Feng Shui in the Year of the Water Dragon, a workshop with Sally Feishman

2012 is the Year of the Water Dragon – the year of enlightenment. Sally covers the yearly influences and basic principles of Feng shui, using the laws of Heaven and Earth to improve life.

When: Friday 10th February 6pm
Where: Rowville Library, Stud Park Shopping Centre, Stud Road, Rowville
Cost: Free event
Bookings essential phone 92941300 or book online - Feng shui

Cheers, Maryanne

Photography Focus - Ron Silvester - Spectacular photos with quirky results

Ron Silvester is a man who actively enjoys taking spectacular photographs with quirky results. He'll attempt to answer the questions "can you take a photograph that will achieve high level of interest from the viewer" and "is post processing of images necessary".

Come along and enjoy this unique session plus view some of the photographs taken on the annual Gully Gardeners' bus trip to Karen Meeuwissen's garden at Hoddles Creek last October.

Refreshments available

When: Thursday 9th February 2:30pm
Where: Ferntree Gully Library, 1010 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully
Cost: Gold coin donation
Bookings essential phone 92948140

Cheers, Maryanne

Literature Local - Meet Inge Meldgaard & discover how she got started. Free lunch!

After a varied career which included youth work, community development and information technology, Inge was able to indulge her lifelong interest in writing. Her first book Cicada (2009) a thriller set in the year 2450, has been followed by a sequel Death in the Making (2011)

Literature Local will be a feature of the National Year of Reading 2012. We hope to introduce you to authors who live in the area covered by Eastern Regional Libraries. In future there will be a charge for the lunches, but for this, the very first in the series, lunch is included.

When: Thursday 9th February 12:30 pm
Where: Ringwood Library, 4 Melbourne St Mall, Ringwood
Cost: Free event
Bookings essential phone 98700177 or book online - Inge Meldgaard

Cheers, Maryanne

Eastern Regional Libraries are closed for Australia Day

All Eastern Regional Libraries branches and mobiles are closed for Australia Day. Items may be returned through the bookchutes or renewed online via the web catalogue.

Have a great Australia Day folks!

Australia Day events in Melbourne

Cheers, Maryanne

Find out when Storytime resumes for 2012 in your branch

I've updated the schedule or Preschool Storytime, Toddlertime & Tiny Tots time for the year, including the dates when each branch resumes their sessions. In addition there's details of the new Saturday Storytime at Knox, Boronia and Rowville.

Check out the Storytime schedule for your branch.

Cheers, Maryanne

Update: Healesville Library is open again due to hot weather

UPDATE: Just received an update regarding Healesville library. Healesville is open again as SP-Ausnet have aborted their work on the power lines up here due to hot weather so we are now open as normal.

Apologies for any confusion however you're getting the information as it comes to hand.

Cheers, Maryanne

Healesville Library closed Tuesday 24th January - Short Notice

SPAUSNET, the power supplier to Healesville Library have just notified staff that there will be no power supply to the building until at least 5pm tonight due to major electrical upgrading work. Both Council and Library Services have closed.

We apologise for any inconvenience. Items may be returned through the bookchute and we will clearcharge for today.

Cheers, Maryanne

Mainly for Men - BYO timepieces for a talk on rare and antique clocks

Phillip Gore, Ferntree Gully's own horologist, will share his passion in his collection of rare and antique clocks, pocket watches and wrist watches.

Included in his display will be an 18th century chronometer, which revolutionised maritime navigation by enabling ships to accurately determine longitude.

Feel free to bring your own curious timepiece.

This session marks the start of Ferntree Gully Library's 2012 Mainly for Men program.

When: Wednesday 8th February 7-8pm
Where: Ferntree Gully Library, 1010 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully
Cost: Free event
Bookings requested phone 92948140

Cheers, Maryanne