July 2008 - Learning

Adult Learning

Introduction to the Newspaper Collection

A practical session to introduce you to the resources and services available in the Newspaper Reading Room, including viewing newspapers in hard-copy, online and microfilm formats.
Time: Tues 1 July, 9-10am
Venue: Meet at front entrance, 8.55am
Bookings: 03 8664 7555 or learning@slv.vic.gov.au
Free

Create your own Facebook account

Learn how Facebook can be a social networking tool for you. In this session you’ll create your own Facebook account so you can connect socially with people in the virtual world.
Time: Wed 9 July, 11am-12noon
Venue: Meet in front foyer
Bookings: 03 8664 7555 or learning@slv.vic.gov.au
Free

Finding World War I resources

Learn how to find resources in the Library’s extensive collection of World War I materials, including indexes, books, magazines, pictures and pamphlets.
Time: Thurs 10 July, 10.30-11.30am
Venue: Meet in front foyer
Bookings: 03 8664 7555 or learning@slv.vic.gov.au
Free

Accessing Library online information from home

Learn how to find in-depth and up-to-date information via the Library’s website, from your home computer. You can access journal articles, newspapers, encyclopedias and other e-books through information databases.
Time: Tues 15 July, 2-3pm
Venue: Meet in front foyer
Bookings: 03 8664 7555 or learning@slv.vic.gov.au
Free

Finding information about the law

Discover legislation and law resources at the Library in print and electronic form, and learn efficient ways of finding legal information.
Time: Wed 16 July, 10.30-11.30am
Venue: Meet in front foyer
Bookings: 03 8664 7555 or learning@slv.vic.gov.au
Free

Programs for Schools

The Education Programs Unit offers tours, workshops and specialised learning activities on weekdays during Victorian school terms. View the full program. For bookings and inquiries, call 03 8664 7555 or email education@slv.vic.gov.au.

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 discover unique Melbourne stories.
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

Sport and War: Exhibition tour for school groups

This tour will reveal how sport has played a key role in shaping Australia’s identity, particularly during wartime. Students will see unique artefacts from the Australian War Memorial and hear stories about the wartime recruitment of sportsmen and women, the Changi ‘Brownlow’ medal and Australia’s most successful wicket-keeper, Bert Oldfield.
All year levels, 30 minutes, $2 per student

Sport and War: Free exhibition tour for teachers

Tues 29 July, 5.30–7.30pm
Join the Library’s Education team for an informal evening and enjoy a guided tour of the exhibition Sport and War. Each attendee will receive a free education resource kit, and the evening will conclude with refreshments and wine.

Library orientation tour – Primary

Students will be amazed at what they can see, do and find at the Library. Highlights include the famous domed La Trobe Reading Room and the display of historic artworks in the superb Cowen Gallery. Students will find out how to use the Library, and will be introduced to spaces such as Experimedia and the Chess and Newspapers reading rooms.
Years 3–6, 30 minutes, $2 per student

Library orientation tour – Secondary

This popular tour is an ideal way for students to engage with the impressive spaces and learn about the history of the Library, a Melbourne cultural icon that opened in 1856 and now holds around four million collection items. Students will learn how to register as Library users, and how to use services and facilities including Experimedia and the Arts, Newspapers and Redmond Barry reading rooms. Highlights include the famous domed La Trobe Reading Room and the Cowen Gallery’s display of historic artworks.
Years 7–12, 45 minutes, $3 per student

Burke and Wills workshop

This hands-on workshop will help students to comprehend the mammoth Victorian Exploring Expedition of 1860 and to develop an understanding of outback survival skills. Students will hear the story of Burke and Wills and see original artefacts from this historic journey. After discussing what makes an effective explorer, and hearing about modern-day explorer Jon Muir’s trek to the Gulf, students will choose ten items they would take on an outback adventure today.
Years 3–6, 90 minutes, $6 per student

Making the Ned Kelly armour

While viewing Ned Kelly’s original armour in The changing face of Victoria exhibition, students will learn about its construction and weight, and how a bullet-mark was made from the inside, as well as what Ned inscribed on his gun. In the workshop students will work in teams to create a replica in plastic (PVC-free foam), using safe heat guns and simple tools. The armour can be taken back to school for display as a classroom resource.
Years 5–10, 90 minutes, $6 per student

Make your own book

In this inspiring workshop, students will see books of many sizes and formats displayed in the exhibition Mirror of the World: books and ideas, and will then create their own book in an accordion or pamphlet-stitch style, using templates provided.
Years 5–6, 2 hours, $8 per student

Medieval calligraphy workshop

Students will view a demonstration of illuminated manuscript production and visit the exhibition Mirror of the World: books and ideas to discover the development of books and writing over the centuries. They will then be introduced to the art of calligraphy and make their own ‘illuminated manuscript’ page to take home.
Years 5–8, 2 hours, $8 per student

The Hoddle Waddle

Students will encounter historical and cultural sites in Melbourne’s CBD and use teamwork skills to find clues and discover locations. They will then present an account of their journey, using Photo Story software and their own photographs.
Years 9–10, 5 hours 30 minutes, $20 per student (subsidised price for regional Year 9 students through ArtsConnect9)