Moonee Valley Family & Local History Blog

Brrr! The first day of winter, and it is bitterly cold and wet! But the exciting news is, today Moonee Valley Libraries reopen to the public! We closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we knew many would miss our services. So we tried to keep things running how we could. Here's some of what we did while our libraries and return chutes had to be shut: 1. We went online. The internet offered an obvious way to connect and offer some services while our buildings were closed. We've always offered lots of online services, from ebooks to streaming video, but while our branches were closed we added much more. We blogged and podcasted and created book reviews. Online talks were hosted, and lots of storytimes, baby rhymetimes and toddler times were filmed. Australia's Biggest Morning Tea went online too. And we added an extra Tech Help phone line to help people use our online offerings.   Storytimes and other childrens' activities online have been a huge hit.   2. We embraced p...

The Libraries' Community Heritage team are working on a new project, the Moonee Valley COVID Chronicles. The campaign has two important goals: to connect the community at a time when it is hard to come together and to record this remarkable moment in the city's local history for the future. Each week we’ll ask the community to share an aspect of how they're coping. Follow this blog, (and/or the libraries’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) to find out what we’re after, and what see what the community have shared. To kick things off we’re calling on the Moonee Valley community to share their photos and experiences of Mother’s Day 2020. Show and tell how you adjusted to Mother’s Day in isolation via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, using #MooneeValleyCovidChronicles and #MothersDay2020 , (or email to librarian@mvcc.vic.gov.au if you’re not a social media user). Richard caught up with his Mum via Zoom. What did you do on Mother's Day 2020?