Wonthaggi unveils library

WONTHAGGI has a state-of-the-art facility in its newly unveiled Bass Coast Principal Library.
At its opening event on Saturday, hundreds came to see their new facility and to enjoy a performance by singer and Play School presenter Justine Clarke.
“It’s a real community space, almost the lounge room of the community,” principal librarian Colin Waring said.
He said the role of a library is changing.
“It’s still a place where you get stuff but it’s also a place where you do stuff,” Mr Waring said.
Young visitors were thrilled to get a visit from Ms Clarke, whom they recognise from television and DVDs.
She had a wonderful manner with the children and after she sang, youngsters queued up to have a photo with her.
The new library was funded by the Bass Coast Shire Council and the State Government’s “living libraries” program.
Mr Waring said the library has a teenagers’ space, Xboxes, a meeting space, a gallery space, a space for screening movies, quiet study places and “a ton” more books and DVDs.
“The new Bass Coast Principal Library is five times the size of the old Wonthaggi Library and has double the number of computers and a host of other technological resources,” Bass MLA Ken Smith said.
“It will be a community hub offering three fully accessible multipurpose spaces able to service people of all ages and abilities with special programs and resources for youth, children and families.
“For the first time young people will have a dedicated space, and there’s a special Learning Stones area, where both indigenous and non-indigenous community members can engage with each other and develop a deeper cultural awareness.”
Mr Smith said Victorians are passionate about libraries, which are at the very heart of our communities.
“In its new shop-front location right in the heart of the town and its extended hours, the new Bass Coast Principal Library is also expected to attract scores of new clientele and will fully meet this community’s needs,” Mr Smith said.

Off to the library: Play School presenter Justine Clarke with Naomi Meredith, 5, of Wonthaggi, and Ruby Curtis-Morris, 4, of Korumburra.

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