Opening hours during January 2012 at Petersham Libraries

December 18th, 2011 Posted by jbailey6 in Opening hours, Vacation hours | Post a Comment »

Peterham Crystal St Library will be closed from Friday 16 December 2011 to Friday 13 January 2012.
Opening hours in January will be -

• Monday 16 to Wednesday 18 January 10am to 4pm
• Monday 23 to Wednesday 25 January  10am to 4pm
• Monday 30 January           10am to 6pm
• Tuesday 31 January to Thursday 2 February  10am to 4pm
• Closed – Thursday 19, Friday 20, Thursday 26, Friday 27 January & Friday 3 February.

   Petersham West St Library will be closed from Thursday 15 December 2011 to Friday 20 January 2012. 

Opening hours in January will be -

• Monday 23 & Tuesday 24 January   12pm to 4pm
• Wednesday 25 & Friday 27 January   10am to 4pm
• Monday 30 January       10am to 4pm
• Tuesday 31 January to Thursday 2 February 12pm to 4pm
• Closed - Thursday 26 January & Friday 3 February. 

 Term opening hours start on Monday 6 February.

    image by Rev Stan

Opening hours in December 2011at Petersham Libraries

November 23rd, 2011 Posted by jbailey6 in Opening hours, Vacation hours | Post a Comment »

Please return all Library resources by Friday 2nd  December (the last day of  Term 4).

The Library at Crystal St will be closed from Friday 16th December 2011 to Friday 13th  January 2012.

The Library at West St will be closed from Thursday 14th  December 2011 to Friday 20th  January 2012.

 Petersham Crystal Street Library Opening hours December 2011 

Monday 5th December	10am – 4pm
Tuesday 6th December	10am – 4pm
Wednesday 7th December	10am – 1pm
Thursday 8th December	Closed
Friday 9th December	10am – 4pm
Monday 12th December	10am – 1pm
Tuesday 13th December	10am – 4pm
Wednesday 14th December	10am – 4pm
Thursday 15th December	10am – 1pm

 

Petersham West Street Library Opening hours December 2011

Monday 5th December	12pm – 4pm
Tuesday 6th December	12pm – 4pm
Wednesday 7th December	Closed
Thursday 8th December	Closed
Friday 9th December	12pm – 4pm
Monday 12th December	Closed
Tuesday 13th December	12pm – 4pm
Wednesday 14th December	12pm – 4pm

 

  

Seasons Greetings from all the Library Staff

The largest published book in the world

November 21st, 2011 Posted by vstsiapuk in News | Post a Comment »

Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom by Michael Hawley is certified by Guinness World Records as the largest published book in the world. The photo documentary book of the kingdom of Bhutan measures 2.13×1.52 m, weighs approximately 60.5 kg, and has 112 pages of spectacular images and showcases, a variety of digital, photographic and printing techniques. Each copy is printed only on demand, and uses 4 litres of ink, a roll of paper longer than a football field, and 24 hours printing time. Bookbinders had to invent a special mode of binding the book because of its enormous size. According to those who saw the book you meet it like a person, face to face. Everything there is unusual, even rice is of red colour. Portraits of people are life sized. Panoramas convey some of the staggering sweep of the mountains and the awesome ancient architecture.

image by Jerry Talbott

Winning reviews of the Adult Learners Week 2011 competition

November 7th, 2011 Posted by vstsiapuk in Competitions | Post a Comment »

As part of the Adult Learners Week 2011 program Petersham College Library conducted a competition for the best book reviews from students and staff. All reviews are now available for you to read on displays in both our libraries.

Have a look at some of the best reviews:

Children’s activities (3 to 5 years)

A Christmas Carol

Slumdog Millionaire

Touching the Void

Complete the Petersham Library survey now!

October 19th, 2011 Posted by jbailey6 in Competitions, Surveys | Post a Comment »

Tell us what you like (or dislike) about Petersham Library and its services.

You can complete the survey online at :

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/33S5KWS

or

Clink on the link from the Library website at www.sit.nsw.edu.au/library/petersham  

or 

Fill in a copy available from Library staff. 

We are keen to have your feedback and suggestions, so we will be rewarding the best ideas with prizes of movie tickets.

***See questions 12 & 13 for details.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to complete the survey.

Recommended Biographies from Petersham Book Club meeting

October 18th, 2011 Posted by jbailey6 in Book Club | Post a Comment »

A small group met on Monday and recommended the following memoirs -

• The Lost Mother : a story of Art and Love by Anne Summers
• The Master by Colm Toibin ( about Henry James) and
• Reading by Midnight : how books saved a life by Brenda Walker.

The next Book Club meeting will be on Monday 21 November from 4 to 5pm in room AV2 at Crystal St Library. We will discuss travel stories and holiday reading.

Winners in Adult Learners Week 2011 competition

October 11th, 2011 Posted by jbailey6 in Competitions, Reviews | Post a Comment »

Congratulations to all students & staff who entered the competition. The reviews were all very interesting to read.

During the vacation, 6 Library staff read all the reviews without knowing who wrote each one. Each staff member selected their 4 favourite reviews & the results were added to select the winning reviews.

The winners are -

• Slumdog Millionaire by Julia Wu
• A Christmas Carol by Lai Mui Fong (Betty)
• Touching the Void by Zhi Ling Huang
• Children’s Activities (3 to 5 years) by Vince Nuban.

The prizes will be presented to the winners in class next week.

During the next month all the reviews will be published in the Library blog, starting with the winning reviews.

There will also be a display of the reviews & the books they discuss at both Petersham Libraries.

Inter-library Loans during vacation

September 21st, 2011 Posted by sunitakullar in Inter-library loans | Post a Comment »

There will be no Interlibrary loans service during the   September- October   hoildays . Normal service will  resume from  the 10th October 2011 . Have a nice spring  break .

Petersham Library opening hours during Sept – Oct Vacation

September 14th, 2011 Posted by jbailey6 in Opening hours, Vacation hours | Post a Comment »

Students borrowing or re-borrowing Library books during the last week of Term 3 (19 to 23 Sept) will be able to return the items on Monday 10 October ( the beginning of Term 4).

Petersham Crystal St Library will be open -

• Monday 26 to Thursday 29 Sept from 10am to 4pm.
• and CLOSED from Friday 30 Sept to Friday 7 Oct.

Petersham West St Library will be closed throughout the Vacation period ( Monday 26 Sept to Friday 7 Oct).  

If you wish to contact the Library during the Vacation either ring 9335 2562 or email si.petershamlibrary@tafensw.edu.au .

All Library items should be returned to Petersham Crystal St Library as no staff will be available at Petersham West St Library during this 2 week period.

Wishing all students & staff



Adult Learners Week 2011

August 29th, 2011 Posted by vstsiapuk in Competitions, Events, News | Post a Comment »

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 to encourage individuals to re-engage with learning.

Petersham College Library will be running a “Book review” competition for students and staff as part of the Adult learners’ Week from 1st September and closing at 5pm on Friday 23rd September. Write a 100 words review of a book or DVD that you have borrowed from our library. The winning prize will be a book voucher or an Australian DVD. To enter this competition hand in your review at the Library information desk or e-mail it to si.petershamlibrary@tafensw.edu.au Please include your name, course and contact phone number or e-mail address. The winners will be announced in our library blog on Monday 10th October and winning reviews will also be published in our blog in October.