Library Events on Demand

Wyndham City Libraries recently hosted David Stephan from VicGum who demonstrated how to preserve your Family History. Catch up here as David shares family history software and online programs.

Wyndham City Libraries recently hosted local Speech Pathologist Lisa Decker from Well Said Clinic.

Catch up here as Lisa shares her expert opinions about fostering children’s speech, language and communication skills.

Eerie histories, spooky stories, things that go bump in the night!

Wyndham City Libraries was delighted to host Hauntings of the West. Presenter Lisa shared tales of haunted places, ghosts and spirit sightings in Point Cook and surrounding areas. This event was held in person and online.

This event was delivered in partnership with Lantern Ghost Tours and was recorded on Friday 21 October 2022 at the Point Cook Library. 

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Hauntings of the West Transcript

Wyndham City Libraries was delighted to host bestselling author Dervla McTiernan to discuss her new novel, The Murder Rule in conversation with fellow crime writer Gabriel Bergmoser. The Murder Rule is inspired by the true story of a young law student who worked at the Innocence Project and eventually uncovered evidence which exonerated a man who had been in prison for 26 years. 

This event was delivered in partnership with The Sun Bookshop, Yarraville and was recorded on Friday 20 May 2022 at the Point Cook Library. 

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Recorded March 31, 2022

Best-selling Australian author Darry Fraser joined us online to discuss her new book The Prodigal Sister — an enthralling historical mystery set in the cut-throat world of medical forensics in early 1900s Melbourne. Watch this recording to hear about her writing journey and the fascinating information she has come across in her research.

Presented by Australian Dyslexia Association, this session speaks about dyslexia in primary school aged children and how you can support your child with dyslexia.

On 3 February 2022 Australian author Annie Seaton joined us online to discuss her new book Osprey Reef—a story of love, greed and revenge set against the stunning backdrop of the Great Barrier Reef.

Bestselling author Rachael Johns recently joined us online to discuss her new book Outback Secrets, the fifth title in the popular Bunyip Bay series, and how she got into writing rural romance.

Wyndham library members can borrow Rachael John’s books from the library here.

This event was recorded on Wednesday 10 November 2021.

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In this talk, authors and screenwriters Alli Sinclair (Codebreakers, Burning Fields) and Kaneana May (All We Have is Now, Home & Away - TV) joined us to discuss their novels, the writing process, and why they love writing strong female characters.

This event was recorded on July 29, 2021.

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Wyndham City Libraries recently hosted Sri Lankan born author and illustrator NASH, discussing his book with guest interviewer Bruno Lettieri. “What to Expect When You’re Immigrating" illustrates the ups and downs of immigrating to Australia with fun and empathy.  

Catch up here as NASH answers Bruno's thoughtful questions about NASH's inspirations for creating the book - its scenes, style, artistry and impact.  

Wyndham library members can borrow a copy of NASH’s book from What to expect when you're immigrating   

This event was recorded on August 5, 2021. 

Wyndham City Libraries recently hosted Wyndham local, Dr William Abur, to tell us about his book A new life with opportunities and challenges: the settlement experiences of South Sudanese-Australians. The book’s analysis sheds some lights on experiences of African refugees in the areas of settlement, integration, employment, education, sport, and racial relations.

Catch up here as Dr Abur touches on some of the challenges raised in the book and fields audience questions. Including: ‘how long are we to be labelled “refugee”?’; the intergenerational difficulty when refugees’ later children did not experience that transition, but face difficulties related to it; and how sports and community efforts aid integration; whether justice-involvement of some young people contributes to intergenerational disconnect?... and several more.

Wyndham library members can borrow a copy of Dr Abur’s book from the library here.

Wyndham City Libraries recently hosted local Speech Pathologist Lisa Decker from Well Said Clinic to tell us about best practice in raising bilingual and multilingual children.  We learned about the stages of language acquisition regardless of how many languages to which a child is exposed and strategies to support a child to learn family languages alongside English. 

Catch up here as Lisa busts some myths and shares some useful tips for raising children in more than one language. 

This event was recorded on June 9, 2021. 

Wyndham City Libraries recently hosted celebrated author Alice Pung in conversation with Bruno Lettieri for a special pre-launch peak at her highly anticipated new family drama, One Hundred Days, set in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

Catch up here as they talk about the writing process, the uncanny coincidence of lockdown, and the complex family dynamics at play in the novel.

This event was recorded on May 26, 2021.

Join us for this presentation and discussion with the Heritage Team from Melbourne Water about the amazing Western Treatment Plant – a true gem in the west! This talk covers the plant's historic origins and its evolution to a world class facility.

For more information about Melbourne Water and its sites visit their website.

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Wyndham City Libraries recently hosted Lainie Chait, author of Electro Girl: Living a symbiotic existence with epilepsy.

Lainie invented her superhero persona Electro Girl when she was diagnosed with epilepsy at 19 years of age. Electro Girl: Living a symbiotic existence with epilepsy portrays a life lived with epilepsy for 25 years. Hear how a holistic approach with medication and lifestyle change minimised her condition.

Join author Rosalie Ham in conversation with Bruno Lettieri as she speaks about her forthcoming novel The Dressmaker’s Secret, and her return to the world and characters of her bestselling debut novel The Dressmaker, now an award-winning film starring Kate Winslet. (September 14, 2020)

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See the stars in a new way, and learn about the importance of the night sky in Australian Aboriginal science, culture, and history. This fascinating talk on Indigenous Astronomy was presented live online by Yorta Yorta ecology student Jessie Ferrari and cultural astronomer, Dr Duane Hamacher during Science Week (August 21, 2020).

Accurate closed captions available in the video. Check out the resource list here: