The Grove Library

Happy New Year!

Jan 012012

What’s on your new year’s resolutions list?
Read more? Learn a language? Hone your skills on your favourite hobby?

The library can help you fulfill your resolutions!

Apart from the great books, DVDs and magazines in the library that you can borrow, try out our online subscriptions from the comfort of your own home. Learn a language with Transparent Language Online or choose from over 500 online courses with Universal Class.

Transparent Language Online with Byki® is a language learning system. Over 90 languages are available as well as English as a Second Language. Sign up with your library card number to create an account.

Go Mobile with Language Learning
Byki® Mobile allows you to take Transparent Language Online learning “on the go” with your Apple® iPad™, iPhone™, iPod™ touch, or Android powered device. There is no charge. All you need is Byki for iPhone Community Edition, which is FREE on the App Store and the Android Market. Click here for more information about Byki Mobile and how to get started.

The library subscribes to Universal Class, with over 500 online non-credit Continuing Education Courses available free to library members. Read more…

Just enter your library card number to create an account and user name. Note that an e-mail address is required to sign up for courses.

To see our other subscriptions to online resources, click on the Online subscriptions link under the Find menu above. There you will find language and computer courses, and databases for health and medicine, newspapers and journals, reading guides and more.

Seasons Greetings

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Dec 232011

From all the staff at The Grove, we wish everyone a safe and happy festive season.

While the library is closed, why not plan your next reads with our online subscription to Good Reading magazine, or catch up on news and gossip with our other online subscriptions such as Popular Magazines or Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre. If you’re in the mood for listening rather than reading, download an audiobook from our EBSCOhost subscription.

You will need your library card number to login to all these subscription sites.

Good Reading is an Australian resource with information on “Everything About Books” including thousands of easy to read independent book reviews and lots of interesting Australian and International articles, author profiles, stories on writers’ houses, bookshops, short stories, book trivia and more.

Popular Magazines is an online database which allows you to read articles from hundreds of different magazines on a wide range of subjects. You can read text articles from: Choice, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Popular Mechanics, Vogue and New Scientist among others.

Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre provides full text content from Australasian and International magazines, newspapers, news wires, reference books and company information as well as biographies and a fully searchable image collection.

Audiobooks : via the EBSCOhost site, access audiobook titles from leading publishers that are compatible with virtually all MP3 players, including iPods®, iPhones® and many other portable listening devices. For more details on how to download audiobooks, view the EBSCOhost Audiobooks help page.

Food for Fines

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Dec 202011

The library sincerely thanks all our patrons for their generous donations of non-perishable food that will go to the Salvation Army, Dog Refuge Home and Cat Haven.

Part of a Food for Fine campaign, late fee fines will be waived in exchange for non-perishable food donations that are brought in before Christmas.

It has been wonderful to receive donations from so many of our patrons who don’t even have a fine.

Donations will be accepted until 6pm Friday 23 December 2011.

For more information, please contact the library.

Free courses online

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Dec 192011

Learn something new today!
The library now subscribes to Universal Class, with over 500 online non-credit Continuing Education Courses available free to library members.

Just enter your library card number to create an account and user name. Note that an e-mail address is required to sign up for courses.

Quick Facts
You are welcome to enroll in up to 5 courses.
You have up to 6 months to finish each course.
You have access to your course 24/7 via the Internet.

Attend class and do assignments on your schedule. Each course has a real instructor who you may communicate with using email.

These are non-credit courses and are provided for your personal enrichment. These courses are not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.

Library Hot 100 books

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Nov 292011

Looking for a good read this summer?

Check out our Library Hot 100 books display in the library.

Borrow one of our Hot 100 books from now until the end of January 2012, and be in the running to win a $50 book voucher.

There are three vouchers to be won:
1 adult, 1 young adult and 1 junior prize!

Entries close 31 January 2012.

Pick up the Hot 100 lists from the library or download the pdf documents here:
Adult Fiction Hot 100
Non Fiction Hot 100
Junior Hot 100
YA Hot 50

You can view and print these PDF attachments by downloading Adobe Reader.

Vote for Mystery at Riddle Gully cover

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Nov 182011

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Jen Banyard has a new book coming out next year and Fremantle Press wants 12-15 year old students to choose the cover!

Spine Out is collecting students’ votes for their favourite Mystery at Riddle Gully cover (choose from 3 covers).

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10 lucky voters will be chosen at random to pick a book of their choice from the Fremantle Press website.

Voting closes 28 November

Email info@spineout.com.au or simply click here to vote!

What is Spine Out? It’s an online magazine for Young Adults to express their ideas and thoughts and to share their creativity in words, art, film or music.

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Agelink Christmas Show

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Nov 032011

Prepare for the festive season with the sound of music performed by some of Perth’s favourite singers.

My Favourite Things
Performed by Agelink Theatre

When: Tuesday, 13th December
Time: 1pm
Where: The Grove Community Centre

Dame Julie Andrews made her way from London to Broadway and Hollywood with one of the world’s most memorable voices.

After her success in last year’s Agelink show, songbird Alinta Carroll is joined by the fine vocals of Tim Schoenmakers to explore the life and times of the talented and much loved original My Fair Lady, singer, actress and comedienne. Together they recall many of the numbers you expect – and others that you don’t!

Sing along with numbers from My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins and have a rollicking good time!

Please contact The Grove library by Friday 9th December to register.

PLC Open Garden Day

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Oct 242011

The Grove is excited to be included in the
Presbyterian Ladies’ College Auxiliary Open Garden Day

Thursday 27 October 2011
10am – 2pm

This year, five private homes in the leafy riverside suburb will allow visitors to view their spectacular gardens, as well as The Grove Library’s new sustainable landscaping. Matt Huxtable, who designed The Grove’s garden, will do two landscaping talks at 11am and 11.30am. The Grove Library is conducting a tour of the sustainable building design at 10am for anyone who is interested.

Gardening and landscape experts will be available on the day to discuss the gardens and landscape design and PLC music students will provide entertainment. Also, local map artist Mary Yates, who recently painted a map of Peppermint Grove for the School, will host a walking tour.

All gardens are within walking distance of the School and a free bus will also be available to shuttle visitors between the properties.

Tickets are available at PLC – $20 for adults and $10 for pensioners.
Children under 16 are free.

All visitors receive a comprehensive PLC Open Garden Day booklet with flora and historical information about the gardens, as well as a schedule of events and information on the guest speakers.

PLC Open Garden Day is a fundraising event organised by the Presbyterian Ladies’ College Parents’ Auxiliary.

For more information, visit the PLC website, or phone 9424 6444