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January 2012 at St George Library

okaras — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:45:22 +0000

On Monday 23 January, the library will be closed between 11:00am and 2:00pm for an all staff meeting.
Enrolments will be held in the library from Tuesday 24 January to Monday 30 January.
The library will be closed on Thursday 26 January for the Australia Day Public Holiday.
Library vacation hours are 9:00am to 3:00pm Monday to Friday.
Term time hours will commence on Monday 6 February.

St George College Exhibitions in November

jdrainas — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:50:16 +0000

November is the month of many exhibitions at St George College. Graduates of the Graphic Design Diploma will present their end of year show : House of Creatives, which will be held at St George College, in Building M, from Wednesday 23rd November 2011, 6pm – 8pm to Thursday 24th November 2011, 10am – 2pm.
The Art School Exhibition of work from Diploma & Advanced Diploma of Fine Art students will be held at St George College Ground Floor, 19 Montgomery Street, Kogarah.
This exhibition begins on Opening Night, Wednesday 30th November, 2011 at 6pm and continues on 1st – 2nd December from 10am to 4 pm.

Also St George College Fine Art’s Teacher David Van Nunen’s artwork called Banjo Paterson : Chasing His Tale will be exhibited by Rex-Livingston at 59 Flinders Street Gallery, Surry Hills from Thursday 3rd November to 27th November, opening hours : Tuesday – Saturday 11 am – 6 pm, Sunday 12 – 4 pm.

Movember…

okaras — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:10:41 +0000

During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in Australia and around the world. The aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and depression in men.

St George College Library has subscriptions to a number of health and wellbeing magazines including Australian men’s health. Funds for these titles are supplied by the Student Assocation of the college. These items are held in the window browsing area of the library.

For more information about Movember, visit http://au.movember.com.

Remembrance Day

lradulovitch — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:53:06 +0000

Tomorrow is Remembrance Day but do you know the origins of this day and why we commemorate it? The Australian War Memorial states, that at 11 am on 11 November, 1918 the guns of the Western Front finally fell silent after more than four years continuous warfare signifying the end of World War 1. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month became significant in the post-war years and the allied nations chose this day and time for the commemoration of their war dead. Originally called Armistice Day, the Australian and British governments changed the name to Remembrance Day after World War II. In 1997, Governor-General Sir William Deane reaffirmed the significance of Remembrance Day by urging all Australians to observe one minute’s silence at 11 am on 11 November each year to remember those who died or suffered for Australia’s cause in all wars and armed conflicts.
This year’s Remembrance Day poster marks the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), commemorated on 10 July 2011, and pays tribute to the role and contribution of the Royal Australian Navy in Australian wartime history and its strength as part of today’s Defence Force.
So why do we wear red silk poppies on Remembrance Day? The tradition has its origins in a poem written in 1915, called “In Flanders Fields”, which describes poppies growing between the crosses. Another poem written in 1918 describes wearing a poppy “in honour of our dead”. Silk poppies were first sold in Australia on Armistice Day in 1921 by the RSL to raise money for those who had been incapacitated by the war. Since then wearing a poppy has enabled Australians to show they have not forgotten the more than 102,000 Australian servicemen and women who have given their lives in wars and conflicts during the past 100 years.

Safe Work Australia Week

mayho — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:37:32 +0000

Let’s celebrate Safe Work Australia Week at St George College by attending a free* BBQ, demonstrations etc… organised by the Student Association & the OH&S Commitee on Wednesday 26th october from 12pm – 1.30pm. Location : Upper Courtyard between Building D & F. For further information about Safe Work Australia Week, see the following websites:

*Gold coin donation for charity appreciated

Literacy Week activities

okaras — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:00:48 +0000

The Library hosted two National Literacy and Numeracy Week Days on Wednesday 31 August and Thursday 1 September. Activities included a Sustainability Quiz based on a PowerPoint presentation developed for the event, played on our wide screen DVD/CD viewer and wireless headset listening unit. There was also a Library Maze Hunt to find the letters of ‘Literacy’ placed strategically around the library to take participants to the dictionaries and Literacy Collection, questions about new items added to the Literacy Collection, and a fill the speech bubble exercise based on a video clip running on the wide screens in the group study rooms. Thank you to teachers and students who took part in the event and made it a success.

Thank you

okaras — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:55:48 +0000

To all the teachers and students that produced and brought work for us to display during Library and Information Week – Thank you. Your efforts helped St George College Library celebrate the week all the more. Thanks also to the Student Association for providing the prizes for the competitions; much appreciated, and thank you to the teachers who brought their classes to the library during the week to see the displays and enter the competitions.

77 snakes

okaras — Tue, 31 May 2011 04:33:19 +0000

A few of you came close, but amazingly, only one person guessed the right amount of jelly snakes in the jar to win the jar and its contents. Congratulations!

and the winners are…

okaras — Mon, 30 May 2011 05:22:38 +0000

St George College Director Russell Scott did the honours of drawing competition entries for prizes for the Library and Information Week competitions. The four lucky people will be contacted shortly. Congratulations and thank you to all who entered and to the Student Association for donating the prizes.

Last chance to win! Puzzles and quizzes, hunting and guessing

okaras — Fri, 27 May 2011 00:22:17 +0000

A main part of Library and Information Week at St George College Library are the different competitions you can enter to win prizes donated by our Student Association. All you need is a current TAFEcard to go on a treasure hunt to Locate Libby and Leo, enter the Library Quiz, match the word with the picture, or guess the number of snakes in the jar. There is also a maze you can try and draw your way through. Last chance to enter the competitions for fabulous prizes including movie tickets or a USB are by close of Library on Friday 27 May 2011.
Also, come and try to put a piece or two in our Community Jigsaw of an ocean scene.

National Simultaneous Storytime

okaras — Wed, 25 May 2011 00:28:20 +0000

Every year, at many locations around Australia, the same children’s book is read to thousands of people at the same time. National Simultaneous Storytime is held during Library and Information Week and this year it will be held on Wednesday 25th May at 11:00am. This year’s book is “Feathers for Phoebe” by Rod Clement, an Australian tale about appearances not being everything (among other things). St George College Library will be taking part in this event at Kameruka Cottage. The children at the childcare centre have made some beautiful artwork based on the book on display in the library during Library and Information Week.

Resources including Podcasts and an audio book for eReaders are available for download from the National Simultaneous Storytime website at http://www.alia.org.au/storytime/resources.html.

25 years young…

okaras — Tue, 24 May 2011 08:12:20 +0000

St George College Library is celebrating its 25th year of being in Building B. Come and see the history display during Library and Information Week showing the library’s humble beginnings in Montgomery St and Building A, and its construction to be what it is today. Come and celebrate our Silver Jubilee.

St George College Library is a Memorial Library dedicated to the memory of Mr Victor Warren Smith, the Principal of the College from January 1951 to September 1963.

Celebrate Library and Information Week 2011

rjin — Mon, 23 May 2011 06:41:57 +0000

Library and Information Week will be held from Monday 23 – Friday 27 May 2011.
The theme for this year is “Libraries: We find stuff!”

Some of the stuff you will find at St George College Library to celebrate this week are a range of competitions with prizes donated by the Student Assocation.
Come and see the various displays from Architectural Technology, Building, Fashion Design, Graphic Design and Spray Painting.

Watch this space to find out more about what is happening this Library and Information Week at St George College Library.

The month that was…

okaras — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:25:16 +0000

March has passed and it had quite a few events including International Women’s Day, the Sydney Institute’s 120 year celebrations, Harmony Day and Earth Hour. The library celebrated these dates with displays, as you can see by the array of photos here.

Celebration of International Women’s Day

rjin — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:00:11 +0000

International Women’s Day Events are being held throughout Australia. On March 8th, we will celebrate 100 years of progress towards gender equality. International Women’s Day, however, it is both a day to celebrate and a day to draw attention to the challenges that remains before gender equality is truly realised.

St George College Library will be hosting a morning tea on Tuesday March 8th to observe the event and ask the question: Which woman has inspired you?

National Recycling Week

okaras — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 02:38:39 +0000

Now in its 15th year, Planet Ark’s National Recycling Week aims to improve the environmental benefits of kerbside, industrial and community recycling programs. This year’s campaign focuses on three streams: Big Aussie Swap, Friday File Fling and Improving the understanding of kerbside recycling, principally through an educative quiz hosted on RecyclingWeek.PlanetArk.org. Come and see the recycling and sustainable living resources available at St George College Library.

Melbourne Cup

okaras — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:46:52 +0000

“The race that stops a nation,” the Melbourne Cup is celebrating its 150th year. The race will be live streamed in the St George Library Literacy Room from 2:45pm.

Events in October

rjin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:07:01 +0000

In keeping with Mental Health Month, the St George Community Welfare students are hosting a Mental Health Awareness Expo themed “Reach Out and Connect.” It will be held on Thursday 28 October 2010 from 12:00-1:30pm in the Building D courtyard.
National Safe Work Australia Week is from 24-30 October . The Student Association is holding a Safe Work Australia Day event on Wednesday 27 October from 12:00-1:30pm.
October has been renamed Ocsober for an online fundraising initiative of Life Education Australia. So “Go sober in October for our kids.”

October is Mental Health Month

okaras — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:15:14 +0000

The Mental Health Association NSW has dedicated October to be Mental Health Month (MHM).
The theme is “Good friends help us bounce back.” Bring a friend and come and see the displays and resources available in the display cases and on the tables at the library. Pick up a postcard with ways to help you stress less or with the theme of the month.

Click on the pictures to see full versions.

Convict Sydney

greig.thomson — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:55:44 +0000

The Historic Houses Trust would like you to know about this new exhibition at Hyde Park Barracks Museum where visitors have the opportunity to imagine what life was like for thousands of convicts in old Sydney town. You can wander the streets of 1820s Sydney on a giant map, try on a set of leg irons, lie in a convict hammock and enjoy various hands-on activities; plus children can dress-up and follow the convict Kids Trail.