More ways to find out what's new

New stuff at your fingertips
You now have more ways of seeing what's new at the Library.

Our What's New for Loan page now features RSS feeds for each listed collection, so if you use an RSS reader (and there's probably one in your web browser) you can be alerted daily when we add something to the catalogue.

As these feeds are also accessible via the Library's Twitter stream, if you're into Twitter then you might like to follow us there too. Our Twitter is also now on the Library's own browser toolbar for your home PC or laptop.

For the geeky, we've set up Read Alert profiles in the catalogue to send emails to Blogger blogs, then burnt the RSS feeds with Feedburner and have our Twitter fed via twitterfeed. Simple.

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What's the new desk at Frankston?

Is it a...

• New help desk?
• Space for more computers?
• An RFID self issues point?
• A tomato vending stall?
• Or none of the above?

Only time will tell. Around November.

Any suggestions?

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Ageing Positively Survey

Help Frankston be more age-friendly

The Council wants Frankston City to be an age-friendly city and do to this needs the opinions of those of us who are over 50.

Hence, the Council is running the Ageing Positively Survey. You can fill out the survey online or in print and we have copies at both the Frankston and Carrum Downs libraries. It's short and in reasonably large print.

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There was a game on Saturday

As some of us at Blogalogue Central were feigning disinterest over the weekend, we decided to ask a couple of interested parties who won the big one. So...




Refgurl looks happy.
Think there's a Go Cats theme there.
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This Dementor-like presence (seen sporting a a red, white and black scarf for the last 6 months) just tried to suck the joy from others whenever approached.
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I think we got our answer.

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The perfectly inoffensive library

In recognition of Banned Book Week 26/9 - 3/10.

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May my team win!

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Printing upgrade postponed

Stop blog!

Contrary to previous announcements,
the Library's PCs, printing and photocopying
services will operate as usual today.

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The planned upgrade has been postponed.

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We apologise for any inconvenience.

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decolonise your mind

White Street Project art installation at Frankston Library
by Torika Bolagici until 1 November.

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It's about information, history and power.

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Customer feedack August 09

Place Library Feedback Here
That's exactly what numerous people did during the month of August, dropping us words of praise, some suggestions and a few criticism. Here's what people wrote at Carrum Downs and Frankston.

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Copying and printing upgrade

Public PCs and copiers
briefly out of action
On Tuesday 22 September, we will be changing over our print system. The public computers and photocopiers at Frankston and Carrum Downs will be unavailable during the change over.

The new system will be more convenient, enabling access to print jobs from a touch screen/card swipe unit located at each copier.

You'll still be able to access PCs and copying from the council shops at Langwarrin and Seaford.

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Picture Frankston

Old photos online
The Library's catalogue is more than an index to the books, CDs and DVDs in stock; local history photographs also feature.

When you open the catalogue, there's a link on the left to Picture Frankston, a collection of over 370 historical photos from our Local History Collection. Once opened, you can either browse the results or use the Refine Set option to look for something specific. When you find what you're looking for, you can print, email or save the image.

Can you recognise this existing heritage building?You can find more Frankston related photos at Picture Australia.

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Libraries closed 6 October

For a day of team training
the libraries will be closed
Tuesday 6 October

The returns chutes at Frankston will close
at 9pm on Monday, 5 October
and re-open at 9am on Wednesday, 7 October.

Returns at Carrum Downs will cease on
Monday, 5 October when the library closes at 6pm
and will resume at 11am, Wednesday, 7 October.

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September school hols

Blast off into the holidays!
Lots of exciting activities for the kiddies. Most are free. Some require booking. Booking now!

Week one
Tiny Tots Storytime
Stories, songs and rhymes
Kids zip to 2 years
When: Tuesday, 22 September, 11:100am - 11:30am
Where: Frankston Library

Hip Cat Circus STOP BLOG! Booked out
Kids 7 to 12 years
Learn juggling, tumbling and other circus activities
When: Wednesday, 23 September, 10:30am - 11:30am
Where: Frankston Library
Bookings required 9784 1020

Kung Fu Panda - Free Movie Screening!
Kids 4 to12 years
When: Thursday, 24 September, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Where: Frankston Library
Bookings required - 9784 1020

Mini Moves: Kids go for your life @ Carrum Downs Library
Fun activities in the Community Centre Hall
Kids 3 to 5 years
When: Wednesday, 23 September, 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Where: 203-205 Lyrebird Drive, Carrum Downs (next to the library)
Bookings required - Ph 9784 1020

Pre-School Storytime
Make a space mobile
Kids 3 to 6 years
When: Thursday, 24 September, 11:00am - 11:45am
Where: Frankston Library

Pre School Storytime
When I grow up
Kids 3 to 6 years
When: Friday, 25 September, 11:15am - 11:45am
Where: Carrum Downs Library

Week Two
Tutti Fruiti Play @ Lyrebird
Fun activities at Lyrebird Community Centre
Kids 3 to 7 years
Cost: $2.00
When: Wednesday, 30 September, 10:00am-12: and 1:00pm-3:00pm
Where: 203-205 Lyrebird Drive, Carrum Downs (next to the library)
Bookings required - Ph 9782 0133

Pre School Storytime
When I grow up
Kids 3 to 6 years
When: Thursday, 1 October, 11:00am - 11:30am
Where: Frankston Library

Tiny Tots Storytime
Stories, songs and rhymes
Kids zip to 2.
When: Thursday, 1 October, 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Where: Carrum Downs Library

Pre-School Storytime
Make a space mobile
Kids 3 to 6 years
When: Friday, 2 October, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Carrum Downs Library

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Radio for readers

Vision Australia Radio - Hear This!
Fridays at 10.30am on Vision Australia Radio it's time for Hear This!, the program of the Vision Australia Information Library Service.

A regular feature of the show is author interviews, and tomorrow (Friday 11th September) they talk to Christos Tsiolkas, author of the latest favourite with Australian fiction readers and literary prize judges alike, The Slap. Christos talks about how and whys of writing the book.

You can hear Vision Australia Radio on 1179 AM or streamed via their website.

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PS: You can also hear Mr Tsiolkas on ABC Fora talking about The Slap.

Wanted: some old papers

Help digitise the nation's newspapers
Australia is in the middle of a huge newspaper digitisation project, making our historical papers available online.

The thing is, some of our papers are missing. With this in mind, the National Library of Australia has published a wanted list, which includes one of our local journals of record, the South Bourke and Mornington Journal, for the years 1921-1922.

If know where you can get your hands on any of the missing newspapers, please contact the project's coordinators.

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yourtutor award

Thankyou to all those who helped

Tutoring Australasia, the company that brings you the yourtutor tutoring chat service, has presented the Library with an award! Thanks to the support of students, parents, teachers and the Library team, we've earned a place in the National Top15 of e-learning innovators among yourtutor subscribers.

yourtutor provides one-on-one online tutoring to Library members from grade 4 to year 12, between 4-8pm, Monday to Friday throughout the school year. To take a peek at how it works, have a look at our YouTube video.

Thanks to all who have used yourtutor and promoted it, as something like this is a community effort.

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Spring poll

When it rains
This season's Blogalogue poll is inspired by spring showers.
Check it out and make a choice; look right and down a bit, it's at the start of the blue sidebar.

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September live music at Frankston

Live at the Library Lounge

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Brad Matton
13 September 2009
1:30pm - 3:00pm

Brad Matton plays music to relax - guitar being the first instrument he picked up as a child, imitating his mother’s style of folk, easy listening and rock. His performance includes original songs.

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Chris Fatouros
27 September 2009
1:30pm - 3:00pm

Blessed with a rich soulful voice, multi-instrumental skills and the ability to seemingly mesmerise his audience, Chris Fatouros has built a reputation for being one of the finest acoustic performers in Melbourne. His "cruisy acoustic music" repertoire places emphasis on classic rock and folk, plus original songs - catch some on his MySpace page.

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Frankston City Libraries supports local music.

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Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2009

And the winners include:

• Fiction: The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
• Non-fiction: The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island by Chloe Hooper
• Young adult fiction: Something in the World Called Love by Sue Saliba

For a complete list of winners and those short listed, please see the official  State Library of Victoria VPLA webpage.

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National Poetry Competition

Win money for words

Our good friends at Eastern Regional Libraries (ERL) are running a National Poetry Competition for Australian residents.

There are several categories: for adults, ERL locals (so, Frankston City residents are ruled out of this one), a teenage prize for 13-18 year olds and a junior prize for 9-12 year olds.
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For more details, please see ERL's bog post about the competition.

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Movie star seen at Frankston Library!

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Staying in touch

Keep us up to date with your details
As it's really important for you to keep getting the information that you need to know from your library, we've made it easy for you to change all your contact details.

If your membership details change, you can update them yourself via the Library website. All you have to do is login to the catalogue with your library membership card number and PIN, select the Personal Details tab, make your changes and don't forget to press the Update button when you're done.

Here's what you can change:

• Residential and mailing address
• Phone numbers
• Email address

You can also change your PIN from the same screen.

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Round 22 round up

And the winner is

Wendy!

The inaugural Blogalogue AFL footy tipping competition has been run
and won by the Library’s own Wendy Everard.
Wendy will be going to the movies on us soon.

16 players stayed the distance, riding the bumps, goals and draws of 22 big rounds of the AFL premiership season. Even at the last, as seasoned tipsters buckled under a round of upsets, bluesgal managed 8 whilst Wendy’s 6 shot her to victory in a last minute dash past an underperforming Scott.
Even wooden spoon winner Rav scraped together a 6!

The Blogalogue’s AFL tipping comp will be back in 2010
and we thank all who played.

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