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APRIL 2021

The Mitcham Library Service is continuing to operate due to COVID-19 in a safe manner.

We monitor and review the situation and provide regular updates on our social media channels and website.
KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE IN 2021
Most services have now resumed although there may be some changes to ensure we follow protocols with added COVID -19 safe precautions..

Please contact the libraries if you have questions about specific programmes.
EASTER
The Mitcham Memorial Library and
Blackwood Libraries will be closed for the Easter long weekend.

CLOSED
Friday April 2
Saturday April 3
Sunday April 4 
Monday April 5
ANZAC DAY
The Mitcham Memorial Library and 
Blackwood Libraries will be closed on Sunday April 25 and Monday April 26 for Anzac Day.

After hours return chutes will be open. When full they automatically close off.
Please do not leave items outside the library as you will remain responsible for these items.
BLACKWOOD COMMUNITY HUB NEWS
The City of Mitcham has welcomed a $3.5 million State Government funding boost that will pave the way for construction of the Blackwood Community Hub.
PLANT BASED DIET - NUTRITION WORKSHOP
Blackwood Library | Tuesday 6 April | 2pm - 3pm
Join dietitian and nutritionist, Rebecca Greco as she presents the important nutrients and foods of interest to achieve positive ageing, and the benefits of a plant-based diet.

Giveaways and prizes.

$5 per person | Bookings essential
APRIL
SCHOOL
HOLIDAYS
NITRO NAT - EXCITING AMAZING SCIENCE FOR KIDS
Blackwood Community Centre | Monday 12 April | 2pm
St Mary's Park | Wednesday 21 April | 12 noon
Come join us for an amazing science workshop where you will explore chemical reactions with lots of colour and wonder.

This is a fantastic way to see some wicked chemistry!

$5 | School age | Bookings essential
ANIMAL CAPERS
St Mary's Park | Wednesday 14 April | 12 noon
Mitcham Memorial Library | Thursday 15 April | 2pm
Blackwood Library | Tuesday 20 April | 2pm
Animal Capers is a total WILD experience. Handle your own selection of awesome animals in a truly unique and intimate experience.

$5 | Suitable for 3+ | Bookings essential
SPECTACULAR SCIENCE SHOW
St Mary's Park | Wednesday 14 April | 2pm-3pm
St Mary's Park | Wednesday 21 April | 2pm-3pm
Mitcham Memorial Library | Thursday 22 April | 2pm-3pm
The one stop show which celebrates everything Science! You’ll see explosions, rockets and amazing experiments you can try at home, with Sciworld.

$5 | School age | Bookings essential
BEADED WIND CHIME - YOUTH CRAFT
Blackwood Library | Friday 16 April
11am - 1pm
Create a beautiful beaded wind-chime using new and repurposed beads and decorative wire to hang in a sheltered spot outside or in your room. Let loose your creativity while you learn simple beading techniques.

All materials supplied, but bring your own hanging stick if desired.
$5 per person | Bookings essential | Youth 12-17 years
COLLECT A FREE "LUCKY DIP" CRAFT
Looking for something to do with the kids over the holidays? We have assorted craft packs to collect from the libraries and make at home.

Available from Monday 12 April to Sunday 25 April 2021.
GET STOKED BMX RIDE DAY
Suffolk Rd BMX Track, Suffolk Rd, Hawthorndene | Thursday 22 April | 10am - 2pm
Get your mates together to the Suffolk Rd Reserve BMX track and learn a new trick or two!

A limited number of demo bikes to ride and helmets available. 

If you have your own set of wheels bring them on down, just make sure
to bring your own helmet.

Free | Bookings essential at lighthouseyp.org/event/get-stoked-hawthorndene/
All ages, but ideal for riders 15 years and under. Limited numbers.
STORYTIME DURING THE APRIL HOLIDAYS
10.30am


The Body Theme
Mitcham Memorial Library | Monday 12 and Thursday 15
Blackwood Library | Tuesday 13
St Mary's Park | Wednesday 14

Music Theme
Mitcham Memorial Library | Monday 19 and Thursday 22
Blackwood Library | Tuesday 20
St Mary's Park | Wednesday 21

Numbers are limited.
SYDNEY WRITERS' FESTIVAL 2021 - LIVE STREAMING

Following the success of streaming Adelaide Writers’ Week we are pleased to announce we will be streaming selected sessions of Sydney Writers’ Week.


Friday 30 April 9.30am Barrie Cassidy & Friends: Biden’s America
Friday 30 April 11.30am Are You There, Sydney? It’s Me, Judy Blume
Friday 30 April 1.30pm But Not Forgotten

Saturday 1 May 9.30 Barrie Cassidy & Friends: Opposition and Dissent
Saturday 1 May 11.30am Isabel Wilkerson: Caste – The Lies That Divide Us
Saturday 1 May 1.30pm Sarah Krasnostein & Helen Garner

Sunday 2 May  1.30pm Jan Fran & Judith Lucy
Sunday 2 May 3.30pm Great Adaptations: Margaret and David Return

More details on sessions can be found here

Free | Limited seating
GALLERY EXHIBITION
Mitcham Memorial Library 
In Ukrainian culture the receipt of a pysanka is a token of friendship, appreciation and respect and also brings with it protection from harm.
SLAVA Ukrainian Cultural Centre together with the BIG IDEA Company have created and hand painted 5 giant Ukrainian Easter eggs - pysanky. Each egg is painted in traditional Ukrainian colours and symbols.
 
Visit the Mitcham Memorial Library before 26 April to see these fabulous eggs.
BEGINNERS 1 ROBOTICS COURSE
Mitcham Memorial Library | Saturday 1 May - 26 June (ex 12 June) | 10.30am - 12pm
This eight week course covers the basics of programming the Arduino microprocessor using Ardublock, a "drag and drop" interface. Basic digital theory is included in the course. Participants build and program a project each week to understand how to control an Arduino, and to inspire them to create their own inventions.

Enquries 0490 040 155 or email info@techspacelearning.org

Total cost $280 | Parents encouraged to attend | age 10+ recommended | All equipment provided.
SA HISTORY FESTIVAL 2021 EVENTS
BLACKWOOD STORIES: THINGS ABOUT THE BLACKWOOD AREA YOU WEREN’T TAUGHT IN SCHOOL
Blackwood Library | Thursday 13 May | 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Stories about the history of the Blackwood area that you may never have learned in school. Speaking Made Easy Blackwood Group will present short talks. Discussion is welcome. Perhaps you have your own stories to add?

Free | Bookings essential
FERRY SOUND INDUSTRIES:
Clapham 1950s
Mitcham Memorial Library | Wednesday 19 May | 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Talk and audio visual presentation by Keith Ellison
Ferry Sound Industries were a Clapham based garage manufacturer of valve radios, wire and tape recorders in the 1950s founded by Jack Ferry, son of Adelaide racing identity Syd Ferry.

Free | Bookings essential
POP-UP EXHIBITION:
Ferry Audio Recorders & Radios
Mitcham Memorial Library | Throughout May during opening hours
Ellison Museum of Radio and Magnetic Recording
Visit the Mitcham Memorial Library gallery space to see a pop-up exhibition of Ferry Reel to Reel recorders made in Clapham during the 1950s and a collection of vintage radios from the 1930s-1960s, many of which were manufactured in Adelaide.

Free | Bookings not required
COMMUNITY GROUPS
Pick up a flyer from the libraries or click on the images below for dates on our website.
Linkedin Learning
Turn on. Log in. Get smart … let the learning begin. Thousands of video training courses for animation, music, business, design, IT, photography, using the web & more!

Lynda.com learning platform has re-branded as LinkedIn Learning.  You will need your library barcode and PIN to log in.

LinkedIn Learning will offer you all the existing courses of Lynda.com but with the option of viewing some courses in languages other than English. 

You can try it out here
For more information, view the Frequently Asked Questions here
ANCESTRY.COM
Extended! Ancestry.com at home access continues until June 30, 2021!

Please note Ancestry for Libraries is usually only available at your local library for South Australian Public Library customers.

A great chance to look for all those family skeletons.
NAVIGATING AGEING WELL
How to access home care packages through My Aged Care.

Come to a drop in session to chat with an LGBTI volunteer about future aged care support options for you and your loved ones.
Mitcham Memorial Library | Wednesdays monthly | 2pm - 4pm

21 April
19 May
16 June
FIRE DANGER SEASON
The Blackwood Library and Blackwood Toy Library close when an EXTREME or CATASTROPHIC Fire Warning is declared for the Mount Lofty Ranges District.
 
Return chutes at Blackwood Library will automatically close when full.
 
The Mitcham Memorial Library remains open as usual.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR
Mitcham Memorial Library
8372 8244

Blackwood Library
8372 8255