TOO HOT OR WET FOR OURSEED LIBRARY!

Now is the perfect time to get a fresh batch ofseeds sprouting. Come and grab free seeds

from our Stratford Seed Library Swap:

Beans, Capsicum, Cucumber, Lettuce, Mustard,Rockmelon, Tomato, and Watermelon.

 

iPHONE BASICS AND BEYOND

Want to develop your iPhone skills? Join us atthe City Library to familiarise yourself with its

many functions, including tips and tricks to helpyou navigate your iPhone with ease!

Bookings essential. For more information anddates check out our website 

Minecraft is coming to Cairns Libraries!

Minecraft Hour of Code is a free introduction tocoding at Cairns Libraries. 

Hour of Code is a global movement introducingmillions of young people worldwide tocomputer science, inspiring them to learn more.Minecraft is awesome!

Don't have an ANDROID tablet? No problem. Wehave Samsung tablets available for use. 

Bookings are essential, check out our eventscalendar for further details.

 

CHINESE NEW YEAR

Celebrating the Year of the Dog!

Come and create your own �reworks displayand watch it come to life in 3D using the newtechnology of augmented reality.

Or step back in time to the 1880s and explore aminiature version of Cairns Historic Chinatowncreated by local historian Col Walter. 

 

 

LET'S GET MESSY!

Come and join us for Messy Play which will bethemed around a storybook for each session.

Messy Play is an important part of earlyeducation. It o�ers many opportunities for

learning and development including physical,

 

 

STREAM MOVIES ONLINE FOR FREE

Beama�lm is an independent movie streamingsite specializing in Australian documentariesand indie features from around the world.Continually updated by �lmmakers, distributorsand video on demand specialists.

To access Beama�lm all you have to do isenter the customer number on your librarymembership card (using a capital X) andvalidate.

 

CALLING ALL CROCHET LOVERS

communication & language, personal -emotional & social, intellectual, mathematical

and creativity.

Come dressed for lots of messy fun!

 

Share craft and stories while having fun!Australia lost 62,000 lives in the First World War.Remember them in the Centenary. Poppies willbe donated to the Australian War Memorial.

Wool and needles supplied or BYO. Beginnerswelcome, no bookings necessary.

 

 

 

 

STORIES OF SAGA LAND AND THELEGENDARY VIKINGS

Join Ka`ri Gi`slason and hear all about thelegendary Vikings of Iceland!

Writers on the Waterfront Lunch from 11.30am, 16 February at Shangri-La Hotel.

For more information and bookings check outthe Tropical Writers Inc website.

 

 

BOOK LAUNCH

Join the Tropical Writers Group as they launch

"Free Fall; a collection of short stories"

Saturday, 3 February - 11am

City Library Meeting Room

 

DID YOU KNOW... 

Famous author Sidney Sheldon didn't startwriting novels until he was in his �fties. Beforethen he was creating television hit shows like IDream of Jeannie and The Patty Duke Show.

 

WAS YOUR NEW YEARS RESOLUTION TOLEARN A NEW LANGUAGE? 

Access 60 foreign language courses and 17English courses taught completely in the user’snative language. Learn languages like Spanish,

French, Mandarin Chinese, Italian and manymore.

 

LIBRARY ELF HELPS YOU MANAGE YOURLOANS

Register with Library Elf to receive emails whenyour items are due for return and whenrequested titles are ready for pick-up. You caneven track all family library cards by email onthe one account!

 

Cairns Libraries PO Box 359  Cairns Queensland 4870

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