Holiday Hours : December 2013 - January 2014

ILC 2013

Please note : the ILC will finish this week.

Your last times to get assistance from your helpful ILC staff in 2013 :-

Castle Hill:        Wednesday 20/11/2013

                         3:00pm – 5:00pm
or

Baulkham Hills: Thursday 21/11/2013

                         9:30am – 11:30am

Clear your fines and help a good cause

Before you finish your studies this semester, please ensure that you return all your library resources (books, DVD’s, CD’s and magazines) by 29 November, and take advantage of our offer to clear any fines that you have.

All Libraries in Western Sydney will offer an amnesty for students who owe Library fines if they have returned all outstanding library items, called Food for Fines, during November.

Instead of paying a $10 fine for each late Library book, you will be able to donate 2 cans of food for each $10 fine.

Please ensure your tins are in date, free from dents, and weigh at least 400g.

The fines will then be waived from your Library record, and the food donated to the Salvation Army’s Christmas Appeal.

For more details please contact your Library by phone on 9865 1119

Please tell your friends and classmates!

Smartboard

The library's new smartboard has arrived, and is available now for staff use.

If you want to use it please book with your library staff.

ESOL Collection

As part of our re-arrangement & weeding project last holidays some sections of the library collection have been moved.

The ESOL text books remain with the main collection.

That is on the shelves according to their call number (420-428).

The Easy Readers / Literacy Collection has moved. These are now shelved at the front on the library (near the circulation desk), beyond the reference and fiction items. You will find them on the last row of shelves near the red computer section.

Library closed - Sydney Water maintenance

Baulkham Hills Library will be CLOSED on Tuesday 2^nd July.

We apologise for the late notice, & inconvenience this causes.

Opening hours June- July 2013

Access to copyrighted work for people who are visually impaired

IFLA (the international library association) supports better access to copyrighted material for people who are visually impaired and people with print disabilities.

Along with other key organisations and individual advocates, IFLA urges the WIPO member states to agree on an effective treaty. The Diplomatic Conference commences today in Marrakesh.

http://www.ifla.org/node/7751

Copyright & the Digital Economy

The Copyright & the Digital Economy discussion paper is now available from the ALRC’s (Australian Law Reform Commission) website

http://www.alrc.gov.au/publications/copyright-and-digital-economy-dp-79

It contains information about the findings to date of the Commission, as well as details about proposals for law reform – in particular of the Copyright Act, and the notion of "fair use" of copyright material.

Public submissions are invited.

Movies & TV Series

We have some great new DVDs including:

The Hunger Games

Game of Thrones

The Walking Dead

Bridesmaids

Skyfall

My Week with Marilyn

Come and check them out. You may find something to relieve the end of term stress.

Project 13

Library & Information Week coincides with National Cyber Security Awareness Week.

Yesterday (20/05/2013) Project 13 was launched.

Project 13 aims to help keep children safe online, and is an initiative of Australian library associations, government, philanthropic and corporate partners.

Follow the link for facts & tips about cyber safety and wellbeing.

http://www.esmart.org.au/project13/Pages/default.aspx

It’s Library and Information Week 2013.

Please join us on Thursday morning @11am in the Baulkham Hills Library for a celebratory morning tea.

Tonight is the WSI Student Excellence 2013 Awards Night.
Best of luck to all our Baulkham Hills and Castle students.

The event will be hosted by Wippa - of Nova FM fame - who is our wsi ambassador.

The library is changing.

At Baulkham Hills the desks from the back area of the library have been removed.

There is a lot of empty space on the shelves.

Autumn 2013 Holiday hours

 

New opening hours term 2

From 29 April 2013 (term 2) library opening hours will change.

(changes are highlighted in red)

Baulkham Hills Campus
Monday	10.00am – 7.00pm
Tuesday –Thursday	8:45am   – 7:00pm
Friday	8:45am   – 2:00pm
Castle Hill Campus
Monday	10.30am – 4:30pm
Tuesday	8:45am   – 4:30pm
Wednesday	12:00pm – 7:00pm
Thursday - Friday	CLOSED

Harmony Day

The Library celebrated Harmony Day on 21 March 2013. Harmony Day is a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home – from the traditional owners to those who have come from many countries around the world.  The event involved students walking into the library and giving a short speech about their country of origin and what Australia means to them. This was followed by cake.

 

 

Easter Holiday

Please remember that Friday 29/03/2013 and Monday 01/04/2013 are public holidays.
The library will be closed.
We will re-open on Tuesday 02/04/2013 at 8.45am.

Happy Easter
Enjoy the break!