School Holiday Activities

There is a lot of fun to be had during the September school holidays.

Download the August/September brochure

Use the links to make a booking for the session you wish to go to.

Visit the What's On page to see what else is happening at Gympie Regional Libraries.

Please take note of age restrictions.

Make and Create

• Gympie Library – Monday – Friday 2–3pm
• Goomeri Library – Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 10-11am
• Kilkivan Library – Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays 10–11am
• Imbil Library – Tuesdays 10-11am
• Rainbow Beach Library – Wednesdays 3–4pm
• Tin Can Bay Library – Monday - Friday 11am–12noon

Stop by the children’s area at your local library branch for some free craft activities during the school holidays. Suitable for children aged 3-12 years and their carers.

Hunt for the Golden Ticket
Gympie Library- Saturday 16 September 10-11am
Does your book contain a legendary golden ticket? Willy Wonka has hidden some of his golden tickets in books at the library. Join us for the hunt of a life-time, as we follow the clues and search for the golden tickets.
Suitable for ages 8-12 years.
Bookings essential: phone 54810859 or visit here to book online

Create your own Treasure Chest and Map
Goomeri Library – Tuesday 19 September 10am
Enjoy Pirate Day and come create your own treasure chest and pirate treasure map.
Suitable for ages 5-12 years.
Bookings are Essential: phone 41684340 or visit here to book online

Pirate Scavenger Hunt
Gympie Library – Tuesday 19 September 1-2pm
Oh no; there’s a Pirate in the Library! Join us as we try and find where the treasure is hidden. Could it be in a book or is it under a shelf? Come along and find out.
Suitable for ages 5-8 years.
Bookings Essential: phone 54810859 or visit here to book online
 

Decorate a Photo Frame
Kilkivan Library - Tuesday 19 September 1 – 2pm
Join us at the Kilkivan Library and decorate a photo frame to display that perfect photo.
Suitable for ages 5-12 years.
Bookings are Essential: phone 54841209 or visit here to book online
 

Kids Learn to sew - Advanced
Gympie Library – Wednesday 20 September 9-12noon
Finished the beginner and Intermediate course and looking for some new sewing projects? Join us as we expand your knowledge of sewing by learning how to sew from a pattern.
Spaces are limited so booking is essential.
Suitable for ages 8 – 12 years.
Must have completed the beginner and intermediate sessions first
Bookings essential: phone 54810859 or visit here to book online

Make your own Pirate Ship
Imbil Library – Wednesday 20 September 1-2pm
Ahoy me hearty’s! Join us as we take to the high seas in this very special Storytime and craft session.  We will have fun making our very own pirate ship, tell some pirate themed jokes and listen to some pirate stories.
Suitable for ages 5-12 years.
Bookings are essential: phone 54845488 or visit here to book online

Wooden Wind Chime
Tin Can Bay Library – Thursday 21 September 9.30-10.30am
Make and decorate your own minibeast wind chime.  Will you choose a caterpillar, ladybug, bee or butterfly.
Suitable for ages 5-12 years.
Bookings are essential: phone 54864355 or visit here to book online

Pokémon Scavenger Hunt
Kilkivan Library - Monday 25 September – Friday 29 September during library hours
Where is Pikachu hiding? How about Bulbasaur? Join us at the Kilkivan Library for a Pokémon Scavenger Hunt! Can you catch them all?
Suitable for all ages
Bookings not necessary

Gympie Library’s Thirteen Storey Treehouse
Gympie Library – Monday 25 September 1-2pm
Come along to Gympie Library for a fun session as we share our love for the 13 Storey Treehouse series with some fun games and design our own room to be displayed in the Gympie Library Treehouse.  The Treehouse will be on display in the library throughout the school holidays.
Suitable for ages 8-12 years.
Bookings are Essential: phone 54810859 or visit here to book online

Calling all Superheros
Gympie Library – Wednesday 27 September 2-3pm
Put on your capes and tights and join us for a special superhero themed session of activities, craft and stories.
Suitable for ages 5-8 years
Bookings are Essential: phone 54810859 or visit here to book online

Create A Shadow Puppet Theatre
Kilkivan Library - Tuesday 26 September 1 – 2pm
Have you ever made a duck shadow puppet with your hands? Take your puppeteering skills to the next level by designing your own shadow puppet theatre and cardboard shadow puppets!
Suitable for ages 5-12 years.
Bookings are Essential: phone 54841209 or visit here to book online
 

Coded bracelet or necklace
Tin Can Bay Library – Thursday 28 September 9.30 -10.30am
Create a coded bracelet or necklace using basic code and coloured beads.
Suitable for ages 5-12 years.
Bookings are Essential: phone 54864355 or visit here to book online

Bee Bots
Rainbow Beach Library - Thursday 28 September 10-11am
Can you help Bee Bot navigate his way through the maze and back to his hive? Come along to this fun interactive session designed to teach kids the basics of coding.
Suitable for ages 5-12 years.
Bookings are Essential: phone 54863705 or visit here to book online

Paint your own rocks
Goomeri Library – Thursday 28 September 1.30-2.30pm
Paint your own beautiful rock to brighten up your garden.
Suitable for ages 5-12 years.
Bookings are Essential: phone 41684340 or visit here to book online

The Adventure of Writing Your Story
Gympie Library - Thursday 28 September 10am
Your story is important. No one else can tell it like you can. So how do you create an adventure story for your readers love to love? T.M. Clark will workshop how to make your adventure plot compelling, and to suit your world created, while keeping both your readers and you as a writer interested in your story. Participants will create the beginnings of a story, through interactive activities and writing games.
Suitable for ages 12-15 years.
Bookings are Essential: phone 54810859 or visit here to book online

Write Your Own Adventure Story
Gympie Library - Thursday 21 September 10am
Create a character or be the character in this fun workshop where you learn how to bring your character to life, set them on a grand adventure, find their way through the fun and perils of their journey where they battle monsters, befriend dragons, chase the baddies, formulate spells, drive fast cars, hack through the jungle, and find the gold at the end of their story rainbow. Author Sandy Curtis will help you free your imagination and write the adventure of your character’s life.
Suitable for ages 12-15 years.
Bookings are Essential: phone 54810859 or visit here to book online

Thursday Robotics

Come down and get hands-on in one of our fun, relaxed sessions.

Gympie Library – Every Thursday 3.30-4.30pm

No bookings required but space is limited.

Tinker Table

Join us for a Tinker Table. All activities are based on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Maths).

Gympie Library Makerspace - Fridays - 3.30pm–4.30pm
Kilkivan Library - Tuesdays 3.30pm-4.30pm

No bookings required but space is limited.

First 5 Forever Storytime

First 5 Forever helps prepare children for school and develops:

• good listening skills and a love of reading and learning
• motor skills
• memory, sequencing and rhyming skills
• socialising, creativity and family fun.

This is done through singing, rhymes, stories, and craft. These free sessions are suitable for babies and preschool children.

The sessions are held at:

• Goomeri Library: Fridays 9.30am-10.00am
• Imbil Library: Thursdays 10am-10.30am
• Kilkivan Library: Fridays 9.30am-10.00am
• Rainbow Beach Library: Mondays 10.30am-11.00am
• Tin Can Bay Library: Thursdays 9.30am-10.00am

Gympie: First 5 Forever Baby Bounce & Storytime at Gympie Library

• Storytime (3-5 year olds): Mondays 9.30am-10am
• Rhyme Time (1-3 year olds): Tuesdays 9.30am-10am
• Baby Bounce (0-2 year olds): Wednesdays 9.30am-10am

Things to do at home

Gympie Regional Libraries provide a great range of resources you can use at home. You can borrow 30 items that include books, DVDs and magazines for 3 weeks. Your children can have their own library card. Speak to one of our staff to join them up.
However, we are more than just books. We have many other services and resources designed for children and youth.

Story Box Library
This is a place where storytellers read books by Australian authors and illustrators. Use your Gympie Regional Libraries membership card number to log in. Download the Story Box App from your app store.

Visit Storybox Library

Kinderling
Kinderling is Australia’s most popular kids radio station, playing family-friendly music and shows for children aged 0-7. Download the Kinderling App from your app store.

Visit Kinderling

LOTE Online for Kids
LOTE Online for Kids is an online database of digital books in World Languages, that allows kids to enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English). Each book also comes with English translations to help kids learn languages.

Visit LOTE Online for Kids

Encyclopedia Britannica Library
A site for students, teachers, and parents, that includes editorially reviewed websites and Encyclopedia Britannica.

Visit Encyclopedia Britannica Library