Sutherland Shire Libraries News

We are now taking bookings for our Term 3 Internet Training program (July - September).

We cater for absolute beginners with our Introduction to the Internet & Email course and we are running a Digital Photography & the Internet for people who want to make better use of their digital camera. More information can be found on our Course Information page.

The next Introduction course starts on July 24. Details of future course are available on our Events Calendar.

For enquiries or bookings please telephone Sutherland Library on 9710 0351.

A: Because it’s blue!

Just one of the answers offered by kids during our school holiday program about Bugs and Beasties!)*



Yes, this and many more amazing facts were learnt about the animals presented at Feature Creatures at Sutherland Shire Libraries in the July School Holidays.

There was a stick insect that wanted to jump off its carer and onto the jungle vines in the children’s section at Cronulla. And a frilled-necked lizard that wanted to run outside and bask in the warm winter sunshine.

Boys and girls got to see and touch stick insects, frogs, tortoises, pythons, a bearded dragon, frilled neck lizard and all sorts of other creepy crawlies at Cronulla and Miranda Branch libraries on Tuesday 3rd July.

The theme for the school holidays is ‘Bugs and Beasties’, and there are fun activity days to be held at all branches, with stories, rhymes, games and crafts. No need to book – just turn up.

* Blue tongues use their tongue the way we use our noses – to smell the air.

Find out if you are at risk of diabetes at Sutherland Library from July 10-12 2007 - Know your risks!

Kareena Private Hospital / Diabetes Australia will be conducting free blood glucose tests at Sutherland Library from 10am until 11am on July 10, 11 and 12 as part of National Diabetes Week.

In addition, a series of information sessions are being held in conjunction with the blood glucose testing:

• Pre Diabetes & Type I & II Diabetes
  Cecile Eigenmann: Diabetes Educator
  Tuesday 10 July 2007 10am - 11am
• Eating to reduce the risk of Diabetes
  Jenny Chan: Dietitian
  Wednesday 11 July 2007 10am - 11am
• Exercise and Diabetes
  Linda Richards: Physiotherapist
  Thursday 12 July 2007 10am - 11am

Sutherland Shire Libraries also has a wide range of information to support people living with or at risk of diabetes. For Example:

• Prediabetes wake-up call : a personal road map to prevent diabetes by Beth Ann Petro Roybal
• Understanding diabetes by Marie Clark
• Delicious living : approved recipes for people with type 2 diabetes and everyone by Peter Howard

National Diabetes Week 2007 will be targeting the entire Australian community. Diabetes is the fastest growing non-infectious disease in the world. For every person who has diabetes there is another person who has it and doesn’t know.

Diabetes is a serious health condition. There is no cure. If left untreated it can cause heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, blindness, amputation, and erectile dysfunction. If diagnosed early, diabetes can be effectively managed and the risk of serious health problems greatly reduced.

Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes, can be successfully managed or even prevented by maintaining a healthy weight, engaging in regular physical activity and having healthy eating patterns.

Two new Trails have been added to Picture Sutherland Shire, our online collection of historical images of the Sutherland Shire.

Business in the Sutherland Shire revisits some of the shops and streetscapes of the early days of the Sutherland Shire. Who knows, perhaps you might recognise one of the staff of Vallance's Stores?

Leisure in the Sutherland Shire brings together a collection of images showing what people did and where they went to spend their leisure time in the first 50 years or so of the Sutherland Shire.

Do you have old photos of the Shire?
The Library actively collects photographs of the Sutherland Shire which are of historical interest. Enquiries regarding the donation of local history material should be directed to the Local Studies Librarian at Sutherland Library.

Macular Degeneration Awareness Week runs from 25 June - 1 July 2007 and aims to promote awareness of this disease. Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe vision impairment in older Australians. It occurs when central vision deteriorates, making reading, close work and recognising faces more difficult.

Eligible people can contact the Home Library Service on 9710 0459 for information regarding services that are available for people with macular degeneration and related problems.

More information about macular degeneration is available from the Macular Degeneration Foundation.