Melbourne Library

Last week I took the boys to the Melbourne Library. We had stopped in briefly before just to see it, but this time we planned on spending more time there. They have a large room called Experimedia with a large screen TV, books, computers, craft center, and video games. C had seen the video games on our last visit and wanted to go back. He was so excited to get a chance to play the Wii. We left ours at home and he has been missing it.

Inside the Experimedia room.

C playing video games.

Looking towards the book and craft area of the room.

R spent some time doing the craft. He made a Ned Kelly helmet. Apparently, Ned Kelly was an outlaw who stole from banks and gave money to the poor. He and his gang had made armour out of ploughs for the big standoff with the police. The library has the original armour on display. We made sure to go upstairs to see it after the boys had made their helmets. They didn't really understand the story though, they have been using their Ned Kelly helmets as race car helmets.

R decorating his helmet.

R in his Ned Kelly helmet.

C in his Ned Kelly helmet.

We walked upstairs to find the Ned Kelly armour and came across this amazing reading room.

This is the inside wall of the reading room. The floors that circle the reading room house the library's collections, including the armour.

The boys in front of the armour. (Sorry the picture isn't that great- it was really dark.) They weren't all that impressed and were very hungry by this time. R had a huge meltdown on the tram home. It was so bad that we got off the tram two stops early and walked the rest of the way home. There is nothing more fun than a big tantrum in a crowded tram with everyone watching.

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