Footy tipping round 5 roundup

Oops
By our confused correspondent, Briso The Lion

.

Got back from a Brisvegas nightclub the other afternoon to find Brisbane had lost. To Melbourne! I thought I’d heard that Melbourne weren’t allowed to win or something. Something about a storm in a salary cap. Garry Lyon was on about it on Thursday night.

Whatever. It hurts.

Anyway, Brisbane’s loss must have been an upset in a round of upsets. I bet that quite a few of the Blogaloguer tipsters got upset. My friend agent zero tells me that the best tipper (louise) picked 6, but mostly people only got 4 or 5. agent zero picked just 3 and Brad only 1. Maybe he tipped the Dees. bluesgal bagged 5 to stay on top of the ladder.

.

See ya @ a night match

Briso The Lion

Casual information staff required

Information Librarians, Library Technicians and Student Librarians (Casuals)

An excellent opportunity exists for energetic and enthusiastic applicants to join the team at the Frankston Library Service.

The successful applicants will be passionate about assisting customers to experience learning, recreation, information and fun through Libraries. They will demonstrate excellent customer service skills and be familiar with the FISH model of customer service. In addition, they will position Libraries as a key provider of information and recreation for the community through the use of Web 2.0 technology, online databases, and promotion of activities and programs and the collection. Innovative ideas are welcome!

The successful candidates will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to reach all age groups. They will also demonstrate a capacity to negotiate and problem solve for win / win solutions. Good organisational skills and an ability to “think on their feet” will also be useful.

The role requires a qualification in Librarianship or as a Library Technician. Students studying Librarianship will be considered for trainee roles. A driving licence is also essential.

The position requires weekday, weeknight and weekend shifts on a casual basis.

A Position Description is available at the main desk and as an online pdf.

Applications are to be addressed to Glenda Daff, Information Team Leader, Frankston Library Service, 60 Playne Street, Frankston, 3199, or via e-mail to libraryenquiries@frankston.vic.gov.au or fax (03) 9784 1750 and must be received by 6th May 2010.

Frankston City Values Diversity

When writers bag

Caro says:
Who does Nabokov think he is?

Michelle Kerns of the Examiner has collected 50 of the best author vs. author put downs and it makes for wonderful reading.
.

When you get people who can really write slagging off other literary greats, they do so with savage venom and wit. There are no sacred cows here: Mark Twain's dismissal of Jane Austen is severe, but Twain in turn cops a serving from William Faulkner.

The comments, such as that quoted above from Caro, are also worth a look.

harps

Frankston student library card

School and Library unite
For the students at Frankston High School, joining the Library has never been easier. In a Victorian first, Frankston High School student cards now feature a Frankston City Libraries membership card on their reverse side.

Officially launched this week by Mayor Christine Richards, the dual student/library card gives pupils full access to the Library’s resources and services.

harps

ANZAC Day 2010

Libraries closed
ANZAC Day
public holiday
Monday 26 April

Frankston and Carrum Downs libraries

will be open Sunday, 25 April

as usual.

.

Returns chutes closed from 4pm Sunday 25 April

and re-open on Tuesday 27 April
at 9am at Frankston and
at 11am at Carrum Downs.

.

Lest we forget.

.

harps

February and March customer feedback

Better late than never
We've measured the piece of string, stuck a wet finger into the breeze and checked the time more than once. Now, finally, for your reading pleasure, we announce the arrival of some much awaited customer feedback.

• Carrum Downs - February and March
• Frankston - February and March

So there you have it.

harps

yourtutor awaits

Free personal tutoring

yourtutor is the Library's free online homework help service.

Catering to students from grade 4 to year 12, yourtutor helps with answering those difficult homework questions. It deals with maths, English and science, plus research and study skills. Using live chat, yourtutor puts students (and frustrated parents trying to help) in touch with real live tutors.

yourtutor is available for Library members via our homepage between 4 and 8pm Monday to Friday.

.

harps

Footy tipping round 4 update

8 is enough

By our correspondent, Tiger Teddy

.

On footytips.com.au, 26,763 tipsters picked all 8 winners from the weekend. 4 people on this week's Blogalogue's ladder got all 8 winners right, so well done to muddy60, pud, harps and Vicki. bluesgal only got 6, but is on top.

.

Which means that lots of people picked the Dees over the Tiges.

.

Sniff.

.

Tiger Teddy

Study room installation

The Ponzi Scene
A White Street Project commentary on fraudulent capitalism.

Frayed at the edges, turbulent and rickety, artist Ry Hskings has created an installation that mimics the roller coaster ride of a Ponzi Scheme about to collapse.

Stand away and it looks solid and vital, but up close the work begs the question, Is it finished? The paint is rough and the edges are soft. Which is the point.

harps
amateur art reviewer

Late start Tuesday

Tuesday 13 April hours
Due to Easter, April's late start Tuesday is this week, the second Tuesday of the month instead of the usual first Tuesday of the month.

• Frankston Library will open at 12 noon
• Carrum Downs Library will open at 1pm

harps

Round 3 tipping roundup

Ouch!
By our heavily bandaged correspondent, Nicky

Hi, I’m Nicky and I’m a Saints fan.

When Big Saint Nick went down with his hammy in the second quarter, I felt his pain. Such sacrifice for the side! I could barely watch the third quarter, afraid that the Collingwood would expose us as a one-man team, but we stopped their goal kicking and won.

This week’s 9th big footy winner was bluesgal. She tells me her 8 correct tips weren’t luck, but came about through a careful study of the form. Which means that she meant to tip Melbourne, thought Freeo would beat the Cats (every Sainter was secretly hoping for that) and tipped against her own Bluesboys. Although this was a star performance, Debbie stayed at the top of the ladder on percentage.

Cheers, Nicky

Study room action

Something is growing...
in the Playne Street study room at Frankston.

It should be fully grown and birthed on Sunday, so the room should be available again from Monday.

It reminds me of a roller-coaster.

harps

Notice to Frankston Library users

Proposed improvements to
Playne and Young Street roundabout
In response to community consultation, the Council is re-designing the roundabout near the Frankston Library. The design has been modified to:

- Retain dual-lane approaches on all sides of the roundabout
- Provide raised Zebra crossings to allow safe pedestrian access across this busy intersection
- Provide opportunities to improve the streetscape through new landscaping, whilst retaining the existing trees and vegetation, and
- Improve pedestrian and vehicle safety
For further information or to submit comments, please contact the Frankston City Council's Infrastructure Department by 15 April.
.
Phone: 1300 322 322

Mail:
Transport and Planning Infrastructure Department
PO Box 490
Frankston
Victoria 3199
.
harps

Round 2 footy tipping

Yeah, we nearly won!
By guest commentator, Dees Bear

What a match! When the final siren blew, I discovered that I had the mixed emotions of pride and loss. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. I also discovered that I had been holding my breath for the last 30 seconds.

As several callers to radio football shows observed after the game, it’s not that Melbourne lost to Collingwood. We lost to the umpires. Although, Pies fans were also saying that they nearly lost to the umpies, not to Melbourne.

Oh well, it’s only footy and Jimmy Stynes’ predicament puts it all in perspective.
.
By the way, the Library's own Debbie currently leads the Blogalogue footy tipping ladder.
.
Dees Bear

10 Stories of Frankston exhibitionThe

Sea disasters, imfamous Frankston and more!
The Frankston Library is presenting the 10 Stories of Frankston exhibition throughout April. Created by the Kananook Creek Association in conjunction with the Frankston Historical Society, the display boards cover a series of dire, lurid and fascinating aspects of Frankston's history, including Kananook Creek itself.
.
harps