General News
Get set for prep
24 August 2011The "Get set for Prep" Expo is being held at Beenleigh Library offering parents and children the opportunity to talk with staff from schools in the local area to find out more about the school, the enrolment process, open days and what children can expect from the Prep year.
The Expo begins on Friday 26 August from 12noon – 4pm and carries over to the Saturday 27 August from 9am – 12.30pm and is held at Beenleigh Library, Crete Street, Beenleigh.
- Free entry
- School displays – student’s work and uniforms
- Talk to teachers
- Free sample bag
- Free entry into the lucky door prize
- Pre student performances
- Free sausage sizzle on Saturday (10am – 12noon)
Schools participating include:
- Beenleigh
- Eagleby
- Eagleby South
- Edens Landings
- Mt Warren Park
- Windaroo
- Cedar Creek
The prep expo is an initiative of the Beenleigh/Eagleby AEDI Response group.
Sci Fi Month at Logan North Library
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Zombies, space warriors and aliens take over Logan North Library with a Sci-Phonic Symphony, craft sessions, book signings and more. Pop in to meet chart-topping sci-fi and fantasy authors and see some amazing sci-fi costumes. Join the grand finale on Saturday August 27 with the Brisbane Youth Orchestra striking up the Sci-Fi movie Themes. August is Sci-Fi Month in Logan See our full listing of events
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Author visit with R J Timmis
11 July 2011Hyperdome Library was pleased to host a visit from author R.J Timmis on the 4th of June. Rebecca has been dubbed the next J.K Rowling and she happily discussed her new book "David and the Heart of Aurasius" which is her first published novel and the first in a series of five.
Rebecca dabbles in animation, web and graphic design, children’s writing and illustration and gave many useful tips on writing fantasy fiction and publishing.
Jacqueline Lonsdale-Cuerton (left) with Rebecca each holding a copy of her book "David and the Heart of Aurasius".
Cycling for libraries
20 June 2011Cycling for libraries is a politically and economically independent international unconference and bicycle tour starting from Copenhagen, Denmark to Berlin, Germany. The event took place for the first time in 2011 in cooperation with German, Danish and Finnish library professionals. The purpose of Cycling for libraries is to gather a group of 100 library professionals from all around the world together to cycle a total of approximately 650 kilometers and to discuss the strategic issues of the library field in seminars along the route. Cycling for libraries is an independent event, not organized by any existing formal organization. It is made possible by a sovereign, international network of library enthusiasts.
Cycling for libraries supports physical and mental well-being of library professionals, grassroots networking, and internationalism and — last but not least — the crucial role of libraries for the society and for the intellectual and scientific education in general.
Logan Hyperdome Librarian, Pamela Martin, was lucky enough to attend this trip of a lifetime!
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Day 1 of the cycling trip, Copenhagen to Berlin. The 80 librarians and library lovers are gathered in the square outside the Black Diamond Public library in Copenhagen, anxiously waiting to start the trip.
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Day 2 of the cycling trip, still in Denmark happily cycling along on the nice flat roads, not realizing the pouring rain and wind in the face will come in the afternoon.
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National Simultaneous Storytime – Feathers for Phoebe
24 May 2011Logan Libraries is happy to announce that additional resources are now available for download from the National Simultaneous Storytime website:
· PODCAST of ‘Feathers for Phoebe’
Don’t have a guest reader arranged, or want help rolling out this fabulous story in your school’s classrooms, your library or your organization? Do you work with vision-impaired children who need audio to share the story?
You can now download an animated, fully-voiced podcast of ‘Feathers for Phoebe’ in different media formats for display on Interactive White Boards and Data Projectors.
Download the Podcast in MP4 Video (QuickTime/M4V format – 102MB)
Download the Podcast in AVI / DivX (Windows / AVI format – 89MB)
TIP: right click on the link and select ‘Save Link As / Save Download As’
· AUDIO BOOK of ‘Feathers for Phoebe’
Download an MP3 version of this year’s National Simultaneous Storytime book for use on eReaders and other electronic book devices
Download the Audio Book in MP3 format (MP3 – 7.8MB)
TIP: right click on the link and select ‘Save Link As / Save Download As’
