Sans Souci Knitting Group - 9 January 2012

Come to the next meeting of the Sans Souci Knitting Group

All levels are welcome. Please bring your own needles and wool.

When: 9 January 2012
Time: 10.30am - 12 noon
Where: Sans Souci Branch Library
104 Russell Avenue
SANS SOUCI NSW 2219

The next meeting will be 6 February 2012

Please phone Nina for more information on 9562 1817 or email sanssoucilibrary@rockdale.nsw.gov.au

yourtutor Takes a Summer Break

Our popular homework help program yourtutor will be taking a break over summer. It will finish for the year on 16 December 2011. The last day being 16 December 2011.

It will reopen on the afternoon of 23 January 2012, better than ever. A new version of yourtutor will be rolled out from January and throughout Term 1.

To get the best out of the new version please make sure you are using one of the following browsers:
Chrome
Firefox
Safari
Internet Explorer 8 or 9
On behalf of yourtutor, thank you for another outstanding year, with 123,781 individual learning outcomes for students and families. And next year, somewhere, a student will sign in for the 500,000th conversation.

Amazing Read Summer Reading Program

Welcome to the Amazing Read Summer Reading Program!

The Amazing Read Summer Reading Program begins on 5 December 2011 and runs until 13 January 2012. This year we have 3 programs tailored to 3 age groups. Each program has it's own webpage and conditions.



Preschooler Summer Reading Fun

• This program is for children of preschool age. If your child is starting primary school in 2012, then this is the program for them.
• You can join the program at only one of the libraries
• Please pick up a reading log from your local library and enter all the library books you read with or to your child in that reading log. Your reading log is also your entry form for the prize draw.
• Once you read five books together, you qualify for a prize pack (one prize pack per child). Feel free to read much more than that. One lucky person may even win an iPod in the national prize draw!
• To claim your prize pack you must hand in the completed booklet at your local library by Friday 13 January 2012 at the latest and attend the AMAZING MORNING TEA PARTY at your library

For more information and details of the AMAZING MORNING TEA PARTY, click here

Primary Schooler Summer Reading Fun

• You must be in primary school to join this program.
• You can join the program at only one of the libraries
• Please pick up a reading log from your local library. It is also your entry form for the prize draw. Don’t worry, you’ll get the booklet back at the prize draw
• Once you read five books, you qualify for a prize pack (one prize pack per child). But, of course, you can always read more
• One lucky person may even win an iPod in the national prize draw!
• To claim your prize, you must hand in your completed booklet on Friday 13 January 2012 the latest and attend the AMAZING PARTY at your library
• You can also let others now if you liked a book or not by adding a review to Rockdale City Library's catalogue.

For more information and details of the AMAZING MORNING TEA PARTY or on how to post a review, click here

Amazing Teen Read

If you would like to do some reading over the summer break and go into a prize draw for movie tickets and even an iPod then here is how. Just read lots of library books between Monday 5 December 2011 and Friday 13 January 2012 and write a bunch of reviews in the library's catalogue.

 

Once you have added five reviews to the catalogue, you will go into the prize draw. But why stop at five reviews? Just keep writing them, as other people love reading them

 

How do you add a review?

• Find the book you want to review in the library catalogue
• Click on the link Add Your Review in the record of the book.
• Enter your borrower ID and PIN. If you need help, just ask someone in the library
• Choose the rating you want to give the book with 0 being very bad and 10 being very good
• Write your review in the text box. Please use proper spelling and grammar and don’t write all in CAPS. You can write as much text as you like but your review will not be published if it is just one word or if you write something unlawful or defamatory
• Click the Add Comment button to submit your review
• If you have any questions about the Amazing Teen Read, please talk to a library staff member. You will be notified by Friday 27 January 2012 if you've won a prize.

For more information and details of the AMAZING MORNING TEA PARTY or on how to post a review, click here

For more activities for check out the website of the Summer Reading Program

2011 Holiday Hours

Rockdale Branch Library Holiday Hours
Friday 23 December 9am – 1pm

Saturday 24 December 9am – 1pm

Monday 26 December Closed

Tuesday 27 December Closed

Wednesday 28 December 9am – 5pm

Thursday 29 December 9am – 5pm

Friday 30 December 9am – 5pm

Saturday 31 December 9am – 5pm

Monday 2 January Closed

Tuesday 3 January Normal hours resume

loan renewals http://library.rockdale.nsw.gov.au

Arncliffe, Bexley North & Sans Souci Branch Libraries Holiday Hours

Friday 23 December  10am - 1pm

Saturday 24 December 10am -1pm

Closed between Monday 26 December - Monday 2 January

Tuesday 3 January Normal hours resume

Bexley Branch Library
will be closed on Monday 26 December, Wednesday 28 December & Monday 2 January

 
Brighton-Le-Sands Branch Library

will be closed on Tuesday 27 December & Thursday 29 December

Scan to access library hours, catalogue and renewals on a mobile device

Author Talk - Kate Wright

Council Presents a talk by

Kate Wright introducing her book

Your Neighbours: The Gypsies in Australia

The Romani, colloquially known as Gypsies, originally came across the sea to the Borro Tem (Big Land), Australia with the First Fleet in 1788. The Gypsy still travels on and has become an integral part of Australian life. Examining the history of the Gypsy people since they arrived with the First Fleet, we find stories about real people and real events.

Rockdale City Council Chambers

448 Princes Highway Rockdale

1pm

Thursday 15 December 2011

Books will be available for sale and signing

Free entry with light refreshments provided

Bookings call 9562 1821