August/ September 2012 - City of Sydney

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The Future of Reading 

Rainbow parents 

History Week 

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Bites after Work 

Tell me a Story 

Storytelling Performance 

Do you have a story, a tale, yarn 

to spin? Part of learning how to 

find a story and build your tale 

is performing it. Following on 

from their popular storytelling 

workshops, Campfire Collective 

offer you the chance to take the 

stage and tell your story. It can be 

a tale of joy, happiness, sorrow, 

longing or loss, so long as it’s true 

and yours to tell. Warm up with 

professional storytellers Campfire 

Collective and learn their last 

minute tips, tricks and techniques 

for great storytelling then come and 

sit around the proverbial campfire 

and share your story with us. 

Registration essential. For details 

visit campfirecollective.com.au 

Tuesday 7 August 

6.30pm–8pm 

Newtown Library 

Book online or call 8512 4250 

Bites After Work 

Storytelling 101 

How do you find a story from 

amongst your life’s experiences? 

How do you build a tale? What 

makes a story memorable? 

The power of narrative is used 

in entertainment, art, business 

and even therapy. Learn from 

professional storytellers Campfire 

Collective the tips, tricks and 

techniques for great storytelling. 

Thursday 20 September 

6.30pm–7.30pm 

Glebe Library 


Social Media for… 

Parents 

The rise of the mummy blogger 

is a strong emerging presence in 

social media. Join mum, blogger, 

blogging community and house 

hold manager Brenda Gaddi as 

she explores how parents can 

use social media as a way of 

connecting with other parents by 

communicating and expressing, 

their thoughts, feelings and 

frustrations. 

Wednesday 8 August 

12pm–1pm 



Social Media for… 

Historians 

Historians all over the world are 

harnessing the power of social 

media to improve communication 

and collaboration within the 

profession. Join City of Sydney 

Historians Lisa Murray and 

Laila Ellmoos, along with User 

Education Librarian Jeff Cruz for 

an overview of how historians are 

using Facebook, Twitter and blogs 

to develop professional online 

networks, to create online scholarly 

communities and to improve 

scholarly sharing and collaboration. 

We will also have a look at social 

media apps—such as Zotero and 

Diigo—that are efficient and helpful 

research tools used to organise 

and share research. 

Monday 10 September 

12.30pm–1.30pm 

Customs House Library 


In Conversation 

L.A. Larkin 

Antarctica under threat? 

L.A. Larkin’s new environmental 

thriller Thirst is set in an Antarctica 

under attack by a mercenary force. 

For National Science Week, she 

facilitates a hot debate by a panel 

of experts on the potential threats 

to this fascinating continent and 

its peaceful scientific community. 

Featuring Joan Russell, one of the 

first female station leaders with the 

Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), 

Luke Saffigna who has been to 

Antarctica over 30 times and author 

L.A. Larkin, who travelled there to 

research her new novel. 

Thursday 9 August 

6pm–7pm 



BIG ideas project 

open concept platform 

Do you have an idea, a concept or 

a project you want to share? Come 

along to the BIG ideas project to 

stand on your soapbox, perform 

an audition piece, propose a 

project, pitch a story and get some 

feed back. Your idea could be art, 

science, writing, or maybe you just 

want to run your renovation plans 

by someone. Five minute soap box 

spots are first come, first served, or 

just come to join in the discussion. 

Presented with Pozible 

Tuesday 4 September 

6pm–7pm 

Kings Cross Library 

Bookings not required

Interact 


Better Read’s Talking Heads 

Evelyn Juers 

in conversation with 

David Malouf 

Local lore has long held that 

Newtown resident Eliza Emily 

Donnithorne was the model for 

the Dickens character of Miss 

Havisham. Is this fact or urban 

fiction? Join award winning writer 

Evelyn Juers in conversation with 

internationally acclaimed novelist 

David Malouf, as they discuss The 

Recluse, Evelyn’s book about the 

elusive Eliza. 

Presented with Better Read Than 

Dead Bookshop 

Tuesday 28 August 

6.30pm–7.30pm 



Better Read’s Talking Heads 

Andrew Tink 

Just who was the man Sydney 

Cove is named after? The first full 

biography of Thommy Townshend 

is the story of a remarkable man 

who lived in extraordinary times. 

Join us to hear more from historian 

and experienced parliamentarian 

Andrew Tink as he discusses his 

fascinating and beautifully written 

biography of Lord Sydney. 

Presented with Better Read Than 

Dead Bookshop 


6.30pm–7.30pm 



Architecture on Show 

Sustainability 

Lee Hillam and Ashley Dunn of 

Dunn & Hillam Architects will talk 

about how built-in sustainability is 

the only way. Their projects always 

seek to get the building right first 

to do without the add-ons and the 

offsetting and will be shown as 

examples of how basic principles 

of science are used to heat and 

cool buildings and how using your 

library can be the best thing you 

can do for your planet. 

Presented with the Australian 

Institute of Architects NSW 

Saturday 25 August 

2pm–3pm 

Surry Hills Library 


$10 for non members 

Architecture on Show 

International Projects 

Landscape/Geometry/Community 

Andrew Burns, Architect and 

convenor of the Architecture 

on Show series, will present his 

recently completed projects 

in Japan, London and the 

Hawkesbury River. Each project 

explores the relationship between 

landscape and geometry, to create 

community, and will be described 

as a response to cultural context. 


Institute of Architects NSW 

Saturday 29 September 

2pm–3pm 




Late Night Library 

ALIVE 

Appropriate Library Interaction 

Volume Environment 

Applespiel team up with theatre 

maker Kirby Medway to explore 

the ins and outs of appropriate and 

inappropriate behaviour within the 

library environment. Embracing the 

ridiculous and examining ideas of 

social restraint, Applespiel aim to 

change the way we interact with the 

library, if only for one night. 

An Art & About Sydney 

opening night event 

Friday 21 September 

Interactive performances will pop 

up throughout the Library from 

6pm–8pm 


Bookings not required 

The artist is WHO? 

During the Art & About festival, the 

City of Sydney Library invites you 

to become an artist! Throughout 

the festival each of our library 

branches will house an art station 

where you can draw, sketch, write 

to your hearts content. You can take 

your creations home or leave them 

with the library. Keep an eye out for 

some sneaky artists popping in to 

the library and check out the digital 

gallery of works created. 

An Art & About Sydney event 

21 September–21 October 

Library open hours 

All Library branches 

Bookings not required



Street Fashion 

exhibition and talk 

Sydney photographer Patricia 

Baillie pays homage to the unique 

style of Inner City Sydney in the 

21st Century. Baillie has been an 

Inner City resident since her days 

as a student at the University 

of Sydney in the 1960s. Her 

photographic documentation of 

street life paints a vivid picture of 

the vitality and diversity of this area. 

Importantly, it provides us with a 

record of everyday life in Sydney’s 

inner city in the 21st century. 

A History Week event 

Exhibition 

1–30 September 




Talk by Patricia Baillie 

Wednesday 12 September 

6pm–7pm 



Bark Cloth of Hainan 

exhibition 

Photographer Yaling Hu’s 

beautiful images illustrate the 

ancient technique of making bark 

cloth, a 4000 year old tradition 

still practiced by the Li People of 

Hainan Province, China. 






Sydney is Fashion @ the Library 

Fashion Yarns: 

tales from the City 

Come along to Customs House 

and wrap yourself up in some of 

Sydney’s historical threads. Join the 

historians from the City of Sydney’s 

History Unit and the Civic Collection 

Curator as they discuss the art 

of window dressing, fashionable 

functions at Sydney Town Hall, 

Sydney’s fashion scene from the 

50s and the history of Akubra hats. 

Afterwards visit the Fashion Yarns 

exhibition that inspired the talks. 


Exhibition 





Talks 

Saturday 8 September 

11.30am, 12.30pm, 

1.30pm & 2.30pm 



Clothing Exchange 

The Clothing Exchange are back to 

transform the Library into a treasure 

trove of fabulous frocks, nice knits, 

slick suits and a colourful array of 

accessories. Swap to shop and 

save your pennies and the planet! 

Saturday 18 August 

Registration 10am 

Swap 11am–12pm 


Register online or call 8374 6230 


In Conversation 

Vogue Australia 

Vogue Australia has been at the 

forefront of Australian fashion for 

over 50 years, showcasing current 

designers alongside the most 

talented writers, illustrators and 

photographers. This exclusive 

In Conversation event will give a 

rare glimpse into the inspirations, 

collaborations and ambitions that 

drive this fashion industry icon. 


6.30pm–7.30pm 



The September 

Issue 

film screening 

The City of Sydney Library is 

celebrating fashion with a special 

event screening of The September 

Issue. Anna Wintour, the legendary 

editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine 

for twenty years, is the most 

powerful and polarizing figure 

in fashion. With unprecedented 

access, filmmaker R.J. Cutler’s The 

September Issue explores the inner 

workings of her magazine. 


6pm–8pm 


Book online or call 9242 8555

Interact 


Rainbow parents 

exhibition and launch event 

Rainbow parents is a series of 

images that documents the day to 

day lives of gay and lesbian parents 

and their children in Australia. 

Sydney Photojournalist Isabella 

Moore has been photographing 

these families for up to 2 years to 

gather images that will help others 

relate to the love and equality that 

is at the core of a loving family. 

Rainbow parents emphasises 

the importance of the quality of 

parenting a couple can give over 

their sex. These moments, captured 

in black and white, hope to raise 

awareness in our community and 

our society of the evolving concepts 

of marriage and family, and the 

importance of acknowledgement 

and recognition for same sex 

couples. These photographs are 

an insight into the lives of loving 

parents and their beautiful families. 

Please join us for the official 

exhibition opening with guest 

speaker Nikki Sullivan, Associate 

Professor of Critical and Cultural 

Studies at Macquarie University, 

and hear her perspective on the 

exhibition as Isabella’s mentor and 

a gay grandmother parent. 

Exhibition 

1–30 August 




Official opening and talk 

by Nikki Sullivan 


6.30pm–7.30pm 



Book Online 

Hallowed Ground: 

the Future of Reading 

Following on from last year’s 

booked out event on the Future 

of Libraries, Hallowed Ground 

returns with an evening of thoughtprovoking 

discussion on how 

Australians will be reading in 

the next 20 years. A panel of 

four professionals from different 

reading-related backgrounds will 

share their vision of the future of 

reading and how the act of reading 

is changing (and it’s much more 

than just eReaders and eBooks). 

Bring your own questions and 

opinions, as following the talk 

our panel will engage in a lively 

question and answer session. 


Library and Information Association 

(ALIA) Sydney 

A National Year of Reading event 


6.30pm–8.30pm 



The Library of 

Unwritten Stories 

This new writers’ group will be a 

chance for young writers to meet 

each other, explore the potential 

for collaborative projects and be 

mentored by industry professionals. 

Presented with the NSW Writers’ Centre 

For new writers aged 30 & under. 

Wednesdays 

5 September–31 October 

6pm–7pm 


Email info@nswwc.org.au for details 

Free for members 

Visit www.coslibrary.eventbrite.com to book online. 

Bookings are essential for IT courses and suggested for all 

other talks and workshops, as places are limited. 

All programs are free of charge unless otherwise stated. 

Life skills 

@ the Library 

Cancer Smart living 

健康防癌生活講座 

Cancer Council NSW in 

collaboration with the Sydney 

Chinese Services Interagency 

has organised a free education 

seminar on cancer smart living. 

Presented in Mandarin by Nancy 

Tam of Cancer Council NSW. 

新州癌症協會和悉尼華聯會聯合舉 

辦免費健康防癌生活教育講座。 

主講人是新州癌症協會Nancy 

Tam,普通話主講 

Thursday 2 August 八月二日星期四 

10am–11.30am 上午10時至11時半 

Haymarket Library 唐人街圖書館 


網上或電 8019 6477 訂位 

Craftyevenings: 

Knitting Yarns 

Learn to knit with experienced 

Knitting Instructor Melinda 

Chadwick or just come along for a 

‘yarn’ with some kindred knitters. 

Bring your own wool and needles. 

All levels welcome. 



6pm–8pm 

Green Square Library 


Crafternoons: Learn to Knit 

Learn from scratch or brush up 

your skills. All welcome! 

Hosted by the Inner City Group 

of the Knitters’ Guild, wool and 

needles supplied. 

For ages 16 and up. 

Saturday 9 June 

Saturday 14 July 

2pm–3.30pm 


Book online or call 8374 6230

Interact 

at the City of Sydney Library 

IT courses @ the Library 

The City of Sydney Library is pleased to offer a wide range of IT workshops. 

Bookings are essential for all IT courses, as places are limited. 

Book online at www.itcourses.eventbrite.com or call your nearest library branch. 

Customs House Library Surry Hills Library 

Level 2 Training Room Level 1 Training Room 

Telephone: 9242 8555 Telephone: 8374 6230 

Blogging for Beginners (NEW) 

A blog is an online journal--an interactive public tool for documenting or discussing 

any topic on the web. Learn how to set-up a free blog, customise your blog, and get 

started sharing your insight with the world! 

Monday 17 September 2pm–4pm Customs House Library 

Monday 24 September 10am–12pm Surry Hills Library 

eReaders and Tablets: A Hands-on Workshop (NEW) 

Thinking about buying an eReader or Tablet? Recently bought one and feeling stuck? In 

this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore some of the most popular eReaders and Tablets. 

Tuesday 25 September 5.30pm–7pm Surry Hills Library 

Wednesday 26 September 5.30pm–7.30pm Customs House Library 

Social Media Marketing 101 

Do you want to put Facebook, Twitter & blogs to work for your organisation? Learn how 

to develop a successful social media plan to promote awareness of your organisation, 

acquire a following and engage with clients. We’ll have a look at resources to build 

and integrate your Facebook, Twitter and blog presence as well as examples of best 

practices. This is an advanced course for adults with excellent computer skills and 

experience using social media. 

Wednesday 15 August 12pm–2pm Customs House Library 

Wednesday 19 September 5.30pm–7.30pm Customs House Library 

Facebook for Beginners 

Learn how to join and use Facebook, a popular social network used to communicate 

online. We’ll learn the basics of creating posts, uploading photos, and maintaining 

privacy settings. Good mouse, keyboard & computer skills, experience navigating the 

Internet and an email address required. 

Thursday 2 August 2012 10am–12pm Customs House Library 

Thursday 8 August 10am–12pm Surry Hills Library 

Tuesday 11 September 10am–12pm Surry Hills Library 

Thursday 13 September 10am–12pm Customs House Library 

Twitter for Beginners 

Learn how to join and use Twitter, a popular social media app to discover news and 

information. Learn to follow individuals or organisations, post a Tweet or retweet, 

and use @mentions and #hashtags. Good mouse, keyboard & computer skills, 

experience navigating the Internet, and an email address required. 

Thursday 2 August 2pm–4pm Customs House Library 

Monday 13 August 2pm–4pm Surry Hills Library 

Tuesday 11 September 2pm–4pm Surry Hills Library 

Thursday 13 September 2pm–4pm Customs House Library 

Intermediate Facebook & Twitter 

Do you already use Facebook & Twitter? Learn how to get the most out of Facebook 

& Twitter with an emphasis on security, privacy and safety. Previous experience and 

accounts with Facebook & Twitter required. 

Monday 17 September 10am–12pm Customs House Library 

Aug/Sept 2012



Introduction to Computers 

This course is designed for adults with no previous computer experience. Become 

familiar with computers and Microsoft Windows while mastering basic computer, 

mouse and keyboard skills in a supportive environment. 

Tuesday 7 August 10am–12pm Surry Hills Library 

Thursday 9 August 10am–12pm Customs House Library 



Internet Basics 

Learn to navigate and search the Internet! We will use Internet Explorer to navigate 

websites and use Google to become good online searchers. Basic mouse/keyboard 

skills and some experience using a computer are required. 

Tuesday 7 August 2pm–4pm Surry Hills Library 




Email Basics 

Keep in touch with email! We will create an email account and learn the basic skills 

for everyday emailing. Basic mouse/keyboard skills and some experience using a 

computer required. 


Tuesday 14 August 10am–12pm Surry Hills Library 



Word Basics 

Learn to use Microsoft Word 2007 to create documents, such as letters, memos, or 

stories. We will learn how to create and edit a document; use the Ribbon (Word 2007’s 

new way to use menus and toolbars); move text (with cut, copy & paste); and format 

text, a page and a document. Good mouse, keyboard and computer skills required. 

Tuesday 14 August 2pm–4pm Surry Hills Library 

Thursday 16 August 10am–12pm Customs House Library 



Excel Basics 

Learn to use Microsoft Excel 2007 to create spreadsheets—an easy way to 

create budgets, manage lists, or track data. We will learn how to create and edit a 

spreadsheet; use the Ribbon (Excel 2007’s new way to use menus and toolbars); 

enter and edit text & numbers; and manipulate columns, rows and cells. Good mouse, 

keyboard and computer skills required. 

Wednesday 1 August 12pm–2pm Customs House Library 

Monday 13 August 10am–12pm Surry Hills Library 



Open Computer Lab 

Are you a computer user but need a bit of help with a specific task? Have your 

software and online questions answered by the User Education Librarian. Time is 

limited to a 30-minute help session and 1-hour computer session. Computer skills and 

software knowledge are necessary. 

Wednesday 19 September 12pm–2pm Customs House Library

our library network 

cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/library 

Library locations 

Customs House 

31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay 

Monday - Friday 10am – 7pm 

Saturday, Sunday 11am – 4pm 

Tel: 9242 8555 

Glebe Library 

186 Glebe Point Road, Glebe Tel: 9298 3060 

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9am – 6pm 

Monday, Wednesday 9am – 7pm 

Saturday 10am – 4pm 

Sunday CLOSED 

Green Square Library and Customer Service Centre 

Tote Building, 100 Joynton Ave, Zetland Tel: 9288 5010 

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10am – 6pm 

Thursday 10am – 9pm 


Sunday CLOSED 

Haymarket Library 

744 George Street, Sydney Tel: 8019 6477 

Monday – Friday 8.30am – 6pm 


Sunday CLOSED 

Kings Cross Library 

Level 1, 50–52 Darlinghurst Rd, Kings Cross Tel: 9246 4530 

Monday, Tuesday 10am – 7pm 

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10am – 6pm 


Sunday 11am – 4pm 


8–10 Brown Street, Newtown Tel: 8512 4250 

Monday, Wednesday 10am – 7pm 

Tuesday 10am – 6pm 

Thursday, Friday 10am – 5pm 



405 Crown Street, Surry Hills Tel: 8374 6230 

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10am – 6pm 

Tuesday 10am – 8pm 

Thursday 10am – 10.30pm 


Town Hall Library Link 

Level 1, 456 Kent Street, Sydney 

Monday – Friday 8am – 6pm 

Saturday, Sunday CLOSED 

Ultimo Library 

Level 1, 40 William Henry Street, Ultimo Tel: 9298 3110 

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10am – 6pm 

Wednesday 10am – 7pm 

Saturday, Sunday 12pm – 4pm 

Waterloo Library 

770 Elizabeth Street, Waterloo Tel: 9288 5688 

Monday – Thursday 10am – 6pm 

Friday 10am – 5pm 


Sunday CLOSED 

Enquiries, bookings and comments can be directed to 

library@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au 

Please note that opinions expressed during events hosted 

by the Library are those of the author or performer and are 

not representative of the City of Sydney.

August/ September 2012 - City of Sydney

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