Adult Programmes
LAW WEEK 14-18 May, 2012 : Accommodation choices in retirement, Moving to a retirement village
Planning and preparation are essential when considering accommodation alternatives and options in retirement. From wide experience with clients, Mr Michael Hume will outline a range of issues to consider and will discuss participant’s concerns.
When: Wednesday, 16 May
Time: 10.30am to 12 noon
Place: Burwood Library
Bookings are essential.
Please phone 9911-9999 to make a booking.
LAW WEEK 14-18 May, 2012 : Buying property for investment
The framework for buying an investment property is different to that for purchasing a home.
Mr Matt Nolan, an expert in inner west real estate, will coordinate an interactive session with participants about types of investment properties and matters to consider when buying for investment.
When: Thursday, 17 May
Time: 6.00pm to 7.30pm
Place: Burwood Library
Bookings are essential.
Please phone 9911-9999 to make a booking.
Enter Burwood Library’s Mother’s Day photo competition for a chance to win mum a pamper pack worth $200.00!!!
Mother’s Day is one of the most special days of the year and to celebrate Burwood Library is running a photo competition. To enter, take an artistic snap of your mum and tell us in 100 words or less why your mum is special. The competition is open to entrants aged 18 years and under.
Entries must be handed in by 19 May 2012.
Get Fit, Get Healthy !!!: Health Workshop @ BURWOOD LIBRARY
Join us for a free workshop on health, healthy eating and fitness.
Learn how to:
- lose weight
- increase general fitness
- tone up and build muscle
- eat healthier
- improve your health
Saturday, 19 May 2012
12.30pm-1.30pm
For your booking please call
9911-9999 or e: library@burwood.nsw.gov.au
Burwood Library
4 Marmaduke Street, Burwood 2134
Biggest Morning Tea
Make a cuppa & make a difference!
This year, we're involved in Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea to help raise funds for Cancer Council's vital research and support. You can help me, and get involved, by making a donation online! Go on... it’s deliciously rewarding! Go to http://nsw.cancercouncilfundraising.org.au/burwoodlibrarymorningtea
Date: 29/05/2012
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
FREE LAUGHTER YOGA WORKSHOP @ BURWOOD LIBRARY !
Laughter Yoga is a fun and unique activity combining laughter and breathing, ideal for anyone who wants more joy and wellbeing in their lives. Laughter guru, Shari Coventry will demonstrate how laughter yoga can strenthen the immune sytem, promote optimism, decrease stress, increase energy and encourage creativity.
Burwood Library
Saturday, 2nd June
From 12.30PM
For bookings call 9911-9999 or email: library@burwood.nsw.gov.au
TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE!!! FREE TALK @ BURWOOD LIBRARY
In the journey to find our self, we often discover aspects of our lives that we feel uncomfortable about. The ability to change is not always easy. The ‘Transform Your Life’ talk is a jolt of reality! Learn how to overcome the obstacles preventing you from achieving your goals. Be guided through the four P’s of success: persistence, perspiration, planning and perseverance. Be prepared to not settle for less, have the confidence to take action and achieve success in any or all ares of your life. Be prepared to transform your life!!!
About the speaker, Nathan Smith
Nathan is passionate about helping people transform their lives. He believes all positive and lasting change starts within. He gives people the tools to not only decide what it is they want out of life, but also how to achieve their goals.
Saturday 16 June
12.30pm-1.30pm
Bookings please call 9911-9999 or library@burwood.nsw.gov.au
Burwood Book Club
Meet new people, have a chat and enjoy a cuppa
Burwood Library’s Book Clubs meet:
Every last Saturday of the month (excluding December/January) from 2.00pm to 3.00pm &
Every second Friday of the month (excluding January) from 10.00am to 11.00am
New members are always welcome!!!
Movie Club
Moviebuffs@burwood
are a group of people that meet on the first Friday of each month 6.00pm to 7.30pm where discussion takes place about the wonderful world of movies. Contact the Library on 9911 9999 for further information.
The theme for June is 'Memory and Amnesia'. The film industry has a fascination with memory and amnesia and how this impacts of peoples lives. In the movie’ Memento’(2000), a man is suffering from short term memory loss and uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife. In the movie ‘Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind’, (2004), A couple undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories when their relationship turns sour, but this is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with. Come and join in the discussion.
Friday, 1 June – 6.00pm to 7.30pm.
July
The theme for July is ‘Drama in a courtroom’. The criminal justice system has long served as a stage for society’s most dramatic conflicts. The courtroom drama is a prominent film genre in Hollywood. What these dramas have in common is that the essential part of their story takes place in a courtroom as it is like a theatre plenty of space for an audience. The films of discussion will be ‘A time to kill’ (1996), based on a John Grisham novel and ‘Witness for the prosecution’ (1957) a tale of a man on trial for murder featuring surprise after surprise in the courtroom.
Friday, 6th July – 6.00pm to 7.30pm
August
Come to the movie club discussion and spice up your August with fables, fairytales and fantasies of one of Hollywood’s most unique visionaries, director and filmmaker, TimBurton. He takes inspiration from popular culture, reinventing Hollywood genre filmmaking as an expression of personal vision. Come and venture into the world of ‘Edward Scissor hands’ (1990). Take a walk with Victor, a young man whisked into the underworld and wed to a mysterious ‘Corpse bride’, (2005).
Friday, 3rd – 6.00pm to 7.30pm
September
The theme for September is ‘Shakespeare on screen’.
“Some shall be pardoned and some punished. For never was, a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo”, Prince, Romeo and Juliet, Act V, Scene iii.
William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, (1996) version of the famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still maintaining the original dialogue. The gun toting members of the families wage a vicious war on the streets as the star crossed lovers are destined for a tragic end. West Side Story (1961), is a musical, energetic, widely acclaimed melodramatic modern day, lose retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, two young people from rival NYC gangs who fall in love.
Friday, September 7th – 6.00pm-7.30pm
Computer Classes
Introduction to Computers
Join us for a 2 hour sessions on finding out the basics of your computer, how to use the mouse, how to get around your computer and how to copy files.
Session dates and times are:
Tuesday, 5 June – 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Email
Find out how to use email or if you have an email account but need a refresher on how to use email then come and join us for a 2 hour session covering the basics of using email, some email etiquette, how to set up distributions lists and other related material.
Session dates and times are:
Tuesday, 15 May – 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Wednesday, 13 June – 10.00 to 4.00pm
Searching Basics
Need to find information quickly but not sure how to use Google? Come and join us for a fun 2 hour session covering searching the internet using Google and ing and find out about using the other online information resources that you can use to find useful information available to you for free.
Session dates and times are:
Wednesday, 23 May – 10.00am to 12.00pm
Tuesday, 19 June – 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Technology Help @ Your Library
Need help with using your computer or have recently bought a new computer and sure about using it? Bought a new smartphone or iPad/tablet and need assistance? Have done your CV or resume but need help with formatting it? Or just not sure how to do something in Word, Excel or PowerPoint? Come to the Library and talk to the Reference Technology Librarian who will assist you with your issues. Time is limited to a 30-minute help session. Basic computer skills and software knowledge are necessary and bookings are essential. This is a free session.
Session dates and times are:
Friday, 11 May – 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Friday, 1 June – 10.00am to 12.00pm
Friday, 15 June - 10.00am to 12.00pm
What is social media? Twitter, Facebook and all that stuff
Heard about Facebook and Twitter but not sure what it is. Come and join us for a free information session that will explain what this is about and why people use it. Here you can have your questions answered about Twitter and Facebook without having to create an account.
Session date and time:
TBC
Introduction to Facebook
Join us for an interactive 2 hour workshop on how to create a Facebook account. Come to the Library and learn how to start finding out if your friends and family are online. Keep in touch with those who are overseas or just find groups that you may be interested in. A pre-requisite is that students will need to have their own email (Hotmail, Gmail or Yahoo) account before the class.
Session dates and times are:
Friday, 18 May – 10.00am to 12.00pm
Friday, 22 June – 10.00am to 12.00pm
Introduction to Twitter
Wondering what is this “Twitter” thing? Come to the Library and learn about Twitter and how to use it. A pre-requisite is that students will need to have their own email (Hotmail, Gmail or Yahoo) account before the class.
Session dates and times are:
Thursday, 7 June – 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Introduction to Blogging
Have you heard about blogging but not sure what it’s all about? Come join us for 2 hour session and learn how to create and start your own blog. A pre-requisite is that students will need to have their own email (Hotmail, Gmail or Yahoo) account before the class.
Session dates and times are:
Friday, 25 May – 10.00am to 12.00pm
Friday, 29 June – 10.00am to 12.00pm
Bookings are essential for all sessons as places are limited. A non-refundable booking charge may apply. Please call the Library on 9911 9999 or email library@burwood.nsw.gov.au to book.
Free English conversation classes at Burwood Library
Burwood Library provides English Conversation classes for people wanting to improve their English.
Classes are held every:
Monday – 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Wednesday – 12.30pm to 1.30pm - returns on Wednesday 2 May 2012 12.30pm to 1.30pm
All classes are held during the school terms.
Justice of the Peace at Burwood Library
A Justice of the Peace is now available at Burwood Library, every Monday from 2.00pm to 4.00pm and every Friday from 10.00am to 12.00pm during school terms.
Wrap with Love
Bring your knitting needles and join us on Tuesdays from 10.30am to 11.30am for Wrap with Love. Wrap with Love Inc. is a voluntary organisation with members knitting squares to make wraps that are distributed within Australia and worldwide to needy communities.
Everyone welcome, all ages, from expert to beginners.
Every Tuesday in the Meeting Room at Burwood Library. Please bring 8 ply wool and 4mm knitting needles.
For enquiries on any of the above, please call Burwood Library on 9911 9999 or email
library@burwood.nsw.gov.au
