Winning ‘Live Life’ Portraits of Seniors
The winners of the ‘Live Life’ portrait competition for youths (aged 15 – 21yrs) were awarded their prizes earlier this month. Please click here to view the award ceremony at Springwood Library, and see each of the winning portraits. Aniko envisioned an art competition that celebrated the lives of seniors through the eyes of the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Local Books, new LibraryThing app
Another iPhone app – this time from LibraryThing. Called Local Books this new app can be used to locate book shops, libraries and bookish events wherever you are or plan to be. The app is available from the iTunes store as a free download. All NSW public libraries are included. You can read more about [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Lawson LitKNITS
The 702 ABC Sydney ‘Knit In’ is a fantastic community event supporting the organization ‘Wrap with Love’ which creates colourful wraps for communities in need around the world. Lawson Library hosted a ‘Knit in’ on Friday June 25th. 20 keen women, now known as Lawson LitKNITS, gathered to knit and crochet squares and also sew [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Secret Swamping
Janelle, Aniko, Mike and the children. What you can’t see in this unfortunately blurry shot is that each of them have decorated themselves in various shades of ochre. As you will all see in these photos, Heidi and I were having a hugely strenuous experience tracking through the swamps this morning. Fortunately we are both [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )School Holidays Program Feedback
Here is some feedback which the Library Children’s and Young Adult’s Team got from one of the session leaders in our Autumn School Holiday Program. Jane Davidson BFA (Hons) is a Contemporary artist & teacher and ran several workshops during the holidays : “Just keeping you updated about the art workshops this week. It’s been [...]
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