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Have A Wizard Of A Time At The Libraries These Holidays

With weeks of the school holidays still to go, the Latrobe City Library Service school holiday program may come as an absolute boon for primary school aged children, and no doubt many a parent

By Latrobe City - 4th February 2011 - Back to News

looking for activities to keep their charges amused.

Latrobe City’s children’s library officer, Noeline Grayden, said the holiday program provides activities for children in a fun and safe environment, with the theme for this holidays being ‘wizards’.

"A wizard themed story time features at 11am on Tuesday 13 January at the Morwell Library; at 11am on Wednesday 14 January at the Moe Library; and at 10.30am and 11.30am on Thursday 15 January at the Traralgon Library.

"Children will be able to listen to stories and participate in a fun craft activity," Ms Grayden said.

Ms Grayden added that on Tuesday 20 January, ‘Mr Winkle the Wizard’ will be performing a 45 minute magic show at the Morwell, Moe and Traralgon libraries.

"It’s a performance which is full of bubbling fun, brilliant colours and a lot of laughs.

"Mr Winkle the Wizard will undoubtedly win the hearts of the children. Mr Winkle caters for everyone’s interest with a combination of magic selected from around the globe, mixing it into a blend of humour that no one can resist," Ms Grayden said.

Mr Winkle the Wizard will perform at 10.30am at the Traralgon Library, 1pm at the Morwell Library, and at 2.45pm at the Moe Library.

This is a free event and is proudly sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Bookings are essential for Mr Winkle the Wizard as numbers are limited.

For bookings contact the Traralgon Library, telephone 5176 3630; Morwell Library, telephone 5128 5436; or Moe Library, telephone 5135 8350.

Churchill Library is closed for the school holidays and will reopen for 2009 in early February in the Churchill and District Community Hub.

Media Enquiries:

Cr Lisa Price, Mayor,

Telephone: 0428 526 919

Cr Kellie O’Callaghan,

Telephone: 0400 696 324

Paul Buckley Chief Executive Officer,

Telephone: 5128 5413 or 0418 512 997

Jeremy Bein, Media Relations Coordinator

Telephone: 5128 5458 or 0407 862 977

Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: news@gippsland.com

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