Active Stories - Early Years, Primary, Special Needs
Bring books to life with interactive stories for all ages using props, puppets and robots. From Books & Bots to reimagined fairy tale classics, our skilled storytellers will engage your group based on any theme.
Book Talks - Primary, Secondary, Adult
Ignite an interest in popular books and authors through story teasers, book trailers and library staff recommendations designed to inspire a passion to read.
Coding - Early Years, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Adult, Seniors
Scratch your group’s coding itch with our interactive how-to-sessions. Experience coding a live robot using computers and tablets. Our team has capabilities to share skills across multiple formats in varying degrees of complexity.
Digital Arts - Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Adult, Seniors
Develop new arts skills using a variety of technology to draw, design or create music using digital paintbrushes, Tinkercad, Garage Band, and MIDI keyboards.
Internet Safety - Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Adult, Seniors
Reinforce tips for being respectful, responsible and staying safe online.
Local and Family History - Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Adult, Seniors
Discover more about the heritage of our City through collections, images and databases including the Picture Ipswich digital image archive, Trove and other local history resources.
Research Skills and Homework Help - Primary, Secondary, Tertiary,
Build student knowledge and skills in accessing the library’s physical and virtual collections and resources, such as Studiosity, a free, live, online student help service available to library members.
Robotics - Early Years, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Adult, Seniors
Use directional buttons or simple block based coding to complete fun and engaging challenges. Discover a range of different robotics from Bee-Bots, Spheros, LEGO and more.
StorySports™ - Primary, Secondary,
Pit team against team in competitive writing challenges based on the dynamic StorySports™ program developed by well-known children’s author, Brian Falkner. (Available for years 5-12)
Virtual Reality - Secondary, Tertiary, Adult, Seniors
Experience new worlds with your whole class using our Oculus Quest 2 and Oculus Go VR sets. (Available for years 7-12)