Free movie nights update

Something for everyone

The details of our popular free movie nights through to December are now available.

Here’s the run down:

• 22 July: Samson and Delilah
• 26 August: Bran Nue Dae
• 23 September: Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang
• 28 October: It’s Complicated
• 25 November: The Time Traveler's Wife
• 2 December: Mary & Max

To book, please call 9784 1020 or email.

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Social media mining

We're all at it

Radio National's Background Briefing recently had an interesting program on social media. It was about issues like privacy on Facebook and sentiment mining, where what you write online becomes valuable data for organisations.

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Along the way, they mentioned foursquare, a smart phone geolocation app that works as a social media tool. foursqare is also a game, allowing you to become the "mayor" of a location by being its most frequent visitor. Currently, Frankston Library's foursaquare mayor is Karl.G.

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The Carrum Downs Library is yet to have a mayor. Now, there's a challenge.

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Round 13 round up

At last, we beat the Cats!
By our chuffed correspondent, Nicky

Now we just have to win a Premiership.

Like the Blogalogue comp's Otis B Driftwood, we're beating all-comers. This week, Otis extended his grip at the top of the ladder with a 7 win haul. Now he's 3 clear of his nearest opponent, bluesgal, with daylight (actually, harps) 3rd.

Go Sianters!
Nicky

PS: My hammy's fealing much better.

Resumption of normal service

The Library's public network is working again, so now there's computer access and the photocopiers are working too. You can even check the catalogue yourself.

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Julia Gillard, PM

Western Bulldogs' full forward
flies to Mars with Brad Pitt
Her Wikipedia entry has already been updated, but if you want a more in-depth brief on Australia's first woman Prime Minister, you could do worse than read The Making of Julia Gillard by Jacqueline Kent.

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Our PCs etc aren't working

Public network down
The public computers, for web access and printing etc, are not working at the Frankston and Carrum Downs libraries. Neither are the photocopiers, nor the catalogue computers. You can't even book a PC for a future date.

We apologise for the inconvenience.

We'll let you know via the blog when things are working again.

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Peter Temple wins Miles Franklin

Crime pays
Crime writer Peter Temple has won the 2010 Miles Franklin Literary Award, celebrating the best in Australian literature. This adds to his glittering list of awards accepted in recent years.

Temple was suitably gobsmacked, observing that the judges will "take the flack for giving the Miles Franklin to a crime writer...".

Of course, we have the winning book: Truth.

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Round 13 and half and a bit more round up

WTB?
With our befuddled correspondent, Herbie

What’s up with Brisbane? Thanks to our even more northerly friends, the Tigers are on a roll, with a winning streak of 2! The Lions are a one man team, and he’s not the Carlton reject.

And my team hasn’t even played! And the Blogalogue doesn't have a ladder this week! I don’t get it. What the bear’s going on?

I am and always will be,
Herbie

Defacing library items is bad, OK?

It annoys other customers.

See.

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July school holiday program

Great activities for kids

The school holiday program is now available on the Library's events page.

Here's your calendar of events:

• Picture book workshop with Mark Wilson: 29 June
• Musical activity play day: 30 June
• Puppet workshops: 1 July
  and 7 July
• Cake-eating hippo party: 1 July and 9 July
• Rhythm ‘n’ rhyme storytime: 2 July
• Winter storytime: 8 July
• Playback Theatre: 8 July

Please check the links, as some require booking.

For more school holiday activities in Frankston, please see the Council's round-up of events.

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Footy tipping round 12

Winning by increments
By our hopeful correspondent, Dees Bear

The last time we played the Pies, we lost by a point. At the weekend, we drew. So, next time I'm planning on a one point victory to Melbourne.

Fortunately, draws are counted as a win for all in the Blogalogue competition, so while neither the Dees nor the Maggies won, all our tipsters got it right. Last year's winner, Wendy, is back in the hunt with a round topping 7 win haul, while our dominant player, bluesgal, has finally been tipped from first place by Otis B Driftwood. Thing is, I hear he's a Collingwood supporter.

Ra, ra! Go Dees!
Cheerio,
Dees Bear

Queen's Birthday

Libraries closed in honour
Her Majesty The Queen of Australia is 84 this year, and to celebrate this auspicious occasion, we are having a public holiday on Monday, 14 June.

The Frankston and Carrum Downs libraries will be closed this Monday, 14 June. Returns chutes will close from at 4pm, Sunday 13 June.

At Frankston, chutes will re-open at 9 AM on Monday and at Carrum Downs at 11AM on Monday.

We wish everyone a happy and safe Queen’s Birthday Weekend.

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Musicians wanted

Got talent?
Want to experience a live audience?

Come and play unplugged at
Frankston City Libraries
Sunday afternoons, 1:30pm - 3:00pm.

For more information or to book, please
contact Mandy.

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National Cyber Security Awareness Week

Good advice from the Govt.

This week the Australian Government is raising awareness of cyber security risks and the simple steps we can take to protect ourselves online.

For suggestions on improving your online personal protection and device security, please see the Stay Smart Online website.

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Footy tipping round 11 round up

Half way there

We're half way through both the AFL home and away season and the Blogalogue footy tipping competition.

bluesgal, a librarian from Eastern Regional Libraries, has dominated the ladder’s top spot this year, but Frankston Library customer Otis B. Driftwood is hot on her low heels with an equal number of wins. They’re both on 63, just a little behind last year’s round 11 ladder topping 65. Customer muddy 60, Casey-Cardinia librarian tango 2 and customer Mollyfud aren’t far behind and round out the top 5.

2009’s top 3 tipsters, Wendy and runners up Scott and Refgurl, haven’t really been in the hunt in 2010. But, with a full half season to go, I suggest to those of us who are a bit off the pace that it’s not over yet. Take some heart from all those last quarter come-from-behind goal sprees happening lately.

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Talking newspaper volunteers wanted

Got a good
reading voice?

If you have a good reading voice and some spare time on Wednesday mornings, then here’s a volunteering opportunity for you.

Vision Australia is looking for volunteers to read and copy the Frankston Leader onto audio cassette for people with low vision. This work takes place in the studio at Frankston Library.

If you’re interested, please contact Marija Nikolic-Paterson via email or on 0403827710. More details can be found on the Frankston Volunteer Resource Centre’s website.

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Seasonal poll update

Autumn and winter 2010
Autumn's poll was about your response to the Library's self-serve loans. I'm not going to comment, other to say that these polls are not scientific.

The new poll is about living in Frankston in winter. It's on the right, in the lower sidebar.

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Like something from the Jetsons

Self-serve evolution

Frankston Library has taken another giant leap into the world of self-service.

New stand alone self-serve issues machines are now available for you to use.

You can now also pick up your own reservations, from the shelves located between the Non-Fiction and Reference collections. Reservations are filed by your last name.

Inter Library Loans are still located behind the desk.

And before anyone asks, we're thinking of calling them Rosie.
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Customer feedback April 2010

For each rose, barbs

Each month, library customers leave us little messages and we respond to their tales of hope and torment.

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Here's the Carrum Downs and Frankston correspondence for the month of April.

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