Scenic Rim Libraries

01/06/2026

📚✨ This Wednesday, join us for an exclusive online event with acclaimed author Colm Tóibín! ✨📚

Don’t miss the award-winning author of Brooklyn and Long Island as he discusses his latest release, The News from Dublin, followed by a live audience Q&A.

Colm Tóibín is celebrated for his elegant, emotionally resonant storytelling and richly drawn characters. Beloved for novels including Brooklyn, Long Island, The Magician, and The Master, he remains a book club favourite for fiction that’s thoughtful, humane, and quietly powerful.

📅 Date: Wednesday 3 June
🕖 Time: 7PM AEST
💻 Online event

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity — register today!
👉 https://ow.ly/xqfn50Z5Z0c

29/05/2026

💼📊 Thinking about starting a business, side hustle, or just wanting to feel more confident managing business finances?

Join us for Session 4 of The Simple Budget series: Business Budgeting, this Saturday, May 30.

Designed for small business owners, sole traders, and aspiring entrepreneurs, this practical workshop explores:
✔️ Budgeting for business
✔️ Managing expenses
✔️ Planning ahead with confidence

The Simple Budget is a supportive, hands-on workshop series created to help people build confidence with money, business skills, and creative ideas — all in a friendly, judgement-free environment.

Whether you’re developing a business idea, growing a side hustle, or simply wanting to strengthen your financial skills, this session will help you take the next step.

👉 Bookings essential! Reserve your place today! https://ow.ly/T1sh50Z5q6G

27/05/2026

📰🔍Tomorrow, join us for a free media literacy workshop co-presented by Trevor Jackson from ABC Gold Coast, presented in connection with the ABC three-part documentary series The Matter of Facts, hosted by Hamish Macdonald.

Through a guided presentation and discussion, you'll learn practical skills to:
✅ Identify false or misleading information
✅ Check sources with confidence
✅ Understand how media is created and shared
✅ Navigate today’s complex information landscape

Participants will also receive helpful take-home resources to continue learning at home. 📚

Bookings are essential, so secure your place today!
👉 https://ow.ly/FuZR50Z4wyP

25/05/2026

🌌✨ The Force is strong at Scenic Rim Libraries! ✨🌌

With The Mandalorian & Grogu now showing in cinemas, there’s never been a better time to jump back into a galaxy far, far away… 🚀

From epic battles and Jedi adventures to tales of bounty hunters, rebels, Sith Lords and lovable droids, our Star Wars collection has something for every fan!

📚 Browse novels, comics, junior reads, DVDs and more: https://ow.ly/8XAV50Z3HzA

This is the way… to your next great read. ⭐

22/05/2026

📚 Join Australia’s biggest shared reading moment! 🦘✨

On Wednesday 27 May 2026 at 12.00pm AEST, millions of children, parents, teachers and library lovers across Australia will come together to read Luna Roo at the same time for National Simultaneous Storytime.

Chosen from 84 submissions nationwide, Luna Roo follows spirited kangaroo Luna and her friends as they chase their football dreams across the outback, celebrating teamwork, determination and fun along the way. 🏉🌟

Now in its 26th year, National Simultaneous Storytime is one of Australia’s biggest collective reading events, with more than 2.2 million participants joining in from over 16,600 locations last year!

Register now and visit our website for event details and livestream information: https://ow.ly/90nt50Z0UfM 📖❤️

21/05/2026

📚🤖 Curious about AI? Meet ASK Britannica, the new AI-powered search assistant offering a faster, more intelligent way to find answers on Britannica — FREE with your Scenic Rim Libraries membership!

Did you know?

🦈 Sharks existed before trees.
🌌 A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
🔥 Lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun!

With ASK Britannica, you can explore trusted information, get quick answers, and dive deeper into topics you’re curious about — all powered by the reliable knowledge of Britannica. Perfect for homework help, research projects, or satisfying your everyday curiosity.

Whether you’re learning something new, settling a debate, or exploring a random question at 10pm, ASK Britannica makes discovering trusted information easier than ever.

👉 Start exploring today! https://library.eb.com.au/levels

19/05/2026

🎥 Staff Pick: Jeremey recommends One Battle After Another (DVD)

This week’s Staff Pick comes from Jeremey, our resident film buff, who’s been captivated by One Battle After Another — the Oscar-winning movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and loosely based on the novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon.

💬 Jeremey says:
"It's a comedy thriller that manages to feel humorous and absurd, tense and unsettling, all at the same time. It was a fun watch all-round!"

Ready for your next great movie night? Reserve One Battle After Another on DVD today via Scenic Rim Libraries!
👉 https://ow.ly/Y32F50Z0Ufi

17/05/2026

📚✨ Sydney Writers’ Festival: Live & Local at Scenic Rim Libraries! ✨📚

One of Australia’s most-loved forums for literature, ideas and storytelling, Sydney Writers’ Festival will livestream its headline events from Sydney to Scenic Rim Libraries on Thursday 21 May and Friday 22 May 2026. 🌏📖

Prepare to be invigorated and engaged by conversations, debates and discussions featuring some of the world’s finest writers and thinkers, including:
✍️ Trent Dalton
✍️ Stephanie Alexander
✍️ Yann Martel
✍️ Susan Choi

💬 Even better, audiences can take part in live Q&A sessions at each event, sending questions straight to the Sydney stage!

Don’t miss this chance to experience big ideas and brilliant storytelling, right here in the Scenic Rim.

👉 Free entry | All welcome | Bookings essential! https://ow.ly/ce9R50Z0Uel

15/05/2026

📚✨ Join us for an exclusive online event with acclaimed author Colm Tóibín on Wednesday 3 June! ✨📚

Don’t miss the award-winning author of Brooklyn and Long Island as he discusses his latest release, The News from Dublin, followed by a live audience Q&A.

Colm Tóibín is celebrated for his elegant, emotionally resonant storytelling and richly drawn characters. Beloved for novels including Brooklyn, Long Island, The Magician, and The Master, he remains a book club favourite for fiction that’s thoughtful, humane, and quietly powerful.

📅 Date: Wednesday 3 June 2026
🕖 Time: 7PM AEST
💻 Online event

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity — register today!
👉 https://ow.ly/HRsj50YZSzN

15/05/2026

📰🔍 How can you tell fact from fiction online?

Join us for a free media literacy workshop co-presented by Trevor Jackson from ABC Gold Coast, presented in connection with the ABC three-part documentary series The Matter of Facts, hosted by Hamish Macdonald.

Through a guided presentation and discussion, you'll learn practical skills to:
✅ Identify false or misleading information
✅ Check sources with confidence
✅ Understand how media is created and shared
✅ Navigate today’s complex information landscape

Participants will also receive helpful take-home resources to continue learning at home. 📚

Bookings are essential, so secure your place today!
👉

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