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October 2017 • Vol 24 No. 10
Mental Health Month
October is Mental Health Month and Stanton has a packed program of
activities celebrating the 2017 theme, ‘Share the journey’.
Activities include author talks, mindfulness, creative workshops, information
sessions and a classic film screening. All activities are free, and online
bookings are essential. See inside this newsletter and check our website for
full details and booking links: www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/MHM17
Mon 2 CLOSED (Labour Day holiday)
Tue 3 11am Storytime
2pm Create your own snow globe (Ages 5+)*
2pm Knitting group
Wed 4 11am Storytime
Thu 5 11.30am Toddler rhymetime
1pm Writers @ Stanton: Gareth Evans & Michael Kirby
2pm Film & popcorn: Lego Batman (all ages)
Fri 6 10am Family history help desk*
Mon 9 1pm Writers @ Stanton: Peter Greste
1pm Mental Health Month: radical courage*
Tue 10 11am Storytime
Wed 11 10.30am Mental Health Month: introduction to mindfulness*
11am Storytime
Thu 12 11.30am Toddler rhymetime
1pm Writers @ Stanton: Sofie Laguna
1pm Mental Health Month: cancer recovery*
7pm North Shore Historical Society
Fri 13 10am Family history help desk*
Sat 14 11am Mental Health Month: mask making*
Mon 16 1pm Mental Health Month: Kim Hodges book talk*
Tue 17 11am Storytime
1pm Writers @ Stanton: Hugh Riminton
2pm Knitting group
Wed 18 11am Storytime
Thu 19 11.30am Toddler rhymetime
Fri 20 1pm Writers @ Stanton: Sarah Goldman
10am Family history help desk*
Tue 24 11am Storytime
6pm Get Creative: mixed media workshop*
Wed 25 11am Storytime
1pm Writers @ Stanton: Ross McMullin
7pm Mental Health Month: memory and the self in dementia*
Thu 26 11am Toddler rhymetime
6pm Halloween party (strictly ages 5+)*
Tue 31 10.30am Books to movies group: One flew over the cuckoo’s nest
11am Storytime
*Bookings essential
Thursday 5 October, 1pm
Gareth Evans with Michael Kirby
In the moving, entertaining and always
lucid memoir ‘Incorrigible optimist’,
Evans looks back over the highs and
lows of his public life as a student
activist, law reformer, industry minister,
educator and politician.
Monday 9 October, 1pm
Peter Greste
Extremely timely, enlightening and
passionate, ‘The first casualty’ is Peter
Greste’s first-hand account of how the
war on journalism has spread from the
battlefields of the Middle East to the
governments of the West.
Thursday 12 October, 1pm
Sofie Laguna
‘The choke’ is a brilliant and haunting
novel about a child navigating an often
dark and uncaring world of male power,
guns and violence. Sofie Laguna once
again shows that she is a writer of
originality and blazing talent.
Tuesday 17 October, 1pm
Hugh Riminton
‘Minefields’ is a fascinating memoir of
over 40 years on the frontline of the
news game. As a journalist and foreign
correspondent, Hugh Riminton has
reported from nearly 50 countries,
witnessed massacres, wars and
conflicts on four continents and every
kind of natural disaster.
Friday 20 October, 1pm
Sarah Goldman
‘Caroline Chisholm: an irresistible force’
is a fresh and engaging biography of a
fascinating and influential woman who
was instrumental in shaping modern
Australia - but whose influence and
importance has largely been forgotten.
Wednesday 25 October, 1pm
Ross McMullin
The wartime letters and diaries of
Pompey Elliott, Australia’s most famous
fighting general, are exceptionally
forthright and remarkably illuminating
about his experience of war. ‘Pompey
Elliott at war’ will lead to a new
appreciation of his character and his
importance in the final year of WWI.
Wednesday 1 November, 1pm
Scott Bevan
The harbour’ is the ultimate story of
Sydney Harbour. In this beautiful,
authoritative and meditative journey,
Scott Bevan takes us from cove to
cove, by kayak, yacht and barge to
gather the harbour’s stories.
Friday 3 November, 1pm
Richard Fidler & Kari Gislason
‘Saga land’ is a gripping blend of family
mystery, contemporary stories and the
beautiful and bloody Viking tales, set
against the starkly stunning landscape
of Iceland.
Thursday 9 November, 1pm
Gabriella Coslovich
‘Whiteley on trial’ investigates the
biggest case of alleged art fraud to
come before the Australian criminal
justice system - drawing in one of the
country's most gifted and ultimately
tragic artists, Brett Whiteley.
Stanton Top Five
Some frightful flicks just in time for Halloween
The babadook DVD 823/BAB
Great Australian psychological horror film - a single
mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband,
battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the
house.
Pan's labyrinth DVD 823W/PAN
In the fascist Spain of 1944, the bookish young
stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an
eerie but captivating fantasy world.
Let the right one in DVD 823W/LET
Swedish romantic horror film - lonely, 12-year-old Oskar
is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates. A new
friendship develops when Eli, a pale, serious young girl
who only comes out at night, moves in next door.
Get out DVD 823/GET
American horror film - a young black man meets his
white girlfriend's parents at their estate, only to find out
that the situation is much more sinister than it appears.
The thing DVD 823/THI
A team of scientists, investigating a magnetic
disturbance near the North Pole, discovers a disc-
shaped object and some sort of man-like creature
frozen beneath the ice.
Mental Health Month– Share the journey
October is Mental Health Month and Stanton has a
packed program of activities including workshops, talks
and demonstrations. Check our website for the full
program. Online bookings are now open:
www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/MHM17
Radical courage
Monday 9 October, 1pm
Imagining another future for the self - considered as a
possible strategy to move away from depression.
Introduction to mindfulness meditation
Wednesday 11 October , 10.30am
This practical session explores mindfulness and
meditation as a component of mental health.
Cancer recovery
Thursday 12 October, 1pm
This talk will focus on improving the quality of life for
individuals, carers and family members.
Mask making & talk
Saturday 14 October, 11am
A three hour creative workshop lead by artist and
psychotherapist Martine Valentine.
Book talk: Kim Hodges
Monday 16 October, 1pm
The author will talk about ’Girl on the edge’, an arresting
memoir of a sensitive adolescent girl growing up in a
small and isolated town in regional Australia.
Get Creative: mixed media workshop
Tuesday 24 October, 6pm
Local artist Sandy Shilansky believes in the power of
creativity and art as therapy...
Memory and the self in dementia
Wednesday 25 October, 7pm
A presentation by neurologists from the Brain and Mind
Centre at the USyd on how improving our
understanding of how identity changes in dementia can
help inform approaches to treatment and care.
Books to Movies group
Tuesday 31 October, 10.30am
For Mental Health Month, the next screening of the
Books to Movies group will be the classic film ’One flew
over the cuckoo’s nest’ based on the novel by Ken
Kesey. No bookings required.
Storytime
Storytime is held Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 11am. 3rd & 4th The Moon 10th & 11th Shapes 17th & 18th Diwali 24th & 25th Insects 31st & 1st Halloween
Baby Rhymetime is for children under 2 years and
their parents & carers. It is held on Mondays at 10.30am
and 11.30am. Online bookings are essential
www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/kidzone
Toddler Rhymetime, for children under 3 years, is
on Thursdays at 11.30am. No bookings necessary.
School Holiday Activities
Bookings open Monday 28th August at 9am
www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/kidzone
Film and popcorn: Moana (PG)
Monday 25 September, 2-3.45pm
All ages. No bookings needed.
Slime time with the Children’s
Discovery Museum
Wednesday 27 September, 2.30pm
The science of things that ooze,
squeeze and flow in unusual ways.
Make your own slime to take home. For
ages 5 and over. Bookings essential.
Bird craft for the ‘Lost bird found
project’
Thursday 28 September, 2-3pm
Join us in making birds for Council’s
Mental Health Month project: ‘Lost Bird
Found’. All ages. Bookings essential.
Create your own snow globe
Tuesday 3 October, 2-3pm
Make your own snowy wonderland!
For ages 5 and up. Bookings essential.
Film and popcorn: Lego Batman (PG)
Thursday 5 October, 2-3.40pm
All ages. No bookings needed.
Halloween Party
Thursday 26 October, 6-7pm
Join us for an evening of scary stories,
gruesome games and spooky snacks.
Strictly ages 5+, Bookings essential.
Stanton Library is a service of North Sydney Council. 234 Miller Street, North Sydney 2060 02 9936 8400 library@northsydney.nsw.gov.au www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/library
Hours Stanton Library Monday – Thursday 9am–9pm Friday 9am–6pm Saturday – Sunday 10am–5pm Closed Monday 2 October
Heritage Centre, Level 1 Open hours as above. Heritage Centre Desk: Monday – Saturday 1–5pm At other times assistance is available from the Information Desk on the Ground Floor
Don Bank Museum 6 Napier St, North Sydney Wednesday, 12–3pm, Sunday, 2–4pm
St Thomas’ Rest Park 250 West St, Crows Nest Self guided walks available at any time
Sexton’s Cottage Museum 250 West St, Crows Nest Thursday, 1–4pm, Saturday, 2-4pm
May Gibbs’ Nutcote 5 Wallaringa Ave, Neutral Bay Wednesday - Sunday, 11am–3pm
Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre Community Library 16-18 Fitzroy St, Kirribilli Contact 9922 4428 for hours
Parking @ Stanton Library North Sydney Residents with a Ridge Street Car Park card from Council are entitled to 1.5 hours free parking in Ridge Street Car Park. Cards are available from Council’s Customer Service Desk (fee applies). Free parking for all is available on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Heritage Centre Exhibition
Locality: telling North Sydney stories in objects and
pictures
A permanent but evolving display that explores various
aspects of North Sydney’s history using the stories
associated with intriguing objects from the collection. The
exhibition features newly acquired items and previously
unseen treasures from the Heritage Centre’s collection
including a stunning ‘Balmain Bug’ two foot racing skiff.
North Shore Historical Society Thursday 12 October, 2017 Light refreshments are served from 6.30pm for a 7pm start.
Topic: Frank Hurley, the artful photographer
Guest Speaker: Toni Hurley, a granddaughter of
photographer Captain Frank Hurley, will share some
family memories of her grandfather and provide an
overview of some highlights of his photographic career,
with a particular focus on his Antarctic adventures and
his WWI photography.
Enquiries: 94501552, visitors welcome.
Family History Help Desk
First three Fridays of each month, 10am-12pm
Staff and volunteers will be available to give one-on-one
assistance to individuals researching their family history.
For bookings, call 9936 8400.
Volunteers Needed!
Do you have an interest in local history and enjoy
meeting new people? Why not become a museum guide
at Don Bank or Sexton’s Cottage museums. We’re
looking for new volunteers to show visitors around the
museums and share the story of our local heritage. You
will need to be able to commit to one shift a month. For
further information please contact Local History Librarian
Shannon Haritos on 9936 8412.
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