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Library Events
City of Sydney Library will showcase a series of exciting exhibitions and events in the coming months...
Computer Training
New courses available for the August to November period. Covering courses in Word, Excel, Social Communications & Advanced Research.
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July Events
- July School Holiday Program 2008
- Rhymetime - Baby Storytime
- IT Workshop for Chinese Speakers (Customs House)
- Readers' Groups
- Children's storytimes
- The Newtown Citadel / Library (Newtown Library)
The Newtown Citadel - from the Salvo's Citadel to the City's Library 28 July 2008 – 3 August 2008
CUSTOMS HOUSE EXHIBITIONS
Blueprint for a Better World: The Millennium Development goals and you
Ground Floor and Level 1
9 July – 9 August 2008
In 2000, world leaders from 189 nations joined together in a global plan to tackle poverty, adopting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The eight MDGs – which range from halving the number of people living in extreme poverty by 2015 to improving infant and maternal health – are a common blueprint for building a better world. Caritas Australia, an international aid and development agency, presents a multi-media exhibition to show the work that it is doing around the world, with a focus on Oceania, to put this blueprint into action.
Developing Stories: Photo Essays from Asia
Level 2
9 July – 9 August 2008
In line with Pope Benedict XVI’s most recent encyclical on the theme of hope, this exhibit is about exploring how hope is concretely expressed. Featuring photographs received by Caritas Australia from people it works with in the region, images include a hand of cupped seeds, symbolizing being able to eat amidst a global food crisis, and even a traffic jam helping to realize that we can always walk.
Complementing blueprint for a Better World: the Millennium Development Goals and You, this is an opportunity to share something of the daily realities for people living in Asia as well as their aspirations.
August Events
- Pen Talk - Garth Nix
Hear bestselling author Garth Nix, who is also a former literary agent, editor and bookseller, talk about the art and business of writing and publishing. He will also read briefly from his latest novel for children, SUPERIOR SATURDAY, the sixth title in The Keys to the Kingdom series
Tuesday 5 August 2008
12.15pm – 12.45pm
Customs House Library
Meeting Room, Level 2
31 Alfred St, Circular Quay
Free event.
Bookings essential: 02 9242 8555
Email: library@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Stephen Michael Szabo is the Honorary Secretary of Heraldry Australia, a society for the promotion, study and enjoyment of heraldry in Australia. Mr Szabo's particular interest lies in 19th century use and display of arms in Australia.
Join us during Family History Week when Mr Szabo will be speaking about heraldry in family history research.
Saturday 2 August 2008
2pm - 3.30pm
Customs House Library
Meeting Room, Level 2
31 Alfred St, Circular Quay
Free event.
Bookings essential: Liz Wilson 02 9265 9102
Email library@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
- Food Talk with Heather Bentley - Food At Sea (Customs House)
- IT Workshop for Chinese Speakers (Customs House)
- Food Talk by Heather Bentley Taverns & Drinks
Wines, ale, cider, coffee and tea, mescalin, beer and spiced wines, and Milton’s Paradise Lost picnic. Hear about drinking hippocras, lamb’s wool and gossip’s cup, as well as the big changes that occurred under the Stuarts and the demon spirits.
Saturday 16 August 2008
1.30pm - 2.45pm
Glebe Library
186 Glebe Point Road, Glebe
Bookings essential: 02 9298 3060
Free event
Email library@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
- The Factory at the Library (Waterloo)
This combined exhibition celebrates 30 years of working for Waterloo community by the Factory Community Centre and the publication of 'Good Dog Bad Dog' written and illustrated by children from Our Lady of Mt Carmel Waterloo in response to the issue of bullying.
The Factory Book is a fascinating work that details the recent history and stories of the Waterloo community and the dedication of the community workers of the centre who tell their stories.
14 July 2008 – 21 August 2008
Waterloo Library
770 Elizabeth Street
Waterloo 2017
Tel: 02 9288 5688
Email: library@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
- Mediterranean Magic
Join us as we meander through the mediterranean with three events this winter, We begin with:
Jonathan Drane's - The Way of a Thousand Arrows
An Australian Family walks the Camino de Santiago with only a thousand directional arrows to point the way across Northern Spain.
Tuesday 19 August 2008
12.15pm - 12.45pm
Customs House Library
Meeting Room, Level 2
31 Alfred St, Circular Quay
Free event.
Bookings Essential
Tel: 02 9242 8555
Email library@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
September Events
- Food talk with Heather Bentley - Banquets & Feasts (Glebe)
LIBRARY NEWS
Library member exclusive benefits
Autumn Winter Benefits
City of Sydney Library Members now have access to exclusive benefits to arts and cultural events in the City.
There’s more to a City of Sydney Library, and Membership is free for City of Sydney residents! For full details click here
Tell us what you think!
2008 Library Survey
Here is your chance to tell us what you think of our service. We value your opinion and would like to hear from you.
Free Wireless Internet at all branches
Now Available!
Bring your own laptop and connect to the Internet free of charge!
Visitors can now jump online at various locations thanks to a new Free Wireless Internet service. Why not grab your laptop and drop in to Customs House, Glebe, Newtown, Ultimo, Haymarket, Kings Cross, Surry Hills, Town Hall, and Waterloo Libraries and connect to the Internet free of charge.
N.B: Please check the conditions of use. Customers must use battery-operated laptops. Free Internet access using the library's computers is also available.
Bestsellers at the Library
July 2008
Click on a title to view details.
Fiction
- Avenging Fury by John Farris
- The Private Lives of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller
- Standing Still by Kelly Simmons
- The Wolf Sea by Robert Low
- Fan Mail by PD Martin
Non-Fiction
- Lonely Planet Travel Guides... (2008 editions)
- Crossing country : the alchemy of western Arnhem Land art by Various Artists
- An Introduction to the Law of Contract by Stephen Graw
- Other People's Daughters : Life and times of the Governess by Ruth Brandon
- Tartans by Brian Wilton
- La Cucina D'Oro : Fine contemporary cuisine from the modern Italian Kitchen by Licia Cagnoni & Simone Rugiati
- Botanical : Inside the iconic brasserie by Paul Wilson
Books and maps for sale
At all branches
Books on Sydney's fascinating history and quality historical map reproductions are now available for sale at the library. for details click here.
Sydney Morning Herald
Back-issues Online
Visit the library's eNewspaper collection for full-text editions and back-issues of newspapers.
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Last Updated: Thursday 24 July, 2008
