• storytime
• baby rock & rhyme
• bookbusters
• bookseekers
• tea & tales
• special events

What's on here?

Lots! On this page you'll find information about Storytime, BookBusters, Tea and Tales, Baby Rock & Rhyme, Bookseekers, displays on at the library, special events - and much more!

For more information about any of the events or programmes below, call or email us. We'd love to hear from you!

Special Events

RACE RELATIONS WEEK- FESTIVAL OF CULTURES

Celebrate Race Relations Week with us through the Festival of Cultures on Friday, March 19 from 11:00- 12:00. Listen to Chinese traditional music played with a Gu Zheng and an Ethiopian coffee making demonstration. There'll be a short cultural game and paper craft for the children. Come dressed in your national costume for added fun.

BookBusters

BookBusters is a club just for 7 and 8 year olds. We meet once a month to talk about our favourite books, do activities, and listen to stories.

The Johnsonville BookBusters meet on the first Thursday of every month. For more information, visit the BookBusters Club on our Kids' Pages.

Bookseekers

BookSeekers is a fun book club for 9 to 12 year olds. We meet at Johnsonville Library on the second Thursday of the month at 4pm. For more information, including how to join, check out the BookSeekers page!

Storytime

• Storytime is every Monday and Tuesday morning at Johnsonville Library at 10:30am in the children's area
• Storytime runs for about half an hour, with stories and songs
• Pre-school storytimes are fun and free - there's no charge, and you don't have to book
• Storytime is aimed at pre-school age children (three and four years old) - but younger siblings are always welcome!

Baby Rock & Rhyme

Baby Rock & Rhyme is a free, fun programme for babies 0 - 2 years that runs at Johnsonville Library every Thursday at 9:30 - 10:00am (except on school holidays). You won't have to register, just come and have an enjoyable time with your baby. For more information about Baby Rock & Rhyme, and for details of sessions times at other branch libraries, check out our Kids' What's On page.

Tea and Tales for Seniors

Join us for afternoon tea and be entertained for an hour with stories, poems, excerpts and anecdotes from our collection.

When: The first Wednesday of the month at 2pm.

Chinese Senior Community

Join us for a fun and interesting hour of stories, discussion and reminiscences over a cup of tea and nibbles. Every first Friday of the month at 11:00am.

Displays!

FESTIVAL OF CULTURES- RACE RELATIONS WEEK

Browse through our current display of books the festivals of different cultures. We also have a display of different traditional costumes of different countries.Come along and celebrate the Festival of Cultures programme in the library and learn more about other cultures.