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Until 10 Dec

Songbirds

  • Free
  • Family and kids

Songs, rhymes and stories will engage your budding bookworm’s mind and introduce them to the fun and rhythm of language.

Age: newborn to 18 months.

Programs run during school terms and stop during school holidays.

Term 1: Monday 2 February to Thursday 2 April
Term 2: Monday 20 April to Friday 26 June
Term 3: Monday 13 July to Friday 18 September
Term 4: Monday 5 October to Friday 11 December

Hours

Date Times
Thu 19 Feb
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 26 Feb
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 5 Mar
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 12 Mar
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 19 Mar
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 26 Mar
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 2 Apr
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 9 Apr
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 16 Apr
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 23 Apr
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 30 Apr
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 7 May
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 14 May
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 21 May
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 28 May
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 4 Jun
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 11 Jun
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 18 Jun
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 25 Jun
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 2 Jul
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 9 Jul
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 16 Jul
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 23 Jul
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 30 Jul
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 6 Aug
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 13 Aug
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 20 Aug
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 27 Aug
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 3 Sep
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 10 Sep
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 17 Sep
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 24 Sep
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 1 Oct
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 8 Oct
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 15 Oct
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 22 Oct
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 29 Oct
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 5 Nov
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 12 Nov
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 19 Nov
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 26 Nov
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 3 Dec
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am
Thu 10 Dec
  • 10.30am - 11am 10:30am - 11:00am

Location

East Melbourne Library
122 George St
East Melbourne 3002

Open in maps location for East Melbourne Library

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 1800 695 427
  • email address: libraryevents@melbourne.vic.gov.au
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The best pop-up and outdoor cinemas in Melbourne

The best pop-up and outdoor cinemas in Melbourne

Find the best outdoor cinema, pop-up theatres and free movies.

  • Free
  • Family and kids
Moonlight Cinema
Until 5 Apr

Moonlight Cinema

Kick back with a film under the stars at Melbourne’s most spectacular open-air cinema.

  • Film
  • Entertainment
Melbourne's essential night-time events

Melbourne's essential night-time events

From hidden laneway markets to epic pop-ups, Melbourne gets lit once the lights go out.

  • Comedy
  • Theatre

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Stompers
Until 11 Dec

Stompers

Join in the Stompers fun with your toddler at narrm ngarrgu Library every Friday.

  • Free
  • Family and kids
Stompers
Until 10 Dec

Stompers

Join in the Stompers fun with your toddler at North Melbourne Library every Thursday.

  • Free
  • Family and kids
Songbirds
Until 9 Dec

Songbirds

Come along to North Melbourne Library on Mondays and Wednesdays for Songbirds.

  • Free
  • Family and kids
Stompers
Until 10 Dec

Stompers

Head to Southbank Library on Thursdays to enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and fun.

  • Free
  • Family and kids
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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