Late start Tuesday

Tuesday 1 September

is the 1st Tuesday of the month

so
as usual
we're having a spot of training

which means that

Frankston will open at midday

and

Carrum Downs at 1pm
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harps
Have a happy spring!

What's new fixed

I think all the links work now
on our What's new for loan page.
Sorry about the gremlins that got in.

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If you have any further problems with this,
please leave a comment so I know what to fix.
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harps

Twilight movie tonight

6pm @ Frankston Library

seats still available

byo fangs & blood

harps

Australian Romance readers unite!

Romance reader survey

For those who love a good romance, the Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA) has launched an online survey of romance reader habits so that they can get a broader understanding of the market in Australia.

Click here if you would like to join the ARRA. I attended their inaugural convention earlier in the year and they had some amazing authors present to sign their books such as Sherrilyn Kenyon and MaryJanice Davidson and Keri Arthur.

Kim

Round 21 round up

As the Saints stagger towards their finals destiny,
so does the Blogalogue's inaugural AFL footy tipping competition race towards it's final round.

In best racecaller voice:
Scott underscore Info's leading the pack as they make the final turn, a step ahead of wendy with Refgurl and Mollyfud sde by side. After that, the rest can't win. MandyH, Kaye and Otis B Driftwood round out the top 7. librarytart's 8th, with muddy60 hot on her heels equal on 114. After that it falls away to harps on ton 10 with tango2, SandyW and bluesgal close behind. Alex and Vivski14 are next, with Rav bringing up the rear.

  harps

Poetry Slam heat at Frankston

Can we send you to the
Sydney Opera House?

da 0h9 poetry slam

feels da 'eat
@ frankston liberry
@ 6.30 in da eve
(register @ 6)

tuesday
29 sept

bookings and qs
9784 1020

harps

Tai Chi at Frankston

Free Tai Chi
1st Wednesday of each month
in the Frankston Library Lounge
with experienced tai chi leader
Tyler J Rowe
12:15pm to 1:00pm
Bookings 9784 1020

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Live at the Library

Nights of strength, hope and fun!
Fact of fiction, libraries are about stories and people and we are proud to present to you a diverse mix of guests with all sorts of stories to present in the coming months.

All sessions are the the Frankston Library and please phone 9784 1020 for bookings.

Yvonne Bornstein
What happens when a business trip to Moscow turns nasty? Yvonne Bornstein knows only too well. Kidnapped, beaten, tortured and held captive for 11 days, Yvonne has a story to tell that goes beyond the terror. Learn how Yvonne found the strength to move beyond her horrific memories and find her way back to joyful living.
When: Wednesday, 7 October 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Melbourne Playback Theatre Company
Come and join us for an evening of interactive theatre. Facilitated by a conductor, these skilled performers transform your stories into an enjoyable evening of impromptu drama.
When: Friday, 16 October 2009, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Brian Nankervis live!
Known for his work as Raymond J Bartholomeuz in Hey Hey It’s Saturday, RocKwiz etc, Brian performs poems, anecdotes and more.
When: Thursday, 12 November, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

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Bushfires Interim Report

Royal Commission update
We smelt the smoke and felt the heat of that blistering black day. Black Saturday has left its mark on us all.

Now it's time to learn and the Interim Report of the 2009 Victorian Bushires Royal Commission is now available online to help us start that process.
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VicLitMap

Navigate your way through
Victoria's literary legacy
Our friends at the State Library of Victoria have established the Victoria Literary Map, an online tour of the state's most important authors. By visiting the map, you can learn about Victoria's writers and their origins, or visit the places where some of our greatest writing was created or set.
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The Map is associated with The Independent Type: Books and Writing in Victoria exhibition, which is now travelling to libraries across the state and which will park for a while at Frankston Library in November. More info on that closer to the time.

harps

July 09 feedback

That's your opinion
In a secular, liberal, bourgeois democracy, everyone's entitled to an opinion on everything, including their public libraries. With this in mind, here's Frankston's highly opinionated customer feedback for July and that for Carrum Downs from June and July.

It's good to have an opinion.
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harps

Round 20 round up

I'm burning my membership!
Well, I would, if I had one. Seaford's too good for them. And that Riewoldt can go back to the Gold Coast - if they still want him!

You know, there was a time not so long ago when feral Sainters expected to loose.

harps

Prose, Posers and Poets tonight

open mic
tonight
at the frankston liberry
behind the space chairs
in the fishtank
@ the
long room
6.30
in the pm
4 prosers
posers
and
poets

harps

Get more from your catalogue

Now with LibraryThing!
LibraryThing is an online social networking site for book lovers, enabling readers to write and share reviews, rate books, add tags and find similar works.

Now, the labours of LibraryThing's many thousands of global bookworms is available for all via the Library's catalogue. When you click on a book's title in the catalogue, you're likely to find LibraryThing content including star ratings and links to reader reviews. There's also similar titles and tag links that are discovery tools to take to you related books elsewhere in the catalogue.

There's even a Google Books link that takes you directly that book's content online, which means that if you want it in a hurry you can read it right there on your screen (although some titles have no, snippet or limited previews).

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Of course, if you're not a member of LibraryThing, please remember that you can add your own reviews and star ratings to anything in the catalogue.

harps

And the winner is... The Graveyard

2009 Hugos

Lovers of science fiction rejoice for the Hugo Awards have been announced!

Neil Gaiman won the Best Novel award for The Graveyard Book (see the review in the Guardian espousing his genius). It's full of wonderful characters and lives up to typical Gaiman inventiveness. I can highly recommend this for adult and teen readers alike. Gaiman is the author of the recently released film "Coraline" and the fabulous Sandman series as well as the laugh out loud joy of Good Omens (collaborating with the comic genius, Terry Pratchett). Reserve your copy today!

Kim

Who needs overdues?

Voluntary charge avoidance
Recently, there was a story in Britain's Daily Mail of a 91 year old who has borrowed "nearly 25,000 books" from her local public library and "has never once had to pay an overdue charge." What an inspiration!

Here's some steps that we can take to follow in the footsteps of this great role model:

• Do things with your receipts: use as a bookmark, stick on the fridge, attach to a calender etc.
  
• Set up an alert: set due dates in a calender application, join library Elf for email reminders or mark due dates on a wall calendar or in a diary.
  
• Access your details remotely: login to your loan record online or call the library on 9784 1020 during opening hours and enquire about your due dates.
  
• Be a regular library user with set visiting times and keep your loans together.

Returning loans on time isn't rocket science; it just takes a little thought and it makes your borrowing experience so much nicer (and cheaper).

harps

Round 19 roundup

It was a round of upsets
I know I was.

Begrudgingly, well done to Scott for picking 6 (but 1 was a draw) and taking top spot.

harps

Father’s Day Competition

Brm, brm, rrrrrrrr

You can win your dad a weekend pass to attend the V8 Supercars at Phillip Island, in September, by racing into the library this month. As a member you can complete an entry form every time you borrow from Frankston or Carrum Downs libraries to enter the prize draw.

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The competition opens Monday, 10 August and will run until Wednesday, 2 September.

Here's the necessary details:
Fathers Day Competition Terms and Conditions

1. Information on prizes and how to enter form part of these conditions of entry.
   
2. This promotion is open to residents of Australia who are Frankston Library Service members.
   
3. Entry is free.
   
4. The promotion commences on Monday 10 August 2009. The closing date for entries is Wednesday 2 September at 9:00pm. (Promotion period)
   
5. To enter the promotion, entrants must complete a competition entry form available when borrowing from Frankston and Carrum Downs Library, Seaford and Langwarrin Shops or Library Express. To be eligible entrants must provide a valid name, membership number and contact details.
   
6. Only one entry per member per day is permitted.
   
7. The draw is not open to employees, volunteers or their families of Frankston Library Service, their agencies or their families or anyone involved in the promotion in any way.
   
8. There will be one prize winner.
   
9. The prize is a double pass to the L&H 500 v8 Supercar Weekend at Phillip Island, Grandstand reserved seat entry with free pit lane walk and paddock access, 11–13 September (Valued at approx $250).
   
10. The prize does not include delivery. The prize winner must arrange with the Library to collect the prize.
    
11. The prize must be taken as offered and is not exchangeable, transferable, or redeemable for cash.
    
12. The winner will be drawn at random on Thursday 3 September 2009.
    
13. The winner will be contacted by 5pm Friday 4 September 2009.
    
14. The Promoter may conduct and select additional winner if unable to make contact with the prize winner by Tuesday 8 September 2009.
    
15. Entry into the competition shall be deemed acceptance of these conditions of entry and is deemed approval to use the winners' name(s) and photograph(s) for publicity purposes. The Promoter may, at its discretion refuse to award any prize to any entrant who fails to comply with these conditions of entry. The Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
    
16. The Promoter is Frankston Library Service, 60 Playne Street, Frankston, VIC, 3199, Australia. ABN: 49 454 768 065.
    
17. Personal details will only be used for the purposes of this competition. Any information you provide will be processed and held by Frankston Library Services and will be safeguarded under the Privacy Act 1988.

harps

Waiting for a train

Library express - moved!

Our Library express service at the Frankston railway station has moved... metres, from the platform and into the waiting room for the duration of station renovations.

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Just thought you ought to know.

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harps

Librarians again

The Librarians season 2
Our Middleton branch is returning to service after the fire, and a crew from ABC-TV is there to capture the behind the scenes progress to opening in a new building. Nada's been in control, Matthew is still writing and Frances is all in a tither. Can't wait to see the new Culture Pod unveiled.

But beware, the private live of a librarian is fraught with drama, rude words, lust and complex interpersonal relationships and is rated at least M.

The 1st episode aired last night at 9pm, which I think is the reason why Frankston Library was almost empty by 8.30. If you missed it, here's your chance to catch up.

harps

Melbourne Writers Festival at Frankston Library

Writing workshops

The Frankston Arts Precinct in association with the Melbourne Writers Festival presents 3 free workshops for emerging writers, or anyone interested in the ‘how to’ of writing. These creative writing workshops will be run by well known Australian authors: David Metzenthen, Margo Lanagan and Michael Hyde.

10:00am - David Metzenthen is a Melbourne - based writer creating works of Australian fiction for people of all ages, including books such as Boys of Blood and Bone and Stony Heart Country.

11:15am - Margo Lanagan is an acclaimed writer of novels and short stories such as the multi-award-winning Black Juice and Red Spikes.

12:30pm - Michael Hyde’s recent novels include MAX, Tyger Tyger and Hey Joe, which was named as a Notable Book in the 2004 CBCA Awards
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When: Thursday, 27 August 2009

Where: Frankston Library's Long Room
Bookings essential, contact Cube 37 on 9784 1896.

harps

No phones at Carrum Downs

Please call Frankston on 9784 1020 if you can't contact Carrum Downs.

We apologise for the inconvenience.

harps

Update: Fixed!

Round 18 round up

It was going so well until...
The Hawks' Sunday arvo loss left just 2 with the chance to tip the perfect score. Then the Eagles upset nearly everyone by not tanking.


harps

Late start Tuesday

Just a reminder that we open late
Tuesday, 4 August
for team training.

Frankston opens at midday
&
Carrum Downs at 1pm

harps

Hot August Sunday afternoons

Live music at Frankston Library
You can look forward to another month of
mind blowing Sunday music at your library as
Banjo Vincent and Nathan Islip sing songs for your senses.

9 August - Banjo Vincent
23 August - Nathan Islip

Next month:
13 September - Brad Matton
23 September - Chris Fatouros

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Live music at Frankston,
now on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month
1:30pm - 3:00pm.

Frankston Library Service supports local music.

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Movie nights at the Frankston Library

FREE MOVIES
Thursday 27 August Twilight (M)
Thursday 24 September Kung Fu Panda (PG)
Thursday 22 October Mamma Mia (PG)

@ Frankston Library's Long Room
$2.00 popcorn
Bookings required, phone: 9784 1020

harps