Wednesday 2 March 2019
Oran Park Library, Camden Libraries
Attendance:
Presentations
Oran Park Library.
Oran Park is part of the Camden LGA, the fastest growing LGA in Australia.
Brewster Hjorth Architects. Opened in June 2018. 2,500m2 total with 1150m2 library space at $16 million budget. The library is people centric and focuses on programs not collections.
Camden Library presentation can be viewed here oran_park_library_programming_4.pptx
Some elements of the library include:
3 staff per shift 4 hours and rotate regularly
No Physical Desk, staff have a roving service with iPads and communicate with each other via iMessage
No drop out zones for WIFI, they have multiple points
Apple TV, Interactive Wall, 3D Printer, interactive local heritage table
Cashless - everything is through the Kiosks
Increase in usage by 0-12 year olds
Tour of the library was given at the end of the meeting
Planning a seed library in future and gardening workshops
Garage door in the children's area will open out onto a synthetic grass area for activities
Penrith Library A presentation was given by Michelle Pearman, Inclusion Officer for Penrith Libraries on the award winning Inclusion program.
The presentation can be viewed: penrith_library_presentation_-_inclusion_program.pptx
Publishers Forum
Last year the Group co-hosted a Publishers Forum with Librarians Choice at Green Square Library. Librarians Choice has wound down now and the Group has decided to take it on as a project. Melanie Mutch from Hornsby will be leading this, if anyone wants to help out please get in contact with her.
Joint Meeting with Reference Group
It was agreed that the next Marketing and Programs Group meeting would be a joint meeting with the Reference Group on August 7 at Blacktown Library
Round Table
Wollongong
Holding Pride Month activities again
Comic Gong
Finding that Panels are working well
Partnering with the Disability Trust to do panel talks re people with disabilities who identify as LBGTI+
Queer Stories - facilitated talks with podcast
Book Bites - lunchtime activity where people can read pages from a book
Small Talk - Monthly program where 3 speakers talk for 20 minutes each on topics that they want
Georges River
Philosophy Talks with Professor from USYD
Living Library - 3 presenters
Pride Month
Panel discussions also working well for NAIDOC and Refugee Wekk
Science Talks
Liverpool
Creating partnerships to run programs who do it better than the library
Moon Landing collection
Harmony Day - interactive art work. Workshops were help with the community at the Powerhouse and then panels installed at Library. Launched with panel discussion and performances
1:1 Tech Help - Assistive Technology Centre being created with electric desk and high contrast keyboards
Accessible Collection
Children's Services Unite have helped renovate the Children's Library from an Early Educators point of view
Library staff undertaking Design Thinking training and will lead Council
Library involved in Smart City Strategy and through this have been invited to talk a the Emerging Leaders Forum with WSU
Have been doing a lot of internal marketing.
Ryde
Now have an Adults and Kids marketing brochure
Banjo the Bandicoot Library Mascot being launched with a Where's banjo activity
Possum Pouches knitting program
Fairfield
Studio space going well.
Looking at creating content that can go straight into the catalogue
Artistic programming and small business workshops
Looking at using diverse staff for programs
Lithgow
Canterbury/Bankstown
Sustainability talks - native plants
Panel for Seniors Week
eCommission focus group on developing programs for seniors
Yoga/meditation/wellness talks
Using volunteers to deliver programs
Be Healthy and Active talks
Guided tours of Bankstown Library
Outreach visits to playgroups
Be Connected Intergenerational Tech Help
Penrith
HSC Lectures
SWF - Stephen Carroll
Science Week - Gut Health and NDIS Lawyers
resume writing/interview workshops
Tech Savvy Seniors
Write your own Memoir
Tech Help Desk 10am-12pm Mon-Sun - guide individuals through tech
Pop Up Library
Harmony Day and NAIDOC week
Dungeons and Dragons very popular
Ku-ring-gai
Hawkesbury
Moving to new LMS and RFID
Working with Waste Education Officer for workshops
War on Waste Festival - Boomerang Bay workshop. Documentary showing.
SWF - Mathew Condon and Tom Keneally
Tech Savvy Seniors and Tech Help
Port Macquarie
Library has left the building - outreach program
Changing focus to partnerships
10 Street Library Kits for the community working with the community college
Local Talks - 10 minutes each
Cumberland
Form Filling Service with TAFE
Streamlining programs across 8 branches
community Reading week
Quiet Hours in the Library for people with Autism
reading Buddies - volunteer help with reading with rewards after school
Campbelltown
Launched Sponsorship and Partnership Prospectus to seek sponsorship for programs, events and technology
Launched new LBGTI+ collection and libraries are now part of ACON's Welcome Here network
ArtLib - Artists giving talks in the Library
Renovating main branch introducing RFID and creating a reading space
Game of Thrones Trivia night