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National Simultaneous Storytime 2012

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 Posted in Events | No Comments »

        …In the Jingle Jangle Jungle on a wet and windy day, four little friends meet A VERY CRANKY BEAR. Can they cheer him up?..         Nick Bland’s The Very Cranky Bear picture book about friendship, sacrifice and learning will be read in ...

Library Lovers Day 2012

Sunday, February 12th, 2012 Posted in Events | No Comments »

 On February 14th Petersham Student Association in conjunction with Petersham College Library will be hosting a free Italian homemade gelato festival to celebrate Valentine’s and Library Lovers Day. Valentine's Day is a day when lovers exchange candies, flowers and gifts. Library Lovers on this ...

Adult Learners Week 2011

Monday, August 29th, 2011 Posted in Competitions, Events, News | No Comments »

This year more than 40 countries around the world will celebrate Adult Leaners’ Week through some form of festival or program of activities. The aim of Adult Learners’ Week is to highlight the contribution that learning makes to communities and ...

National Simultaneous Storytime 2011 “Feathers for Phoebe”

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 Posted in Events | No Comments »

  Petersham College West St library have invited children from Petersham campus childcare centre for a National Simultaneous Storytime 2011. Every year - libraries, schools, Kindergartens, childcare centres and bookshops around Australia - 140,000 children read the same Australian children's book ...

Library and Information week 2011

Monday, May 30th, 2011 Posted in Events | No Comments »

On Tuesday 24th of May 2011 the Student Association hosted an Information Day and the Biggest Morning Tea at our West Street campus library. Eleven Service Providers attended this event and provided students and college staff with information about their ...

Harmony Day 2011

Monday, March 21st, 2011 Posted in Events | No Comments »

Harmony Day, a day celebrating the richness and diversity of Australia’s multicultural society, will be celebrated on Thursday 24th March at Petersham TAFE by students and staff.   The continuing message for Harmony Day in 2011 is that Everyone Belongs, which ...

Sydney Institute’s 120th anniversary

Monday, March 7th, 2011 Posted in Events | No Comments »

This week on 9th of March Sydney Institute turns 120 years young! Each of our colleges will hold their own official launch event, including a lunchtime BBQ and live entertainment for students and staff. Here is a chronology of some key ...

Storytime for children at West Street Library

Thursday, September 9th, 2010 Posted in Events | No Comments »

We are currently running  storytime sessions for 3 -5 year olds from Petersham College’s Child Care Centre.  Every Thursday from 11.15 to 11.45 am during TAFE terms, we invite a group of children to gather to sing and listen to ...

West Street Information Day & Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea 2010

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 Posted in Events | No Comments »

On Thursday, 27th of May the Student Association hosted an Information Day & Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea at our West St. Library. All students and teachers were invited to come and meet staff from the Inner West Community Services and ...

“Little White Dogs Can’t Jump” at Petersham College Library

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 Posted in Events | No Comments »

      It's  National Simultaneous Storytime today at Petersham College West Street Library. The book chosen for this year is Little White Dogs Can't Jump, written by Bruce Whatley and Rosie Smith (illustrated by Bruce Whatley), and published by HarperCollins Australia. It tells the story of ...