Semaphore's Hidden Histories revealed
All August, as part of the SALA Festival, Semaphore will play host to Semaphore's Hidden Histories,
a City of Port Adelaide Enfield Placemaking Project.
Artist Rachel Harris (Bit Scribbly) has developed a glorious trail of paste-up photographs from City of PAE Libraries' Local History Collection, the Port Adelaide Historical Society and local residents, revealing images from our past. What will you see? #Semaphore
Pick up your map from Semaphore Library or download it
here. Got a Semaphore story to share? Email us at
[email protected]
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Enrol now for Council elections
Council elections are coming up in November and voting is open to a broad range of people. All residents get a vote, as do businesses and corporate bodies.
We can also help determine your eligibility to vote but time is running out. You must be enrolled by Friday 10 August 2018.
Download the forms and return them to us at cityofpae.sa.gov.au/election, or if you need some help give us a call on 8405 6600.
Authorised by Sarah Philpott, Acting CEO,
163 St Vincent St,
Port Adelaide
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Win an iPad Mini or drive-in tickets
Simply complete our Community Survey and not only will you be helping us build a better future for you and your community but you will also be in the running to win
an Apple iPad Mini or one of five Mainline Drive-In cinema tickets.
Your
responses will help us better understand what you think
about your community and the city as well as getting some
feedback on our services. Your competition entry will not be linked to your survey feedback.
The survey is available
here
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For more information please contact 8405 6600.
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An anime club just for kids
Explore Japanese comics and animation with our newest anime club, Anime Guild.
Run by a dedicated otaku, kids aged 8-14 years will get to talk, read and draw all things anime, discover new series and meet other anime fans.
The group will be held fortnightly at Enfield Library on Thursday afternoons from 4-5pm, commencing 2 August.
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More event news for August
Want more?
Our libraries will be celebrating National Science Week, 11-19 August with special displays featuring Australian scientists and science-themed
Storytime and Creative Kids sessions.
Plus keep your eye out for a Diabetes and Lifestyle workshop at Greenacres Library, one-on-one tax sessions to help complete your tax return at Port Adelaide and Enfield Libraries and lifelong learning workshops during September.
See what's on by visiting your local library or
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Treasure-filled Book Week
It's one of our favourite times of the year, when schools and libraries all over Australia celebrate Children's Book Week. Running from 18-24 August, the theme this year is 'find your treasure'.
City of PAE Libraries will be hosting school visits all week, including sessions with special guest Mandy Foot, illustrator of the Captain Kangaroo series.
Check out t
he
CBCA 2018 Short List and keep an eye out for the Book of the Year announcement on Friday 24 August.
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The latest on Parks Library
It's been a very busy building site and at any one time we've had up to
47 tradies
installing everything from cabling and ducting to glazing, solar panels and plasterboard. We now have power and the project is getting very close to 'lock up' stage, when improvement works to Yerta Walk and Park Street intersection will commence.
We are also working on the programs and events and are now calling for creative types and tech whizzes to volunteer in our Makerspace. Find out more here.
Parks Library will open to the community late October.
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A big thank you
Our Paddington Bear-themed school holiday program was a whopping success with more than 500 attendees over the two weeks. Our big and little attendees enjoyed magic shows, movie screenings, learnt to dance, code with Scratch and went out in the woods today for a teddy bear's picnic.
We're already preparing for September's STEAM- themed school holiday program. If you have any feedback or great ideas for us to consider for future programs contact us.
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Staff Profile -
Tim
What is your role within
City of PAE Libraries?
I am the Technical Services Technician and I look after the team that prepares all the books, movies and other items that are for offered for loan across the Libraries. I have a team of 6 people who I work closely with to make sure all the items are looking sharp and available for customers as soon as possible. I have been in this role for about 8 weeks and I have learnt so much! We are in action mode right now getting all the new items ready for the opening of the Parks Library later on this year.
What's the best thing about your job?
If you ask me normally, I would say the best thing about my job is the awesome people I work with. But... if I am being honest, it is seeing all the new books before anyone else!
What's your favourite book?
My favourite book of all time is "The Name of the Wind"
by Patrick Rothfuss. It is an awesome adventure story
written by an author with an incredible way with the words
and filled with action, romance, music, mystery and the
greatest library of all time.
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