September 2007 - Learning

Adult Learning

In addition to the programs listed below, the Library can provide customised learning programs for groups, designed to meet your needs. To find out more, call 03 8664 7554.

New User's Guide to the Library

Learn practical ways to help you become an efficient and independent user of the Library's services and collections, including a quick catalogue demonstration.
Times: Mon 10.30–11.30am, Wed 3–4pm, weekly
Venue: Meet in front foyer
Bookings: Not required
Free

Using the Newspaper Collection

Learn about the resources and services available in the Newspaper Reading Room, including viewing newspapers in hard-copy, online and microfilm formats.
Time: Tues 4 September, 9–10am
Venue: Meet at front entrance, 8.55am
Bookings: 03 8664 7555
Free

Family History in the Genealogy Centre

A session for new users of the Library’s Genealogy Centre, introducing key resources that will help you to research your family history.
Time: Tues 18 September, 9–10am
Venue: Meet at front entrance, 8.55am
Bookings: 03 8664 7555
Free

Build Your Research Skills

Learn about the research process and acquire the skills to find and sort through the array of information available to you. Bring your research question along, if you have one.
Time: Thurs 6 September, 2–3pm
Venue: Meet in front foyer
Bookings: 03 8664 7555
Free

Using Multidisciplinary Databases

Find answers to research questions using the Library's extensive database collection, including online journals, newspapers, encyclopedias and other e-books.
Time: Tues 11 September, 2–3pm
Venue: Meet in front foyer
Bookings: 03 8664 7555
Free

Programs for Schools

The Education Programs Unit offers tours, workshops and specialised learning activities daily. The full program brochure is available online as a downloadable PDF. For bookings and inquiries, call 03 8664 7015 or email schoolservices@slv.vic.gov.au. For Centre for Youth Literature programs, see the online brochure, call 03 8664 7014 or email youthlit@slv.vic.gov.au.

The changing face of Victoria: Free exhibition preview for teachers

This free session introduces teachers to the permanent exhibition The changing face of Victoria with a one-hour tour, followed by complimentary refreshments in Experimedia. Come along to this informal session and discover how to bring Victoria’s history to life in the classroom.
Time: Wed 12 September, 5.30–7.30pm
Venue: Meet in front foyer
Bookings: 03 8664 7015 or schoolservices@slv.vic.gov.au
Free

Illustrating Workshop and Tour with John Nicholson

Students will visit the exhibition Mirror of the World: books and ideas to discover book production, design and illustration from the Middle Ages to the present, and then explore related themes and ideas in a drawing workshop with writer-illustrator John Nicholson. (Presented by the Centre for Youth Literature.)
Time: Thurs 13 & Fri 14 September, 10–11.30am or 1–2.30pm
Venue: Meet in front foyer
Bookings: 03 8664 7014 or youthlit@slv.vic.gov.au
Cost: $10 per student

Meet Michael Morpurgo

Celebrate the end of Term 3 by bringing your students (middle- and upper-primary) to meet award-winning UK author (and a great storyteller) Michael Morpurgo. Michael's visit coincides with the publication of his new book, Best Mate. (Presented by the Centre for Youth Literature.)
Time: Fri 21 September, 10–11am
Venue: Village Roadshow Theatrette (Entry 3, La Trobe Street)
Bookings: 03 8664 7014 or youthlit@slv.vic.gov.au
Free

Famous: Exhibition tour for school groups

Students will enjoy a guided tour of the exhibition Famous: Karin Catt portraits, featuring photographic portraits of celebrities – from rock stars to political leaders. In discussion, they will consider the power of portraits, the meaning of identity and celebrity, and photographic style and technique.
All year levels, 1 hour, $4 per student

The changing face of Victoria: Exhibition tour for school groups

Students will be guided in the exhibition to develop an understanding of the arrival of white settlers in Victoria, and of the land's earlier inhabitants. They will view Ned Kelly’s original armour and explore stories and personalities that have made Melbourne unique.
All year levels, 1 hour, $4 per student

Mirror of the World: Exhibition tour for school groups

In the exhibition Mirror of the World: books and ideas, students will discover the evolution of printing, book production and design. Highlights include Audubon’s magnificent Birds of America and superb rare books and literary classics from the 13th to the 21st centuries.
All year levels, 1 hour, $4 per student

Put Yourself in the Picture!

Students will visit the exhibition Famous: Karin Catt portraits to view an impressive range of celebrity photographs, then create their own self-portraits, using a gilt-edged frame, backdrops and props provided. Each student's portrait will be printed, and the class can compile an album to keep.
Years 5–8, 2 hours, $8 per student

Puzzling Melbourne

Students will visit the Library's exhibition The changing face of Victoria to discover how Melbourne changed from an illegal settlement to a flourishing township. Using 'jigsaw' pieces that identify key artefacts, they will investigate aspects of Melbourne's story, then put the whole puzzle together.
Years 7–10 (History), 90 minutes, $6 per student