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70-Year-Old Stones Corner Library All Set for $600,000 Makeover

Stones Corner Library, one of the busiest libraries in the city, is about to receive some necessary upgrades, thanks to a $600,000 funding from the Brisbane City Council.

Part of the works will give the historic library a brighter and more modern look, including:

Reconfigured floor plan to create more space
Additional children’s library
Small reading lounge
Wi-Fi bench overlooking the garden
New windows for natural light and sound attenuation
Additional toilet amenities

Councillor for Coorparoo Fiona Cunningham said the refurbishments to the library are part of the Council’s wider commitment to creating more to see and do in Brisbane.

Works for the Stones Corner Library will begin in September 2019 and are expected to be completed before the year ends. The library will still be open to the public throughout the refurbishment project.

Stones Corner Library, located at 280 Logan Road, is one of the Council libraries accessible to the public from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Wednesdays to Saturdays. It’s closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, Sundays and on public holidays.

Stones Corner Library History

During the Second World War, the library building was used by American officers as a mess hall. It was originally located in Victoria Park but relocated to the Stones Corner site when it was acquired by BCC in June 1947. The facility opened as a library in 1950. The last time it underwent a major refurbishment was back in 1996.

Over the last seven decades, the library has provided services to residents and was the first Council library to provide a free children’s area and reference materials for educational use.

Fun Things to do for Kids on Winter School Holidays in Greenslopes

Entertain your kids with a number of fun winter school holiday activities at the Stones Corner Library in Greenslopes. From eco-friendly arts to fascinating robotics, children will surely be entertained by the diverse activities held in the library.

Read on to see if your child will be interested in the following workshops and events.

Seed Art for Children

Saturday, 30 June 2018 (9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)

Photo credit: Stacie / girlingearstudio /Wikimedia Commons

Let your little ones learn more about the life of a seed and learn how to care for young seedlings.

Using a diversity of seeds as their palette, children will create beautiful seed art pictures and patterns.

Presented by Morag Gamble from Our Permaculture Life, this free workshop is ideal for children aged 5-12 years and their carers.

Bookings required. Call Stones Corner Library on 07 3403 2170 to reserve your place.

Maker Space

Multiple dates

Enhance your child’s creativity with several free craft activities from the Stones Corner Library. The library will be hosting different craft activity each week of the school holidays.

The Maker Space is ideal for children aged 4-8 years and their parents or carers. It will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following dates: Wednesday, 4 July to Saturday, 7 July and Wednesday, 11 July to Saturday, 14 July 2018.

Bookings not required.

Dash Robots

Wednesday, 4 July and Saturday, 7 Jul 2018 (10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)

A BNEtechkids workshop for children aged 5-8 years, Dash Robots will help the kids discover a new world of learning, play, and adventure. Participants of this workshop will learn programming concepts and send simple commands to control a robot.

No previous programming experience required.

Bookings required. Call Stones Corner Library on 07 3403 2170 to reserve your place.

Afternoon Board Games

Thursday, 12 July 2018 (2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.)

Photo credit: François Philipp/Wikimedia Commons

Drop by the Stones Corner Library and enjoy an hour of fun-filled board games. Come along with your family and friends or meet new game partners to share in the fun.

This activity is open to all ages and bookings not required.

Stones Corner Library Presents Superhero Writing Workshop for Kids

Do you often observe your children engaging in pretend-play, involving superhero characters as well as their antagonists? If so, this is the right kind of workshop to unleash those story writing potentials emanating within your children.

Stones Corner Library is hosting a Superhero Writing Workshop on the 11th of January from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Kids aged seven to 12 years old will be taught story writing skills to build their own superhero story. They will be trained to flesh out their characters’ super action powers as well as create personalities to their imagined super villains.

The workshops is also best for kids who show an active imagination and are eternally curious, particularly those who display inclination towards the humane and saving qualities of superheroes. If your child’s daily play involves making-up characters and scenarios that make them capable of saving the world, or if they often pretend that they possess the powers of their favourite superhero characters, then this workshop is for them. It will help them put those thoughts into words, those imagination and concepts into actionable reality.

Credit: Photo credit: CCO Public Domain / The Virtual Denise / Pixabay

The Superhero Writing Workshop will be facilitated by Karen Tyrrell, author of the Song Bird Superhero series and The Battle of Bug World Song Bird 2.

Ms Tyrrell is a Brisbane-based award-winning author of books that empower both children and grown-ups. Aside from being an author, she is also a teacher who has received numerous awards, grants, and sponsorships from the Society of Editors Queensland. She recently won an Arts Queensland grant for a book that is going to be published in 2018.

Ms Tyrrell’s writing style is known to have the perfect combination of humour and compassion. Her Song Bird Series and The Battle of Bug World have been favourites among kids and kids-at-heart for their positive messages of believing in oneself, overcoming disabilities, girl power, and discussions involving STEM.

The workshop is free but bookings are required to reserve a spot for your kids. Reservations can be done through calling the Stones Corner Library at 07 3403 2170. For more information, click here.

Stones Corner Library is at 280 Logan Road, Greenslopes