Family History Feast at the State Library

If you are interested in family history and would like to know the latest information about researching your family tree we would encourage you to visit the State Library of Victoria for a Family History Feast. The free information day will be held on Monday 3rd August from 10-4, it will be held at the SLV Village Roadshow Theatrette, Entry 3, La Trobe Street. You will need to book a place as numbers are limited on 1800 657 452. The sessions include information about the Geelong Heritage Centre Collection which is Victoria's largest regional archive, VicHeritage at Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages will give an overview on their current projects. Sessions about the PROV, Multicultural Australia, Redmond Barry Collection at the SLV and the Victorian Association of Family History Organisations (VAHFO) 2009 Don Grant Lecture will be other special features of the day. While you at the State Library take the opportunity to visit The Independent Type ; books and writing in Victoria exhibition in the Keith Murdoch Gallery - this is also free and is fascinating, some of our staff have visited it and next year at Campaspe we will be hosting a range of events around the travelling exhibition which will be on display at the Echuca Branch.

Reuse, reduce and recycle

Come along to all our library branches during June and see the displays about the theme "reuse, reduce and recycle" We have joined forces with our Landcare team and have lots of information at each branch about what can be recycled and how to go about it. Thanks to Doug Gray from the Tongala Depot who has put together a "recycle Bin which is see-through"to show what can be put in it.

All our storytimes this month will feature this theme and the children will be making musical instruments out of recycled products.