July School Holiday Activities

During the July school holidays, Campbelltown City Library will be running a variety of activities for children and teens. Here is a list of all the activities for young adults in the school holidays;

Bookings start Monday 25 June. Bookings are essential as places are limited.

Greg Percival Library (Ingleburn)

HSC Creative Writing Workshop

Tuesday 3 July

2pm – 3.30pm

Ages: HSC students

Cost: $7.50

Presented by award-winning Australian writer, Anna Marie Dell’Oso

HJ Daley Library

Hip Hop Dance Class

Wednesday 11 July

2pm – 3.30pm

Ages: 12 – 18 years

Cost: 2.00

This class will teach you modern hip hop skills and techniques so you can bust out some moves to your favourite tracks.

This is a beginner level. No prior dance training required.

Young Adult Book Reviews

Have you read a fantastic young adult book lately? Would you like to see your review included on the blog? All you need to do is leave a comment with your review of a young adult book, your first name and age, and we'll include it in the Book Review section of Teen Zone!

Facebook and Twitter

Did you know Campbelltown City Library now has a Facebook and Twitter page? Keep up to date with what is happening at the Library by taking a look at our new social media pages and hitting 'Like' or 'Follow'! See you there!

Winner of the Youth Week Book Review Competition Announced!

Thirteen year old Chloe of Raby has won the Youth Week Book Review Competition for her review of Fallen in Love, an installment in the popular romantic teen fiction Fallen series by Lauren Kate.

The competition, run by Campbelltown City Library as part of Youth Week celebrations, required entrants to write a review of a new young adult book in 200 words or less. Entrants were also required to include at least one word from the 2012 Youth Week slogan – ‘IMAGINE. CREATE. INSPIRE.’ Books for review must have been released between January and April 2012.

Chloe won a $50 gift voucher and her picture and review appeared in the Macarthur Chronicle newspaper. Well done, Chloe! To check out the review, please click here.

Library Open Day

Campbelltown City Library is holding an Open Day on Saturday 26 May from 10am - 3pm.

Activities include face painting, treasure hunts, multilingual storytimes, behind the scenes tours, jumbo book sale, ebook reader demonstrations, sausage sizzle, live music and much much more! So make your way to HJ Daley Library this Saturday to join in the fun! See you there!

HSC Lectures 2012

From Thursday 7 June to Tuesday 3 July, Campbelltown City Library Service will be running a number of HSC lectures for students in conjunction with Camden, Wollondilly and Wingecaribee Libraries. These lectures cover three important areas of study, including the English Area of Study: Belonging, Study and Essay Skills and Creative Writing. 

HJ Daley Library will also be running an additional HSC Student Information Session with tips on how to get the most out of your study through various library resources. Check out the HSC Lecture Flyer for further details.

Lectures cost $7.50 per person, per lecture.

Bookings for 2012 HSC lectures are now available.
Bookings are essential and can be made by phoning: 4645 4444

Worldwide Free Comic Book Day comes to Campbelltown City Library

Celebrating its eleventh year, Free Comic Book Day has proven to be a smashing success, spreading the word that comics are terrific reading. The wide range of free comic books given out on Saturday 5th May will include titles from publishers such as Marvel (Avengers, Spider-Man), DC (Green Lantern/Young Justice, The New 52), Dark Horse (Star Wars, Buffy), Bongo (The Simpsons), Archie Comics (Sonic the Hedgehog), IDW (Transformers) and many, many more. So come into your local library on Saturday 5th May and grab a comic book, and start enjoying the medium of graphic storytelling. Comics and graphic novels have loads of adventures and exciting worlds to explore!

Comics will include junior and young adult titles. There is a limit of 2 comics per person, while stocks last.

Eagle Vale, Minto, Ingleburn and Glenquarie branch libraries will be running the event from 9am - 12pm. HJ Daley Library will be running the event from 10am - 3pm.
 

For more information, please phone 4645 4444.