Programs & Events

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Programs for Kids

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january 2024 school holiday activities goondiwindi library including summer reading club


Contact the Goondiwindi Library to find our more. 
Ph:  07 4671 7470.

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First 5 Forever storytime is an interactive program for preschool children and babies featuring songs, rhymes and stories. This is a free event conducted in a relaxed atmosphere with a focus on fun for all preschool children, babies and their caregivers.  These activities are designed to help prepare your children for school and encourage:

  • good listening skills and developing a love of reading and learning
  • fine and gross motor skills development and coordination
  • memory, sequencing and rhyming skills
  • social interaction, creativity and family fun

First 5 Forever sessions include singing, rhymes and stories. Sessions are held fortnightly.

For more information about these sessions please contact the Library on 4671 7470.  You can also visit the First 5 Forever website

Dolly Parton reading books with children for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Goondiwindi Regional Council, Care Goondiwindi and United Way Australia have united to bring Dolly Parton's Imagination Library early literacy intervention to children in the Goondiwindi Local Government Area.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library puts books into the hands and hearts of children across the world - and it's now right here in the Goondiwindi Region! Any child born from 1 March 2022 currently residing in the Goondiwindi Local Government Area is eligible to join.

In partnership with our local Council libraries in Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library will provide a hand-selected, age-appropriate, high-quality book each month to registered children (from birth to age five).

The Imagination Library means that all Goondiwindi Region children can have a great selection of books at home to support the great selection on offer in our libraries and support their reading at home.

More information can be found on the website

If you are interested in sponsoring the program you can do so on this website

Programs for Adults

stack of books with a click here button for the library book lovers group

This group normally meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month in the Goondiwindi library or the 3rd Tuesday of each month in the Inglewood library to discuss great authors and exciting reads. The content for this group is also online.  For more information contact Ilona at the Library on 4671 7470.

Rural Libraries QLD - https://qld.auroracloud.com.au/montage
State Library of Queensland - www.slq.qld.gov.au/

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Be Connected is an Australia wide intitiative empowering all Australians to thrive in a digital world.  Discover FREE online learning resources so you can develop your digital skills and confidence.

Council will be running several sessions over the following months and bookings can be made through the Goondiwindi Library - email gundylib@grc.qld.gov.au or phone 07 4671 7470.

Upcoming Sessions

17 October 2023 9am Goondiwindi Library Online shopping and banking
10 November 2023 9am Goondiwindi Library Staying safe on Facebook
5 December 2023 9am Goondiwindi Library Connecting with others

You can also download the printable flyer of session times - Flyer (pdf)

Other resources can be found on the Be Connected website Be Connected (esafety.gov.au)




 

Exhibitions

Watch this space for coming exhibitions to the Library.  A list of booked exhibitions to the Art Space can be found on the Art Galleries page of this website