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Watch your Waste with the Library

· Wednesday, July 31st, 2019

Want to do more recycling, reduce contamination, and save $$$?

Over the past few years waste management has become a massive issue in our communities.

Through our heightened environmental awareness, community programs, garbage disposal costs and popular media there is a growing sense of urgency in our communities that something must be done about the war on waste.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to reduce your waste by half? Or recycle items you would normally throw out? For example, instead of binning all of your food scraps, it could feed a worm farm in your garden. Or take your clean egg cartons to a kindy or pre-school for craft activities. In fact there are so many ways we can recycle our rubbish that sometimes it is difficult to know exactly where to start.

Shire of Dardanup Library Services can help there.

We have a range of books, documentaries, and online media that will help you get immersed in the recycling way:

Books:

Reducing waste/Flounders, Anne.

Recycled crafts box : sock puppets, cardboard castles, bottle bugs & 37 more earth-friendly projects & activities you can create/Martin, Laura C.

Recycling and managing waste/Healey, Justin.

Recycle your garden/Marshall, Tim.

Go green!/Gogerly, Liz,

Reduce, reuse, recycle/Rissman, Rebecca,

Online eBooks:

The zero waste lifestyle/Korst, Amy

My zero waste kitchen easy ways to eat waste free/Turner, Kate

Recycled chic/McKittrick, Amanda

Less Stuff/Miles, Lindsay

Online eFilm:

Car recycling

Solid waste disposal and recycling

Glass recycling

Paper recycling

Aluminum can recycling

Recycle this : A Joe and Jack episode

Online Series:

Curiosity Quest Goes Green

ABC’s War on Waste

If you’d like to know more about any of these items or our collection, please contact or visit us at Eaton Community Library or Dardanup Library.

Our friendly team are always keen to help you find just what you’re looking for.

Categories : Featured Posts, General News, News Flash, Newsletter, Social Media

Coding for kids after school

Posted by deanp

· Thursday, April 25th, 2019

Code Club is back by popular demand!

We had so much fun last term and we can’t wait to get back into it again. Don’t miss out, register now!

What is Code Club?

Code Club is a nationwide network of volunteer-led coding clubs with a mission to #getkidscoding! We are aiming to give every child the skill, confidence and opportunity to shape their world.

The program is aimed at kids aged 8 – 15 years of age who advance through a series of coding languages:

Scratch – a simple block-coding program which allows users to build animations and games while learning the fundamentals of coding.
HTML/CSS – allows users to develop their understanding while building web pages and online content from the ground up.
Python – this highly versatile programming language allows users to use their understanding and creativity to build Apps and complete web sites.
Blender – coders can build 3D animations and games, creating 3D characters and developing their own movies and stories.

Code Club is project based learning, aligned with the National Digital Technologies Curriculum and provides kids with the opportunity to collaborate, create, communicate and problem solve! We celebrate our errors and embrace them as a chance to learn.

Code Club is free to join and is supported by volunteers and library staff.

We strongly encourage parents to come along and be a part of what their child is working on and achieving. Not only that, kids can log in from home and continue progressing through their lessons.

Categories : Featured Posts, iTech, Kids, News Flash, Newsletter, Pre Teens, Social Activity, Social Media, What's On

Tech Thursdays are back!

Posted by deanp

· Wednesday, April 24th, 2019

Tech Thursdays back for a new term.

Whether you’ve just bought your first computer or you need to brush up on using your digital device, Tech Thursdays will have something for you.

Each week there will be a new topic for discussion. In our first session, we look at the differences between a desktop computer, a laptop, and digital devices. We also discuss some of the ways we use our computers and the internet. See below for our full timetable, or download it here.

WK	TITLE	DESCRIPTION	DATE
1	THE ABSOLUTE BASICS	Basic description of a computer, laptop, tablet, smart phone, and the internet. Brief outline of the application and use of each.	THURS, 9 MAY 10-11AM	REGISTER NOW
2	GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DEVICE	Using hardware such as a mouse, touchscreen, keyboard, computer tower, parts of the laptop, programs and files etc.	THURS, 16 MAY 10-11AM	REGISTER NOW
3	GETTING STARTED ONLINE	Using the internet, online forums, email, search engines, and reinforce internet safety.	THURS, 23 MAY 10-11AM	REGISTER NOW
4	STAYING SAFE ONLINE	Creating safe passwords, paying safely online, avoiding scams and tricks, downloading and saving documents, how to access help.	THURS, 30 MAY 10-11AM	REGISTER NOW
5	MORE ONLINE SKILLS	Online shopping, social media overview, Facebook, using digital camera, watching and listening to online media.	THURS, 6 JUNE 10-11AM	REGISTER NOW
6	CONNECTING WITH OTHERS	Getting set up for video calling, Skype, WhatsApp, FaceTime.	THURS, 13 JUNE 10-11AM	REGISTER NOW
7	ALL ABOUT DATA	What is data? Choosing a data plan, managing your data, using your data overseas, home data vs. mobile data.	THURS, 20 JUNE 10-11AM	REGISTER NOW
8	WIFI AND MOBILE NETWORKS	What is WiFi, Home Networks, WiFi on the go, Mobile networks	THURS, 27 JUNE 10-11AM	REGISTER NOW
9	ONLINE HOBBIES	Family history, exploring with Google Earth and beyond, blogs.	THURS, 4 JULY 10-11AM	REGISTER NOW

Tech Thursday is part of the BeConnected series of classes. While the lessons are part of a larger course, attendees can choose whether they want to attend individual classes.