Hobsons Bay Libraries

🏳️‍🌈 How can the Hobsons Bay LGBTIQA+ community feel more supported? Join us for a community-led panel, where local LGBTIQA+ community members and experts will share and discuss practical ideas for strengthening wellbeing and social connection in Hobsons Bay. There is an option for you to submit your own questions on the registration form. Joining us on the panel are: - Chris Cheers (he/him), a psychologist, author and educator. - Jeremy Oliver (he/they) is the Victoria Police LGBTIQA+ Community Portfolio Manager. - Brodie McCormack (they/them) is an allied health professional and educator working in public health in the West. - Jacqueline Roy (she/her), a dedicated osteopath with a strong foundation in movement and coaching. 📆 Wednesday 20 May ⌚ 6.30pm to 8pm 📍 Newport Community Hub 🔗 For more info or to book, check our link in bio #libraries #IDAHOBIT #inclusivity

🖌 Donate unused rolls of fabric, knitting needles, or other craft supplies to the library and help support creativity in our community! ✂ Donated supplies will be used for programming at the Altona Meadows Makerspace and at Louis Joel Arts & Community. This initiative is being run to celebrate World Environment Day and aims to promote sustainable reuse and recycling of craft materials. Here's what we're looking for: - Rolls of cotton fabric (between 1-5m) - Rolls of canvas (between 1-5m) - Knitting needles (no singular needles, only pairs) - Crochet needles - Sewing thread (must be more than half remaining on spool) - Yarn (unused) - Buttons - Velcro tape (unused) - Zippers (unused) - Iron-on patches - Paint brushes (unused) - Craft wire - Mosaic tiles (new) - Ceramics tools (unused) - Coloured pencils, markers and/or crayons (neatly bundled or unopened) - Cardstock and craft paper (unused) Craft donations can be dropped off at any Hobsons Bay library branches during opening hours until Sunday 7 June. For more details: https://bit.ly/4ffr6jW #libraries #worldenvironmentday #wed #sustainability Louis Joel Arts & Community @louisjoelartscommunity

Get a FREE membership and join the magical world of our libraries. ✨📖 Benefits: - Unlimited loans - Access to over a million items from across Victoria - No overdue fees - Free desktop PC use - Access to printing and photocopying - Video/board game borrowing - Bragging about your big cultured brain - plus heaps more! Come on in to any branch with your ID and our amazing staff will sign you up.

✍ Are you, or do you know, a young person who loves to write? Join our supportive space every Wednesday for some dedicated focused writing time. Gentle guidance and support will also be available to help guide the session. For high school ages 12-17. Bookings not required. 📆 Every Wednesday during school term ⌚ 5.30pm to 7pm 📍Altona Library 🔗 For more info, check link bio #libraries #showupandwrite #SUAW #youngadult #youngpeople

🎋 Save money by saving your own seeds to have a perpetual garden. Presented by Sustainable Gardening Australia, and in partnership with My Smart Garden, this workshop will help you access this lost gardening wisdom and set you up for seed saving success. Learn the traditional skills of collecting, cleaning, drying and storing vegetable and flower seeds from your garden. Feel free to bring seeds and seedlings to swap at this workshop. We will also have some seeds and seedlings to give away to workshop attendees. 📆 Wednesday 13 May ⌚ 6.30pm to 8pm 📍 Altona Library 🔗 For more info or to book, check our link in bio #libraries @sustainablegardeningaustralia

🎬 Stream thousands of movies, documentaries and series straight from your TV, computer or device — all free with your Hobsons Bay Libraries card. Explore films and series in a range of languages, including Italian, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Scandinavian, French, Indigenous and Slavic languages. And for younger viewers, there’s a dedicated Kids Mode for safe, age-appropriate viewing. Find out more via link in bio. #libraries #streaming #freestuff

Due to protected industrial action on Tuesday 5 May, Altona Library will be closed for the day. Return chutes will remain open. Reservation items can be collected at the Civic Centre. All Council + services can be accessed at the Civic Centre. Your nearest branch is Altona Meadows. Please check Council’s website for updated information on Tuesday 5 May. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

📦 Get in control of the 'stuff'. Decluttering is a great start but lasting change comes from reducing what enters your home in the first place. This interactive workshop explores the personal impact of clutter and consumption and will unpack why 'stuff' keeps building up and how habits, emotions, and decisions play a bigger role than we often realise. This session is facilitated by Joey Camilleri who is the founder of @creatingpositivespaces , a professional organising service that supports individuals in creating functional, calming homes. 📆 Wednesday 6 May ⌚6pm to 8pm 📍Altona Library 🔗 For more info or to book, check link in bio #libraries #organising #declutter #sustainabiliity

🔥 “Hot or Not?” Library Edition Art on the walls made by young people 🔥 / 😴 Beanbags 🔥 / 😴 Study booths you can book 🔥 / 😴 Later opening hours 🔥 / 😴 We need your opinion. Be honest… what’s 🔥 and what’s 😴 at the library? For your chance to win a $50 voucher head to our bio for link.

🖍️Love to draw, paint or make things? 🎨 Art Club is the perfect place for primary‑aged children to explore the visual arts, try new materials and learn creative techniques in a supportive, fun environment. Every Monday after school from 3.45pm to 4.30pm at Newport Library. Drop in and get creative!

One year of games, fun and discovery. Have you checked it out? The Games Discovery Centre in Altona North Library. #librarieschangelives

Join us at Altona Library tomorrow for our new weekly session, Mahjong Fridays! Beginner or expert, everyone is welcome to come learn, play, chat and unwind with us. Bookings not required. For ages 18+ 📆 Every Friday ⌚️ 10am to 12pm 📍 Altona Library #mahjong #community #libraries