News and Events

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New Additions!!! Proving to be the most popular Library purchase in years, at least with those aged under five - four gorgeous pink, and two beautiful blue trolleys are ready for children to put their little library books in, and proudly push to the loans desk...

These are a few of my
favourite things!

Calling all collectors and hobby enthusiasts!

Unusual objects, strange items, rare things, collectables, special interests, hobbies . . . Would you like to show your favourite things to the world?  Anything, from Abba collectables to hand-knitted zoo animals, can be  displayed in our secure cabinet. (Maximum size 40cm high x 30cm wide) more>>>

Past displays have included Anzac memorabilia, glass jewellery, parchment craft, china painting, origami, special effects “body parts”, historical military figures and an enormously popular Dr Who collection.

Don’t be shy! Contact Jill or Renata on 9279 2966 for more information. 

Broadband for Seniors

Broadband for Seniors aims to provide  senior Australians with free access to computers, the internet and individual workshop training.

Learn new skills, stay in contact with family and friends and meet new people.

Bookings and training sessions 

available at Bassendean Library:

Enquiries and bookings:
9279 2966

Get Reading! is Australia’s largest annual celebration of books and reading. In 2011 Get Reading! runs from 24 August to 30 September, and encourages all Australians to pick up a book, put up their feet and get reading

New Magazines! Ready for you to reserve

Scoop  A guide to lifestyle activities and products in Western Australia. Green  Australia`s leading architecture magazine focused on inspiring sustainable house and garden designs. Frankie  Australian magazine aimed at women (and men) looking for a magazine that’s as smart, funny, sarcastic, friendly, cute, rude, arty, curious and caring as they are.   Belle  Australian leading design, architecture and fashionable living magazine.

Popular Mechanics   American magazine (first published January 11, 1902) features regular sections on automotive, home, outdoors, science and technology topics. Australian Hair & Beauty  All Australian concepts with focused articles on the latest hair and beauty fashion designed for the Australian seasons. Inside Out  Showcases and celebrates the best new design and interiors from around the world. This special edition also covers Inside Out’s take on the highlights from the Milan International Furniture Fair. Studio Brides  The latest in bridal fashions.

Exciting information!

You already know that you can borrow a combination of 15 items for 3 weeks -
10 books (magazines/talking books/jigsaws/videos).
From the 1st March 2011 you can borrow
4 DVDs and 3 CDs

Congratulations!

Mr Allan Caddy, Manager of Bassendean Library and Information Services receives a Premier’s Australia Day Active Citizenship Award at the Town of Bassendean’s Australia Day Celebrations at Ashfield Reserve.

Town of Bassendean Mayor Gangell presenting Mr Caddy with the award

Australian Collections
Search the ever growing collection of records covering colonial Australia, collections from around the world, and UK Birth, Marriage, Death, and census records.
A Learning Centre is available to help you with all aspects of your family history, including the meaning and origin of your surname.

Recycle Centre

In the Library foyer.  Nestling comfortably with our battery and cartridges recycling containers  we proudly present the Recycling Station!  You can deposit spectacles, mobile phones and fluorescent lights
(but not fluorescent tubes please - take them to the Town of Bassendean Customer Service Centre).

Broadband for Seniors

Broadband for Seniors aims to provide  senior Australians with free access to computers, the internet and individual workshop training.

Learn new skills, stay in contact with family and friends and meet new people.

Bookings and training sessions 

available at Bassendean Library:

Enquiries and bookings:
9279 2966

Top 4 is our Special Interest Service which alerts you to the arrival of new items in our library within your four favourite interest areas.

You can nominate:   authors-genre-subjects-movies.
For example:

Knitting-Gardening-John Grisham-The Wire

or

Colombo-Harlan Coben-John Irving-True Crime

All you need is an email account and a password to ‘My Account’.

To set up: 
1. Login to ‘My Account’. 
2. Click on Top 4 Button.
3. Fill in the form and Save (Instructions provided).

You will receive weekly or monthly Email Report notification when new items in your four favourite interest areas arrive in the Library.

You can then log in to ’My Account’ to view the list and reserve any items you would like.

Happy Birthday!

The Bassendean railway station turned 100 years old on the 30th April, 2010. A display of the history of the station is in the Library until the end of May.

Old Perth Road and Guildford Road junction, 21 November 1941. View of the western end of Old Perth Road looking towards the railway station and showing advertising billboards (Images: Bassendean Memorial Library Local Studies Collection.)

Competitions for children

Available throughout the year. Entry forms and information for competitions and workshops for children, including Write Now! Writing Workshop, The Tim Winton Award for Young Writers, the Shaun Tan Award for Young Artists, Katharine Susannah Prichard writers’ centre Speculative Fiction Awards, Write-a-Book-in-a-Day, Write-a-Rama and the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Make Your Own Story Book.

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School Holiday Adventures!

Renata, Patrizia and Vivianne at Bassendean Shopping Village, April 12 - 16, 2010. Renata was promoting the Better Beginnings Family Literacy program at the Bassendean Library. The display generated a lot of interest with many Better Beginnings bags taken by the village customers.   The bags are available from the Library for families with newborn babies.

Our Page in History

The Library hosted the first “Our Page in History”(OPIH) computer booth. The OPIH booth contains a computer, an internet connection and a scanner. The booth and its equipment provides an opportunity for individuals, organisations, schools, community groups and families to record their memories online, to store photos online, and scan and store documents.

You can access www.ourpageinhistory.org and use the promotional code BASSLIB to register.

The Library is holding an introduction and training day for anyone interested in aspects of the OPIH. Melissa Tenser will be available at the booth from 10:30am until 3.00pm on Wednesday 14th April. Tea, coffee. scones, jam and cream will be provided during the day. Make a note and drop in!

These are a few of my favourite things!

Unusual objects, strange items, rare things, collectables, special interests, hobbies . . .

Would you like to show your favourite things to the world?  Anything, from Abba collectables to hand-knitted zoo animals, can be  displayed in our secure cabinet. (Maximum size 40cm high x 30cm wide)

Past displays have included Anzac memorabilia, glass jewellery, parchment craft and special effects “body parts”.

Don’t be shy! Contact Jill, Renata or Marie on 9279 2966 for more information

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Increase in loan period and number of items

From 1 March 2011 the loan period has been extended to three weeks and the number of items that can be borrowed has increased to 15.

Maximum limits on the different types of material are as below:

• 10 books (this includes talking books,magazines and videos)
• 10 videos
• 4 DVD's
• 3 music CD's and CD ROM's
• 10 jigsaw puzzles

Better Beginnings - Family Literacy Program now available in Bassendean

This exciting program, developed and coordinated by State Library of WA in conjunction with the local councils and sponsored by Rio Tinto, promotes to all parents the importance of reading, rhyming and talking to your baby. The program tries to reach every family with a new baby in our community by delivering a specially designed Parent Toolkit containing a quality children’s board book and materials to stimulate reading activities and promote importance of early literacy to new parents. Parent Toolkits are distributed by the local Infant Child Care Centre and are also available at the library. For more information call Bassendean Memorial Library on 9279 2966 or visit the website http://www.better-beginnings.com.au/

Recycling at Bassendean Library

You can drop off your unwanted mobile phone, empty printer cartridges and old dry cell batteries at the library for environmentally friendly disposal.

Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre

The Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre (Ebsco) database is now available for all WA library users. This is a full text content from Australasian and International magazines, newspapers, news wires, reference books and company information. Click here, or click on the Ebsco database icon on the main toolbar or go to Links/Databases, click on Databases and select A/NZ. To log in, you will need to enter your library card barcode.

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Novelist (Ebsco)

Great resource if you’re looking for something to read, this fiction database provides subject heading access to books,  links to  reviews,  Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, Book Talks and more. Click here to find the Ebsco page, or on Links and Databases, select Novelist and enter your library barcode at a login.

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This page last updated : Wednesday, 8 February, 2012

Events

Upcoming Events

Events - same time, same place, every year

Story time

- for pre-schoolers, every Thursday and Friday 10.30-11.30 during school terms. Stories followed by simple craft. No need to book, just drop in.

Children’s Book Week

- celebrated each year in late August, author’s visits, storytelling and art competition for primary school kids.

Halloween

- usually last day of October, very scary... Includes writing competition for primary school kids.

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