Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 Council 2014-2015

Councillor Barbour Councillor Robertson Councillor Bevan Councillor Morris

Councillor Burke Councillor Reymond Councillor Marchendeau Councillor Butcher

Councillor Beregi Councillor Baker Councillor Carr Councillor Gibson (Mayor)

Senior Staff and Team Leaders Warwick Winn Kate Stewart General Manager Public Programs Librarian Martin Ellis, Director Suzanne Bravery Community & Library Services Senior Librarian, Historical Services Rebecca Aukim Yasmin Greenhalgh Manager Library Services Children’s and Youth Librarian (from March 2015) Danielle Sakoulas Helen Perry Children’s and Youth Librarian Reader Services Coordinator Craig Allen Gillian Hill Senior Cataloguer Collection Services Coordinator Amanda Hudson Ian Hoskins Community Development Librarian Council Historian

2 | Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 Stanton Library The year at a glance The 12 months to June 2015 featured an greatly increased at 483,000, the increase extensive public program marking the partly attributable to St Mary’s Primary Centenary of the outbreak of World War 1 in School and Mosman Library users, who were August 1914 and of the landing at Gallipoli in welcomed whilst their libraries were closed for April 1915. refurbishment. Stanton consolidated its patron driven services with the installation of self check Highlights included the Exhibition, Home Front: units, located in both the Adult and Children’s North Sydney and the Great War, restoration of libraries. Children’s Services continued to grow the HMAS Sydney Memorial, launched by the at a faster rate than others, and the Writers@ Governor of NSW, and Conflict and Compassion Stanton program featured 61 Australian and on the Waterfront, a guided ferry cruise led by International authors throughout the year, Council’s Historian Dr Ian Hoskins welcomed by over 4,370 audience members. The year also marked a major refurbishment Councillor Veronique Marchandeau served of Don Bank Museum’s interior spaces and the Council once again as its representative on first Nan Manefield Young Writers Award. the Shorelink Library Network Committee, During the year the Library’s loans remained and Rebecca Aukim was appointed Manager, high at 593,640, with visits to the library Library Services in March 2015.

Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 | 3 Writers at Stanton

Peter Barton on John Howard on The lost legions of Fromelles The Menzies era Friday 4 July 2014 Friday 10 October 2014 Lex Marinos on Hugh Mackay on Blood and Circuses The art of belonging Wednesday 9 July 2014 Tuesday 14 October 2014 Belinda Neil on Annabel Crabb on Under Siege The wife drought Wednesday 16 July 2014 Friday 17 October 2014 Richard Clapton on David Hill on The best years of our lives The making of Australia Tuesday 29 July 2014 Tuesday 21 October 2014 Kathy Lette on Tom Keneally on Courting trouble The Australians: flappers to Vietnam Monday 4 August 2014 Tuesday 28 October 2014 Chris Uhlmann + Steve Lewis on Graeme Simsion on The Mandarin code The Rosie effect Tuesday 5 August 2014 Thursday 30 October 2014 Kate McClymont on Peter Pinson on He who must be Obeid Bert Flugelman Tuesday 12 August 2014 Wednesday 5 November 2014 Michael Robotham on Susan Mitchell on Life or death Margaret & Gough Friday 15 August 2014 Thursday 6 November 2014 Claire Dunn on Rob Mundle on My year without matches The first fleet Tuesday 19 August 2014 Tuesday 11 November 2014 Ian McPhedran on Afghanistan: Scott Bevan on Australia’s war Bill: the life of William Dobell Thursday 28 August 2014 Friday 14 November 2014 Frank Walker on Caroline Overington on Maralinga Last woman hanged Wednesday 3 September Tuesday 18 November 2014 Gareth Evans on Robert Holden on Inside the Hawke-Keating government And the band played on Wednesday 10 September 2014 Tuesday 25 November 2014 Michael Katakis on Peter FitzSimons on A thousand shards of glass Gallipoli Friday 12 September 2014 Friday 28 November 2014 Paul Kelly on Adam Spencer on Triumph and demise Big book of numbers Tuesday 16 September 2014 Wednesday 3 December 2014 Kim Williams on Kate Grenville on Rules of engagement One life Wednesday 24 September 2014 Wednesday 29 April 2015

4 | Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 Julia Gillard on Joshua Funder on My story Watson’s pier Tuesday 30 September Friday 1 May 2015 Don Watson on Kate Gibbs on The bush Margaret and me Tuesday 7 October 2014 Tuesday 5 May 2015 David Day on Lisa Heidke on Keating It started with a kiss Wednesday 11 February 2015 Thursday 29 January 2015 Debra Oswald on Alasdair McGregor on Useful A forger’s progress Wednesday 18 February 2015 Wednesday 4 February 2015 Andrew Tink on Robin Barker on Australia 1901-2001 Close to home Friday 20 February 2015 Tuesday 12 May 2015 Keith Mason on Ian McAuley & Miriam Lyons on Old law, new law Governomics Tuesday 24 February 2015 Friday 22 May 2015 Yvette Poshoglian on Malcolm Knox on Frankie Fox, girl spy The Wonder lover Wednesday 25 February 2015 Monday 25 May 2015 David Malouf on Victoria Alexander on Being there Real: living a balanced life Wednesday 4 March 2015 Friday 29 May 2015 Mark Latham on Roy Williams on Latham at large Post-god nation Tuesday 10 March 2015 Tuesday 2 June 2015 James Bradley on Paul Davey on Clade Joh for PM Tuesday 17 March 2015 Tuesday 9 June 2015 Somer Sivrioglu & David Dale on Jane Caro on Anatolia Just a Queen Tuesday 24 March 2015 Monday 15 June 2015 Peter Rees on Patti Miller in conversation with Bearing witness Charlotte Wood on Ransacking Paris Wednesday 8 April 2015 Wednesday 17 June 2015 Alan Barclay & Philippa Sandall on Robert Wainright on The ultimate guide to sweeteners Maverick mountaineer Monday 13 April 2015 Tuesday 23 June 2015 Martin Teplitzky on Abdi Aden on The best of Gretta Anna Shining Tuesday 21 April 2015 Thursday 25 June 2015 Tony Windsor on Ross Gittins on Windsor’s way Gittins Thursday 23 April 2015 Tuesday 30 June

Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 | 5 Childrens’ Activities Storytelling Halloween Party (October 2014) Twice weekly open story time sessions for After-school Easter and Christmas craft sessions all ages were held. Two Lapsit Rhyme-time Library tours: North Sydney Demonstration sessions were held each week: tailored for the School Year 4, Montessori, Vacation Care under-2 year olds and their parents and carers, with nursery rhymes, action rhymes and board Children’s Festival library stall (Oct 2014) books. Toddler Rhymetime sessions for children under 3 years were held on Thursdays. Summer Reading Club (2 Dec - 4 Feb) Regular monthly library story time visits by Summer Reading Club, supporting kids reading local kindergartens and child care centres. over the summer school holidays. With prizes for every 3, 6 and 10 books read, a Holiday activities display of children’s book reviews, and a party Craft: Divali craft with ‘certificates, prizes and yummy food’. Open to kids and teens of all ages. Book sculpture workshop with arts and culture team National Simultaneous Story time Kite making Pompom creatures Aaron Blabey’s The Brother’s Quibble, was read aloud at Stanton and in Libraries and schools Beach Dioramas around the country at 11am on 27th of May. Animal masks Photo frames Teddy Bear Sleepover Board games Featuring a bedtime storytime and film, children Feature Creatures Animal Show, left their teddies in the library overnight and Magic jester show & Balloon animals came back the next morning to find out what Theatre performance and workshop (Curious adventures they got up to. Legends/Rush) Bollywood and Brazillian Samba with Shyamla Guringai Festival / NAIDOC Week Eswaran Adamriginal by Adam Hill, celebrating Aboriginal Yoga for children and Torres Strait Islander dance and culture. Bubbles and Sherbet science workshops Writing workshop with Yvette Poshoglian Children’s Displays Films and popcorn sessions: Nan Manefield Young Writers Award Lego movie/Frozen/Planes/Robots/Mr Peabody and Sherman/Muppets Most Children’s Book Week 2014 Wanted/ Boxtrolls/How to Train your dragon North Sydney Children’s Art Exhibition (with 2/Big Hero 6. the Arts and Culture team) Halloween Other activities Summer Reading Club (featuring hundreds of Children’s Book Week (15-22 August): book reviews by children) • Author talk by Jodie Wells-Slowgrove Teddy Bear Sleepover • Family Picnic in the Library event School Poster competition – Road Safety • CBW Booklet (shortlists, puzzles, activities) Awareness (with Stella Stefan – Traffic) for all child visitors

6 | Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 Clockwise from top left: I’m a Dirty Dinosaur craft at the Children’s Book Week Picnic; Summer Reading Club participants; Ukulele-oke workshop with Tom Harding; Children’s and Youth Services staff Halloween Party Oct 2014; Yvette Poshoglian Writing workshop; Tedy Bears’ Sleepover June 2015; Teddy Bears’ Sleepover June 2015 toys that got up to mischief.

Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 | 7 Reference Services & Reader Education Shorelink ABI Inform (1,391) Image Collection (1,277) The Shorelink Libraries completed two years in the Aurora Library Management System World Book Student (1,226) environment, including the online catalogue eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) (1,128) that thousands of Stanton users make use of Science Reference Centre (978) remotely. The wireless service throughout the year was not all that was hoped for Science Image Collection (843) due to an increase in user demand of 176% Business Source Elite (855) throughout the Shorelink Network. This issue Total all searches (56,787)* was addressed through a review of internet *Excludes Local Studies databases – see page 9 requirements in late 2014. This foreshadowed some improvement via an additional ADSL2 line in anticipation of the NBN in 2016 Self-Check Kiosks The Library’s single self issuing kiosk was User education replaced with four: two on the Ground Floor and two in the Children’s Library. Library users Stanton conducted a wide range of user responded with an increase over last year’s education sessions. figures of nearly 50,000 items, totalling 162,460 Technology test drive: Zinio Technology test drive: Pinterest Environmental Awareness Technology test drive: Borrowbox Throughout the year the Library offered Technology test drive: e-book troubleshooting Powermate Kits for loan (how much power Technology test drive: Zinio does your house use?), as well as a providing a Technology test drive: What to read battery recycling facility. Technology test drive: Facebook Technology test drive: eBooks eResources Technology test drive: Online Privacy The Shorelink Network including Stanton Technology test drive: Library Press Display introduced Overdrive in 2011. This was followed General library tours. by Zinio digital magazines in August 2013 and Bolinda Borrowbox eBooks and eAudio in Family history workshops. September 2014. School and tertiary institution tours Zinio loans increased by 37% to 9698 in 2014/15. Borrowbox exceeded expectations with 1400 Databases loans in 10 months and Overdrive continued to Seven new in-depth databases were introduced grow. during the year, with a total of 45 maintained by Although loans are only 2% of total library Stanton, many available from members’ homes loans, they are an area of increasing demand. or office computer. The most popular this year: As use and access becomes easier, demand will Britannica (10,522 searches) increase further. “Technology Test Drives” are Video Encyclopaedia of the 20th Century held monthly at Stanton, to assist customers (1,838) with access.

8 | Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 Displays Community Guringai Festival Information SES The Community Information database Lincs is Promoting Home Library Service a valuable resource for activities / contacts in Homeless persons week our local area. Over 8,000 public searches were Waste not completed in Lincs during the year. The Library Wrapped with love - knitting group also has a community display area which Lost birds found- Mental Health Project informs visitors of local activities, community organizations and groups, leisure facilities, Children’s Art Exhibition walks and cultural events. Many of these key Mental Health Month resources are also available online. Gough Whitlam Remembrance Day White ribbon day VOLUNTEERS Summer Reading Program The Library’s Justice of the Peace service Summer at Stanton prospered during the year with JPs available in Take off and travel 2-hour slots Monday to Saturday. Australia day Stanton depends on these and other Library lovers day volunteers, to deliver its current range of services; they work in the Home Library Service Chinese new year and Local Studies, in particular the Museums. International women’s day On 4 December the North Sydney Mayor Jilly Creative women In conversation Gibson hosted an evening to thank all North Anzac Day Sydney Volunteers, and on 20 November she welcomed the Library and Museum Volunteers Women In transition- Zonta to their special lunchtime ‘thank you’. Law Week Library and Information Week Diwali Festival OUTREACH Home Library Service The Home Library Service (HLS) continued to select and deliver resources to the housebound residents of North Sydney and to the James Milson, Bougainvillea and Lansdowne Gardens retirement villages. This service also delivers items for active borrowers who have difficulty Chinese New Year transporting library material. HLS volunteers visit the patrons who welcome a little additional company. Community Centres Stanton provided Internet links and computer support to community centres at Neutral Bay, Primrose Park, McMahons Point, the North Sydney Men’s Shed, Don Bank Museum and the Cammeray Croquet Club.

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Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 | 9 NAN MANEFIELD YOUNG WRITERS AWARD

The Nan Manefield Young Writers Award The major prize winners were: received hundreds of entries from local schools and beyond. This year the Library’s Literary 11yrs: Paloma Brodky-Grey for ‘Mist’ Awards’ changed its name from the Bill Coppell 12yrs: Noah White for ‘Marlo’s Hospital for Young Writer’s Award, in honour of Nan Creatures of Interest’ Manefield who passed away in late 2014. 13 yrs: Lucinda Peace for ‘The Brumbies’ Nan was a local Librarian, serving at North Race’ Sydney Boys High School. She was also a lifelong 14-15 yrs: Jack Alscher for ‘Asylum: the journey champion of literacy and local history, giving for Australia’ 30 years of service to North Sydney Council’s 16-18 yrs: Charlotte Head for ‘Ode to the Library and Historical Services Committees. Seasons’ It was perhaps inevitable, given Nan’s career, that Council should commemorate her in a way related to literature. Following a Notice of Motion moved by Cr Zoe Baker, which was unanimously supported, we are pleased to be able to honour Nan in such a fitting way with this name change. The presentation night saw the winners of 5 age categories read their stories aloud to the audience. Prizes worth over $2,000 were presented to the writers. The sponsors this year were: World Book Encyclopedia, The Ensemble L-R: 13yrs winner Lucinda Peace, 14-15yrs winner Jack Alscher, 11yrs winner Paloma Brodsky-Grey, 16-18yrs winner Charlotte Theatre, The Powerhouse Museum, Taronga Head, 12yrs winner Noah White, Mayor Jilly Gibson Zoo, Sydney Living Museums, Local resident Joan Dunnwald, Local artist Sandy Shilansky, and North Sydney Council. Judges, all professional writers, were children’s author Ursula Dubosarsky, young adult author Will Kostakis, poet Tim Sinclair; North Sydney Council’s Writer in Residence, Yvette Poshoglian; and local author and Library Champion, Ceridwen Dovey.

north sydney council and stanton library announce L-R: judge and author Yvette Poshoglian, 13yrs winner Lucinda Peace, 14-15yrs winner Jack Alscher, 11yrs winner Paloma Nan Manefie Brodsky-Grey, 16-18yrs winner Charlotte Head, 12yrs winner The ld Noah White, Mayor Jilly Gibson, judge and author Ursula Writers Aw Dubosarsky, judge and poet Tim Sinclair ng We invite ’ ar ou all young people, d Y aged between 11 and 18 years, to submit either one poem or one short story, not exceeding 750 words in length, to our annual award!

* The competition is judged in five age categories * All entries will be displayed from 4 June 2015 at Stanton Library 10 | Stanton* A presentation Library night willAnnual be held on ReportWednesday 3 2014-2015June 2015 at 7pm * This award is supported by North Sydney Council, and local businesses and citizens, with prizes totalling over $2000

Entry forms are available from 2 March 2015 at Stanton Library or the Stanton Library website. www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au

Entries must be received by 5pm Friday 8 May 2015. Further enquiries please contact the Children’s and Youth Librarians on 9936 8400. PUBLIC PROGRAMS Health Week 13-22 February 15 Minute Massage Stanton Books to Movies Group With North Sydney Remedial Massage The books to movies group continued with Superfood Talk monthly screenings in the conference room. With nutritionist Hayley Stockbridge Movies for the year included: Natural Skincare Workshop July - The time traveller’s wife With Margaret Mossakowska. August - The book thief September - The secret life of Walter Mitty International Women’s Day October - The hours Creative Women in Conversation November - Tracks With Yvette Poshoglian, Karen Atkins, P.M January - The monuments men Newton, Sandra Bates. An evening event that February - A long way down was held at Don Bank Museum, March 2015. March - Safe haven Seniors’ Week 13-20 March April - Silver linings playbook May - This is where I leave you Laughing Yoga and Organic Breakfast June - Rabbit proof fence With Usuff Omar

Science Week Harmony Day Detective Dogs Harmony Day Film Festival that ran for a week in March 2015. The films were from With Shari Forbes from UTS China, Argentina, Japan, Iran and India. This Thursday 14 August 2014 film festival was organised in collaboration with Community Development, North Sydney Waste-not film screening Council and Crows Nest Community Centre. Wednesday 20 August 2014 Get Creative @ Stanton Creative Hearing Awareness Week workshops for adults (26-30 August) Painting with Sandy – 30 July Science Week – Kokedama – 3 August Free hearing tests by audiologists from Attune in Crows Nest. Lost bird found - hand sewing 8 & 18 September Mental Health Month (October) Gift cards – 22 October ET Choices Bunting – Monday 17 November Decision making with Geraldine Koh Christmas Craft – Wednesday 17 December Yoga for beginners with Life Source Painting for beginners – Tuesday 27 January Nutrition, well-being and family cooking Calligraphy workshop – Tuesday 24 February workshop Easter craft – Tuesday 31 March Treat yourself well with Louise Adams Bead making – Tuesday 21 April Meditation with Lynda Kerr Repurposed Books – Tuesday 26 May Painting – Tuesday 30 June Chinese New Year Diwali Celebration – Friday 17 October 2014 A Chinese cultural program by Ultimo Community Centre Senior Chinese Group

Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 | 11 Law Week Guringai Festival 26 May – 12 July celebrated with: A talk on Strata Law With Bannerman’s Lawyers • Screening of the Australian film Rabbit Proof Fence in conjunction with the regular Crime Writing Workshop Books to movies group meeting. With P.M Newton • Indigenous Heritage and Food Talk and Taste Experienced Aboriginal Educator and Library and Information Week guide Jess Sinnott spoke about seasonally The theme for this year’s Library and Information available and local native produce, giving Week was ‘Imagine’. The week was celebrated out samples of her delicacies. with the annual National Simultaneous Storytime and a talk on Buddhism and Burma.

Clockwise from top left: Science week kokedama; Lost bird found workshop; Lost bird found; Diwali; Get Creative - Painting with Sandy; Chinese New Year.

12 | Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 STANTON GROUPS LOCAL STUDIES Stanton Library provides facilities and support History Week, Family History for the following groups. Month & the National Trust Scrabble Group Heritage Festival Stanton celebrates peak historical events with The Scrabble group met on Thursdays twice a guided walks, tours and training programs. month to play Scrabble. Participants take away a better understanding of the importance of history in our local ESL Book Club environment and an appreciation of the The library hosts a monthly ESL Book Club. This footprints left behind by the layers of history group is led by a volunteer. on view in North Sydney today. War Memorials of North Sydney walking tour Knitting Groups In September 2014, as part of the History Stanton hosts popular Knitting Groups. Week’s theme ‘The Great War’, which marks Participants knit squares for the “Wrap with the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of Love” charity. In 2014, the library also hosted war, this tour looked at the war memorials of a Seniors Week ‘Yarn Bombing’ group who North Sydney starting with the North Sydney created an Autumn display in civic park. Tram Depot memorial relocated to Anzac Park, moving through St Leonards Park, where a captured gun and the 1925 Cenotaph are Literature Groups located, to look at two important honour rolls This year there were eight day and evening on display in the Stanton Library and then down Literature groups (book clubs) meeting in the to the 1915 Chapel at ‘Shore School’ - North library each month. Sydney Church of England Grammar School – in Blue Street North Sydney. Some walkers North Shore Historical Society opted to visit Graythwaite – the home given by Thomas Dibbs as a Hospital for soldiers in 1915 This group meets each month in the Conference and recently restored by Shore. The walk was Room of the library. led by Dr Ian Hoskins, North Sydney Council Historian Sydney in War and Peace, Ferry Tour Also in September, this tour looked at defence related sites along the North Sydney foreshore including the former HMAS Platypus, Kirribilli Point fortification and HMAS Waterhen. The tour began at Bradley’s Head and moved west to Berry Island. Commentary was by North Sydney Council Historical Services team. The tour vessel was Rosman’s ferry Proclaim, built in 1939 with two covered decks. HMAS Sydney 1 Bow re-dedication On 23 November His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d), Governor of New South Wales, launched the Council-restored Bow which is mounted on the sea wall at Kirribilli. The Sydney was responsible for the grounding of the SMS Emden, the single

Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 | 13 most important naval engagement in a conflict focusing on the Independent’s role in war remembered mostly for its land campaigns. and peacetime culminating in the landmark Author Mike Carlton was Master of Ceremonies production of ‘Rusty Bugles’, the first serious with special guests including representatives post-war play to pioneer the use the Australian of HMAS Waterhen, the Chaplain of HMAS vernacular. Dr Lowry also spoke on the role Kuttabul and vocalist Leading Seaman Tracy played by long-time director Dame Doris Fitton Kennedy of the RAN Band. and the Independent as a creative platform for local talent, multiculturalism, refugees Under the Heritage Festival theme of Conflict and reconciliation. The audience shared their and Compassion the library presented a memories of the Independent Theatre and walking tour: Dame Doris. The talk was followed by a tour of The Meanings of Mourning: exploring the war the Theatre itself. memorials of North Sydney Also in May, reprising the earlier event owing Led by Dr Hoskins, the tour began in St Thomas to popular demand Conflict and compassion Rest Park (formerly cemetery) at the grave of along the waterfront - a ferry tour of North Eastermorn Waller, killed at St. Gervais Church, Sydney Paris, during a German bombardment on Good Friday 1918; then on to the 1918 tram The cruise again took in the mast of HMAS workers’ memorial in Anzac Park Cammeray; Sydney where it sits at Bradley’s head as a and in St Leonards Park: the German field gun memorial to Australia’s first naval victory, down installed as a trophy memorial in 1921 and the to Balls Head Bay the home of patrol boat base beautiful 1926 Cenotaph. In Stanton Library the HMAS Waterhen and returning via Fort Denison walkers viewed two interior Rolls of Honour on and Garden Island. display as part of the Home Front exhibition. Genealogy “Help Desk” The walk moved to St Thomas’ Church, the Every Friday, excepting the last of the month, garrison church of the 17th Battalion, which a team of volunteers, led by Historical Services contains many memorials to the war including Librarian Liz Agnew, offered visitors to the an extraordinary wooden cross returned from Library individual help in researching their the battlefield at Pozieres; and finally the St family history. This year, in August, Family Thomas Church Memorial Hall designed in the History Month, a special workshop, An aftermath of the war as a community meeting Introduction to searching Great War ANZAC place by eminent architect Donald Esplin. records was held, introducing participants to In May, Through Conflict to Compassion - sources available for researching men who theatrically speaking served in the AIF 1914-1918 at the Australian Dr Carolyn Lowry OAM presented a talk War Memorial and the National Archives of at Stanton Library about the history of Australia. the Independent Theatre, North Sydney,

Leading Seaman Tracey Kennedy and RAN Band at the HMAS Sydney event

14 | Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 Reference samples SYDNEY • I have recently purchased a dental practice in North Sydney in the MLC Building. I ARCHITECTURE would like to display historic photographs of North Sydney, particularly of the MLC FESTIVAL Building. How do I go about acquiring In November 2014 three talks and a workshop artwork to frame for the practice? were presented as part of the Sydney • I am writing a book about Berry’s Bay. Architecture Festival: under the theme of What information do you have on Celebrating the City: Architecture and the Woodley’s boatyard? Way we Live. • We have recently purchased a property Adam Corrigan: understanding energy at 10 Carabella Street, Kirribilli. What workshop ‎Adam is Managing Director information do you have on the house, like Sustainable Energy and Water Services and development applications, additions etc? Partnership Officer at the Better Business Partnership • Do you know anything about the origin of the name Pine Street in Cammeray? Bannerman’s Lawyers: Strata Reform In the current climate there are requirements • I am enquiring about the chimney type for building upgrades to meet new standards: objects at St Leonards Park on the corner David Bannerman discussed the dos and don’ts. of Falcon Street – how old are they and what were they used for? Peter Pinson on Bert Flugelman Emeritus professor Pinson’s book ‘Bert • What is the age of the sandstone cottage Flugelman: on further reflection’, surveys the on the eastern side of Walker Street, celebrated sculptor’s four decades as a maker opposite McLaren Street, known as ‘Lynn’? of public sculptures. • Were there trams in Macpherson Steven Liaros: Rethinking the City. Town Street, Gerard Street or Young Street in planner Steven Liaros asked ‘Is it possible to Cremorne? I have seen what look like build a City founded on the ideas of freedom, tramsheds in these streets. collaboration, equality, authenticity, trust and • I am trying to find a grave at St resonance with the natural environment? Can Thomas’Cemetery for one of my ancestors, we rethink the City? How do our individual Walter Offord Jackson, who died in 1893. choices influence the physical configuration of Do you know where he is located? our cities?’ • I am researching the life and works of William Christopher Bennett, Commissioner for Roads and Bridges in LOCAL STUDIES NSW, who lived in Neutral Bay from 1864 and was interred at St Thomas’ Cemetery DATABASES in 1889. What information do you have Thirteen Local Studies databases are maintained about him? by Stanton with the top 5 searches being: • When was Ted Mack Mayor of North Face of North Sydney (photographs): 22,383 Sydney? When did he hold seats at the State and Federal Parliaments? Ancestry (Family History resource) 22,171 Building North Sydney (Building plans 1930- • Is the rockwall/fence directly outside of 49 (8,499) our property at Iredale Avenue, Cremorne, heritage listed? North Sydney 1890s Block Plans: 3,537 Trove (North Sydney photos accessed via the • I am looking for photos, drawings or National Library website) 3,134 documents regarding the Bent Street Fountain, which was constructed in 1812 North Shore Historical Society Journal: 1,581 and removed in 1905. Other Heritage databases: 7,647

Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 | 15 • I am looking for a copy of the historic building plans for the Harbour Bridge EXHIBITIONS northern approach viaduct, along the Bradfield Highway/Warringah Freeway. ‘A Handsome Villa’: the Story of Don Bank, North Sydney’s oldest slab cottage (Don Bank • I am a student at Billy Blue College of Design, Museum) currently working on an assignment about Permanent exhibition telling the story of the MacCallum Pool. Can you tell me about the house and its former residents, including the history of the pool? White family, who were active members of the • Cammeray Public School has a ship’s bell local Catholic community, (curated by Dr Ian that came from a decommissioned US Hoskins). destroyer called the ‘Paul Jones’, unveiled On the Waterfront: the art of North Sydney’s in 1955. We are celebrating our centenary foreshores (Heritage Centre) this year and would like any information July 2014 you have. Showing the changes to the North Sydney • I am a teacher interested in World War I Waterfront, using original paintings, drawings photographs for a school exhibition, as well and prints from the Library’s cultural and as any letters sent from Australia to soldiers Heritage collection: including work by JS Prout, fighting abroad. AH Fulwood, Edith Cusak, Robert Emerson Curtis, Elaine Coughlan, Peter Kingston and • Independent Theatre. Can you tell me what Nick Hollo (curated by Dr Ian Hoskins). conservation issues affect the site? Home Front: North Sydney and the Great War (Heritage Centre) 6 August 2014 Some 4,000 men with local associations volunteered to fight between 1914 and 1918. This exhibition explores the impact of the First World War upon North Sydney using original photographs, objects and documents.

North SydNey Great War

16 | Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 Don Bank continued to host Live Poets which MUSEUMS met monthly for their evening sessions of readings and events, as well as the Don Bank Museum is a rare example of an administrative arm of The Waverton Hub: ‘a early timber slab house nestled in a Victorian mutual organization of residents of Waverton, garden. Don Bank is open to the public twice Wollstonecraft and neighboring areas, helping a week and through its displays visitors can each other to enjoy their lives, stay in their own learn about North Sydney’s social history. The homes for as long as they can, to be as healthy historic home was bought by North Sydney as they can, and achieve all this for as little cost Council in 1979 after community advocacy and as possible’. on the recommendation of the newly formed Heritage Council. The house museum opened in 1981. The house now features a permanent exhibition. In 2015 a major internal refurbishment, approved by the NSW Heritage Office, to a design by Carola Salazar Five Space Design was completed. This could not have been possible without the financial support of the Australian Catholic University, in particular Professors Peter Craven and Maria Nicholson. A garden design was also undertaken with extensive research into the early twentieth century use of the house and grounds. The design is by St Thomas’ Rest Park and Sexton’s Cottage Geoffrey Britton and will be implemented in Museum provides visitors with a snapshot 2015/16. of life and death in Australia from the early Victorian period. The Rest Park which is the site of the former St. Thomas’ Cemetery, the oldest European burial ground on the North Shore dating back to 1845, is open in daylight hours. The Museum is open once a week.

Artist/Writer-in-residence this year was Yvette Poshoglian, who developed a collaborative project, titled My Street, with local primary and high school students and the broader community to create an online resource of spaces and places of North Sydney. The My Street project is designed to foster and May Gibbs’ Nutcote is the former house build connections within and across the local and garden of May Gibbs, one of Australia’s school communities; to encourage and develop foremost children’s authors and illustrators, research skills using primary sources; to and creator of the characters develop ICT skills and to encourage students to try a range of writing; whether report writing, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. Owned and creative writing or even developing scripts for maintained by Council but operated by a Trust, podcasts. it is open to the public Wednesdays to Sundays.

Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 | 17 NORTH SHORE HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Library continued its strategic relationship with the Society, hosting its on-line database of journals and monthly meetings in the Conference Room, as well as caring for its Two of the images used in the talk ‘We will see a town rising’. Archives in the Heritage Centre. During the Year The demolition of ‘Bell-vue’ on the right was the catalyst for the formation of the North Shore Historical Society in 1958. the Society’s invited speaker talks included: Bill McLaughlin, former marketing & corporate Affairs manager, Australian Gaslight Co.: A Short History of Gas and Light Bruce Shying, sailor, author, raconteur: Immigration under sail. The story of the mutiny on the convict ship “Lady Shore” and other yarns Annual General Meeting, followed by ‘The Stamp of Australia’ DVD – Australia Post’s snapshot of 200 years of Australia’s postal service, including stories about Australia’s airmail origins, the 2 World wars, Kingsford Smith, Don Bradman, Sydney Nolan and others Nicola Cama, Historian: Uncovering Sydney’s past with photographs Reg Mu Sung: Gore Hill Cemetery 1968-1974 The saving of Don Bank cottage was the result of collaboration Hastings Pawsey: Antarctica: the best three between the Society and North Sydney Council weeks of my life’ 'We will see a town rising' Pam Clifford, historian: Northbridge – building an illustrated history of North Sydney a new suburb from pre-contact to the present day A talk by Dr Ian Hoskins John Ramsland, Emeritus professor of History North Sydney Council Historian and author of Sydney Harbour: a history at the University of Newcastle: The other side of No Man’s Land Paul Brunton, OAM FAHA, Emeritus Curator of the State Library of NSW: Portraits of Captain James Cook Dr Ian Hoskins, North Sydney Council Historian ‘We will see a town rising’: an illustrated history of North Sydney from pre-contact to the present day.

‘Misty Morning, North Sydney’, 1908, by Harold Cazneaux Thursday 11 June 2015, 7-8.30pm Please join the North Shore Historical Society in this talk to mark the 125th anniversary of North Sydney Council at Stanton Library This event is free but bookings are essential for catering: Ph: 99368406 or email: [email protected]

18 | Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 Historic Services PROGRESS ON The number of Historical Services research requests (400) fell but the completed rate STRATEGIC PLAN within 14 days rose to 91.5%. Attendance was exceptional at Reader Education classes (233) GUIDES and walking and ferry tours (269), while history Stanton News - 12 issues talks (810) increased by 233% Redback (staff newsletter) – 9 issues The exhibitions at the Heritage Centre attracted most visitors: 17,872 used the collections STATISTICS and facilities and viewed the exhibitions over the year. Don Bank’s permanent exhibition Loans & in library use attracted 210 visits despite a lengthy closure Library loans (593,649) were slightly less than for refurbishment. St Thomas Rest Park was for the previous year. home to many hundreds of park users with 276 Loans rose compared to last year in the junior visitors to the tiny Sexton’s Cottage Museum. collections (176,840 a rise of 4.6%), with the Home Library Service best performing Easies and Junior Fiction. All Home Library Service loans fell by 18%. The Adult loans up over the previous year fell slightly number of members, volunteers and nursing excepting DVDs. Adult Reference database homes and retirement villages remained usage reflected an increase in expenditure relatively constant. in this major contribution to Stanton’s online environment with a 141% increase in searches Door count carried out (56,700). Visitors to the library (483,325) increased by 18%, mainly attributable as mentioned to the Reader services relocated users from Mosman Library and St While information requests at the desk fell by Mary’s Primary due to refurbishment. 14% (to 17,400), reservations increased (10,300) as did interlibrary loans. The inter-Shorelink Membership courier service remaining very productive: 25,164 members of Stanton were heavy users 59,000 items were conveyed, helping take of the collections averaging 24 loans each per thousands of cars off the road. year. When counting members who maintained their library card during the last 5 years, there Conference Room usage rose to over 550 were 41,441 of whom 24,000 were residents. bookings by the public and for Reader Education This year a separate calculation was made for classes. young adults, who numbered 1,437. The library was again able to open on a public Expenditure holiday during Easter thanks to a willing staff Resource expenditure for the years was 99.4%. and was open for 358 days during the year. Income As previously mentioned, Stanton’s public Income from ARCH database royalties was continued its strong use of self-checkers considerably up, reflecting late payment from with 162,460 or 27.4% of items issued by the previous years. The Library’s increasingly borrowers themselves. popular service of email alerts as to when a Children’s services book falls due is causing a continued drop The library again responded to the increase in fees received for this activity. A grant of in numbers of children in the LGA with, as $40,000 was received during the year from the discussed, loans up and activities increasing in Australian Catholic University (towards work frequency and attendance over previous years. at Don Bank Museum), doubling the special Attendance at storytelling (6,324) remained purpose grants received. steady; holiday activities increasing (1,140 Library Resources attending) and attendance at activities during The library added 16,000 items, resulting in a term time (8,016). . turnover of stock of 9.72% compared with a target of 8%.

Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 | 19 Local History Collections & Resources The Heritage Centre’s 1,858 Vertical Files STAFF remained well used (over 769 requests) and 22 new files were added to the collection. DEVELOPMENT Usage of the Heritage Databases increased Borrowbox (ebooks) training markedly as already mentioned, while over Setting PPA objectives 4,583 items were added, and over 2,635 local Risk Management Training newspaper items were indexed. Sustainable Procurement Value of collections ALIA Conference The value of the Loan collections remained Customer Service consistent at $4.33 million (library materials) Recruitment Training and $3.38 million (local studies). Drug Info Training Literacy Forum First Aid Training Excellence in Customer Service Risk Management Training Copyright Training MS Outlook Training LG leadership conference Cultural Weeding workshop Mindfulness leadership Armed Holdup Training How to do well in Interviews Resilience program Safety strategies World Book online Ferry tour E-Resources training TROVE workshop iFerret training LIAC forum Fire evacuation training

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17,651 17,651 1,616 1,616 2,164 2,164 2,432 2,432 4,214 4,214 8,519 8,519 6,641 6,641 32,259 32,259 24,277 24,277 239,514 239,514 185,416 185,416 82,502 82,502 92,349 92,349 138,173 138,173 76,554 76,554 44,337 44,337 16,085 16,085 14,984 14,984 44,441 169,061 169,061 184,268 184,268 609,198 609,198 422,486 2013/14 Year to date Year

399,419 176,840 174,289 174,289 243,160 243,160 176,200 176,200 2014/2015 Year to date date to Year 47,282 47,282 99,879 44,171 - - - - 22 39,813 91,055 104,076 367 367 491 428 1,697 998 1,147 889 4,051 1,710 1,710 2,193 2,084 7,902 21,110 21,110 23,211 21,686 87,806 6,571 6,571 7,722 7,860 28,011 3,199 3,199 3,314 3,161 12,942 28,414 28,414 34,298 32,667 133,493 19,626 19,626 21,519 21,516 84,500 9,060 10,181 9,588 38,995 22 411 1,017 1,915 3,268 5,858 38,114 21,799 10,166 21,839 104,409 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 47,884 47,884 38,103 45,657 44,556 61,345 61,345 56,277 62,223 63,315 45,267 45,267 40,629 44,585 43,808 45,574 912 912 817 853 1,061 3,643 154,496 135,009 152,465 151,679 593,649 6,242 6,242 5,296 5,879 5,920 23,337 4,513 4,513 4,141 4,218 4,518 17,390 21,281 21,281 18,068 19,875 21,715 80,939 11,837 11,837 11,248 12,726 13,312 49,123 Large Print Loan Magazines Non Fiction Fiction Language Literacy Total Audiobooks Audio Visual Audio Non Fiction Music Fiction Non FictionDVD CD-ROM 3,912 audioJunior junior Total 3,118 1,390 Fiction 3,637 1,266 4,029 1,201 14,696 1,245 5,102 DVD CD-ROM adult Total Fiction Easies

t S ATISTICS

EXTERNAL LOANS Adult

loans Total Adult Young Junior

22 | Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 1,716 1,727 1,476 3,750 1,136 4,128 1,458 1,668 1,065 9,865 2,523 88.5% 64.8% 22,711 26,218 11,480 10,085 95,355 18,083 40,349 2,664 2,664 2013/14 Year to date Year 769 7,647 1,924 2,135 4,016 3,537 3,134 1,581 1,817 8,499 2,286 8,356 1,048 47.9% 93.4% 56,787 26,437 10,332 22,383 33,386 111,924 2014/2015 Year to date date to Year 419 162 918 323 456 342 778 780 508 485 1,718 1,421 6,451 1,108 9,446 2,540 6,500 91.9% 55.3% 16,037 28,684 175 526 740 325 355 942 180 885 848 900 7,126 6,765 2,626 2,527 2,076 4,556 1,822 59.4% 95.5% 26,578 13,684 176 175 515 351 870 394 388 809 408 6,761 2,251 8,157 1,185 2,582 2,383 2,096 6,349 95.1% 33.2% 27,704 12,019 428 257 369 626 399 496 807 480 2,720 2,168 6,511 9,018 1,039 1,028 2,212 4,566 2,584 89.2% 48.2% 15,047 28,958 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Shorelink items via returned Stanton Stanton items items Stanton via returned Shorelink No.lent to Shorelink to No.lent % lent to Shorelink to % lent From Shorelink % from Shorelink DATABASE USAGE DATABASE (Trove) Picture Australia Community Information NorthBuilding Sydney Closed reserve loans (adult and and reserveClosed (adult loans children*) closed reserveLocal Studies (vertical pictures) maps; files; HSC texts on open access now *Note: Total Reference databases Reference North of Face Sydney NSHS Journal Block Plans Other Heritage databases RESERVATIONS & INTER-LIBRARY LOANS RESERVATIONS (Total) Reservations satisfied Total (Total) libraries other to Lent Borrowed from other libraries (Total) libraries from other Borrowed Courier Service

Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 | 23 14 18 26 25 355 298 380 509 800 1,032 1,320 6,257 3 1 114,507 55 55 33 33 544 4,270 4,270 6,552 6,552 20,196 20,196 2013/14 Year to date Year 7 51 31 61 11 26 111 210 291 358 566 4,701 1,140 1,071 6,324 8,016 1,320 4,378 17,381 162,460 2014/2015 Year to date date to Year 3 8 19 18 13 85 89 77 141 226 330 738 296 2645 1,703 4,299 2,090 46,099 3 8 26 14 11 69 63 88 142 263 715 330 299 2068 1,102 1,541 4,539 44,319 2 4 14 14 16 69 89 48 769 137 115 330 389 3115 3,747 1,430 1,290 35,454 3 8 52 16 11 10 82 740 193 146 330 430 188 4,796 1,635 1,650 36,588 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 92 Classes Attendance Directional Sessions Information(incl. via email) Sessions Attendance Attendance Sessions Attendance Attendance Attendance

Sessions Sessions renewals Reader education Reader

Other activities READER SERVICES Reference Stanton at Writers Holiday activitiesHoliday Displays Other events CHILDRENSSERVICES Storytelling Library bookings Room Conference added to Items ARCH Library open (number of days) of Library open (number Displays Self Check usage and issues

24 | Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 3 9 3 10 10 13 86 n/a 210 113 492 393 348 8,515 74.4% 2013/14 Year to date Year 3 5 3 16 10 35 810 101 269 233 296 108 400 6,968 91.5% 2014/2015 Year to date date to Year 9 1 2 3 32 91 10 73 99 94 212 108 1,651 96.0% - - 5 3 24 10 75 10 40 514 115 113 1,590 95.7% - - - 9 3 3 10 96 66 60 40 115 1,953 96.9% 4 1 3 10 45 67 12 54 90 44 178 119 1,774 98.9% 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Directional Classes Research requests Research Information requests Attendance % satisfied in 14 % satisfied in days Number Attendence Number Attendance James Milson Milson James Home, Nursing Bougainvillea, House Georgian Lansdowne and Gardens Individual exhibitions New Reader education Reader HISTORICAL SERVICES Reference

Tours (walking & (walking Tours ferry) Other events (talks) HOME LIBRARY SERVICE Loans

Members Number of volunteers

Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 | 25 413 155 881 184 408 2,317 2,257 6,639 2,403 3,138 37,171 28,129 20,324 15,941 21,230 429,477 408,814 $ 398,617 2013/14 Year to date Year 33 261 276 150 3,374 2,132 1,437 1,319 1,425 3,557 6,542 17,872 32,143 15,941 41,441 23,989 483,325 2014/2015 Year to date date to Year 6 6 76 25 769 781 335 446 6542 3,814 1,319 23989 17,452 32,143 41,441 139,857 143,772 501,734 10 70 25 959 586 180 994 408 6356 2,757 3,300 23542 17,121 31,550 40,663 106,895 110,445 6 32 23 66 701 292 438 730 6164 2,721 4,958 22975 16,745 39,720 30,835 121,681 126,737 11 39 49 96 662 945 390 5859 2,505 1,052 5,800 22540 37,722 15,182 29,358 114,892 120,780 $ 109,88 $ 216,767 $ 326,240 $ 499,697 $ 499,697 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total 18-59 Total 60 over Total residents Total Total under 18 18 under Total quarters) 3 (first quarter) (last Total members New New members New Total non non Total residents Spend to date

DOORCOUNT LibraryStanton Heritage Centre (12-18) Senior (60 plus)Senior (60 members New 12) (under Child members New Adult Young Residents Total Total Non residents members New Sextons Cottage Don Museum Bank MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP Adult (18-59 years) new Total members

Total Stanton Total members RESOURCE (TOTAL) ALLOCATION Expenditure

26 | Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 31 281 250 408 3,187 1,871 3,081 3,996 1,064 3,884 91.3% 21,459 82,062 $ 5,464 $ 2,308 $ 313,820 $ 44,093 2013/14 $ 125,758 Year to date Year 320 239 481 204 1,776 2,420 3,035 4,602 3,903 1,368 99.4% 78,147 23,752 2014/2015 Year to date date to Year -- $ 128,109 $ 87,123 - $ 10,764 20 437 191 703 108 204 2,420 1,556 3,903 1,368 99.4% 78,147 23,752 $ 1,379 $ 6,034 $ 9,604 $ 32,947 $ 27,273 - - 8 75 537 278 194 504 448 3,814 1,394 2,254 64.9% 23,652 78,061 $ 4,718 $ 1,455 $ 9,636 1 51 82 953 796 190 486 3,755 2,113 1,393 43.1% 77,904 23,053 $ 1,798 $ 6,158 $ 2,886 $ 25,451 $ 24,071 $ 26,209 $ 96,193 $ 108,924 - $ 128,109 11 55 160 194 405 3,732 1,032 1,956 1,556 1,448 21.6% 79,916 23,225 $ 7,549 $ 3,160 $ 1,402 $ 20,462 $ 72,573 $ 211,525 $ 39,880 $ 37,192 $ 361,170 $ 40,000 $ 47,123 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter

% of budget % of Total stock Total Added Added Total stock Total Added Total stock Total Total stock Total Added stock Total stock Total Services printing, (photocopying, email) Per capital libraryPer subsidy Book fair (overdues, charges and Fees etc) lost items Special purpose grant income Total INCOME ARCH Note: Bookseller Note: year: mid merged orders unsupplied carried over LIBRARY RESOURCES Adult fiction Large Print Loan magazines Added Literacy

Language Adult Non-fictionAdult Added

Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 | 27 16 124 328 626 250 845 704 543 7,215 7,648 2,915 1,106 1,077 1,872 1,501 3,361 5,897 1,036 6,493 6,536 5,209 6,208 12,010 12,257 91,338 11,853 45,047 2013/14 Year to date Year - 141 439 855 160 190 854 994 484 7,421 8,751 3,737 8,714 1,276 6,817 8,874 6,479 2,337 4,071 1,377 1,184 6,030 1,960 6,349 47,455 89,281 12,302 2014/2015 Year to date date to Year - 30 80 173 431 231 432 227 203 153 790 190 7,421 8,751 1,724 8,714 2,146 1,676 1,153 1,184 2,296 6,030 1,960 6,349 47,455 89,281 12,302 - 17 47 10 63 88 48 916 202 191 289 662 184 880 7,226 1,766 1,152 5,796 2,232 6,081 1,002 1,043 8,343 8,544 46,569 88,859 12,444 - 21 39 28 331 210 149 273 191 139 733 180 2,114 7,990 1,478 1,105 1,722 2,231 1,528 6,052 3,335 8,502 8,090 5,846 13,168 88,519 46,696 - 39 30 60 426 971 124 213 450 396 383 288 230 2,191 1,113 3,153 2,337 2,359 8,367 5,946 8,030 1,850 6,349 8,504 47,282 13,524 90,376 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total stock Total Added Added Total stock Total stock Total Total stock Total Added Total stock Total Added Deleted Total stock Total Added Total stock Total Added Deleted stock Total Added Total stock Total stock Total stock Total Total stock Total Audiobooks Music Added DVD books adult Young Added

Junior easies

Junior fictionJunior Added Non-fiction Total Audio-visual Total

Total Fiction Total Junior non-fictionJunior Added Junior Music & Music Junior audiobooks CD-ROMJunior Added Junior DVDJunior Added

28 | Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 29 39 85 68 974 291 169 1,711 7,528 1,153 3,451 4,337 1,682 9,955 1,836 1,360 16,020 16,062 29,264 19,836 165,649 2013/14 Year to date Year - 22 38 23 60 974 173 294 300 7,674 3,451 4,375 2,635 4,638 1,858 1,383 17,209 16,104 10,255 18,655 28,363 165,099 2014/2015 Year to date date to Year - 9 10 19 974 173 618 294 608 1383 7,674 3,451 3,132 4,375 1,858 4,046 18655 10,255 28,363 165,099 - - 3 16 13 974 172 294 665 1383 7,654 3,451 2,798 4,365 2,585 1,254 1,849 10255 18047 27,828 163,256 - - 6 17 11 974 171 291 300 804 1383 7,148 3,739 3,451 7,634 4,352 1,699 1,846 17382 10255 28,202 163,417 - 4 4 8 23 974 170 291 558 9955 1383 7,616 3,451 5,521 4,341 1,067 1,840 4,344 16578 29,168 166,826 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Deleted Added Total stock Total Deleted Added Held Total stock Total

Total files Total Added Total Added Added Total Total Total Added (books and added

TOTAL STOCKTOTAL

LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS library (In catalogue) Books

Microfiche / film Microfiche / Verticalfiles added Files Oral history Maps

Total VFs) Total stock Total HERITAGE DATABASES North of Face Sydney Mosman Daily Index Building Plans

Picturing North Sydney

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79 90 151 142 297 567 148 666 1,169 1,133 6,153 1,640 2013/14 Year to date Year ------81 90 142 119 567 148 666 7,778 1,169 1,133 1,625 1,640 2014/2015 Year to date date to Year ------81 90 142 116 119 567 148 666 7,778 1,169 1,133 1,640 ------81 90 141 116 119 567 148 666 7,662 1,169 1,133 1,640 ------81 90 141 116 119 567 148 666 7546 1,169 1,133 1,640 ------79 90 141 119 567 148 666 7430 1,169 1,133 1,277 1,640 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total Added Total Total Added Added Added Total Total Added Total Added Total Total Added Total Added Total Items added Items meters linear Total NorthNaming Sydney fun Just for (Postcards) Costumes collection Plaques Register Block Plans Added North Shore Historical Society Journal Public of Images Art St Thomas Park Park Thomas St Headstones Added Trove

Community archives NSC Historical archives

30 | Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 277 345 3,246 42,434 $ 7,767,446 $ 4,381,791 2013/14 Year to date Year 277 345 4,583 46,987 2014/2015 Year to date date to Year 724 277 345 46,987 781 277 345 46,263 277 345 1,220 45,482 277 345 1,858 44,260 $ 4,337,196 $ 4,337,196 $ 4,337,196 $ 4,337,196 $ 4,337,196 $ 7,722,851 $ 7,722,851 $ 7,722,851 $ 7,722,851 $ 7,722,851 $ 3,385,655 $ 3,385,655 $ 3,385,655 $ 3,385,655 $ 3,385,655 $ 3,385,655 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total records Total

Total added Total

Posters COLLECTION VALUE Library collections Total (excluding (excluding Total archives) LOCAL HISTORYcatalogued yet RESOURCES (not or converted database) to Plans Park Luna Local History collections Total Total

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