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July 2015 • Vol 21 No. 7

Celebrating 125 years of North Sydney Council

Wed 1 11am Storytime

1pm School Holiday Activity– Clay Monsters*

Thu 2 10am School Holiday Activity– Ukelele (5-8)*

11am Scrabble group

11.30am School Holiday Activity– Ukelele (9+)*

11.30am Toddler Rhymetime

Fri 3 10am Family History Help Desk*

Mon 6 2pm School Holiday Activity– T-Shirts (8+)*

Tue 7 11am Storytime

2pm Knitting group

Wed 8 11am Storytime

2.30pm School Holiday Movie: Paddington (PG)

Thu 9 11.30am Toddler Rhymetime

7pm North Shore Historical Society

Fri 10 10am Family History Help Desk*

2pm School Holiday Activity– Kadul Show (5+)*

Tue 14 11am Storytime

1pm Writers @ Stanton: Debra Adelaide &

Malcolm Knox

Wed 15 10.30am Writers @ Stanton: Robert Eales*

11am Storytime

Thu 16 11am Scrabble Group

11.30am Toddler rhymetime

Fri 17 10am Family History Help Desk*

Tue 21 11am Storytime

1pm Writers @ Stanton: Colin Tatz

2pm Knitting Group

Wed 22 11am Storytime

Thu 23 11.30am Toddler rhymetime

Tue 28 10.30am Books to movies: The hundred foot journey

11am Storytime

6pm Get Creative: Reclaimed doilies*

Wed 29 11am Storytime

Thu 30 10am Technology test drive: Zinio*

11.30am Toddler rhymetime

*Bookings essential

July 2015 marks the 125th anniversary of North Sydney Council,

and there is a full month of celebrations planned throughout the

North Sydney area. Activities at Stanton include a new Heritage

Centre exhibition looking at North Sydney in the 1890s, as well as

an online exhibition exploring the area’s rich architectural history.

A free community fair will be held in St Leonard’s park on Sunday

26 July with food, music and enjoyment for all ages.

For details of the full program and to find out what’s happening

near you, visit www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/125

Wednesday 19 August, 1pm

Andrew Fowler

In ‘The War on Journalism: media

moguls, whistleblowers & the price

of freedom’, Andrew Fowler draws

on personal interviews and his

journalist background to trace the

decline of the culture of

truthbringing in mainstream media.

Monday 31 August, 1pm

Chris Bowen

In ‘The money men: Australia’s 12

most notable treasurers’, former

Treasurer Chris Bowen provides a

rare insight into Australia's most

important economic office through

interviews with former Treasurers

and senior bureaucrats.

Thursday 2 & 16 July, 11am-1pm

Scrabble Group

Scrabblers of all abilities are

welcome to join the group which

meets on the first and third

Thursday of each month at 11am.

Tuesday 28 July, 6pm

Get Creative: Re-claimed Doilies

Try your hand at turning old doilies

and hankies into personalised

presents or quirky works of art.

Suitable for ages 15+, online

bookings essential.

Thursday 30 July, 10am

Technology Test Drive: Zinio

We’ll show you how to use Zinio to

access a huge range of full-colour,

digital magazines for free on your

tablet or mobile device. Bookings

essential.

Tuesday 28 July, 10.30am

Books to movies group

The next meeting of the group will

be a screening of the film The

Hundred Foot Journey, based on

the popular book by Richard Morais.

No bookings required.

Tuesday 14 July, 1pm

Debra Adelaide & Malcolm Knox

Edited by Debra Adelaide, ‘The

simple act of reading’ is a collection

of essays and memoir pieces on the

topic of reading, in particular what it

means for writers to be readers and

how that has shaped their life.

Tuesday 21 July, 1pm

Colin Tatz

In ‘Human rights and human

wrongs’ Colin Tatz tells his personal

story. Tatz’s story, ranging from

South Africa to Australia, New

Zealand, Canada and Israel, is an

important one for anyone interested

in the struggle to achieve social

justice for marginalised peoples.

Monday 3 August, 1pm

Gerard Henderson

‘Santamaria: A most unusual man’

is an authoritative biography of one

of the most controversial Australians

of our time by political commentator

Gerard Henderson- a close

colleague until a disagreement saw

the two men estranged and never

reconciled.

Thursday 6 August, 1pm

Christopher Pyne

‘A letter to my children’ is

Christopher Pyne's honest account

of how a belief in the power of

public service led him to pursue a

career in politics, driven by the

ambition of leaving a legacy for the

next generation.

Thursday 13 August, 1pm

Mark Dapin

Novelist, journalist, lecturer and

editor Mark Dapin will introduce his

latest work ‘R&R’, a startlingly

original portrait of men and war in

the twilight zone behind the front.

Storytime is held every Tuesday

and Wednesday at 11am.

30 & 1: Robots

7 & 8: Farms

14 & 15: Bedtime

21 & 22: Crocodiles

28 & 29: Hair

Baby Rhymetime is for children under 2 years and

their parents & carers. It is held on Mondays at 10.30

and 11.30. Online bookings are essential at

www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/kidzone

Toddler Rhymetime, for children under 3 years, is

on Thursdays at 11.30am. No bookings are

necessary. All welcome.

School holiday activities

Online bookings at:

www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/kidzone

Tuesday 30 June, 2-3.45pm

Movie time: Big Hero 6 (PG)

All ages. No bookings required.

Wednesday 1 July, 1-2pm

Clay monsters

All ages. Bookings essential.

Thursday 2 July

Ukelele-Oke workshop with

Tom Harding

10-11am for 5-8 years.

11.30am-1pm for 9 years & over

Bookings essential.

Monday 6 July, 2-3pm

T-Shirt Embroidery

For ages 8 and over.

Bookings essential.

Wednesday 8 July, 2.30-4pm

Movie time: Paddington (PG)

All ages. No bookings required.

Friday 10 July, 2-2.45pm

Kadul: A performance of Torres

Strait and Aboriginal culture

For ages 5 and over.

Bookings essential.

Wednesday 15 July, 10.30am

Author Talk : Robert Eales

Author Robert Eales will talk about

The Compassionate Englishwoman.

Emily Hobhouse went to southern

Africa during the Boer war to

investigate reports that women and

children were having a difficult time

in the conflict. With considerable

difficulty she threaded her way

through the war, all on her own and

undaunted by the danger. What she

found was very disturbing. Bookings

essential.

Care of DVDs

Stanton has a large range of

movies, documentaries and TV

series on DVD. From time to time,

you may notice discs that are

damaged, scratched or no longer

working. Please notify staff at the

Information desk if you notice any

damage, so we can arrange to have

these discs cleaned or repaired. We

thank you for helping us to take

care of this valuable and well-loved

collection.

New– Library Press Display

Want to find out what’s happening

around the world? Library members

now have access to digital

newspapers and magazines from

over 100 countries through the

Library Press Display website and

Press Reader app. Titles can be

downloaded daily to your desktop

PC, tablet or smartphone with just a

few clicks. Follow the links from our

website and try it today!

Stanton Philosophy Group

This new monthly discussion group

is for those interested in

philosophical ideas & conversation.

For details and to register, complete

the form on our website at

www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/

librarygroups

Stanton Library is a service of North Sydney Council. 234 Miller Street, North Sydney 2060 02 9936 8400 library@northsydney.nsw.gov.au www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/library

Hours Stanton Library Monday – Thursday 9am–9pm Friday 9am–6pm Saturday – Sunday 10am–5pm

Heritage Centre, Level 1 Open hours as above. Heritage Centre Desk: Monday – Saturday 1–5pm At other times assistance is available from the Information Desk on the Ground Floor

Don Bank Museum 6 Napier St, North Sydney Wednesday, 12–3pm, Sunday, 2–4pm

St Thomas’ Rest Park 250 West St, Crows Nest Self guided walks available at any time

Sexton’s Cottage Museum 250 West St, Crows Nest Thursday, 1–4pm

May Gibbs’ Nutcote 5 Wallaringa Ave, Neutral Bay Wednesday - Sunday, 11am–3pm

Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre Community Library 16-18 Fitzroy St, Kirribilli Contact 9922 4428 for hours

Parking @ Stanton Library North Sydney Residents with a Ridge Street Car Park card from Council are entitled to 1.5 hours free parking in Ridge Street Car Park. Cards are available from Council’s Customer Service Desk (fee applies). Free parking for all is available on Saturdays and Sundays.

A Premier Place: North Sydney in the 1890s

Heritage Centre Exhibition

Celebrate the 125th anniversary of the amalgamation

of three boroughs to form North Sydney Council in

1890, by visiting the new exhibition 'A Premier Place:

North Sydney in the 1890s'. Experience domestic life

for women, explore the uncertain future for children,

see where people chose to live in the area and view

the original seal stamp from this municipality. Open

during library hours from July to December 2015.

North Shore Historical Society

Thursday 9 July, 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

Speaker: Dr Perry McIntyre – Historian and

Genealogist. Topic: Remembering and

Commemorating the Great Irish Famine in

Australia.

In the mid 1990’s the Irish born Australian Community

responded to a call by the then president of Ireland

Mary Robinson, to remember the millions who had

died in the Great Irish Famine in the mid 1840’s. This

is a global story but it is also a very special Sydney

story that reaches back to the establishment of the

colony. In remembering the orphan girls, the Great

Irish Famine Commemoration Committee also

remembers modern-day refugees by contributing to

the education of a current refugee.

Enquiries: 9450 1552

Family History Help Desk– Fridays 10am-12pm

Staff and volunteers will be available to give one-on-

one assistance to individuals researching their family

history. Sessions are held every Friday at 10am,

except the last Friday of the month. For bookings,

phone the Library on 9936 8400.

Don Bank Museum Refurbishment

Visit the oldest timber house in North Sydney. Don

Bank Museum has reopened with a fresh look at its

important history. See a display with original building

material - including recently conserved building

elements showing layers of wallpaper - and images of

some of the people who lived here. Enjoy the

atmosphere of a nineteenth century cottage within the

bustling CBD.