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Lots of Springtime activity at Latrobe City’s libraries

By Latrobe Shire Council - 3rd September 2004 - Back to News

The Latrobe City Library Service has a busy month ahead. Information sessions demonstating how to use the Health and Wellness Resource Centre database will be held at the Morwell, Moe and Traralgon libraries at the end of September, and ArtRageous Creative Craft Workshops will be held during the school holiday period.

Library Co-ordinator, Noeline Grayden, said that during the ArtRageous Creative Craft Workshops, Penny O’Neill will teach children how to make a variety of craft pieces.

"Children will be shown how to create colorful, meaningful objects from recycled materials and factory offcuts. The workshops will enhance and stimulate children’s imagaination with safe materials that are totally different to standard art room supplies," Ms Grayden said.

"At the end of the month the Latrobe City Library Service will also hold information sessions demonstrating how to access and easily find reliable information on the Health and Wellness Resource Centre database. During the information sessions people will be shown the best way to use the database search facilities and will also be given some tips on evaluating the authority of the information they find," Ms Grayden concluded.

Latrobe City Mayor, Councillor Darrell White, explained that the Health and Wellness Resource Centre database is one of the online databases that the Latrobe City Library Service has recently purchased a licence for.

"These six online databases provide Latrobe citizens with a gateway to a vast array of information available through Australian and international journals, books, newspapers and pictures. Any Latrobe City library member can access these databases from home through the 24 hour online service," Cr White said.

"It’s another indication that the role of libraries is constantly changing to meet advances in technology and the increasing thirst for knowledge and self-empowerment sought by today’s generations."

Traralgon Library Co-ordinator, Claire Wood explained that library members can use the databases to find information for a school or university assignment, details on current events, information concerning medical conditions, current business news, book reviews and the latest scientific research discoveries.

The online database sessions will be held at Morwell Library on Thursday 23 September at 3.30pm; at Traralgon Library on Saturday 25 September at 10am; and at Moe Library on Saturday 18 September at 10am. The Moe course is a practical, hands-on session, and attendees should have basic PC skills. Spaces for all sessions are limited and booking is essential. For more information contact Claire Wood, telephone 5176 3630.

The ArtRageous Creative Craft Workshop will be held on Friday 24 September and costs $6 per child. The workshops will take place at Moe Library from 10.30am until 12noon; Morwell Library from 1.30pm until 3pm; and Traralgon Library from 3.30pm until 5pm. All participants must be at least eight years of age. Bookings is essential and pre-payment for the workshops is required.

To register for activities at Moe Library, telephone 5135 8350; to register for activities at Morwell Library, telephone 5128 5436; and to register for activities at Traralgon Library, telephone 5176 3630.

Latrobe City 24 hour online service can be accessed at home.vicnet.net.au/~lvlib

Source: www.gippsland.com

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