Logan Hyperdome Library
Art and Play at Logan Hyperdome
24 February 2011| We had a total group of 22 children aged between 0 – 5. It was a fun and interactive session of different activities ranging from reading a book to making something with play dough! | ||
 Mason and his mum Pauline had a wonderful time with all the craft activities and went home with a lucky door prize. |
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 Taj had a great time making pasta jewellery |
 Taj and his sister Tamisha enjoyed the interaction. |
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 A mum and her child reading a story book. |
 The child care centre staff who organised the activity program and assisted the children with the activities. |
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Christmas Cupcake Decorating
22 December 2010The Hyperdome Library has been awash with fantastic edible artwork as young and old alike took part in Hyperdome Library’s Christmas Cupcake Workshops. Award winning chef, Jackie Thompson, generously shared her cake decorating secrets with our eager participants. The results speak for themselves.
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Two lucky participants won the lucky door prize – a Cupcake decorating book.
Robyn Rissanen |
 Sofia Bean |
Summer Read.Flip.Win competition
8 December 2010The 2010/2011 Summer Read.Flip.Win Competition is here! It’s simple to participate:
1. You must be in Grade 8 -12 in 2011.
2. Read a book
3. Shoot a short video (up to two minutes long). It can be a Video Book Review (why you liked the book) or a Video Book Trailer.
4. Post it to your YouTube account.
5. Tag your YouTube Video with LLSRFW10/11
6. Fill in an entry form available from all Logan Libraries
The contest runs from December to January, so please enter videos anytime between December 1 and January 31, 2011. Winners will be announced in February. You can enter as many videos as you like – they just need to have separate YouTube URLs and be entered separately.
For more information checkout our Teen site, Talk to Me.
Summer Reading Club 2010-2011
3 December 2010
Join in the fun of the Summer Reading Club and discover great new books and authors. There are lots of activities and prizes for children up to 16 as you track your reading at your local library and online.
The Summer Reading Club consists of two elements:
• A library-based program of fun activities in your local library and activity booklets for children aged birth to 16 years. 
• an interactive website that provides fun and engaging online activities such as online chats, book raves, stories to complete, competitions, games, recommended reading lists and websites for children and their families.
Visit the Summer Reading Club website, download a registration form, or you can download a reading log to help keep track of all your books.
Library based activity booklets:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Library based activites at varying branches:
December activities
January activities
Summer Reading Club Website activities
The website activities are grouped into four levels to appeal to a diverse range of readers. The levels are aimed at, but not limited to:
• Level 1 (0-4 years)
• Level 2 (5-7 years)
• Level 3 (8-11 years)
• Level 4 (12+ years)
Each level has a number of interactive activities including an e-gallery, book lists and book raves.
The program is strongly supported by:
• Queensland Public Libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Centres
• YPLG (Young Peoples Librarian Group)
• Education sector
• Children and families
• Children’s authors and illustrators
Author Talk: Self-Publishing workshop with Stephanie Dale and Patt Gregory
23 November 2010
Twenty Two budding authors were appreciative of the honest, "no-holds barred" approach taken by Stephanie Dale and Patt Gregory during the self-publishing workshop held at Logan Hyperdome Library. 
Stephanie and Patt were more than willing to share their different publishing journeys, and answer the many questions.
Stephanie is the author of My Pilgrim’s Heart and Hymn for the Wounded Man.
Patt has written a non-fiction manual titled Woodwork for women.