October 2013 >> Issue # 32 VINCENT LIBRARY FORUM
>> LOCAL HISTORY THROUGH A FICTION WRITER’S EYES >> Ian Reid discusses his novel That Untravelled World
Wednesday 23 October, 10.00am - 11.00am
Where: Library Lounge@Vincent
Bookings: preferred
Cost: free
Set in and around Perth in the early 20th century, the novel draws on a range of historical
sources to recreate a transformative period in Australia’s past. It incorporates real places,
events and people.
Ian will talk about his experience of writing this novel and his other historical fiction.
Ian Reid is the author of a dozen books - fiction, non-fiction and poetry. He is an Adjunct
Professor at UWA and an Emeritus Professor at Curtin.
For more information about this event, please email or contact the Library on 9273 6090.
>> Click here to visit our News & Events web page.
SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
Let our Library team entertain your kids these holidays with these free events held at the Vincent
Library and Local History Centre. Don’t forget! Baby Rhyme Time and Storytime still run over the
holidays!
Please note that bookings are essential for these school holiday activities, and parents/guardians MUST
remain with the children throughout the activity.
Please contact our team if you require any further information by email or on 9273 6090.
>> INTRO TO ACTING!
Tuesday 1 October
10.00am (running time 1 hour)
Suitable for children aged 5 - 10
Limited places available!
Fancy yourself as a bit of an actor? This workshop with Therese Mavros will take you through the
beginnings of voice, body and character training. Please wear comfortable clothes to move and
stretch.
>> JUNK BUGS with REmida!
Tuesday 8 October
10.00am (running time 1.5 hours)
Suitable for children aged 5 - 12
Limited places available!
Junk bugs are fun critters made from REmida (recycled) materials. Children build bugs
without the use of glue and tape, and find solutions through binding, tying, sewing and
combining compatible materials.
Children record their own unique creature, imagining the ecosystem and habitat that it
may be found in.
50 AUSTRALIAN BOOKS YOU CAN’T PUT DOWN!
The annual list of the 50 best Australian books has been released at last!
You can download the list from the Get Reading website for a great selection of books for
the whole family.
Look for them in the Library Catalogue, and if you prefer eBooks, remember we can help you
with them as well.
Your reviews for any of these titles are very welcome.
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PREMIER’S BOOK AWARDS
The Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards winners have been announced!
On Monday 16 September, the Honourable Minister John Day announced Michelle de Krester’s Questions of Travel
as winner of the 2012 Premier’s Prize worth $25,000.
There were an amazing total of 507 entries submitted this year, and the prize money totalled $120,000.00
Questions of Travel is described as:
Yet again, Michelle de Kretser delivers an extraordinary novel, possibly her best yet. Topical in
its subject matter of asylum and belonging, deft and delicate in its portrayal of tragedy,
Questions of Travel has already garnered significant acclaim nationally and internationally, and
deservedly so.
Deborah Forster’s The Meaning of Grace won the People’s Choice Award. It is described as:
A simple premise is handled with assurance by Deborah Forster in The Meaning of Grace, only
her second novel. A mother's cancer diagnosis brings together her three adult children and
Forster scrapes back their relationships to the bone with both compassion and generosity but
certainly no sugar-coating. The ease of the story-telling belies the skill behind the writing.
For more information and winners of other categories see: http://pba.slwa.wa.gov.au/
Check for any of the winning titles in our catalogue
Congratulations to these wonderful Aussie authors!
Happy Reading!
...AND ACTION!!!
The City of Vincent Film project has been going strong for eight years. To date, 32 films have
been produced under this initiative, and these films are available to view on-line via the
City’s YouTube channel.
Check out the film project gallery here.
OVERDUE BOOKS
The library charges an overdue Administration Fee of $8.00 per membership whenever we have to write to let
you know that your loans are more than three weeks overdue.
The loan period for Vincent Library is 3 weeks; you will be offered a receipt showing the due back
date when you borrow at the service desk, or if you borrow using the self serve kiosk. It’s a good
idea to save that recept into your diary, or mark the date due back on the family calendar.
The library will also send out an email reminding you that your loans are due back soon; this email
includes a link to the catalogue so that you may be able to renew the loans, providing certain
conditions are met.
It is also helpful to teach your children to keep their library books in a designated shelf, so that
you will be able to find them all when it’s time to bring them back.
Members, you are reminded that is your responsibility to return your loaned items on time.
DID YOU MISS OUR PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION?
In August, the library was host to the photographic exhibition called “Love, Loss and Laughter; seeing Alzheimer’s
differently”. The exhibition was comprised of over 60 large photos, collected throughout the world by Professor
Cathy Greenblat.
People were so impressed by the exhibition that the library has purchased a copy of Professor
Greenblat’s two books: Love, loss, and laughter : seeing Alzheimer's differently and Alive
with Alzheimer’s.
For more information about these books, you may check in the library catalogue or speak to
the staff.
HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD TO LOVE TO READ
Here are some helpful hints to use to help your children to love the experience of reading.
>> Start young and read to your babies – this is particularly successful if you read something that you like – they
can tell!
>> Enrol them at the library as soon as you can – it is never too early, and they will love the regular visits and
the wide variety of choice available to your family
>> Keep reading to them and with them; make sure books are out on your benches, coffee
tables and so on – they’ll love to pick them up and read
>> Children love to learn – find books that relate to their favourite subject and read with them
>> Your child should feel that reading is a special, rewarding time ... spoil them with an extra
30 minute story before bed when they’ve been particularly good
>> There are many reading options, so let them read comics, shopping lists, eBooks, or
whatever they want. This will build up their reading expertise and stamina!
>> Some children respond well to challenges, others need encouragement, so make sure you provide a good mix
of simple and more difficult reading options, to keep them stimulated
READING WITH DAD
The school holidays will provide Dads with a great opportunity to spend some time reading with their children.
Dads have an important role to play in supporting their child’s literacy development, and demonstrating that
reading is a pleasurable and acceptable pastime. Reading to your child for as little as 10 minutes a day will improve
their literacy, and will create many happy memories for them.
Don’t know what to read? Start with some of these fantastic authors, and let the children pick something too.
Check them out in our catalogue!
>> Helen Oxenbury
>> Jez Alborough
>> Mem Fox
>> Eric Carle
>> Jackie French
>> Lynley Dodd
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