Celebrate your inner geek at Whittlesea libraries

Yean, Deb and Slavka in Star Wars costumes at Lalor library. (Damjan Janevski)

It’s time to let your inner geek shine.

Staff at Yarra Plenty Regional Library are embracing their inner geeks throughout May, with a month of science and comic book-inspired fun.

YPRL marketing and media co-ordinator Marieclaire Baird said the ‘Geek the Library’ events were a nod to Library and Information Week, which runs from May 21-27.

“We want everyone to discover all the amazing things they can find in a library including the more unexpected … comic con, robots, drum machines, escape room, drone, virtual reality, filmmaking and more,” she said.

The fun kicks off with a May the Fourth Be With You Day at Lalor library on Friday, May 4.

Library patrons can mark the Star Wars-inspired day by dressing up, making a mini light sabre or Star Wars character mask, and having their photo taken in a galaxy far, far away with the help of the library’s green screen.

The event runs from 3.30-4.30pm.

Other events include comic con at Mill Park library on Saturday, May 19, featuring popular comics, fan clubs, super heroes, video games, cosplay and more, and a Star Trek discussion night, also at Mill Park library, on Wednesday, May 30.

Details: www.yprl.vic.gov.au