Events

Curtin Information Studies Alumni quiz night

This year the quiz night is on during both Library and Information Week and Records Management Week

Curtin Information Studies Alumni Quiz Night
Wednesday 26 May
7:00pm for 7:30pm
$7 per ticket, $40 per table of 6
St Peter's Church Memorial Hall, 11 Leonard Street, Victoria Park
For bookings contact: Jan Partridge (please remove '.nospam' from address), ph 08 9266 7712

Parking: Driving down Albany Highway from the city, Leonard Street is on the right immediately after McMaster and King George Streets. From the south, it is on the left immediately after Temple and McMillan Streets. The church is an unmissable white building on the north of Leonard Streeet near Albany Highway. The hall is next to the church.

You can park freely in all the streets around the church in the evenings. There is a small car park at the church and a private car park on the other side of Leonard Street which is hardly used in the evenings and should be OK for parking, despite the notices.

And the City of Stirling Libraries present...
Celebrate Library and Information Week

Bestselling authors at a library near you!!
Sessions are free, bookings are essential.

Mike Lefroy	Monday 24 May	Inglewood Library	10:00-11:00am
	Mike Lefroy has written many books for children using his interest in the maritime history of Western Australia and his desire to make history exciting for kids. Phone 08 9370 5366 to book.
Kim Scott	Monday 24 May	Osborne Library	6:30-7:30pm
	Kim Scott is a descendant of the people who lived along the coast of WA, and his books, True Country and Benang have been critically acclaimed. Phone 08 9344 6927 to book.
Shaun Tan	Wednesday 26 May	Dianella Library	10:00-11:00am
	Shaun's picture books have won national and international acclaim. Come along and find out more about his life as a freelance picture book artist. Phone 08 9275 4022 to book.
Estelle Blackburn	Wednesday 26 May	Scarborough Library	6:30-7:30pm
	Broken Lives relates the story of John Button's wrongful imprisonment for manslaughter. Phone 08 9344 6927 to book.
Dr John Long	Thursday 27 May	Karrinyup Library	6:00-7:00pm
	John Long is the Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology at the WA Museum, and has been recognised for communicating science to children through his books. Phone 08 9446 8944 to book.
Liz Byrski	Thursday 27 May	Mirrabooka Library	10:00-11:00am
	Liz Byrski is a writer and broadcaster, and the author of many books. She has just published her first fiction novel, Gang of Four. Phone 08 9344 5474 to book.

Bunbury Public Libraries LIW events

An invitation to meet with visiting author Estelle Blackburn

Bunbury Public Libraries will be hosting a free meet-the-author session with prominent West Australian author Estelle Blackburn.

Estelle Blackburn is the award winning author of Broken Lives - six years of painstaking research which brought about the exoneration of John Button for the killing of his girlfriend in the 1960s. Estelle received journalism's highest honour, the Walkley Award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism and an Order of Australia Medal.

Bookings are essential for the session. For further information please contact Angela at Bunbury City Library.

When: Tuesday 25 May 2004
Time: 10:00am
Where: upstairs at Bunbury Public Library, Parkfield Street
Bookings essential phone: 9721 5566
Morning tea and coffee will be served after the session.

Bookstart information session

Find out how to read to your child, the benefits of reading and suitable books through the Bookstart Program. Bunbury Public Libraries provide free information sessions on language development for parents with children under one year. Sessions are attended by a speech pathologist, child health nurse and library staff. Parents receive a free calico bag with a suitable book and information pamphlets.

Bookstart aims to

Provide free resources that encourage parents to share books with their children
Support and encourage them to make book sharing a habit
Empower parents to help build foundations for literacy
Enable children and parents to share the pleasure and satisfaction of books.

The next information sessions are on Friday, 28 May 2004
10:00-11:00am, Withers Library, Hudson Road.
1:00-2:00pm Bunbury City Library, Parkfield Street

Bookings essential. Please phone Withers Library, 08 9795 8033, Bunbury Library, 08 9721 5566.

Bookworm club meeting

The club is for 7-12 years olds and membership is free. Club members will be celebrating the 21st birthday of Mem Fox's Possum magic by reading the story and doing a craft activity afterwards of a possum mask! So come along and join in the fun!

The next Bookworm Club meeting is Wednesday 26 May 2004 between 4:00-5:00pm upstairs at the City Library. Old and new members are always welcome! For further information, please call Angela on 08 9921 5566.

ALIAWest presents
Cocktails and Canapes at the Constitutional Centre

As part of Library and Information Week 2004, ALIAWest is again hosting this fabulous event and has much pleasure in inviting current and past students, staff and practitioners in the information industry to an evening of meeting friends and enjoying sumptuous snacks and refreshments.

Date: Tuesday evening, 25 May 2004
Time: 5:00-7:00pm
Place: The Constitutional Centre, West Perth

Welcome to ALIA president
Presentation of 2004 Sharr Medal nominees.
Announcement of Sharr Medal Award for 2004
Plus some surprises!!!

Pre-payment required by Friday 21 May
ALIA members $15, Non-members $18,
Recent graduates and students $7.70

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ALIA West

May 2004