Logan West Library
Music Monday
24 March 2011Have you ever wanted to know how a digital hub works?
Or how to take the lyrics of a song and add music to it?
Or just want to jam….?
Come and join Champion Sound for weekly music workshops covering introduction to equipment, developing ideas into song and learn how to produce and record your ideas at Logan West Library every Monday!
April dates:
4th, 11th and 18th.
Time:
3 – 5 pm
Contact Logan West Library for bookings on 3412 4160.
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
A month of mystery
12 February 2010| Just about everyone loves a good mystery. Visit Logan West Library at Browns Plains during March to hone your skills with some local experts. |
| A panel of mystery/crime writers |
| Published authors Marianne de Pierres, Pat Noad, Karen Tyrrell, Anne Infante and Breanda Cross from CrimeWriters Queensland will visit the library on Monday 8 March to discuss their novels and answer your questions on how to write the perfect mystery. |
| Coffee Corner – Forensic and DNA analysis |
| You can also find out how much truth there is to the television shows that involve crime scene investigation. Come along on Friday 19 March to meet Thomas Nurthen, a real Forensic Scientist from the DNA Analysis Unit of Queensland. |
| Riddle of the naughty Librarian |
| Primary Schoolers can join the fun too, with the mysterious Riddle of the naughty Librarian for them to solve on Saturday 6 March. Prizes to be won! |
| The corpse in the Computer Section |
| Young Adults will be faced with the challenge of finding the culprit responsible for the Corpse in the Computer Section at a Murder Mystery Party on Thursday evening 25 March. |
| Bookings are essential for all events. Please phone Logan West Library on 3412 4160. |
Logan West Tea Ceremony
25 January 2010The art of drinking and serving tea plays a major cultural role in China and on Friday November 20 at the Logan West Library’s monthly Coffee Corner event, a captivated audience were treated to a tea ceremony demonstration and taste of Taiwan oolong tea.
 Richard and Helen Verry from the Chung Tian Temple with an array of Chinese clay pots and other instruments |
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 Richard discussing all the benefits of tea |
 Helen demonstrating a Traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony |
 A traditional porcelain Chinese tea set |
 A traditional clay Chinese tea set |
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A selection of Chinese oolong teas
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