Monday, May 30, 2016

Sans Souci Knitting Group - 6 June 2016

Come to the next meeting of the Sans Souci Knitting Group
All levels are welcome  
Please bring your own needles and wool

When: 6 June 2016
Time: 11.30am – 1 pm
Where: Sans Souci Branch Library
104 Russell Avenue (Cnr Russell and Clareville Avenue)
SANS SOUCI NSW 2219

The next meeting will be on Monday 4 July 2016

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

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Google Analytics 101 - Learn for FREE with UniversalClass

Tracking tools are an important part of a website toolkit. Google Analytics is one of the most popular tools for tracking website user patterns, so webmasters can identify landing page strengths and weaknesses. Google offers the tool for free.
This course covers a beginner to intermediate level introduction to Google Analytics. It walks you through the set up process and helps you work with important dashboard metrics that you can use to improve website conversions and traffic. It shows you how to set up customised reports and link your Analytics to your account with other integral Google properties such as Adwords, Webmasters Tools and Adsense.
Goals, filters and segments are covered, so you can control the data you see in each graph and create specific reports on common elements important to webmasters such as sessions, users, unique visitors and pageviews. The course also shows you how to track conversions, so you know if your marketing pages are converting traffic to customers or falling short and harming your sales.
Finally, this course covers basic SEO metrics linked between Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools. You'll learn to identify common search engine phrases on your site that have impressions in result pages when users perform a query.
Start your FREE TRAINING today from UniversalClass! Simply visit our eLibrary at http://library.rockdale.nsw.gov.au/OPAC/NRML/Website/eLibrary.aspx#Courses

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

1st Wednesday Book Group - 1 June 2016

Join us for the June meeting of the 1st Wednesday Book Group on 
1 June 2016 at 10.30am 

Coolamon Room
Rockdale Town Hall
448 Princes Highway 

The group will be discussing To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
If you have read this book please come along and join in the discussion

The book for July is My Place by Sally Morgan
For more information or to join the group please call Natalie on 9562 1824 

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Our eMagazine of the week is Smithsonian Magazine. The current issue has a fascinating feature on the original series of Star Trek. Interviews with cast members, writers and producers detail a lot of background and we can see why it (unfortunately) only lasted for three seasons. The eMagazine is available at: https://www.rbdigital.com/rockdale/service/zinio/landing?mag_id=1082


Friday, May 6, 2016

Rockdale Readers Book Group - 20 May 2016

Join us for the May meeting of the Rockdale Readers Book Group on 
20 May 2016 at 5.30 pm 

Council Chamber
1st Floor
Rockdale Town Hall
448 Princes Highway 

The group will be discussing The Streets by Anthony Quinn

If you have read this book please come along and join in the discussion

The book for June is A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Bachman
For more information or to join the group please call Natalie on 9562 1824 

Monday, May 2, 2016

HSC Area of Study "Discovery" 19 May 2016

Rockdale City Library is inviting HSC students to a free seminar on the HSC Area of Study "Discovery" on 19 May at 5:30pm.
The seminar will be presented by Larry Grumley. Larry is a high school teacher who has been a Supervisor of Marking, Senior Marker and Marker for over 20 years.  He has set the HSC exam and served as a reviewer for the exam. Larry has expert tips and advice to help students achieve their best possible exam result.

This a free event but bookings are essential at www.rockdale.nsw.gov.au/LibraryEvents