School Holiday Activities

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

Download the April/May 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.

Holiday Craft Bar

• 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.

Cartooning Workshop with Phil Judd

Gympie Library – Saturday 1 April 10am-11.30am
In this workshop we look at how to draw both Cute and Crazy looking pets, such as dogs, cats, birds, fish and any other pets you can think of. The workshop includes drawing step by step with the teacher. Enabling the children to create their own original pet characters. This workshop also covers professional cartooning techniques e.g. inking in and speech balloons. Suitable for ages 8-14.
Bookings are essential: phone 54810859 or visit here to book online

Create a Mask

Tin Can Bay Library – Monday 3 April 10am-11am
Do you have a favourite book character or animal? Come along to this fun session as we create masks of our favourite characters. Suitable for ages 5 -12.
Bookings are essential: phone 54864355 or visit here to book online

Botzees

Gympie Library – Monday 3 April 1-2pm
Learn how to build and program your own robot with Botzees. Botzees are fun interactive robots that help to inspire early learners to explore coding concepts like sequencing, looping and conditional coding through an intuitive and visual programming language. Suitable for ages 5 – 8 years.
Bookings are essential: phone 54810859 or visit here to book online

Create a Sock Bunny

Kilkivan Library - Tuesday 4 April 1-2pm
Join us at the Kilkivan Library and create your very own, very cute Sock Bunny! Suitable for ages 5 – 12.
Bookings are essential: phone 54841209 or visit here to book online

Decorate a Tea Light Holder

Imbil Library – Wednesday 5 April 3-4pm
Come along to this fun session to build and decorate a tea light holder. Suitable for ages 5 -12.
Bookings are essential: phone 54845488 or visit here to book online

Create your own Easter Basket

Goomeri Library – Thursday 6 April 2-3pm
Come on in and create your own Easter basket for the bunny to fill. Suitable for ages 3 – 12 years.
Bookings are essential: phone 41684340 or visit here to book online

Pillowcase Project

Gympie Library – Thursday 6 April 10 – 11am
Delivered by Red Cross volunteers and staff, the workshop encourages children to be active participants in their own emergency preparedness. The content is useful for all kinds of emergencies and includes activities to highlight the importance of being prepared. The Pillowcase Project helps to reduce real and imagined fears and has successfully built children’s stress management skills. Suitable for ages 8 – 12 years.
Bookings are essential: phone 54810859 or visit here to book online

Dino Encounter

Gympie Library – Thursday 13 April 9.30am, 10.15am, 11am and 11.45am
Join us at Gympie Library as we travel back in time to feel what it would be like to walk amongst dinosaurs millions of years ago. Young explorers will have the opportunity to meet a baby T-Rex accompanied by his keeper as well as learn all about our favourite dinosaurs. Suitable for ages 5 – 12 years.
Bookings are essential: phone 54810859 or click on a time to book online

9.30am session

10.15am session

11am session

11.45am session

Create a Hand Puppet

Rainbow Beach Library – Thursday 13 April 10-11am
In this fun session, you will have the chance to create your own hand puppet.  Suitable for ages 5 -12.
Bookings are essential: phone 54863705 or visit here to book online

Design a Library Bag

Goomeri Library – Friday 14 April 10-11am
Come and decorate a library bag – unique to you!  Using fabric paints you will design a unique bag to carry home all your library books. Suitable for ages 5 -12.
Bookings are essential: phone 41684340 or visit here to book online

Create Your Own Festival Flower Crown

Gympie Library - Wednesday 12 April 1-2pm
Using faux flowers leaves and twigs, you will discover how to create your very own Flower Crown. Impress your friends with your new skills long after the event is over! Suitable for ages 12 -17.
Bookings are essential: phone 54810859 or visit here to book online

DIY Clocks

Gympie Library - Friday 14 April 10-11am
Looking to add some unique DIY décor to your bedroom? Come along to this hands-on workshop to design and make your own clock. Using a variety of painting techniques, you will be able to create a one of a kind clock perfect for your room or to give to a friend. Suitable for ages 12 -17. 
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