It's on again! Our very own comics convention!
LIB CON 2024 taking place at Mill Park Library will feature our cosplay competition, video games, technology, superheroes, comic books, fan clubs, artists, merchandise stalls, face painting and workshops,
There will also be a food truck and delicious food from Chancez cafe and more!
So, gear up and get along to Mill Park as we bring the thrill of a comics convention into the library!
Saturday 19 October, 10.00am – 4.00pm
Check out what will be happening on the day…
COSPLAY
Cosplay Competition at 3.00pm with Prizes to be won!
Come and celebrate your love of popular culture by either dressing up or just joining in on the day. Dressing up is known as Cosplay. Cosplay isn't just about dressing up as fictional characters it can also be about immersing yourself in a world of creativity and self-expression. A fun activity for the whole family!
Sign up for our Cosplay competition on the day.
Various age categories and prizes to be won!
Presented by Imaginarium.
ALL DAY EVENTS
Fan Clubs:
Doctor Who Club of Victoria.
Hothbase, Starwalking and 501st Legion Knightfall Garrison.
USS Southern Cross & 377th MSG for all you Star Trek fans.
Lego Display:
Lego displays by the Melbourne Lego User Group.
Video and Interactive games:
Landom Gaming
Activities:
Face painting
Green screen
Food:
Boss Empire food truck and Chancez Café.
Presentations throughout the day:
Melbourne sci-fi author Pete Aldin
Melbourne anime artist and writer Ben Robinson
Workshops:
Lightsaber workshops and demonstrations by Southern Rogues Saber Corps
Comic and manga illustration
Stalls:
Comics, merchandise, artists, collectibles, books, jewellery, pop-culture art and craft.
The ‘ROAD’ to LIB-CON 2024
Come along to our LIB-CON inspired programs and get a taste of popular culture leading up to the big day. YPRL has a number of fun and interactive programs on offer during the school holidays!
Connecting with Creatives: Lucas Li (Warhammer)
Interested in tabletop wargames but not sure where to start?
Once you have built and painted a model you will need to set up your battlefield using terrain. This session is for all levels of experience and covers creating terrain for Warhammer, with Lucas Li, using found materials. Attendees will work with the materials to create terrain to take home.
Pokémon Library League
Join Flinch Coffee & Play at Eltham Library for a fun-filled day of playing and trading Pokémon cards! We'll provide cards for playing, but feel free to bring your own cards too.
Great Pokémon books and videos:
Roleplaying Adventure for Kids
Enter a world of adventure and imagination with this tabletop roleplaying session for kids aged 9-12. During this one-shot game, young adventurers will embark on an epic quest, face thrilling challenges, encounter mystical creatures, solve puzzles, and unleash their creativity!
YPRL has a HUGE collection of comics and graphic novels as well as many electronic resources for you to enjoy.
Check out some of our most recent titles:
Asterix Omnibus. Volume Eleven
Asterix and the actress: Asterix and Obelix celebrate their birthday as Caesar makes his move against his political rival, Pompey. But the celebrations can't truly begin without Asterix and Obelix's dads -- where are they? Either way, the festivities and fisticuffs are sure to be entertaining! Asterix and the Class Act: 14 short stories including the day Asterix and Obelix were born (in the middle of a village fish fight), How Obelix goes back to school, fashion in Ancient Gaul, how Dogmatix helps the village cockerel win a duel, how Dogmatrix is adopted as a Roman mascot, and the story of the creation of the Asterix graphic novels. Asterix and the falling sky: The Gauls have only one fear: that the sky may fall on their head. It looks as if their time's come at last for Asterix, Obelix and the other villagers. But some surprising new characters fall along with the sky. Our friends soon find themselves in the middle of a space race.
Game On!
After thwarting the Warlock, all is well in Roblox, Jai Bea, Tash and Mitch are ready to compete in the Roblox inter-school competition to win the Roblox Cup. But there's a new school in the running, with a suspicious new principal, whose students are acting very... sluggish. Will avatars Dash, Bee, Play and Glitch (as well as Fritz) figure out who is sabotaging them in Roblox and out of it? It's Game On in more ways than one!
Rainbow! Volume 1
Teenager Boo has pink hair and a very vivid imagination that she has trouble separating from the real world. In her daydreams, she dances beautifully at balls or fights monsters as a magical girl. In reality, she has a complicated home life, work stress, school stress and a wicked crush on the girl of her dreams. When a new student, Mimi, arrives at school, Boo starts exploring a side of herself that she never considered before. As she grows closer with Mimi, it may finally be time for Boo to face reality. Who is the real Mimi? The one in her dreams? Or the one in real life?