The Mitcham Library Service is continuing to operate due to COVID-19 in a safe manner including masks, QR codes and hand sanitiser. We monitor and review the situation and provide updates on our social media channels and website. |
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PUBLIC HOLIDAY - LABOUR DAY
Monday 4 October
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The Mitcham Library Service will be closed on Monday 4 October for Labour Day.
Please note after the hours chute will remain open until full.
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Calling all kids!
Join us in the October holidays for our Get Outside! Spring School Holiday Program.
Details, including booking links here.
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Join us for themed stories, songs and a craft activity.
Wooden bird house
Mitcham Memorial Library | Thursday 30 Sept
Flutterby string puppet
Mitcham Memorial Library | Thursday 7 Oct
Blackwood Library | Tuesday 5 Oct
Free | No bookings required | COVID restrictions on numbers may apply
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FREE COLLECT A CRAFT
Mitcham Memorial Library and Blackwood Library
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Wooden Flower Necklace
Roll your own paper bag beads and decorate a wooden flower pendant.
Monday 27 Sept to Sunday 3 Oct
Scratch Critters
Create your own scratch design on 2 critters and turn your paper bag into a web.
Tuesday 5 Oct to Sunday 10 Oct
Free | No bookings required
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GARDEN YOGA FOR KIDS
Mitcham Memorial Library | Saturday 9 October | 2pm - 3pm
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Learn about the garden with fun yoga poses like the tree, sun, rain and seed poses. Then enjoy making a calico person craft at the end.
$5 per child | Age: 5-8 years
Bookings essential via Eventbrite here
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NATURE CRAFTS
Mitcham Memorial Library | Thursday 7 October | 2pm - 3pm
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Join us and explore tactile arts and crafts using diverse natural materials, seasonal colours, shapes and sensory items before taking their items home.
$5 per child | Age: 3-12 years
Bookings essential via Eventbrite here
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STORYWALK
Mitcham Memorial Gardens | September/ October
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Discover the natural world with our storywalk through the Mitcham Memorial Park. This short walk celebrates Jane Godwin and Anna Walker's picture book All Through the Year to encourage your imagination.
Thanks to the Community Shed for making these boards for us to enjoy.
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EXTRA CITY OF MITCHAM
SCHOOL HOLIDAY EVENTS
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Geocaching
Mitcham Reserve, Mitcham | Tues 5 Oct | 9.30am - 11am | Free
Mortlock Park, Colonel Light Gardens | Thurs 7 Oct | 9.30am - 11am | Free
St Marys BMX Ride Day
St Marys BMX Track, Laura Avenue, St Marys | Wed 6 Oct | 10am - 2pm | Free
Halloween Craft
Session 1 | Cumberland Park Community Centre | Wed 6 Oct | 9.30am - 10.30am | $5
Mobiles and Necklaces
Session 1 | Cumberland Park Community Centre | Wed 29 Sept | 9.30am-10.30am | $5
Session 2 | Cumberland Park Community Centre | Wed 29 Sept | 11am - 12pm | $5
Dungeons & Dragons
Session 2 | Mitcham Memorial Library | Friday 1 Oct | 5pm - 8pm | $5
Bookings essential via Eventbrite here
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LITTLE BANG DISCOVERY CLUB
Mitcham Memorial Library | Tuesdays 12, 19, 26 October & 2 November
10.30am - 11.30am
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Do you have a curiosity for science? Do you find yourself asking ‘what would happen if...?’ From musical coat hangers to kissing balloons, join in on a variety of fun, interactive table top experiments to excite your senses and embrace your inner scientist.
Little Bang Discovery Club is designed for pre-school and early primary aged children and their families. This hands-on program will allow children and their accompanying parents to combine everyday objects and experiences with genuine scientific enquiry methods.
Please note bookings are for all 4 weeks. | Suitable for ages 3 to 5 years
Free | Limited spaces | Bookings essential via Eventbrite here
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BLACKWOOD TOY LIBRARY
Closing Thursday 4 November
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Construction is starting soon on our exciting new home at the Blackwood Hub, due to open in mid-2023.
While the Hub is being built, you can continue to use your Toy Library membership at the Mitcham Memorial Library.
If you are unable to go to the Mitcham Toy Library please chat to staff about options for your membership. After the 4th November items can be returned to the libraries.
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AUTHOR TALK - NEW DATE
Mitcham Memorial Library
Tuesday 12 October | 2pm
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Long Half-life by Ian Lowe
Launched by Mark Parnell, former leader of SA Greens.
Free | Bookings essential through Eventbrite here
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ART GALLERY EXHIBITION
100 YEARS OF COLONEL LIGHT GARDENS
Mitcham Memorial Library | October
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Come and enjoy a special historical interpretive and photographic exhibition celebrating 100 years of Colonel Light Gardens. Featuring large-scale images, pull-up story boards and paraphernalia along with ‘then and now’ photos capturing the history of this ‘modern garden suburb’.
The Barossa Light Horse Historical Association
Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th October | 11am–4pm
Life-sized displays, historic images and banners depicting camp life. Two horses from the association will be in the Mitcham Reserve on Sunday from 11.30am to 1.30pm. Bring a carrot or two!
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Gavin Scrimgeour - Author Talk
Saturday 16 October | 2.30pm
‘From Here They Marched the Mitcham AIF Camp 1914–1918’
Bookings essential via Eventbrite here
Dr Christine Garnaut - Author Talk
Tuesday 26 October | 7pm
Author of ‘Colonel Light Gardens: Model Garden Suburb’
presents an illustrated talk that outlines the suburb’s origin; its foundation, evolution and development by the SA Government as a model garden suburb in the 1920s.
Bookings essential via Eventbrite here
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DAVID CRONIN - AUTHOR TALK
Mitcham Memorial Library | Thursday 4 November | 6pm
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Health and happiness with humour
Join author David Cronin at this fun and laughter filled event, learn how to beat stress, and find health and happiness with humour.
Books will be available for sale and signing
Free | Bookings essential via Eventbrite here
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IN OTHER WORDS - OzAsia Festival
Mitcham Memorial Library
Saturday 5 November | 1pm - 4pm
Sunday 6 November | 2pm - 5pm
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The Mitcham Library will be live streaming parts of the festival.
This festival explores both intimate stories and big ideas by bringing together writers, artists and thinkers for conversations about family, COVID-19, leadership, grief, trauma, sex and history.
Free | Limited seating | Bookings not required
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MATHS FUN FOR UNDER 5s
Mitcham Memorial Library | Tuesdays 9, 16, 23, 30 November
10.30am - 11.30am
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Maths Fun for Under 5s is a free 4 week hands-on program that involves young children and their families in early maths experiences that are both educational and fun! Supported by the Smith Family Foundation, children get to explore many aspects of maths in a relaxed and stimulating way.
Each week we will cover a new and exciting topic, though fun and play based learning.
By engaging with your child through Maths Fun, you will gain an understanding about importance of positive early maths experiences, and create the opportunity for your child to explore and learn.
Please note bookings are for all 4 weeks. | Suitable for ages 3 to 5 years
Free | Limited spaces | Bookings essential via Eventbrite here
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DECORATIVE BEADED HANGING WORKSHOP
Blackwood Library | Saturday 20 November | 10.30am - 12pm
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Create a beautiful hanging for a sheltered spot on your veranda or on your wall from repurposed or new beads and decorative wire. Set your creativity free while you learn some basic beading techniques.
Materials supplied but bring some old beaded jewellery to repurpose if you wish.
For adults | $10 per person | Bookings essential via Eventbrite here
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MITCHAM COUNCIL SOLAR OUTPUT |
We are now displaying on our library promotional screens the daily progress of solar output and power consumption of all Council buildings that have solar panels on them. |
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MITCHAM MEMORIAL LIBRARY CAPITAL WORKS |
The City of Mitcham will be installing some great new toilets in the children’s area. This will mean some noisy work for a few weeks while they are demolishing the old toilets from late September. Please be assured the work will be completed as soon as possible, but you may need to take this into account when using the library. |
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This beautiful baby's quilt was left behind at Mitcham Library. We are hoping to return it to its owner!
We hold lost property for a limited time. Please contact the libraries if you think you may have misplaced something while visiting us.
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SPEECH PATHOLOGY TALK
Mitcham Memorial Library
Wednesday 17 November | 6.30pm
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Speech pathologist Alison Spurr and the team from Sound Bites Therapy Services are delighted to be taking part in the annual Speechie Library Talks campaign to help support children’s language and literacy development in the Mitcham community.
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The talk will give parents and carers a unique opportunity to learn more about how they can help develop their child’s language and literacy and help to set them up for success.
Free | Bookings essential via Eventbrite here
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We have decided to offer a box of X-box 360 games and a couple of controllers to one lucky person, rather than split up and put out for sale.
If you have this vintage set top box and would like some more games email us at the below address and we will pop your name into a draw.
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TAX HELP
Blackwood Library | Thursdays | 10am – 12pm
Mitcham Memorial Library | Fridays | 12pm – 2pm
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The Blackwood and Mitcham Memorial Libraries now have a recognised MyTax consultant to assist people, who earn around $60,000 or less, with their tax returns. For more information visit the Australian Tax Office Tax Help Program.
Free | Bookings essential, phone 8372 8244 (Mitcham) or 8372 8255 (Blackwood)
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Mitcham Memorial Library
8372 8244
Blackwood Library
8372 8255
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