The Two Ronnies - always funny!

Referencing Help

You may have already seen this brilliant referencing tool created by Griffith University.  It works for several referencing styles and is wonderfully interactive.  I've recommended it to many MSIT students, and they can also access it via the study guides.

Have a look and have a play...

http://app.griffith.edu.au/reference_tool/index-core.php

A little light relief

Full credit goes to Michelle Coxsen for finding this gem - I've shared this with a few library friends via my Facebook page and it proved to be very popular.

Sing along!

The Librarian Song

Cheers
Lee

Newsletters

If you want some ideas for newsletters check out the following:

G:\Learning Precincts\Libraries\STAFF\Michelle\AH Newsletter

It has the newsletters that I have sent out to teaching staff.

Book Club - Year of Reading

What a great idea! 

At Alexandra Hills we have a rec room which is going to be used for a heap of things like Wii, and hosting a book club will be a great idea to promote the room, the library and the year of reading!

I would love to join in to a staff book club.

At AH staff have just read Room by Emma Donoghue.

National Year of Reading

2012 is the National Year of Reading

If we start floating ideas now, we can plan something meaningful for Library and Information Week and - potentially - more besides.

Lee and I have discussed running year long Book Clubs. These could be for staff, for students, for ESL or Adult Literacy classes. We could run them ourselves, or we could merely choose to advertise the library as a great space in which to host a book club. They can run at lunchtimes, or after hours, or for the crazy people early risers - before work!

We could also potentially get the Health and Wellness team involved.
"Take time out at lunch to relax with your favourite book!"

Here are a few other ideas....

• Zine making workshops


• Guest speakers (know any authors?)


• Storytelling sessions (this isn't just for kids!)


• 'MSIT's favourite book' poll


• A collaborative fiction writing project (exquisite-corpse-style optional)

So what do you think? Are you interested in running a Book Club? Do you think we'd get the numbers? What other ideas do you have for National Year of Reading and/or Library and Information Week 2012?

Ghoulies & Ghosties

The theme for October here at Mt Gravatt is Halloween!

Here's a display our work experience student Jeannie help me set up.

(She did all the work -- I just brought in the fun stuff!)