When: Monday 27 February 2012
Time: 10am to 4pm – Please arrive early as we will start on time
(Lunch and refreshments provided)
Where: The Grove Precinct, corner Stirling Highway and Leake Street Peppermint Grove
Bookings are essential. Please contact Laura Kendall at the Town of Claremont on 9285 4326 to book.

Information stalls will be on display in and around the library, plus a Day Long Quiz will be running througout the day with great prizes to be won!

Event Schedule for Presentations
10.00am WA Aged Care Financial Solutions
10:30am The Grove Library Online Services
10:45am Senior Constable Frank Bell (WA Police)
11.00am Morning Tea Break
11:10am Independent Living Centre – Home And Community Care (HACC) Assessments
11:40am Injury Control Council WA
12:10pm Healthy Cooking Demonstration
1:00pm Lunch
2:30pm Office of the Public Advocate
3:10pm West Coast Community Centre
3:20pm Afternoon Tea
3:30pm Seniors Housing Centre
3:50pm Volunteering WA
4:05pm Close

Information stalls include Mary Yates (Local History Research and Art as Hobby), Transperth Information and Events Services, Cottesloe Hearing, Seniors Housing Centre, Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre, Mosman Park Men’s Shed, Shire of Peppermint Grove Community Consultation, TAPPS, West Coast Community Centre.

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Bookings are essential. Please contact the library to book.

Help is available!

Amanda Curtin, writer, freelance book editor, Adjunct Lecturer for Edith Cowan University and Board Member for writingWA will be presenting a two part workshop to assist novice writers with their entries for the library’s Now & Then literature prize.

When: Tuesday 10th and 17th April
Time: 10am-12pm
Cost: Free for residents of Cottesloe, Peppermint Grove and Mosman Park.
$50 for non-residents (fee fully refunded on receipt of entry for the award).

Bookings are essential. To book, please contact the library.

When: February 18, 2012
Time: 10am-4pm
Where: The Grove Community Centre, 1 Leake St, cnr Leake and Stirling Hwy, Peppermint Grove, WA
Cost: Free!
Ages: All ages
What: Skills workshops, Eco Faeries, participatory art, potluck snack table, you name it!

For more details, visit the Less is More Festival Blog.

Program details:
10am-11am Green Cleaning (MAIN ROOM A)
10am-11am Chook Keeping (MAIN ROOM B)
10am-11am Toothpaste/Deodorant (BACK PATIO A)
10am-11am Ginger Beer (BACK PATIO B)
10am-11am Menstrual Pads (FLAX ROOM)
10am-11am Bicycle Maintenance (FRONT PATIO)

10:30am-11am Storytime with Stuart the Librarian (CHILDREN’s LIBRARY)

11am-12pm Making Ketchup (MAIN ROOM A)
11am-12pm Living Plastic Free (MAIN ROOM B)
11am-12pm Kefir/Sourdough (BACK PATIO A)
11am-12pm Conscious Consumption (FLAX ROOM)
11am-12pm Worm Farming (FRONT PATIO)

11am onwards Mosaic paper plate craft activity with Stuart the Librarian (MAIN LIBRARY)

12pm-1pm Mushroom Burgers (MAIN ROOM A)
12pm-1pm Chook Keeping (MAIN ROOM B)
12pm-1pm Raw Food (BACK PATIO A)
12pm-1pm Ginger Beer (BACK PATIO B)
12pm-1pm Menstrual Pads (FLAX ROOM)
12pm-1pm Toothpaste/Deodorant (FRONT PATIO)

1pm-2pm Green Cleaning (MAIN ROOM A)
1pm-2pm Living Plastic Free (MAIN ROOM B)
1pm-2pm Upcycling (BACK PATIO A)
1pm-2pm Bicycle Maintenance (FRONT PATIO)

2pm-3pm Soap Making (MAIN ROOM A)
2pm-3pm Conscious Consumption (MAIN ROOM B)
2pm-3pm Yoga (BACK PATIO A)
2pm-3pm Worm Farming (FRONT PATIO)

3pm-4pm Soap Making (MAIN ROOM A)
3pm-4pm Living Plastic Free (MAIN ROOM B)
3pm-4pm Raw Food (BACK PATIO A)

4pm-4:30pm Story of Stuff (MAIN ROOM A)

Come along and discover the library’s latest online learning services and why not register for courses covering languages and over 500 other subjects.

When: Tuesday 21st February
Time: 6pm-7pm
Where: The Grove Library
Cost: Free
Light refreshments provided.

Bookings are essential to assist with catering requirements. Please contact the library to book.

Forthcoming Adults Only library event in February:

Friends of the Library Poetry evening with Ron McFarlane
6pm-7:30pm Wednesday 22nd February
Local poet Ron McFarlane and author of Love…My Venom will provide an evening of poetry readings to launch the Friends of the Grove Library 2012 events. Why not become a Friend of the Library and receive invitations and discounts to library events.
Cost: $5.00 / Free for Friends of the Library

Bookings are essential for all events. Please contact the library to book.

Baby Rhyme Time
Share rhymes, songs and books with your baby. Suitable for babies 2 months to 2 years.
Baby Rhyme Time sessions will be held in the library on Mondays at 10.30am and Thursdays at 10:00am

Bookings are essential. Please contact the library to book.

Forthcoming Adults Only library events in February:

Adults Online
6-7pm Tuesday 21st February
Come to an evening of adult learning and listening online. Discover the library’s latest online learning services and why not register for courses covering languages and over 500 other subjects.
Cost: Free

Friends of the Library Poetry evening with Ron McFarlane
6pm-7:30pm Wednesday 22nd February
Local poet Ron McFarlane and author of Love…My Venom will provide an evening of poetry readings to launch the Friends of the Grove Library 2012 events. Why not become a Friend of the Library and receive invitations and discounts to library events.
Cost: $5.00 / Free for Friends of the Library

Bookings are essential for all events. Please contact the library to book.

Thomas's latte art

Located next to the newspapers and magazines area in the library, catch up on the latest news and current affairs, log in to the free wifi, or catch up with friends over a brew of freshly roasted coffee, fine tea or cool organic drinks.

Monogram Caffe is open for business at the library Sundays to Fridays.

Champagne Life on a Beer Budget
6pm-7pm Wednesday 8th February
Do you like the finer things in life but have a limited budget? Come and learn from Maree Wrack, author of the best seller Champagne Life on a Beer Budget (over a glass of champagne) and gain control of your budget and still live it up.
Cost: Free

Read Dating
6:30pm-8pm Wednesday 15th February
For people who want a novel introduction to a range of books, meet local people and have a good swig of wine thrown in.
Cost: $10.00

Adults Online
6-7pm Tuesday 21st February
Come to an evening of adult learning and listening online. Discover the library’s latest online learning services and why not register for courses covering languages and over 500 other subjects.
Cost: Free

Friends of the Library Poetry evening with Ron McFarlane
6pm-7:30pm Wednesday 22nd February
Local poet Ron McFarlane and author of Love…My Venom will provide an evening of poetry readings to launch the Friends of the Grove Library 2012 events. Why not become a Friend of the Library and receive invitations and discounts to library events.
Cost: $5.00 / Free for Friends of the Library

Bookings are essential for all events. Please contact the library to book.

Meet and hear some of Perth’s finest young singers, as they launch their new and exciting program with a repertoire that ranges from the earliest of Medieval plainchant to more recent seductive choral chamber music. The Consort will perform a selection of music to whet your musical appetite for the coming year.

When: Saturday 28 January 2012
Time: 4pm
Venue: The Grove Library
Cost: FREE – please RSVP to giovanniconsort@gmail.com or mob: 0406 258 450

2012 Season program includes:
March – Bon Voyage
Songs of the sea, before contemplating man’s existence, by composers Parry, Grainger and Byrd
June – El Grillo
Be taken on a safari with songs by Josquin, Monteverdi & Gibbons
September – Tapas
A feast of Spanish music by Guerrero, Victoria and Rodgrigo
December – Hodie Christus
Celebrate Christmas with Bach, Poulenc and Tavener

For more information, visit The Giovanni Consort website, or Facebook page.

Download The Giovanni Consort – 2012 Subscription Patronage form (PDF)

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