Staff all-time favourite picture books
Our library staff have dug back in their memories to share their all-time favourite picture books. From classics to modern classics, there is something to read for the young and young-at-heart.
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Mon 10th Nov | 10:00am
Neighbourhood History Walk: Ascot ValeAscot Vale Library
Mon 10th Nov | 3:00pm
View Instagram post by mooneevalleylibraries#FlashbackFriday ⏳ Ascot Vale Station, prior to electrification.
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View Instagram post by mooneevalleylibraries🐔✨ Bookface Friday Magic! ✨🧙♀️
We’re flipping things around this week with a back cover Bookface and it is totally worth it!
Say hello to `Now You Are A Chicken` by Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood. This laugh-out-loud picture book is perfect for little readers and grown-up gigglers alike.
📚 You can borrow it from Moonee Valley Libraries. Perfect for fans of quirky humour and feathered transformations!
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View Instagram post by mooneevalleylibraries"Children have to learn what they want to be but, above all, to be children"
Our November film at Avondale Heights Library is `The Teacher Who Promised the Sea` (2023). 🎬
As a woman searches for the remains of her grandfather’s father, long-buried memories of the Spanish Civil War begin to surface. Along the way, she uncovers the moving story of an idealistic young teacher from Tarragona.
105 mins, Rated M. Spanish with English subtitles
📍 Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre
1pm, Friday 14 November
Free. Book now. Link in bio 🔗
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View Instagram post by mooneevalleylibrariesExplore the captivating world of budgerigars with artist and award-winning budgie breeder Vanessa White. Observe these vibrant birds up close while engaging in life drawing and acrylic painting, capturing the birds’ colourful plumage and lively personalities on canvas. 🖌️🎨🖼️
Suitable for adults of all skill levels.
📍 Avondale Heights Library And Learning Centre
6pm, Monday 10 November
Waitlist available. Link in bio 🔗
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View Instagram post by mooneevalleylibrariesStuck on your family tree? 🌳🧬 Pop in to explore family history resources and techniques with other like-minded genealogists and our Community Heritage Librarian. 🕵️♀️📚
📍 Sam Merrifield Library, Moonee Ponds
3pm, Friday 14 November
Free. Book now. Link in bio 🔗
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View Instagram post by mooneevalleylibraries"I`ve come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is, and always will be, yours." 💌🎩👒
Our classic film matinee for November is `Sense and Sensibility` (1995). 🎬📽️
When Elinor Dashwood`s (Emma Thompson) father dies, her family`s finances are crippled. After the Dashwoods move to a cottage in Devonshire, Elinor`s sister Marianne (Kate Winslet) is torn between the handsome John Willoughby (Greg Wise) and the older Colonel Brandon (Alan Rickman). 💔🌧️❤️
135 minutes, rated PG. Films are screened with subtitles where possible.
📍 Sam Merrifield Library
2pm, Wednesday 12 November
Free. Book now! Link in bio 🔗
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