Made in Botany: the history of manufacturing in the City of Botany Bay

What do mousetraps, motor cars and school shoes have in common? They all used to be made in Botany. Come explore these factories and more in our new exhibition.

Where?
Mascot Library and George Hanna Memorial Museum
2 Hatfeld Street Mascot
Telephone 9366 3802
museum@botanybay.nsw.gov.au

Books and Biscuits Book Club - October

The Eastgardens Library book club "Books and Biscuits" will be meeting on Friday, October 21st at 10:15am to discuss books by author Anne Tyler.  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

School Holiday Activities - Term 3 2011

Botany Bay Library is very proud to invite Paul Cummings who is one of the Sydney Children’s Magician with magic shows for all ages to visit our library in this School Holidays.

His professional technique will make your young children to get much fun in Puppet and Magic Show.

If you have children and the age is five and over, they can participate our educational program of “Wacky Water Works” show. It presents a fun filled magic show that appeals to the child/ren aged 5 and over. Throughout the performance interesting facts about water are presented through magic in a fast moving pacey manner. An enjoyable, educational, entertaining performance will captivate the participants.

Book now! Don’t miss out his spectacular performances.

1. Puppet and Magic Show

Date:
Wednesday, 05/10/2011

Venue:
Mascot Library and George Hanna Memorial Museum
2 Hatfield St., Mascot

Time:
10:30 - 11:15 am

Age: 2 and over

Cost:
$5 per child + 1 parent or guardian per family (free)

Entry fee is non-refundable.

Bookings need to be made in person to Candy on 9366 3888.

Places are limited so don’t miss out.


2. “Wacky Water Works” show

Date:
Friday, 07/10/2011

Venue:
Central Library Eastgardens
           
Time:
10:30 - 11:15 am

Age:
5 and over

Cost:
$5 per child + 1 parent or guardian per family (free)

Entry fee is non-refundable.

Bookings need to be made in person to Candy on 9366 3888.

Places are limited so don’t miss out.

Dainty Dishes: The Story of Davis Gelatine

Long before ‘MasterChef’ and ‘My Kitchen Rules’, the Davis Gelatine Company was encouraging Australian Housewives to tackle adventurous dishes, improve food presentation and eat well!

With colourful cookbooks, exotic moulds and tantalising Royal Show demonstrations, Davis Gelatine changed the culinary scene of Australia forever.

Come and see some of the classic ‘Dainty Dishes’, and hear the story of the family company that became Australia’s largest exporter of manufactured goods.

When:                 
2:00pm Saturday, 17th September 2011

Where:                
George Hanna Memorial Museum, Mascot Library, Hatfield Street, Mascot

Cost:                     
Free. Bookings Essential. To book call 9366 3888

Contact:              
9366 3888, museum@botanybay.nsw.gov.au

Children's Book Week 2011 - August 20 to 26

This year's Children's Book Week will be held from August 20 - 26 and the theme for this year is "One World, Many Stories".  Botany Bay Library will have a "Children's Writing Competition" and is encouraging you to participate in this contest.

The competition will be divided into four age group categories - "5-7 years", "8-10 years", "11-13 years" and "14-17 years".  A winner from each age group will be selected.  The winners will receive a $20 gift card from Dymocks and a $20 gift card from JB Hi-Fi.  Entries close on September 2, 2011 at 5:00pm.  Don't miss your chance to win a prize!

Writing Format:  Descriptive Writing

Theme:  One world, many stories

Length:
5-7 years - Min. 150 words or over
8-10 years - Min 300 words or over
11-13 years - Min. 450 words or over
14-17 years - Min. 600 words or over

Recommendations
New bookslists for early childhood, junior readers and young teens readers have been annouced by the Childrens Book Council of Australia (CBCA).  Parents can follow the booklists and choose appropriate books for your children.  You can visit the site here

How to enter
Entry is FREE but participants must be a member of the library.  You can not use your parent or guardian's library card number

Register your details on the entry form here or here

School Holiday Activities - Term 2 2011

 

A big thank you to all the participants of the Term 2 school holiday activities.  It was a great success and we hope all of you had as much fun as we did!  Thanks again to all those who came and hope to see all of you again next holidays!

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Tax Help Program

With the help of Australian Taxation Office, the City of Botany Library Service is starting a Tax Help program. Anyone whose tax affairs are simple and who makes less than $50,000 a year can make an appointment with our volunteers. One of our volunteers is also able to speak Mandarin and Cantonese.  This service is run for free.

To make an appointment, call the library on 9366 3888