eSmart Week 2018
This month we are celebrating eSmart Week. Pop into the Bunbury or Withers libraries between the 2nd - 8th of September. Learn how together, we can build a cyber-safe & digitally inclusive community. Come along to our Get eSmart workshop and check out our displays highlighting the importance of cyber safety and digital inclusion. Click on the link below for more information on about eSmart Libraries.
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Topic: Make Up Secrets: Achieving the Perfect Look
Date: Thursday 13th September
Time: 5.30pm-7.30pm
Where: Bunbury Public Library
Learn how to master an easy day to night makeup look, as well as many other tips and tricks throughout the evening for applying makeup. With hands-on learning and live tutorial demonstrations, you will master that perfect and flawless look suited to you. Beginners to advanced, everyone welcomed.
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Topic: The Low Down on Dementia
Date: Friday 21st September
Time: 10.30am-11.30am
Where: Withers Community Library
As the second leading cause of death for Australians, with the number of new cases expected to double by 2056, Dementia is a serious topic that we cannot afford to ignore.
In this Live & Learn session Tarryn Brady from Dementia Australia aims to inform participants about understanding dementia, the difference between every day forgetfulness and dementia. What to do if you are worried about your memory, support help people living with dementia, and how to look after your brain health.
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Bunbury Libraries
eWorkshop
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Topic: Get eSmart
Date: Wednesday 5 September
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00pm
Where: Bunbury Public Library
Learn how together, we can build a cyber-safe & digitally inclusive community. Participants will engage in interactive activities & get their eSmart Digital Licence aiding them to interact with technology safely & responsibly.
eSmart is a cyber safety and positive digital citizenship initiative that was developed in 2012 by the Alannah & Madeline Foundation and the Telstra Foundation.
Join us in a casual & relaxed learning environment, beginners welcome.
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Fantastic Fiction is an online catalogue of authors and books for those of us who love to read fiction.
Want to find an author based on country of origin? Maybe you happen to like a certain series that is written by more than one author. NO spoilers when searching for that next elusive book. It’s more complete than Wikipedia bibliographies.
If you've ever stayed up all night with the latest page turner (even though it's work tomorrow); if you can't wait to read the next book by your favorite author and get a real buzz from discovering a new book, then FF is aimed at you.
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Changes to Inter-Library Loans
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On the 1st of September, 2018, changes will be implemented to the inter-library loans system.
To deliver a more effective service to local communities, State and Public Libraries WA have made the following changes:-
There will be no inter-library loaning of:
- ANY item purchased within the last 12 months
Regardless of age, the following items will no longer be available for inter-library loaning:
- Junior
- Young adult
- DVDs
- Audio
- Multiple copies of books for book clubs
The abovementioned change applies to items not available for request within the One Library Network.
There are exceptions for people with special needs; including people with disabilities requiring particular formats, people who rely on our Home Delivery service, and for access to material in languages other than English for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD).
You may still have up to 4 inter-library loan requests on your library membership for items that are outside the above set criteria.
Further information click the link below:
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Next Reads: Adult Fiction
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Into the world
by Stephanie Parkyn
1791. In the midst of the French Revolution, unwed mother Marie-Louise Girardin takes one last look at her baby son before entrusting him to her friend, the revolutionary Olympe de Gouges. She must escape, and only the most daring plan will bring her both the anonymity she needs and the independence to return one day for her son. Marie-Louise disguises herself as a man and joins a voyage of exploration employed as a steward on the Recherche. Marie-Louise's position becomes precarious when she discovers someone on board knows the secrets of her past. Marie-Louise seems certain to be unmasked.
Will she ever return to France and be reunited with her child?
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The nerdiest, wimpiest, dorkiest I funny ever
by James Patterson
Comedian Jamie Grimm can’t help feeling like he’s reached the top – he has his own smash hit TV show and he’s won a national funny-kid competition. But now he’s taking his fame and fortune to international levels by competing in the upcoming world kid comic contest! Will Jamie prove that he’s the funniest kid on earth – or does he stand (or sit!) to lose his crown?
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Date: Thursday 20th September
Time: 6.00pm-7.30pm
Where: Bunbury Public Library
Join us for the launch of Peter Murphy's first book, 'Fenian Fear'. Journey to the past and meet a group of Irish immigrants known as Fenians and learn about the role they played in shaping Australian society.
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Bunbury Libraries
eWorkshop
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Topic: Get eBooks and eAudiobooks
Date: Thursday 13th September
Time: 11.00am-12.30pm
Where: Bunbury Public Library
Come & learn how to get the latest eBooks and eAudiobooks for free! With access to over 65,000 titles on phone, tablet or PC you'll never be left without a read.
Enjoy a casual & relaxed environment were everyone is welcome, as we introduce you to "Libby' and 'Borrow Box"
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Topic: 1-on-1 Computer Basics
Where: Bunbury Public Library
Bunbury Public Library is offering free 45 minute one on one basic computer sessions for people who would like to learn more about:
• computer basics
• internet searching
• setting up and using free email
If you’d like to develop your computer skills, these easy-to-understand sessions will help you gain the confidence to join the digital world.
To register your interest, email: elearning@bunbury.wa.gov.au or call the library on 9791 7190.
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Bunbury Libraries
eWorkshop
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Topic: iPad Questions & Answers
Date: Thursday 20th September
Time: 11.00am-12.30pm
Where: Bunbury Public Library
Come and ask all your Apple related questions. Learn tips and tricks to get the most from your iPad or iPhone.
Join us in a casual & relaxed learning environment, beginners welcome.
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A family member who is a target of a scam may be too caught up in the scammer’s web of deceit to recognise they are being scammed. You can play a vital role in protecting your loved one from harm.
The first thing you can do to help a family member or friend is to work out whether they are being or have been scammed. Understand in plain language what the scams are with real-life examples; click the link below.
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Bono : the rescue cat who helped me find my way home
by Helen Brown
Having survived a brush with cancer, Helen Brown, took stock of her comfortable suburban life and found it wanting. So when she was invited to visit New York, she seized the day and accepted.
There was a catch, however: would she foster a homeless cat during her stay? Visualising a dozy, sweet-natured snuggler, Helen agreed. But the cat she met in the Manhattan shelter was anything but dozy. Instead, Bono, as he was called, was wide-eyed and unpredictable, a bundle of nervous energy with a feisty attitude and punk haircut to boot.
After a shaky start, Helen and Bono began to get to know each other. And, as winter turned to spring, cat and woman explored new beginnings and past heartache, only to discover that, in the end, home is where the heart is, wherever that may be.
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Lifel1k3 (Lifelike)
by Jay Kristoff
On an island junkyard beneath a sky that glows with radiation, a deadly secret lies buried in the scrap. Seventeen-year-old Eve isn't looking for trouble-she's too busy looking over her shoulder. The robot gladiator she spent months building has been reduced to a smoking wreck and she's on the local gangster's wanted list. Worst of all, she's discovered she can somehow destroy machines with the power of her mind, and an evil lot are building a coffin her size because of it. If she's ever had a worse day, Eve can't remember it.
However, Eve has had a worse day--one that lingers in her nightmares and the cybernetic implant where her memories used to be. Her discovery of an android named Ezekiel-called a "Lifelike" because they resemble humans--will bring her world crashing down and make her question whether her entire life is a lie.
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Name: Matthew
Role: E-Learning Officer
All-time favourite book: Conn Iggulden's "Wolf of the Plains". Epic history masterfully captured. You can't resist being swept along by such a brilliantly told story of Genghis Khan's early life.
Date you started at the City of Bunbury: Valentine's Day 2014, how romantic.
What is your favourite thing about Libraries: Engaging with readers about their literary passions. Enabling patrons to embrace the renewable gift of 30 happiness, discovery and enlightenment items at a time.
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