Japanese Fashion - from Kimonos to FRUiTS

An insightful talk for anyone with an interest in Japanese fashion or conservation of textiles

Explore the history of Japanese fashion with the Powerhouse Museum's conservator of Textiles and Dress, Suzanne Chee. This 40 minute talk will look at some of the influential names of Japanese fashion including Issey Miyake, Comme des Garcon, Yohji Yamamoyo and more recent designers. Suzanne will draw upon examples from recent Powerhouse Museum Japanese fashion exhibitions and the popular FRUiTS: Tokyo Street Style exhibition.

Saturday 26 March 2011

11am - 12pm

Hurstville City Museum & Gallery

14 MacMahon Street Hurstville

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

Please call 9330 6444

Family History Session - Seniors Week 2011

Finding Margaret: Lessions in tracing a family history

As part of the LMG's Seniors Week events Lorraine Purcell, researcher and family historian, will guide seniors through the steps involved in tracing and preserving a family history.

Friday 25 March 2011

10am - 12pm

Hurstville City Museum & Gallery

14 MacMahon Street, Hurstville

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

Morning tea provided

Please call 9330 6444

Seniors Week 2011 - Live Life

Each year in March the Library, Museum & Gallery along with Hurstville City Council celebrate NSW Seniors Week with a series of special events. The theme Live Life encourages Seniors to learn something new, make friends and participate in community activities. Please check the calendar for the full range of events being offered through council.

How it Feels

Brendan Cowell is a talented man. He's an actor who's appeared in Love My Way, Beneath Hill 60 and I Love You Too amongst others. He's also written for stage and screen and recently published his first novel.



How It Feels begins in 1994 on the night the HSC results are published. A group of friends start out celebrating the end of their school careers. Over the next twelve hours their lives will change forever. A decade later, one is dead, one is famous, two are getting married and the truth is about to come out.



Described as "Wildly funny, brutal, tender and true," this isn't bad, though a little confronting in parts.

Music CDs Coming Soon

The following titles have been ordered for our collection and are albums of the winners of 53rd Grammy Awards such as: "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum; "Doo Wops & Hooligans" by Bruno Mars; "Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billi with Love from Dee Dee" by Dee Dee Bridgewater; "Living Proof" by Buddy Guy; "Social Network Soundtrack".

Check our shelves now for "Brothers" by The Black Keys; "The Resistance" by Muse; "The Fame Monster"; by Lady Gaga, which are also this year's Grammy winners.

New music CDs that will be on our CD music stand within the week are:

• He Will Have His Way: the music of Tim & Neil Finn - Various Artists
• The Great Tenor Songbook - Mark Vincent
• Michael - Michael Jackson
• Duet - Ronan Keating
• Shameless - the soundtrack
• The Beginning - The Black Eyed Peas

Do you have suggestions for DVD and/or CD titles you would like in our collection? Just post them here.

Building or Renovating?

Hurstville Library subscribes to the Building Code of Australia Online. This online resource can be accessed for free at Hurstville and Penshurst Libraries. The Building Code of Australia Online is developed, published and maintained by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB).

What does it cover?
BCA Online contains technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures covering such matters as structure, fire resistance, access and egress, services and equipment and certain aspects of health and amenity. It includes Volumes 1 & 2 of the Code, Guide, standards referenced in the BCA, BCA versions dating back to 1988 and ABRD Newsletters. The Guide is a companion manual to the BCA and is intended for people seeking clarification, illustrations, and examples of complex BCA provisions.

How do I access this resource?
A User Id and password is required from library staff to access BCA Online in the library.

For more information please see staff at the Hurstville City Library Information Desk or phone 9330 6142.

Dear Alan Moore: You're Welcome!

Saturday 5th February marked Save Our Libraries day as over 400 libraries across the UK are under threat of closure. Among the support for libraries was thrown the hirsute weight of the comics and graphic novel luminary Alan Moore, author of critically acclaimed works Watchmen, V for Vendetta, From Hell and comic series Promethea among others.



He was clearly going to explore the unchartered areas of his medium anyway but it's fantastic to think he believes part of getting there was due to his time spent in libraries. An institution for research, a social hub and a sanctuary for genius - aahhhhh libraries, is there nothing you can't do?