June 2017 • Vol 24 No. 6

Bloomsday @ Stanton

Leopold Bloom walked through Dublin on 16 June 1904… join us for a

Ulyssean taster celebrating Bloomsday in 2017.

For many, James Joyce’s epic novel 'Ulysses' is on the bucket list of many

readers. If you are one of these people and have yet to tackle Joyce's most

famous book, we are offering a taste of Ulysses which will be sure to inspire

you to finally get into it!

Bloomsday celebrations will consist of a lecture on Ulysses given by Dr

Gabrielle Carey, followed by live readings from guests Bob Carr, Aine De

Paor, Justin Fleming, Miri Jassy & Marie McMillan. Enjoy light refreshments

as well as live music inspired by Dublin city and performed by Martin Horan.

Details inside this newsletter and on our website!

Thu 1 11.30am Toddler rhymetime

Fri 2 10am Family history help desk*

Mon 5 9am Bookings open– school holiday activities

Tue 6 11am Storytime

2pm Knitting group

7pm Live science engagement series*

Wed 7 11am Storytime

1pm Writers @ Stanton: John Safran

7pm Young writers award presentation

Thu 8 11.30am Toddler rhymetime

7pm North Shore Historical Society

Fri 9 10am Family history help desk*

Mon 12 CLOSED (Queen’s Birthday public holiday)

Tue 13 11am Storytime

6.30pm Bloomsday celebration*

Wed 14 11am Storytime

1pm Writers @ Stanton: Sue Rosen

Thu 15 11.30am Toddler rhymetime

Fri 16 10am Family history help desk*

Tue 20 10am Technology test drive: Facebook*

11am Storytime

1pm Writers @ Stanton: Louise Milligan

Wed 21 11am Storytime

Thu 22 11.30am Toddler rhymetime

1pm Writers @ Stanton: Anna Krien

Fri 23 5pm Teddy bears sleepover*

Sat 24 11am Guringai Festival: Basket weaving*

Tue 27 10.30am Books to movies group: Utopia

11am Storytime

1pm Writers @ Stanton: Joyce Morgan

Wed 28 11am Storytime

Thu 29 11.30am Toddler rhymetime

7pm Creative minds in conversation: Indigenous artists*

Fri 30 1pm Writers @ Stanton: Colin Tatz

*Bookings essential

Wednesday 7 June, 1pm

John Safran

John Safran gets among our diverse

community, digging away at the

contradictions that many would prefer

be left unexamined. ‘Depends what you

mean by extremist’ is a confronting

portrait of contemporary Australia.

Wednesday 14 June, 1pm

Sue Rosen

In ‘Scorched earth’, Australia’s secret

plan for total war under Japanese

invasion in World War II is revealed for

the first time. Hidden for 75 years, top-

secret government documents have

finally been discovered.

Tuesday 20 June, 1pm

Louise Milligan

Louise Milligan has been privy to the

most intimate stories of abuse within

the Catholic Church. ‘Cardinal: the rise

and fall of George Pell’ uncovers

uncomfortable truths about a culture of

sexual entitlement, abuse of trust and

how ambition can silence evil.

Thursday 22 June, 1pm

Anna Krien

In this vivid, urgent Quarterly Essay,

Anna Krien explores the psychology

and politics of a warming world. She

visits frontlines in Australia's climate

wars, considers where climate change

is taking us, and assesses where

effective action is to be found.

Tuesday 27 June, 1pm

Joyce Morgan

In ‘Martin Sharp: his life and times’,

Joyce Morgan reveals the life of the

charismatic, unconventional, unique

and surprising artist, capturing the

loneliness of a privileged childhood as

well as the exuberant creativity of

Swinging London and beyond.

Friday 30 June, 1pm

Colin Tatz

In the confronting book ‘Australia’s

unthinkable genocide’, Colin Tatz

addresses the issue of what happens to

an indigenous minority who were

considered other than human, an

unworthy order of beings destined to

die out.

Live Science Engagement Series

Tuesday 6 June, 7pm

Scientist Helen Maynard-Casely will be

talking about the planets of our solar

system. Online bookings essential.

Bloomsday

Tuesday 13 June, 6.30pm

Leopold Bloom wanders through Dublin

on 16 June 1904. Join us for a

Ulyssean taster of a lecture and

readings from James Joyce’s Ulysses.

Online bookings essential.

Technology test drive: Facebook

Tuesday 20 June, 10am

Find out what all the fuss is about with

Facebook. We'll show you how to get

started, and some tips and tricks for

using Facebook easily and safely to

keep in touch with family and friends.

Online bookings essential.

Get Creative: Indigenous Weaving

Saturday 24 June, 11am-1pm

This two hour workshop will be hosted

by Karleen Green. Online bookings

essential.

Creative Minds in Conversation:

Indigenous Artists.

Thursday, 29 June, 7pm

Join indigenous poet and performer

Elizabeth Wymarra for a conversation

with her creative friends. Online

bookings essential.

Books to movies group

Tuesday 27 June, 10.30am

The next screening will be our Guringai

Festival documentary ‘Utopia’ written &

produced by John Pilger and Alan

Lowery. Utopia explores experiences of

Aboriginal Australians in modern

Australia . No bookings required.

Family History Help Desk

First three Fridays of each month,

10am-12pm

Staff and volunteers are available to

give one-on-one assistance to people

researching their family history, using

the resources of the library and those

available on the internet. Sessions are

aimed at the beginner/ intermediate

level. For bookings, call 9936 8400.

Storytime

Storytime is held Tuesdays &

Wednesdays at 11am.

6th & 7th Big Books! and Libraries

13th & 14th Sport

20th & 21st Bears

27th & 28th Robots

Baby Rhymetime is for children under 2 years and

their parents & carers. It is held on Mondays at 10.30am

and 11.30am. Online bookings are essential at

www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/kidzone

Toddler Rhymetime, for children under 3 years, is

on Thursdays at 11.30am. No bookings necessary.

Teddy Bear Sleepover

Friday 23 June, 5pm

Online bookings essential!

Have you ever wondered what your

toys get up to at night? Bring your

teddy bear to Stanton Library for a

special bedtime storytime. Tuck your bear in for a

sleepover, come back to collect it in the morning and

see what adventures it got up to!

Bear collection: From 10am Saturday 24 June.

Young Writers Award presentation night

Wednesday 7 June, 7-8pm

Presentation to the winners by the Mayor, followed by

refreshments. All welcome.

The competition is judged by published authors and

prizes total over $2000.

July School Holiday Activities

Online bookings open 9am, 5 June.

Punkii: storytime & drama

workshop

NAIDOC Week event

Monday 3 July, 10-11am

Ages 5+. Bookings essential.

Comic book treasure boxes

Tuesday 4 July, 2-3pm

Ages 5+. Bookings essential.

Film and Popcorn: Trolls

Thursday 6 July, 2-3.30pm

All ages. No bookings needed.

Comic inspired Pixel Craft

(see previous column)

Monstrous Creations

(see previous column)

Film and Popcorn: Spirited Away

Friday 14 July, 10-11.30pm

All ages. No bookings needed.

10-16 July COMIC CON-VERSATION 2017 Celebrating the best of local comic culture with talks,

workshops, readings and exhibitions across Sydney

libraries. Online bookings are essential for all activities,

bookings open Tuesday 13 June.

Life drawing with a twist!

Monday 10 July, 6-7.30pm

Get out your sketch pad or tablet. Harley Quinn returns

to this years Comic Con-versation as Tinker Bell, giving

you the opportunity to practice your drawing skills using

a live model. For artists of any level aged 15+.

Comic inspired Pixel craft

Tuesday 11 July, 2-3pm

Use Iron-me/Perler beads to create comic inspired

treasures. Ages 12-18. Bookings essential

Making comics as a writer with Christof Bogacs:

A complete overview on finishing your comic

project from idea, to script to completed artwork

Wednesday 12 July, 6-7.30pm

Got an idea for a comic? This brief overview will cover

everything you need to know to get your story from

conception to completion including plotting, script

writing, editing, finding an artist, collaborating and self

publishing your work. Ages 15+. Bookings essential.

Monstrous creations: Comic making for kids

Thursday 13 July, 2-3pm

Do you like comics? Do you like monsters? Come and

learn how to make comics with Karen Beilharz! The

workshop involves a brief overview of what comics are,

how comics are made and time for participants to create

their own comics. Ages 5-12. Bookings essential.

Comics Lounge

Thursday 13 July, 4-7pm

Drop by anytime from 4-7pm and see local comic artists

Lesley Vamos, Han Nguyen & Lachlan Judd at work.

Hang out and ask them about their creative process or

bring along your own sketch book and be inspired!

‘Make your mark’ by Lesley Vamos.

Stanton Library is a service of North Sydney Council. 234 Miller Street, North Sydney 2060 02 9936 8400 library@northsydney.nsw.gov.au www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/library

Hours Stanton Library Monday – Thursday 9am–9pm Friday 9am–6pm Saturday – Sunday 10am–5pm Closed Monday 12 June

Heritage Centre, Level 1 Open hours as above. Heritage Centre Desk: Monday – Saturday 1–5pm At other times assistance is available from the Information Desk on the Ground Floor

Don Bank Museum 6 Napier St, North Sydney Wednesday, 12–3pm, Sunday, 2–4pm

St Thomas’ Rest Park 250 West St, Crows Nest Self guided walks available at any time

Sexton’s Cottage Museum 250 West St, Crows Nest Thursday, 1–4pm, Saturday, 2-4pm

May Gibbs’ Nutcote 5 Wallaringa Ave, Neutral Bay Wednesday - Sunday, 11am–3pm

Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre Community Library 16-18 Fitzroy St, Kirribilli Contact 9922 4428 for hours

Parking @ Stanton Library North Sydney Residents with a Ridge Street Car Park card from Council are entitled to 1.5 hours free parking in Ridge Street Car Park. Cards are available from Council’s Customer Service Desk (fee applies). Free parking for all is available on Saturdays and Sundays.

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New Heritage Centre Exhibition

Locality: telling North Sydney stories in objects and

pictures

A permanent but evolving display that explores various

aspects of North Sydney’s history using the stories

associated with intriguing objects from the collection. The

exhibition features newly acquired items and previously

unseen treasures from the Heritage Centre’s collection

including a stunning ‘Balmain Bug’ two foot racing skiff.

North Shore Historical Society

Thursday 8 June, 2017, 6.30pm for a 7pm start

Topic: Radio Astronomy, Collaroy Plateau and the

origins of Wifi

This will be an interesting presentation for the layman -

explaining how a farm boy from Victoria became a

leading Australian scientist. Guest speaker Hastings

Pawsey will outline some of the radio astronomy

pioneering work undertaken by his father, physicist

Joseph Pawsey and the development of technologies

that formed the basis of today’s radio astronomy and

telecommunications, including Wifi and the tie between

Collaroy Plateau and radio astronomy.

Enquiries: 9929 6637, visitors welcome.

Stanton Top Five

Cataloguer Philippa’s top 5 music books/documentaries.

Songwriters on songwriting / Paul Zollo. Paul Simon, Alanis Morisette and other greats discuss their craft, inspirations, and what makes them tick as songwriters. This book of interviews is in its 4th edition.

Cadence / Emma Ayres. A riveting and freewheeling account of a bike journey from London to Hong Kong, with a violin for company. The author is a musician and former ABC broadcaster.

Hildegard von Bingen in portrait: ordo virtutum Twelfth-century abbess, artist and composer Hildegard of Bingen taught that spirit and world are not separate but intertwined. This documentary includes a performance of the oldest surviving European music-drama, Hildegard’s Ritual of the virtues.

Big bangs: five revolutions in the history of Western music / Howard Goodall. [Book and DVDs] Goodall wrote the theme music to BBC TV series The vicar of Dibley. In Big bangs, he brings music theory to life exploring milestones in Western music.

Schubert’s Winter Journey: anatomy of an obsession / Ian Bostridge. Singer and historian Bostridge is one of the finest interpreters of Schubert’s songs. In this beautifully illustrated book, Bostridge illuminates the historical, political and psychological background to the songs and their texts.