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Encyclopaedia Britannica halts print publication after 244 years

The Encyclopaedia Britannica, which has been in continuous print since it was first published in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1768, will end publication of its printed editions and continue with digital versions available online. The company said it will keep selling print editions until the current stock of around 4000 sets ran out.

The Library will be closed Wednesday 25 April for Anzac Day

Mixed media illustrations by Bassendean resident Andie Noon8 - 31 March 2012

Recycle Centre
Battery and CFL Recycling

Thank you for taking part in the EMRC Recycling Program. The total collection weights from January to 17th of November 2011 are: The Town of Bassendean Administration Building: 81.2kg batteries and 7.3kg CFL (fluorescent lights). The Library collected 344.7kg batteries and 34.1kg CFL.

Rhymetime Wednesday mornings at 11.00am during school term.

Songs and rhymes for babies up
to 18 months old.

Storytime Thursday and Friday
Mornings 10.30am-11.30am.
These are informal gatherings with stories, songs and rhymes, and a
simple craft activity. The sessions are aimed at two to four year olds.

Come along! No booking required

Rhymetime resumes Wednesday
15th February, 2012
Storytime resumes Thursday
9th February, 2012

Old school inspiration for local designer. Local resident and artist Dee George has branched out into a new field with the creation of her first jewellery label called Dabble. Dee has always had a fascination with old school board games and that has sparked the inspiration for her unique vintage wooden Scrabble pieces.   Dabble jewellery is on display in the Library 1-29 February

My name is Marisa Rocca and I collect figures. I have around 60. I have been collecting since I was 8. Marisa’s collection of figures is on display in The Library until the end of February.

New Magazines! Ready for you to reserve

   Valentine’s Day and
 

We will be giving away chocolate hearts with loans ALL DAY, and to further the Love, you can enter our ‘I’d Love to tell you what I Love! competition. Click here for an entry form.

Pick up a book and be ready for The Amazing Read these holidays with the Summer Reading Club, a free holiday program packed full of activities, games, stories and prizes! Registration forms are available at the Library and online at www.summerreadingclub.org.au

Which is your  favourite?

2012 is the National Year of Reading and we’re looking for eight books, one for each state and territory, which altogether describe the Australian experience.

Vote (at the Library, a book shop or online at www.abc.net.au/yearofreading) for the book you think should represent Western Australia.

Closing date for voting is Friday 6 January 2012.
Find out more by visiting www.love2read.org.au

My Place by Sally Morgan
Newspaper of Claremont Street by Elizabeth Jolley
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Jandamarra by Howard  Pederson & Banjo Woorunmurra
Cloudstreet by Tim Winton
True Country by Kim Scott

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

Maree Wrack is author of the book, Champagne Life on a Beer Budget

Maree will be presenting ‘Discover your unique shopping personalityand how you can save thousands!’

Wednesday February 1st 2012 at the Library, 6.30pm-7.30pm with refreshments to follow.

Bookings are essential

Please contact the Library 9279 2966, or email baslib@bassendean.wa.gov.au

Entries are open from 3 December 2011 to 1 February 2012. For more information, see the entry form.

The Awards celebrate the contribution of Australian literature and history to the nation's cultural and intellectual life.

In 2012 there are six awards:

• adult fiction
• poetry
• non-fiction
• young adult fiction
• children’s fiction
• Australian history.

The winner of each award will receive $80,000 tax-free and the shortlisted entries in each category receive $5000 tax-free.

Have seeds - will travel An exhibition of cyanotype and lumen camera-less prints by JennieNewman. Thursday 15th December to Wednesday 25th January, 2012.

A collector’s dream! Yvonne Vukinovac’s very collectable vintage tins and memorabilia. On display until Wednesday 25th January.

Thank you for taking part in the EMRC Battery Recycling Program.
The Town of Bassendean Admin Building collected a total of 29.4kg, and the Library collected 53.2kg of batteries in the January -April 2011 period. Recycling these batteries helps protect the local environment from heavy metals like zinc, lead, and manganese. Elements from the spent batteries are re-used: Zinc - re-used as galvanising (eg streetlights); Manganese - new batteries and steel alloys; Steel - new steel products (eg rainwater tanks).

Expressions of Interest for the History Review
Steering Group

The Town of Bassendean seeks expressions of interest from members of the Bassendean Community to serve on the History Review Steering Group.

The Steering Group will oversee a project to review and capture the past 40 years of Bassendean history.

This will include scoping the project, selecting a researcher, overseeing progress and co-ordinating publication of the research.

The position is voluntary

Further information from the Manager Library & Information Services - phone 92792966 or email to baslib@bassendean.wa.gov.au

Expressions of Interest close on Friday 17th December 2011 at 5.00pm and should be sent to:

Bob Jarvis
Chief Executive Officer
Town of Bassendean
PO Box 87
Bassendean WA 6934

Rose Purkiss (painter)

Rose is a local artist whom has lived most of her adult life within the Town of Bassendean. Having studied and developed her artistic skills over numerous years, she has matured, using oils, acrylics and pastels as her preferred medium. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, which limits her ability to communicate, painting has provided Rose with an alternative format for expression. “Personalism” is Rose’s chosen ‘ism’– to emphasise the right of the human being, his social, political and intellectual characteristics. She reflects this attitude in her arts and in life.Rose’s artwork will be displayed in the Library from 14-30 November

The Bassendean Patchers
Unique and unusual works ofthe Patchers will be on display until the end of November.

The fish kite making workshop on the 8th October was a great success, with 15 children creating colourful kites. Thank you Sean, Grisha, Lola Rose, Blake, Emily, Zoe, Nina, Abigail, Helena, Zara, the Montegues, Madison, and the mothers who helped with cutting and pasting. The finished kites will be on display at the BOOM Festival, Bassendean, November 27th 2011.

Can you help?

Can you identify anyone in this photograph? Local Studies Librarian Janet Megarrity would like your help with this and other  photographs in the collection. Contact Janet Monday-Thursday 9.00am - 3.00pm. 9279 2966

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Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day in Australia is annually observed on November 11although it is not a public holiday. This event remembers those who died as a result of war, particularly from World War I onwards.

The Library is holding a workshop for kids aged eight or older to make fish shaped kites. There are 15 places available for the kite making activity .  This being held on Saturday  morning from 9.00am to noon on 8th October.

We will provide the materials but participants will need to bring a glue stick - to finish the fish scales. The finished kites will be put on display at the BOOM Festival, Bassendean on November 27th this year.
You do have to book, there are only 15 places and you need to be over the age of eight.

Book at the Library,  phone 9279 2966 or email: baslib@bassendean.wa.gov.au


Two Julies
Julie Hein
We have an exhibition
of Julie Hein’s beautiful artwork -hand-painted images onwood and boxes made
from original etchings.

Julie Johnson’s hobby is hand weaving on her table loom. Julie has been weaving since her schooldays. Since retiring, she has woven many beautiful creations, including these shoulder bags on display

From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken: The crownless again shall be king. J R R Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings miniatures and maps, super detailed, intricately decorated, and sculpted featuring computer scanned likeness of the trilogies' stars. From the collection of Janet, Bassendean resident. On

Where Were You Born? We invited Library patrons to write their first name, the town, and the country where they were born. So many people responded that we have made a Where were you born? wall. There is a map of the world with red spots on the many countries in which our Library members were born.

Children’s BookWeek
20 - 26 August 2011
and this year ’s theme is
One World, Many Stories.

The Library always celebrates Children’s Book Week with special activities andcompetitions.

This year there will be a creative page competition called This Is My Backyard! for Pre-Primary to Year 2 children, and a Where in the World? writing competition for Years 3 - 7.

Competition sheets will be available at school libraries
as well as the Bassendean Library front counter from
July 4. There will be the usual terrific prizes chosen from the CBWBook of the Year Shortlist 2011, and the winning entries will be on the Library website and in the Word newsletter

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• Bassendean resident Lisa Curl-Burnett creates unique pieces, including hats, fascinators, hair accessories, aprons, brooches and bags, different to the mainstream and cliché.
  Lisa picked up many ideas living in London and Sydney.
  A sampler of Lisa’s creations are on display until July 11.

•  On Display 4 - 18 July
  Brenda Henderson has worked with many different forms of art, including pen and wash, watercolour, printmaking, drawing, oil painting and acrylics. She has held several solo exhibitions, displaying her own clay shapes, with china painting and glass. In more recent times Brenda has been exhibiting as part of the 'Five Contemporary On-Glaze Artists' at the Guildford Village Potters Gallery. A selection of Brenda’s work will be on display 4 - 18 July.
  

Australian Hearing is conducting hearing screenings for seniors in meeting room 1 in the Library building Tuesday 14th June 2011, 10.00am to 12.00noon. There are only 10 sessions available and Booking is essential. Please enquire at the Library or phone 9279 2966

Out with the
Old - in with the New
A
GREYT
Opportunity

If you are a resident of the Town of Bassendean, you are eligible to
receive A NEW SHOWER HEAD.

Yes! Simply remove Your existing shower head, bring it to the Library and exchange it for a 3 star sparkling new one.

As you step through the Library entrance, you may notice out of the corner of your eye frogs and kangaroo paws decorating the wall.  Developed by the Water Corporation and Department of Water, with support from the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives has been developed to for local governments to support behavioural changes in the community by encouraging the use of products and services designed to maximise efficient water usage.  And all you have to do is help yourself to the Creating Waterwise Gardens leaflets, guides to good DIY garden watering, soil improvement ideas, and beautiful Kangaroo Paw seed packs.

Celebrating Library and Information Week (23 –29 May), the Bassendean Library proudly offers the usual services, with the emphasis on Classics and Contemporary.

Travel through time with H G Wells, fall in love with Jane Austen, go on the road with Jack Kerouac, discover hidden depths with Jules Verne and Herman Melville - then tell your friends with All a twitter : a personal and professional guide to social networking with Twitter, and iPhone : the missing manual

Thank you to all the children who entered the Library’s Easter “competitions”. 

All 50 entrants received an Easter egg prize.

What is a pysanka?

Find out when you pick up your Easter colouring-in competition sheets at the Library. There are egg prizes for children who bring their completed entries to the Library counter. Easter crafts, activities and cooking books are on display and are available for loan.

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Get Reading! is Australia's largest annual celebration of books and reading, and is be launched on 25 August.

Previously called Books Alive, Get Reading! runs until 30 September and encourages us all to GET LOST, GET FRESH, GET HOOKED, GET REAL and GET COMFY with a book.

Pick up a copy of the free Get Reading! guide from the Library counter from 25 August, 2010.

Get Reading! is an Australian Government initiative developed through the Australian Council for the Arts

Forget the Cupcake!

Here’s a delicious alternative!

“Gateau de semoule de ma mere”,or, Mum’s Semolina Cake.Yummm! Based on the recipe from “et voila! French pastries from Choux Café” by Emmaneul Mollois, available at the Library, a truly deliciously inspirational book of crèmes, choux, brioches, croissants, meringues, tarts, and gateaus…

Ingredients:

9 tablespoons wheat semolina
1 litre full cream milk
1 pinch cinnamon
2 tablespoons caster sugar
1 1/2 vanilla beans
4 eggs
3 tablespoons sugar
Water

Method:

Preheat oven to 180oC. Combine semolina, milk, cinnamon and caster sugar in a saucepan. Slice the vanilla beans lengthwise and scrape out the seeds into the saucepan. Cook over high heat for 8-10 minutes, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Remove from heat and add the eggs one by one, mixing well each time. In another saucepan, cook the sugar and water over medium heat until it turns a caramel colour. Pour it into a 22cm diameter cake tin, covering the sides and the bottom. Pour the semolina mixture into the cake tin and cook for 30-40 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let it cool for about 10 minutes before turning out. Serve warm.

Emmanuel says “This is a basic recipe - you have to make it with your gut feeling; you have to judge if it needs more or less of something.”!

International Women’s Day has been observed since the early 1900s. Annually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate achievements - rich and diverse activities ranging from political rallies to fashion parades connect women from all around the world. (from: www.internationalwomensday.com

The Bassendean Library is commemorating the International Women’s Day Centenary with a display highlighting six women associated with West Guildford/Bassendean: Jane Dodds, Daisy Bates, May Holman, Martha Addenbrooke, Senator Pat Giles, and Lady Margaret Forrest.

February 14th is Valentine’s day - also known as Library Lovers Day -and the Library will be filled with hearts, flowers and all things romantic.
Blind dates and Romantic adventures
And to whet your romantic appetite, there will be beautifully wrapped books and DVDs available for loan - with a special surprise...

Fall in love with.....

How do I love thee? Let me count
the ways.
Free internet access.
A place to read the daily newspaper.
Telephone books for the whole
of Australia.
Colour photocopier.
Bus and train timetables.
A noticeboard to advertise my lost pet
or items for sale.
Comics to read.
Somewhere to do word processing for
my job application.
A DVD to watch over the weekend.
A CD to listen to in the car while
driving to work.
A paper-back to read for the train trip.
A book to read any time.
Info to help the kids with their homework.
Somewhere to send a fax.

Fall in love with
Your Library

A special day deserves a
special treat!

Monday 14th February from 11.15am

The Library will resonate with the sounds of wondrous love poems and letters being read by Alda Benz-Sterle, writer and poet (and Bassendean Library patron). Alda will be taking her inspiration from the passionate words from poets historical and contemporary.
Feel the love!

And on the subject of Valentine’s and  Library Lovers Day

Nora Roberts is the author of over 209 romance novels. Her first book Irish Thoroughbred was published in 1981.

An extensive selection of Nora Roberts books are available for loan at the Bassendean Library and are on special display until the end of February.

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A GREYT OPPORTUNITY!

The coming summer looks as if it will be a long dry spell.
Water is a limited and valuable resource and everyone is encouraged to keep consumption under control and to get the best possible return for each litre of water consumed.
The Library has two new opportunities available to help you with the effort of being responsible and water aware this summer.

Shower timers
Keeping our time in the shower to a minimum – whilst getting refreshed and keeping clean- is a very positive way of cutting down on water usage.  The Library has 50 shower timers available.

Water Saving Buckets
A great idea for capturing and reusing water that would otherwise be wasted is the water saving bucket.
Many people use a standard plastic bucket to catch water in the shower for reuse .
The Library has available water saving buckets with a twist - literally! Slightly twisted folding plastic buckets that store flat when not in use.
These 11 litre buckets can be used in the shower, in the sink (when washing fruit or vegetables for example) and in other situations that generate opportunities to capture a bit of water that can be put to other uses - like keeping a treasured garden area going in summer.

Here’s the catch
If you would like to get a shower timer - or a folding storage bucket - you have to earn it!.  Yep, we want you to write down what benefit you or your family would get if you have one of these items.

Send your entries to the Library at 46 Old Perth Road – or drop them off .
Address your entry to the GREYT OPPORTUNITY c/- Library .
We will be taking entries until midday on Friday
December 24th and contacting successful entrants in January 2011.

Dive into reading!

The Premier’s Summer
Reading Challenge 2010/2011

Children are encouraged to dive into reading during the summer holidays with the Premier’s Summer Reading Challenge. The Challenge is open to

children from Kindergarten to Year 7 and will run from 1 December 2010 to 7 February 2011.

This is a great way to develop your children’s reading and literacy skills and prepare them for the new school year. Children in Kindergarten to Year 3 are challenged to read for 10 hours – which is less than 10 minutes each day. Children from Year 4 to Year 7 are challenged to read for 15 hours – less than 15 minutes a day.

Every child who completes the Challenge will receive a certificate from the Premier.

There are also great incentives and prizes to be won to keep your children motivated throughout the Challenge, including:

• a family holiday to Broome, valued at $6,000 from QBE Insurance
• books from Fremantle Press
• merchandise from Disney's Tangeld © Disney, Itty Bitty book lights and iPod shuffles.

Print an entry form/reading log from the website: www.det.wa.edu/readingchallenge

Happy reading!

• a family holiday to Broome, valued at $6,000 from QBE Insurance
• books from Fremantle Press
• merchandise from Disney's Tangeld © Disney, Itty Bitty book lights and iPod shuffles.

Print an entry form/reading log from the website: www.det.wa.edu/readingchallenge

Happy reading!

This is the scariest Summer Reading Club ever! It is now time to celebrate everything that goes bump in the night.

The official website has now been launched. Check it out... if you dare!

www.summerreadingclub.org.au

The Summer Reading Club will be held from December 2010 to February 2011 in libraries across Australia.  There will be heaps of gruesome books and movies available for loan at the Bassendean Library.   Enjoy!

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A GREYT OPPORTUNITY!

The coming summer looks as if it will be a long dry spell.

Water is a limited and valuable resource
and everyone is encouraged to keep consumption under control and to get the best possible return for each litre of water consumed.

The Library has two new opportunities available to help you with the effort of being responsible and water aware this summer.

The Library
will be closed
Wednesday
26th January
for Australia Day

At last!
The SMS service that
you’ve been waiting for!

The Bassendean Library will notify
you via an SMS when your reservation
is ready to be collected.
Just ask for the SMS service when you’re next at the Library, or phone 9279 2966 to register your mobile phone number.

Sing and dance your waythrough Christmas and the New Year! 

Look for The Musicals-DVDs and videos in the DVD section in the Library.

Christmas Decoration Workshop
Decorate your home for Christmas
the old-fashioned way.

Make traditional paper chains from recycled materials and colourful potato print Christmas wrapping paper.

Easy, effective and lots of fun!

One workshop only.

For children (4 years+) and parents.
Tuesday 7th December 10.00am -12.00noon.
Library Meeting Room 2.
Cost: $2 per child, accompanying
adults FREE.

Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult.

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Big Book Club

The Sunday Times Big Book Club is a state-wide program aimed at  promoting  the love of reading, supporting emerging and established Western Australian and Australian authors while giving all libraries across the state access to authors and a chance to host literary event. There is a new title to read each month, so drop in to the library to check it out! For more information, including date and venues for touring authors, visit http://www.thebigbookclub.com.au/index.php 

Wear Your Poppy
With Pride’

27 images from Remembrance Days
1977 - 2008
by
Bassendean photographer Steve Perkins

On display from
11th November 2010

Extraordinarily Gruesome A most macabre school holiday activity! Healthy children turning into zombies with the most unsightly wounds. The wonderfully different workshops with Kate Anderson, SFX make-up artist were a great success.

Blast Off! There’s a rocket ship in the Junior area! And box of pictures of planets, moons and stars to paste onto the rocket. Just for fun

Junior Competition

The Young Collectors Backyard Bugs competition entries are on display in the Young Adult area of the Library.

39 colourful entries were received, and it was extremely difficult to choose just two winners.

The winners are:

Hunter J Murphy-Walker
Zoe Ogilvie.

Hunter and Zoe will each receive certificates and a Backyard Bugs coin set donated by The Perth Mint.

Remembrance Day 11 November 2010.   Practicum student Rachel Lev has created a comprehensive display of books and information about Remembrance Day.  The books are available for loan. On display now

Photography Exhibition
MONGOLIA
Surviving the Winter

Based in Perth, Western Australia,
Richard Wainwright has been a professional photographer for over 10 years working in photojournalism and press photography for newspapers and aid agencies.

Under the streets of Ulaan Baatar in Mongolia, the coldest capital city in the world, many children struggle to survive the bitter winter where temperatures reach -40C. Mongolia - Surviving the Winter documents the lives of Munkbat and Altangeret, both 15, who have been forced to live down a manhole in the Unur district of Ulaan Baatar for over three years, having fled broken homes.

20 October - 8 November, 2010

To see more of Richard’s photographs Click here >>>

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Contemporary Onglaze Artists”  

Scare yourself! Scare others!
Finish the poem!

Hand it in to the Bassendean Library before Wednesday October 27th.
All entries win a prize.

      The night was dark and stormy.
     There was a knock upon my door
   ………………………………………………………………
   ………………………………………………………………
   ………………………………………………………………
   ………………………………………………………………

(Write as many lines as you want to…)  Don’t forget your name and telephone number.
Click here to print the entry form

Mostly Ghostly

There has been a terrorific response to the Halloween poem competition with lots of frightening poems... Keep them coming!
The Box of Doom has your prize!

Unusual treasures

What do the following objects have in common?

Cameo cufflinks depicting Richard Wagner and his wife, jewellers’ scales from the 1860s, a jewel box and an ivory paperweight from the 1870s, boutonnieres, fans, and a perfume bottle from the 1920s. 

The answer is that they form part of a Bassendean Library patron’s collection, and they are on Display in the Library for a limited time.

Your assistance is requested to help identify people and places in photographs.

A number of photographs from the Local Studies Collection is on display until Thursday 30th September.

Come along and see if you recognise anyone, or have an idea about where it could be, or what it was about

There is no Storytime
during the school holidays.
Storytime resumes
Thursday 14th October, 2010
Friday 15th October, 2010
and Saturday Storytime
resumes 23rd October, 2010

WednesdayRhymetime
                                  There is no Rhymetime
                                during the
                                     school holidays.
                                   Rhymetime
                                    resumes 11.00am
Wednesday 13th October, 201

Activities and Competitions

Word search activities and colouring-in sheets depicting the Backyard Bugs coins will be available during the school holidays.

The colouring-in sheets are the competitions, and will be judged in two age groups - pre-primary to Year 4, and Years 5-9.

This is a fantastic opportunity to win one of two Young Collectors Backyard Bug Albums donated by The Perth Mint as prizes.

Collect your activity sheets and  colouring-in competitions at the Library.

The Bassendean Memorial Library is holding an information evening on the Our Page in History booth.

The kiosk is a public internet booth located in the Library that is available to anyone who  wants to record their own history, their family  history, an organisation’s history, or in fact,  any history material.

Organisations, schools, community groups, sport  groups and families are invited to a free introduction to the booth and the OPIH site.  Bronwyn and Melissa, from the State Library of WA Foundation, will be presenting the “what to do, the how to and the why to do”. This evening on the  OPIH booth is on Monday the 18th October, 2010 starting at 7.00pm and going for about an hour.

The Library will be hosting the evening and providing  refreshments. There is free parking in the underground  car park.

Just give the Library a call on 9279 2966 to let us  know how many might be coming so that we can  arrange the catering.

Photography Exhibition

Bassendean resident and photographer, April Ward, will be having an exhibition of her work entitled ‘Public Places, Private Lives’. It will be on display in the Library from Monday 4 October to Friday 15 October. 

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In 2008, The Perth Mint unveiled Young Collectors - an innovative coin program exclusively designed and packaged for children aged between 7 and 14 years of age. Young Collectors is a fun and educational way to inspire children’s interest in coin collecting – one of the world’s most popular hobbies.

The Perth Mint’s Young Collectors
website www.youngcollectors.com.au is themed to display the new 2010 Backyard Bugs $1 Coins.

The nine coin designs depict an array of backyard bugs, including a Birdwing Butterfly, Blowfly, Bull Ant, Cicada, Dragonfly, Grasshopper, Ladybird, Praying Mantis, and Redback Spider.

Going Dutch

“There are a very pleasing number of remaining windmills in the Netherlands - the number is about 1150 and rising, in that the Dutch only count complete workable mills, and in the past 10  years especially many extensive rebuilds have occurred to add to this number.” 
A private collection of 11 beautifully crafted and detailed miniature windmills and Amsterdam canal houses. On display now.

Extraordinarily
Gruesome

School Holiday
Workshops!
Theatre Makeup
with Kate Anderson

See how special effects makeup is created.  Want to look like a zombie?
Make your own horrible wound!

NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED
(child or parent)

ONLY 2 FREE workshops
Limit of 10 children per workshop.
Children must be 10 years or older.

Tuesday 28 September 10.00 - 11.00am
Tuesday 5 October 10.00 - 11.00am
Library Meeting Room 2

Children’s Book Week
21- 27 August 2010

Avoid the rush!
Children’s Book Week
Competitions

Available from the Library

Lots of fun and prizes galore

Children’s Book Week
21- 27 August 2010

This year the Bassendean Library
had two competitions based on
the story of “The Billy Goats Gruff”. One competition, for pre-primary to Year 2, involved drawing or pasting a picture of “what is under the bridge?”.

The second competition, for Years 3 - 7, was to complete the story of “what is over the bridge”.

The 114 entries are on display until Friday 10th September.

The competition winners are:-

Each winner receives a beautiful prize pack which includes a Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards shortlisted book.

The Library is also hosting 18 storytelling and  author/illustrator sessions at Bassendean,  Ashfield, Anzac Terrace, Eden Hill and  St Michael’s Primary Schools and Casa Mia Community School.

Prizes have been presented to the winners at their schools.

Nothing but the best for Dad!
In keeping with the Historical Military Figures Society models display is a selection of popular historical books, available for loan.
And as a special treat for Dad, why not surprise him with a “Dad’s Bag” loan pack, which includes a book, a DVD and a magazine.

Not to be missed!

The Historical Military Figures Society (WA) have generously loaned the Bassendean Library some of their amazing models for display. This amazing display of historical figures is only for two weeks, finishing Saturday 4th September.

WA Local Government Week includes banners displayed in St Georges Terrace and Adelaide Terrace.  This exhibition allows communities and regions throughout Western Australia to present themselves to the thousands of people travelling along these routes.  This year local artist Jill Ruse and clients from the Adult Day Centre based in Ashfield created and painted a banner depicting Bassendean as a safe, friendly and well maintained environment.
Images and information are on display in the Library until the 16th August, 2010

“Across the Story Bridge”

The 2010 Children’s Book Week competitions are available at the Library entrance. The competition closes August 13th.

Thanks Dad PhotoVoice Competition

It is time again for the Thanks Dad PhotoVoice competition! The competition aims to increase the profile of fathers and father figures in the community.

The Competition is coordinated by the Bayswater Bassendean Early Years Group to highlight the positive impact fathers and father figures including stepfathers, grandfathers, uncles and sport coaches have on children. 

Entry forms are available at the Library.  Entries close on the 20 August, 2010

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Paint for Pleasure

Watercolour paintings by Kevin Comber, emerging artist. Kevin attended the
“Paint a Favourite” leisure course held at the Library. On display until the end of July, 2010

Dr Who

Lovers of the good Doctor
can Tardis up to the Library to see an incredible collection
of Dr Who memorabilia.
On loan for a limited time from Library patron and local resident Lauchlan Foley

Saturday Morning
Storytime
is on 26th June
There is no Storytime
during the school holidays.
Storytime resumes
Thursday 22nd July
and Saturday Storytime
resumes 31st July


Wednesday Rhymetime
There is no Rhymetime
during the
school holidays.
Rhymetime
  resumes 11.00am Wednesday 21st July, 2010

Super School Holiday Activities

Super Competition! Come and see Super Stick Man and make a better Superhero  (It won’t be hard!).  Entry details at the Library. Great prizes, and all entries will go on display and be on this website.
Entries close Friday 23 July, 2010. Enquiries 9279 2966 also School holiday activity sheets available from Friday 2nd July, 2010

NAIDOC Week
4-11July 2010

The Library is celebrating National NAIDOC Week 2010 with a display of posters and images from NAIDOC Weeks past and present.  2010 National NAIDOC Poster
Artist: Sheree Blackley
Title of work: Unsung Heroes - Leading Through Example
Description of work: The artwork depicts an Aboriginal mother who is an 'unsung hero' leading her children through example, showing that actions can speak louder than words. The dot work illustrates nurturing and teaching from birth, always guiding our children towards 'closing the gap', towards 'success' for those who choose to stay on the path.

http://www.naidoc.org.au/naidocPoster/2010_Poster.aspx

Bassendean Memorial Library's 

Annual History Lecture

This year's Annual History Lecture, 'May Holman - Person and Politicians' will take place on Wednesday 23 June 2010 at 7.30pm in the Meeting Room at the Bassendean Memorial Library. Janet Megarrity, Local Studies Librarian at the Bassendean Memorial Library, will present the illustrated Annual History Lecture about an inspiring local resident and state politician Ms May Holman, based on material within the Local Studies Collection.  The lecture will conclude at 9.00pm and this will be followed by refreshments. 
RSVPs are essential as seating is restricted to 45 attendees. 

To reserve you seat email: baslib@bassendean.wa.gov.au or phone 9279 2966.

From Wednesday 30th March                            to Friday 1st April 10.00am—3.00pm                                     in the Library foyer

We apologise for any inconvenience

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Saturday Storytelling

Jenni Woodroffe and Kathleen Comber have delighted children (and adults) with an amazing selection of stories from around the world, complete with props, and audience participation.

New Saturday Storytime sessions from 8th May 2010. 
Note, there are no Rhymetime or Storytime sessions during school holidays

FREE

Hearing screenings provided by Hearing Australia, a Government Agency.
Available for pensioners and veterans Thursday 3rd June, 2010 between 2.00pm and 3.30pm.
Free audiological and fully subsidised  hearing aids will be provided ONLY to Pension Card holders and Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islanders over the age of 50 years or participating in a Community Development Employment Project.
Hearing Australia will be happy to provide  an initial hearing test for self funded retirees on the same day, for those who do not  already have a hearing aid.
Screenings will be held in the meeting room at the Library.  Please phone 9279 2966 to book. Bookings are essential for one of the 10 tests available.

Run out of ideas for Valentine’s Day or birthday cards?

Get some wonderfully different ideas from a stunning collection of Victorian, Edwardian and post Edwardian cards and postcards. On temporary loan from a private collection. On display until the end of May.  “These dainty blossoms bring sweet thoughts of you.  For you’re in my heart whatever you do.”

Eye Candy!

Artificial and real confectionery, and
more... Beautiful sweet
treats collectables for your eyes only!  On display until the end of May.


Libraries enable access to a range of information,  services, facilities, events and community contacts.
The Bassendean Library is celebrating Library and Information Week (24 - 30 May 2010) with a multicultural theme and a range of informative material.

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Join us again at the
Bassendean Library for
Australia's Biggest Morning Tea!

Wednesday 26 May 2010
10.00am -11.30am
in the Library foyer

Tea, coffee and  delicious assortment of cakes and biscuits will be provided.  Support the Cancer Council with a  gold coin donation.

Swan Valley Camera Club Photography Display

Photography enthusiasts will be excited by the display of photographs from members of the Swan Valley Camera Club.  The photographers show their technical skills with some unusual subjects, from monkeys to bush tracks. Don’t miss this!
On display until the end of May, 2010. Click here to view their webpage.

The Western Australian Guild of China Painters

Beautiful decorative works from the members of the Western Australian Guild of China Painters (Inc. Will be on Display until the 10 May, 2010.

Origami

Be inspired by the beautiful origami and papercraft created by Bassendean resident Julia Winner.
Julia says "I like doing craft".  There will be origami and paper craft books available for loan so you can create your own masterpiece at home. On display 25th March to 16th April, 2010

To coincide with Julia’s papercraft our Easter display will have origami and papercraft books and magazines on display and available for loan.

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There is a secret Easter egg hunt
in the Library
...until 9th April
(Sshh, don’t tell anyone)

The Love was Shared!

The 14th of February was Valentine’s Day and Library Lovers Day.

Some beautiful poems were presented to the Library and graced the Wall of Romantic Poetry.

The Long Wait
The war will not last long, he said
She waited
For his letter to arrive
Wait, I will return, hell does not want me
She waited
Then came a parcel from Provence
Seeds to plant, it said
She watered them with tears
The years dragged on
In window boxes the Red poppies grew
She waited
That spring her hair turned grey
Then, came the knock at the door
Flowers in his hand
She waited no more. 

(A. Benz-Sterle. Dedicated to my grandmother.)

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Create Yourself

The Bassendean Art Council invited the students of local primary schools to enter work in this art exhibition.
Students were encouraged to explore the things that inspire them, and created art about themselves and of themselves. “Create Yourself” is the result.
Take this opportunity to see the works of some very talented students of Bassendean and Anzac Terrace Primary Schools. On display until the end of March.

	Trey Mackie, Age 5  Bassendean Primary   School.  His work is called "The Bush"

What is Geocaching?

It’s part of a worldwide game loved by GPS (Global Positioning System) users who are on the Internet

A GPS user hides a “treasure”, and publishes coordinates so other
GPS users can come on a “treasure hunt” to find it. Discover more at the Library display

RhymeTime & StoryTime

Patrons please note that
there will be No Rhyme Time and No Story Time from the 16th December 2009. Rhyme Time resumes Wednesday 3rd February 2010. Story Time resumes Thursday 4th February 2010.

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Petition to the Commissioner of Railways, September 30th 1906

Information and photographs about the Railway petition will be on display in the Library until Friday 19th February 2010. The Petition was drawn up by W.D. Johnson, Member of the Legislative Assembly and signed by residents and ratepayers of West Guildford. It asks the Commissioner to consider their urgent request for the provision of a railway station at West Guildford. On permanent loan from the Australian Railway Historical Society since 2003.

Premier's Summer Reading Challenge 2009-10

The Premier’s Summer Reading Challenge runs from 7 December 2009 to 8 February 2010.
If you are in Kindergarten to Year 3 your quest is to read or be read to for up to 10 hours during the Challenge period. That’s less than 10 minutes a day.
If you are in Year 4 to Year 7 your quest is to read or be read to for up to 15 hours during the Challenge period. That’s less than 15 minutes a day.
As you keep reading during the Challenge, you can collect stickers and prizes from the Library.
Entries go into the draw to win prizes which include a trip to Broome, books, iPod shuffles, book lights and more.
Entry forms are available at the Library. For more information visit: here
Get fired up about reading!

Pergamano Parchment Craft

Be amazed, awestruck and inspired by delicate flowers, butterflies, hearts, fans, a miniature bag, tiny booties and dresses - all beautiful parchment craft created by Grace Tsang, a registered teacher in parchment craft. On display until January 2010.

Cold-blooded murder crime fiction display

The weather is warming up. Time for a Cold-Blooded Murder!
Choose from a chilling selecton of Scandinavian and Icelandic crime fiction stories from Henning Mankell, Maj Sjowall, Asa Larsson, Stieg Larsson, Mari Jungstedt, Hakan Nesser, Karin Fossum, Gunnar Staalesen, Peter Hoeg, Arnaldur Indridason and Yrsa Sigurdardottir.

"Paint a favourite" Art display

A garden, a pet, birds, Michael Jackson, and a bush fire aftermath. What do they all have in common?
They are paintings created by four gifted participants from the "Paint a favourite" leisure course, run by the Town of Bassendean. On display during December 2009.

New Moon Competition Fan-Art

From the inspirational and creative entries the Library received Lewis Mercer has won the prize of a double movie pass. Thank you to all the entrants for the terrific posters.  

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Special effects 'body part' display

If you thought Halloween was over for 2009, You were wrong!
Special effects “body parts”, created by art student and Bassendean resident Kate Anderson will be on display until 23rd November. “While studying sculpture and jewellery at Curtin University I taught myself how to produce realistic special effects and body parts. Identity and the public’s reaction to artwork intrigue me. I feel that these two themes sit well together in my special effects artwork.”
Kate Anderson

Children's Book week 2009

Choosing 15 winners from over 250 entries was not an easy task!

There were some gripping safari stories - feeding on cooked snakes, tigers, bears and spiders; the frightening "Spider-bat", and being rescued from the crocodile by the icecream man, and some amazing colouring-in entries.

A big thank you to everyone who entered the competitions.

The "Book Safari" competition winners are:

Time Trackers are a Fremantle based research company who can assist you to search for and find your ancestors, help you chart, map and publish the results of your search.

But you don’t have to employ them! The Bassendean Memorial Library is pleased to have Time Trackers present a one hour introduction to the rewarding activity of genealogy on Wednesday 23rd September 2009 at 7.30pm.

Mike Murray will outline the more successful and useful strategies to get you started on those important family matters.

Following the Time Trackers presentation there will be an opportunity to ask questions over a cup of tea and a biscuit.

Thanks Dad! PhotoVoice Competition

The Thanks Dad! PhotoVoice Competition aims to thank West Australian men for the positive times they share with our children.  Photos are judged on the expression of the positive time between the child and the male role model. This is organised through the Bayswater Bassendean Early Years Group.

Entry forms are available at the Library.  Entries close on the 22 August, 2009

Annual Library History Lecture

The Bassendean Memorial Library is pleased to present its second Annual Library History lecture. The speaker this year is author and researcher, Rod Dickson, who will be sharing his knowledge of the maritime history of the Swan River. Rod has written and published 4 books and has contributed to the State's maritime knowledge through a series of reports and a long-standing personal commitment to the preservation of our maritime heritage. He speaks with enthusiasm and an extensive knowledge on his subjects and will include Bassendean's connections (in the early years) to the river and boat building.

The date for the lecture is Wednesday 24 June 2009. Come along for an 8.00pm Start in the Library meeting room. Seating is limited to 45 people and therefore bookings are essential. Ring the Library on 9279 2966 to reserve your seat. The evening is free and there will be drinks and nibbles provided. See you at the second Annual History Lecture!

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The Biggest Thank you

to everyone who participated in the Library's Biggest Morning Tea. The event was a great success with $120.05 raised for the cancer Council of Western Australia. Library staff contributed scones, pikelets, biscuits and cakes, with much praise for Mr Caddy's rhubarb cake and Julie Johnson's ginger biscuits.

You can find more great cake recipes in our extensive range of cook books at the library.

Join us again at the Library for the Australia's Biggest Morning Tea on Thursday 28 May, 2009 at 10.00am-11.30am in the Library foyer.

Tea, coffee and a delicious assortment of cakes and biscuits will be provided.  Please phone 9279 2966 to register.  Every cups counts in the fight against cancer and all proceeds go to The Cancer Council.

Thank you for bringing some very interesting War memorabilia for our

ANZAC Day display.

The Library has a beautiful new display case and would love to exhibit a selection of Bassendean collectors’ treasures.

To begin, we are looking for war memorabilia to display for ANZAC Day.  Please bring any item (no higher than 40cm and with your name and phone number attached) to the Library counter.

All items will be carefully labelled, displayed in a locked case and returned to the owner after the event.

Foolish April Book Sale is on AGAIN!

The Library is holding a Foolish April Book Sale!

The Library has again built up a large backlog of discarded and unwanted books and will be holding a One Day Sale to move these items on to better homes.

Why foolish? Because there are only three prices in the whole sale: 10c, 20c and 50c! Yep, we really want these books to have a home.

The sale will be held in the Library foyer—just inside the main entrance. Sale starts on Wednesday 1st April 2009 at 9.00 am and finishes at 3.00pm. The sale books are available for viewing and purchase during normal library opening hours.

Give a book a home, grab a bargain and check out the Library at the same time—from 1 April.

Preview of Photographic Exhibition by Carol Seidel "An Australian's view of people living in Taxco, Mexico"

Monday 23rd March to Saturday 28th March at Bassendean Memorial Library.  Guided tours by Carol on Tuesday 24th March at 10.30am and Wednesday 25th March at 6.30pm.  Visit our library to view this exciting exhibition!

Fuego Duo

Don't miss this exciting opportunity to hear Fuego Duo, a fusion of classical and gypsy Latino music  Wednesday, 4th March 7.00pm at the Bassendean Memorial Library.

Be Captiviated by the cool sounds of Latin American, the fiery sounds of flamenco and the suave sounds of jazz.  Classically trained voilinist Katherine Kruger and award-winning classical guitarist Duncan Gardiner are Fuego Duo.   Bookings is essential Phone 9279 2966.Library seeks your help!

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Talking books in a new format

The Library now has talking books in a new format.

Known as Playaways, they are the first pre-loaded digital audio book. Neat, compact and portable, with a lanyard and the battery already installed, you only need to plug in your earphones. No cassettes or CD's, no downloads – nothing left to do, but listen and enjoy the stories!

Playaways bookmark your favourite sections, adjust the speed of the narrator's voice, remember where you took a break from listening, and they work with most headphones, speakers or car adaptors.

Hey kids

Premier’s Summer Reading Challenge is almost over so hurry up and put your entries in to get a chance to win a treasure trove of prizes. Drop your reading logs at the library until 18^th February 2008. For more information visit: http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/prc/index.htm

We are looking for the following recycled items

The Library wants to collect 500 empty, clean milk cartons. We also want to collect any unwanted bookmarks you have hidden around the home. And would you believe we are asking you to bring to the library any lolly, chocolate and sweets wrappers for our project? And finally, but importantly, we want you to get the kids to cut good news items from the newspapers and drop them into the library.

So, what are we doing? Well, we want to take these recycled items and create four really big billboards from the milk cartons and decorate them with the wrappers, bookmarks and good news items. We are going to hold a series of workshops at the Library—in September and October—to create the boards. When the boards are finished, we are going to display them at the Bassendean Festival in December and showcase our Bassendean talent.

There are collection bins and containers in the Library foyer for the milk cartons, wrappers, bookmarks and news items. Please help us by making sure that the milk cartons and other items are washed clean and dried before you bring them in.

A big thank you to those people who have already responded to our call for recycled milk cartons, sweets wrappers and unwanted book marks. Remember that the Library is going to turn all this into some really great displays for the December Community fair. We still need more of these items to enable the project to be completed. So, drop off washed dry milk cartons, sweets/chocolate wrappers and book marks at the Library.

The other really important and exciting recycling contribution we want from you is the good news (only) headlines or articles you find in stuff you read and would like to see on a board. So keep your eyes open for anything with that good news component, cut it out and drop it in.

Talking of recycling, don't forget that the Library has containers for you to drop of (and recycle) dry cell batteries, unwanted reading and sun glasses, printer, fax, copier cartridges, and unwanted mobile phones.

eBay in your life!

Have you ever wondered about the world of eBay? Have you secretly thought that you might like to become a participant in the eBay world?

There are some great benefits to transacting through the eBay site but being well informed and educated about the site, its language, rules and operating philosophy is a sure-fire way of ensuring a more pleasurable and rewarding experience.

The Library has been able to secure the services of Julie Martin who is one of two eBay education specialists in WA. Julie will be presenting three separate sessions at the Library (over four evenings).

Session 1: ‘An introduction to eBay’

Date: Tuesday 29th July 2008 commencing at 7.30pm

Duration: 1.5 hours

Session cost: $10

This session covers eBay’s background, history, how to navigate around and make sense of the eBay web site. Please note: this talk does not cover how to buy and sell on eBay).

Session 2: ‘eBay: An introduction to successful buying’

Date: Tuesday 12th August 2008 commencing at 7.00pm.

Duration: 3 hours

Session cost: $20

Please note: Pre-requisites for buying on eBay include:

• competency in the Windows computer environment;
• basic word processing skills;
• basic Internet skills including having an email account; and
• having a credit card and be willing to join Paypal.

Session 3: ‘eBay, an introduction to selling’ - 2 session course

Dates: Tuesday 2nd September and Tuesday 9th September 2008 commencing at 7.00pm.

Duration: Six hour course in two parts

Session cost: $30

Please note: Prerequisites for selling on eBay include:

• a good understanding of the Windows computer environment;
• basic to advanced word processing skills;
• good Internet skills and having an email account;
• the ability to take digital photos and download them to a computer; and
• having a credit card and being willing to join Paypal.

Tea, coffee, juice and light refreshments will be provided at each session.

People wishing to attend any one of these three sessions will need to book. Please contact the Library on 9279 2966.

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Events

Past Events

Write your life

Bassendean Library is offering a ten week creative course which aims to assist attendees to write a personal history. The course will be run by Dr Andrew Burke, every Tuesday morning at 10am commencing on Tuesday 11 March. The cost is $5.00 per person to register and there are maximum 20 places available. For more information call the library on 9279 2966.

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 and evening dress-up party.

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