Rewind and Win! - Photo Competition

Do you have any 'historic' photgraphs taken in the City of Botany Bay?  If you do, come enter our Rewind Pause Play competition.

To celebrate the George Hanna Memorial Museum's current exhibition, the museum is offering you the chance to win a:

Canon Powershot A490 Digital Camera for best 'historic' landscape/streetscape photograph

or

Kodak Easy Share Photo Frame for best 'historic' people photograph

Entries will be judged on their ability to remind us of the district's past and its people.  Entry forms are available from the George Hanna Memorial Museum in Mascot Library, 2 Hatfield St, Mascot.

Competition closes Friday August 16th 2010

A selection of entries we have received are displayed below

Eastgardens Library Term 2 School Holiday Activties Program

A big thank you to everyone who took part in our Term 2 School Holiday Activities Program.  It was a great success and we hope everyone enjoyed themselves as much as we did.  Special thanks to Les McLeod for sharing his time, knowledge and talents with us.  We hope to see you all again next holidays!

Children’s Book Week Reading Competition

2010 Children’s Book Week will start between 21 – 27 August 2010. The theme in 2010 is “Cross the story bridge”.

Our libraries have set up a reading competition to support this program. This program is free. Children have no limit to read their favourite books in certain period. It is for children and young adults aged from 3 years to 17 years. There will have 3 age groups, 3-7 years, 8-12 years and 13-17 years. Each group will have a final winner. $15.00 book voucher will be issued to the winners.

How to entry this competition? It is very simple.

1. You come along our libraries and pick up the entry form at Eastgardens Central library or Mascot branch on August 3, 2010. 
   
2. Fill in all information on the form and start to borrow the books.
   
3. Reading begins on August 3, 2010 and ends on August 27, 2010. All entries must be returned to Eastgardens Central Library by August 30, 2010 at 5:00 pm.
   
4. More books you read, more chances you will win.
   

You have NO LIMIT to read the books. Don’t miss it.

No entry form will be accepted after August 30, 2010.

For more information, please call Candy on 9366 3888

Introduction to Tai Chi Workshop - Saturday August 7 2010

On Saturday August 7, Mascot Library will be hosting a Tai Chi workshop presented by Master Kam Fung.  The following topics will be presented

- What is Tai Chi
- The Philosophy of Tai Chi
- Tai Chi and its Health Benefits - Body, Mind & Spirit
- Qi gong, Acupuncture points & Meridians
- Demonstration of Tai Chi Fan and a Yang form
- Tai Chi is for everyone
- In Cantonese & English

Bookings for this event are now full.  For more information, please contact the library on 9366 3888

Ride the HSC Wave 2010

Bookings for the the 2010 Ride the HSC Wave lecture program jointly run by the Waverley Library, Woollahra Library, Randwick Library and the City of Botany Bay Library are now open.

Leading experts, university lecturers, secondary school teachers and senior exam markers will provide information and study tips for key subjects and topics, and students will have the chance to participate in group discussions and ask questions.

Bookings are essential, so please contact the libraries hosting the lectures you are interested in to reserve your place.  For more information on the lecture program, visit our Ride the HSC Wave web page.

Download PDF version of the lecture program here

Books and Biscuits Book Club - July

The Eastgardens Library book club "Books and Biscuits" will be meeting next month on Friday, July 16th at 10:15am to discuss Classics.  Books will be available to borrow on the reserve shelf.

Come along and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and a biscuit and join in our discussion.  It’s a great way to meet new people, share your love of reading and give you ideas of books to read or avoid.

For more information, please contact Linda on 9366 3888

Rewind, Pause, Play: 15 years of the George Hanna Memorial Museum

The City of Botany Bay has a fascinating history, and since 1995 the George Hanna Memorial Museum has been revealing it. In 15 years, the museum has held 26 exhibitions on subjects ranging from rugby league to factory life.

Rewind Pause Play presents 15 of the museum’s best exhibitions to celebrate its anniversary coinciding with the refurbishment of Mascot Library. The exhibit also travels into the museum’s future by asking you — the residents of the City of Botany Bay — to add your ideas and personal stories to this exhibition.  Come along and have a look, we hope to see you soon.