Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Imagine AUGUST 2015

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Coming Soon Out now! What’s on – Our calendar of events for August, September & October at Logan City Council Libraries. What’s on highlights - Imagine August, - FREE Smart Money Logan workshops, - Celebrate Children’s Book Week, - School Holiday activities, - Online learning tools and much more!

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone August Conversation Saturday 1 August 2015, pm Advanced World Building workshop with author Rebecca Timmis Take your spec-fic writing to the next level! Using a specialised workbook, fantasy author R.J.Timmis will help you ‘fill the gaps’ on your world building techniques.

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Join us at Logan North Library for stories, rhymes and activities. Story time sessions – Wednesdays, 11 am Baby Time – Wednesdays, 11 am – Fridays, 11 am Toddler Time – Fridays, 11 am – Wed & Fri, 10 am Story Time – Wed & Fri, 10 am

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Sci-Fi & Fantasy Story Time Wednesdays and Fridays in August 2015, 10 am Join us at our regular story time during the month which will feature fantasy and Sci-Fi themed stories.

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone August Conversation Thursday 6 August 2015, 6.30 pm Let’s Talk Fantasy Action with author Debbie Behan Join author Debbie Behan as she chats about her new novel, Immortal Espionage. Debbie will share the research it took to fine tune this story into an action packed fantasy.

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Technology and resources: For people with  Vision,  Hearing,  Intellectual and/or  Mobility difficulties,  English as a second language Accessibility Centre

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Children’s event Love the Minions? Join us for a morning of Minion crafting fun. Saturday 22 August 2015, 10 am Marvellous Minion Morning

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone August Conversation Sci-Fi & Fantasy Trivia Night Calling all Sci-Fi and Fantasy fans! Are you an expert on Star Trek and Doctor Who? Know everything about super heroes and Star Wars? Create a team of five maximum for your chance to win. Thursday 20 August 2015, 6 pm

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Ask staff where you can find them Why not listen to a good book while you… Have you discovered audio books yet? Audio Books

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Children’s event Did you ever want to be a Super Hero? Come along to this craft session to create your very own mask Tuesday 18 August 2015, 3.30 pm Super hero mask craft

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Movie Classics Wednesday 19 August 2015, 10 am On the Beach (1959) After global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in months. Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner. Running time 129 minutes. Rated PG.

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Home Library Service Do you know a Logan resident who finds it difficult to visit the library? They may be eligible for Home Library Service. Please ask for a flyer or call

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Making Magic Making Magic with author Shayla Morgansen Saturday 8 August 2015, 2.30 pm Young writers are invited to work with local fantasy author Shayla Morgansen on sparking, selecting and developing creative ideas into page-turners. Ages 8-14.

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone August Conversation The New Zealand movie locations of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Love The Lord of the Rings? Love New Zealand? This audio visual presentation takes the viewer to the beautiful, remote parts of NZ where The Lord of the Rings Trilogy was filmed. Saturday 15 August 2015, 2 pm

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Find it hard to read? Or know someone who does? Call

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Children’s event Are you a Big Hero 6 fan? If so, come along to this fun craft session. Saturday 15 August 2015, 10 am Big Hero 6 craft morning

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone August Conversation Saturday 8 August 2015, 10 am Imagine an Orchestra in the Library Sssh! Free live performance by the Brisbane Regional Youth Orchestra in celebration of the Queensland Music Festival.

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Children’s event Want to be Captain America? Join in this craft session to create your own Captain America shield. Tuesday 11 August 2015, 3.30 pm Build Captain America’s Shield

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone August Conversation Brisbane Star Trek & Sci-Fi Alliance Inc. Open Day! Brisbane Star Trek & Sci-Fi Alliance, a local Sci-Fi and Fantasy club will be holding their regular monthly meeting here. Come along to find out what the club is all about and have some fun as well. All ages welcome. Saturday 15 August 2015, 10 am

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Library Press Display Want FREE instant access to newspapers in 60 languages?! Log on with your library card to Library Press Display Access the Courier Mail, The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age before they hit the news-stands! Access newspapers from Australia, Europe, Asia, Southeast Asia, North and South America, the Middle East and Oceania

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Children’s event Use the Force! Become a Jedi Knight by creating your very own Light Sabre Tuesday 25 August 2015, 3.30 pm Build your own light sabre

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Want to research your family history and don’t know what to do? Come along and get some tips on how to start your search. Friday 14 August 2015, 11 am Local and Family History Starting your Family History Don’t get lost on the paper trail…Family history research can be very enjoyable but unless you organise your research, it can also quickly become a nightmare. Maximise your research time and discover an easy method of organising your records. Friday 21 August 2015, 11 am Organise your Family History Research

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone August Conversation 1 st Tuesday of every month and 2 nd Wednesday of every month Board? – Game on! Come on down all gaming fans. Fancy yourself a trivia whiz? A card shark? Or a chess master? Join us in the library once a month for gaming fun.

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Check out Bolinda Borrow Box eAudiobooks! Play them on an MP3 player or smartphone. Borrow Box eBook Title of the month Coming Soon to Borrow Box eAudiobook Title of the month Up to 10 items can be borrowed for two weeks. See the library website for details!

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Children’s Book Week Saturday 22 – Friday 28 August 2015 Amazing animals illustration workshop with Mark Guthrie Saturday 22 August 2015, 2.30 pm Create a Book Week lantern – Books light up our world! Friday 28 August 2015, 4 pm Book Week Story Time Friday 28 August 2015, 10 am

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Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone August Conversation Thursday 27 August 2015, 6.30 pm The World of Tolkien: Books, Music and Movies This interesting talk and slide presentation follows the early life of J.R.R. Tolkien up to the publishing of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and the cultural phenomenon his works have become.

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone st Ed Book Club 3 rd Tuesday of the month at 6pm 2 nd Ed Book Club 1 st Wednesday of the month at 11am 3 rd Ed Book Club 2 nd Thursday of the month at 6pm 4 th Ed Book Club 4 th Monday of the month at 10.30am Book Clubs

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Lifelong Learning Need a new job, but not sure where to start? Try asking a professional to have a look at your CV, online, for free! Simply log in with your library card. Available 3-10pm, Monday to Friday

Logan Art Gallery Cnr Wembley Rd & Jacaranda Ave, Logan Central QLD 4114 Phone Logan Art Gallery Store Cnr Wembley Rd & Jacaranda Ave,Logan Central Phone: The Logan Art Gallery Store has a range of unique gifts and collectables – perfect for a special occasion. Designs include textiles, contemporary Indigenous art works, handmade jewellery, carvings, books and cards. The store is located inside the gallery and is open 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday to Saturday.

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone FREEGAL Freegal is now available from the Online Learning Tools page on the library website. Freegal offers access to the Sony Music Entertainment catalogue and thousands of labels containing millions of songs and more than 100 genres of music. Download 3 songs per week and/or listen to 3 hours of streaming music per day. An app is available for iOS and Android.

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Would you like to have a good chin-wag with a group of mates? Then come along to “The shed” for stimulating conversation on sport, trivia, music, history, travel, philosophy…. you choose! Men & their sheds 2 nd Tuesday of the month, 9.30am Men’s Group

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Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Parent and child sessions. Calling all Lego enthusiasts! The library will provide Lego. Anyone of school age is welcome to join in. Learn while you build! 2 nd Friday of the month, 4 pm LEGO Literacy Club

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Activities for Young Adults Saturday 1 August 2015, 2 pm Anime Trivia Extravaganza Are you an Anime lover? Know your Naruto? Are you carrying around a Death Note? Is so, join us for a fun filled hour of Anime trivia! Great prizes to be won!

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Universal Class course of the month Start your FREE TRAINING today from Universal Class! Simply log onto your library website to find out more. How to eBay 101 How to eBay Learn for FREE with UniversalClass In this course, you will learn how eBay got started and grew from just an idea to a multi-billion dollar business in less than a decade. We'll give you a brief background and tips on deciding what to sell on eBay, how to set up an eBay and PayPal account and how you can bid on items.

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Unlocking Logan Tune into local station FM101. Hear our Local Heritage Specialist talk about the history of the Logan area. Monthly segment – Please contact the Local Heritage Specialist on or for details.

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Meet Brisbane Star Trek & Sci-Fi Alliance, 501st Legion, Rebel Legion, Brisbane Tolkien Fellowship, QLD Rocketry Society, Drawn2Life, Brisbane Pratchett Partisans, League of Extraordinary Gamers and more! Orchestral music by BRYO and performances by the Brisbane Arts Theatre players. Saturday 29 August 2015, 10 am August Conversation ImaginExpo

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Activities for Young Adults Thursday 13 August 2015, 3.30 pm Use air drying paperclay to create your own Divergent necklace or key ring. Create your own Divergent necklace or key ring

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Auslan Rhyme and Sign Story time Join us for a very special Rhyme Time with a guest sign language interpreter For children aged 3-5 years. No bookings required. 1 st Friday of the month, 10am Rhyme & Sign

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Mayes Cottage Mayes Cottage is one of the most historically significant buildings in Logan. Come enjoy your choice of an interactive tour or a personally guided tour provided by our dedicated volunteers. The cottage is the perfect venue for picnics, wedding photos and group visits. Please contact to make an arrangement.

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Tech for Kids 1 st Thursday of the month, 4 pm Discover fun apps that help children learn while they play, including apps that help to develop estimating and problem solving skills. Places are limited, so bookings are essential. *Special session 4 August: Apps that explore the Doctor Who universe.

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Tech for Adults – iPad 101 & iPad 201 Are you curious about iPads but not sure if they are for you? Why not come along to this hands-on session where we explain a few of the iPad basics. The follow up session is the iPad 201 class, where we continue to go through the basics of using an iPad and discover more about the built-in iPad apps.

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone A hands-on iPad workshop for parents and their children aged 3 to 5 years. Discover fun apps that help toddlers learn while they play. Bookings essential 1 st Wednesday of the month, 11.30am Tech for Toddlers

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Family History Martin Hawkins, an experienced researcher in family history is available to assist you with your genealogy queries. Bookings essential. Mondays 1- 5 pm Wednesdays 10 am - 2 pm Saturdays 10 am - 2 pm Heritage

Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Join us at Logan North Library for: games craft activities and fun! 4 th Friday of the month, 4 pm Junior Fun Club

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Logan North Library 2 – 6 Sports Drive, Underwood QLD 4119 Phone Homework Help online Homework help Sundays – Fridays, 3 – 10 pm Your Tutor is an online, free tutoring service for students from years 3 to 12 who are members of Logan City Council Libraries. Available Sunday - Friday, 3 – 10pm. *Now available extended hours!