Off the Shelf - June 2013
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Library News and Events
Detox your home
| Event Type | Awareness Event |
| Event Focus | Health |
| Event Reach | All |
| Event Scope | Local Community |
| Price | Free |
| Dates | 26/06/2013 |
| Start Time | 11am |
| End Time | 12noon |
| Location | Community Learning Centre City Of Tea Tree Gully Library 571 Montague Road Modbury SA 5092 |
Come and learn how to detox your home. Join Cathy Galbraith and Craig Secombe for this free hands-on classroom seminar.
Find out how to read and interpret product labels, decide what is safe, and ensure you are making the most eco-friendly choices as a consumer.
Bookings are essential and can be made at the Library or by phone on 8397 7333.
Writers & Collectors: Ginninderra Press 17th Birthday Celebration
| Event Type | Activity |
| Event Focus | Writing |
| Event Reach | All |
| Event Scope | Local Community |
| Price | Free |
| Dates | 06/07/2013 |
| Start Time | 12noon |
| End Time | 4pm |
| Location | City of Tea Tree Gully Library Relaxed Reading Area 571 Montague Road Modbury SA 5092 |
A special event to celebrate Ginninderra Press's 17th birthday.
The event will include a panel discussion about eBooks and also about writers as collectors. Collecting Writers, a collection of poetry and prose by Ginninderra Press's South Australian writers, will be launched at this event.
Afternoon tea will be served and books will be on sale.
Bookings are essential and can be made at the Library or by phone on 8397 7333.
Modbury Digital Hub is launched!
View the video played at the Launch, showcasing what the Digital Hub is all about and the positive impact it's having on the local community.
The National Broadband Network (NBN) is rolling out across Australia and Modbury is scheduled to be connected in 2013.
The City of Tea Tree Gully has been awarded a Federal Government grant to build a Digital Hub within the Library as part of the Federal Digital Hubs program to utilise the benefits of superior internet speeds provided by the NBN.
The Modbury Digital Hub is now the place for you to engage in the digital experience, with a focus on digital literacy for the community in the areas of education, communication, health and entertainment.
The Digital Hub demonstrates the benefits the NBN has to offer to the community and local business.
What is the Digital Hub?
The Digital Hub is the community’s access point to a range of NBN capable devices such as computers, both Apple Mac and PC, iPads and android tablets and a smart television, with a focus on education and developing digital literacy. The Hub features a specially designed digital Discovery Zone and the redeveloped Library Training Room is used for group training sessions.
Training and assistance is provided by staff and volunteers, who can demonstrate and assist with the new technologies.
Digital Hub Training Program - now up and running!
With our updated Training Room and Discovery Zone, the Library provides a comprehensive training program, of approximately twenty one-on-one sessions and five group training sessions per week.
These sessions feature a range of topics, with a focus on online engagement, bridging the gap between those who are confident with the technology and those who are not, in our increasingly digital society.
Hands-on and group sessions cover topics including email, banking and bill paying, online shopping, Facebook, health, Skype, job seeking, online safety, getting started with the NBN and more.
The Discovery Zone is available for other one-on-one and small group sessions using NBN enabled devices like webcams, laptops, Mac computers, iPads, and Android tablets.
See the Modbury Digital Hub Training page for details of our training program.
Read magazines online on us!
The Library has recently subscribed to a new online resource, Zinio, which allows library users to read current, popular magazines in full colour digital format on a PC, Mac, iphone, ipad, android device or tablet via a browser or app.
All for free!
The collection covers news, sport, technology, entertainment, home, lifestyle and more. Some of the titles currently available are Inside Out, Martha Stewart Living, Bride to Be, GQ, Gardening Australia, Practical Parenting and FilmInk, with more titles coming soon.
To use Zinio, please go to the Library Online Resources page, login with your library barcode, then click the link to Zinio. Follow the instructions there and start reading!
For more information come and see the staff next time you're in the Library.
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