Stanton Library Annual Report 2014-2015 Council 2014-2015
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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.