Eaglehawk Library

13/10/2026

If anyone is in the need of a crime fiction in bluey-green with a touch of gold, we've got you 'covered'!

26/09/2026

𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐘 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐊
if you are expecting a highbrow, well-articulated but largely static discussion about the literary state of the nation.

However, if you're keen on waving hands, spontaneous hilarity, weird faces, missed cues, inappropriate sharing, verbal sparring, slight irreverence, no-filter anecdotes, post-menopausal lapses, organic honesty - and 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 discovering the secret of what I do about bad review(ers), you've just six chances left to catch me 𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐝 this year:
Wentworth
Mildura
Swan Hill
Kyabram
Kerang
Eaglehawk
Bookings essential, or there's a risk I'll chuck a wobbly and not come.

Actually, you know what?
In the spirit of reigning chaos (also raining chaos), let's have a flash giveaway!

Hundreds of you... no, wait. I'm counting on my fingers. We're in the thousands now. ...have come along to one of my chats or caught one online.
So drop your favourite verb, adverb (I only learned what those were in high school!) or adjective to describe my style in the comments below, and I'll have a little fish around for a prize and pick a random winner before I head off on tour.

Australian entries only—I'm too cheap to pay overseas postage.
Although... I suppose I could post myself if you're in a country I plan to visit... 🤔

ETA: Drumroll (totally NOT done on my desk, as I have zero sense of rhythm - I AM that person who is always clapping on the beat between everyone else) And the winner is Tanya Green..... Tanya, can you please DM me your address details?

Allen & Unwin Books Taylor Portelli

01/09/2026

Join us at the Library this Saturday for some social puzzling!

We're cracking open the biscuits and some 500 piece puzzles, and would love to see you here :)

Details in the comments.

06/08/2026

We'll be STEAMing into Lego at Eaglehawk and Kangaroo Flat Library too!

Link in comments v

We’re STEAMing into LEGO this month, with a host of group building events across our branches.

Thanks to a grant, Shae went shopping at Bendigo Golden Brick to kit us out with all the blocks needed to explore creative engineering concepts.

Check out our awesome events, from Aug 15 to 22, and book a place for your family. Link in the comments. 👇🏾

(Here's Shae and Hani, dipping into the LEGO box.)

01/07/2026

Keep the kids busy in the library these holidays – book now for our winter break program. It’s jam-packed with fun and free performances, craft, science, book and tech activities, and has a special focus on First Nations culture for NAIDOC Week.

Pick up a paper copy in the library, or view online here

School holidays are never boring at the library. Join us for lots of fun and free entertainment for all ages and interests. Some sessions do require bookings, so get in quick to avoid disappointment.

03/06/2026

Emma from Discovery Centre Bendigo visited Storytime yesterday to share a wonderful introduction to coding for curious kids!

Emma loves visiting our libraries and introducing STEM themes to little people.

You can catch the next round of Curious Kids Storytime's in August.

More info in the comments 🌕✨☄️

12/05/2026

💰 Grants available for community groups to hold 16 Days of Activism events!

The City is offering grants of up to $1,500 to support local community groups and organisations who would like to deliver events or activities during the upcoming 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence.

16 Days of Activism is a global campaign that calls on communities to take action to prevent violence against women and promote respect, safety and equality.

We encourage local groups who would like to deliver an event, activity, conversation, or a creative or educational project that promotes these values to apply for funding.

All funded activities must be delivered between November 25 and December 10, 2026 and will be included within the broader 16 Days of Activism events calendar promoted by the City.

Applications close Friday May 29.

Learn more: https://go.bendigo.vic.gov.au/communitygrants

21/04/2026

We will be closed on Anzac Day as we pause to remember those who have served.

And if you're wondering, here are the details of Eaglehawk's Anzac services:

Dawn Service: Eaglehawk
Saturday 25th April 2026 at 6am

Morning Services:
Saturday 25th April 2026 at 8.30am

Photo: Darren Howe

21/04/2026

Whipstick critters 😍

On display at Bendigo Community Health Services Eaglehawk site.

It takes some serious patience to find the Whipstick’s twig-mimicking Katydid. For obvious reasons. But there’s not much about the forest on Eaglehawk’s fringe that evades Michael Barkla.

The BCHS client of almost 50 years – and local field naturalist – has spent decades documenting this rarest of environments, and its beasts big and miniscule.

A selection of Michael’s photographs of Whipstick invertebrates and flora are currently on show in the BCHS Eaglehawk site, delighting clients and staff.

“There’s such a range of insects that exist there, and I feel a need for people to know about them,” Michael says of sharing his work.

He says knowledge leads to care, and in his case, a life-long passion to protect the forest.

View the weird and wonderful from the comfort of our waiting room... learn more via the link in comments.

11/04/2026

We've heard what artist facilitator Liz Duthie has planned and it's going to be amazing!

Grab one of the last available tix quick 🦕🐅

Learn to draw Australian megafauna with illustrator Liz Duthie