Download Free online magazines using Zinio
Do you like to keep up to date with your favourite magazines? Then you’ll love Zinio – a free digital magazine service that
has just been launched at Sutherland Shire Libraries as part of its range of
online collections.
The
current issue of popular magazine titles can be downloaded onto many devices
including PC, Mac, iPad or Android tablet. Zinio enables readers to move
seamlessly between text, graphics, animated illustrations and videos; making
reading their favourite titles an interactive experience.
Titles
cover a wide range of interests and age groups including Elle, Gardening Australia, Harper’s
Bazaar, Inside History, MacUser, PC & Tech Authority, Popular Mechanics,
Popular Science, Rolling Stone, Slam Skateboarding, Small Gardens, Balconies
& Courtyards, Surfing Life, Sustainable & Water Wise Gardens, Vogue
Australia, Weight Watchers and Wellbeing.
As it is Artread month, why not try Drawing, Photoshop Projects or Architecture Australia. The choice will be difficult with over 100
titles available for download.
Information and
step-by-step instructions on setting up and using Zinio are available on the Sutherland Shire Libraries website.
The art of Narelle Munro - Olive Cotton Finalist at Sutherland Library
Narelle's photographic artwork began with a gift of an SLR camera in 2001. Her works have been exhibited in the Art Gallery of NSW, regional galleries around Australia including Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Art Centre and in Japan.
One of Narelle's composite designs on display is particularly special. Titled "Salute to the 3rd Brigade" this contemporary work is designed as a mark of respect to the 3rd Brigade, 1st Australia Division AIF almost 100 years on. This brigade was formed from volunteers who were the first brigade ashore at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. They then went on to fight for four years. The full explanation of this beautiful six panel work can be seen with the work.
Narelle is Lifetime Friend and volunteer at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Art Centre. Her works will be on display in the lounge area of Sutherland Library during July and August.
Looking for something to read? Try an Artread!
The month of July reading theme is Artread!
This is the month to read some books featuring your favourite artist. These may simply showcase their work, or explain their philosophies, symbolism and concepts behind their creations. You may also like to read fascinating stories of famous artists lives. What about graphic novels and picture books? So many have creative and colourful illustrations! Borrow some fiction books with themes about art, art galleries or art curators, read stories of stolen art works or enter the world of an imaginary artist's life. Here are a few "arty" fiction books to get you started.
Jeffrey Archer's12th novel, this fictional tale showcases the author's knowledge and love of the art world.
The girl with a pearl earring by Tracy Chevalier.
This historical novel, set in the 17th Century, was inspired by Delft school painter Johannes Vermeer's painting Girl with a Pearl Earring. It was been adapted into a 2003 film of the same name. Narrated by Griet, a beautiful, innocent girl, who becomes a servant in Vermeer's household, this is the story behind the advent of this famous painting.
Psychiatrist Andrew Marlowe has a perfectly ordered life - solitary, perhaps, but full of devotion to his profession and the painting hobby he loves. This order is destroyed when renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient. Desperate to understand the secret that torments this genius, Marlowe embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women closest to Oliver and a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism.
JULY - ArtReads for Kiddies
Quote: Every child is an artist, the problem is how to remain an artist when you grow up. ~ Pablo Picasso
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| The shapes of our world! |
Museum Shapes by The Metropolitan Museum of Art - N.Y.
Introducing children to basic and complex shapes through the Metropolitan Museum's extensive and varied collections, this book features the work of a diverse range of artists. Each shape has two spreads. Full colour illustrations. Fascinating!
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| A day in the still-life of a hare! |
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| Paint, Paint... everywhere! |
Art & Max by David Wiesner
Arthur is a lizard. Sort of a pointy lizard. Max is another lizard, but he’s more smooth-ish. Arthur is painting a portrait of another smooth-ish type lizard when Max rushes up and says, 'Hey, Art, that’s great!''The name is Arthur,' Arthur reminds Max. Undeterred, Max announces that he too can paint. Arthur isn’t excited about the idea, but he allows Max to paint as long as he doesn’t get in the way. With his supplies and blank canvas ready to go, Max realizes he doesn’t know what to paint.
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| Nothing's ever perfect, is it? |
Earlier in the month, my boys and I went to the library. We were in a rush to get some books. I just grabbed some titles and stuffed them into our bag. Later that night when we were reading, we pulled out Perfect Square by Michael Hall. As I read the book to my boys, my teacher mind started swirling with all the fun things you could emphasize some principles of mathematics. (quote from Shawna)
Press Here by Herve Tullet
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| Brilliantly simple! |
This Day in History ( July 1 )
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| The ill-fated Montevideo Maru |
1 July 1942
Australia’s Thin Khaki Line :
'The Malaya Barrier'
Many
Australians have never heard of the MONTEVIDEO MARU (DVD). In terms of loss of life this tragic event is in fact Australia's
greatest ever maritime disaster, resulting in the death of over 1,200 fine
young Australian men. The men were locked in the hold of the Montevideo Maru
and drowned when this unknown Japanese prison ship was torpedoed by the American
submarine USS Sturgeon (considered friendly fire) on the 1st July 1942. The complete facts of the ‘Montevideo
Maru’ have remained a mystery to this day.
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| Survivors of the sinking |
Brief Overview: In order to protect the airstrips north of the Australian mainland and the strategic harbour at Rabaul, New Britain (an Australian Territory) from the feared Japanese invasion Australian battalions were sent to Rabaul (Lark Force), Ambon (Gull Force) and Timor (Sparrow Force). These battalions - undermanned and relatively poorly armed, lacking any significant naval or air support – were sent to their fate. When Japan entered the war these Australian battalions were met by Japanese divisions who vastly outnumbered them and these Australians would become ‘hostages to freedom’ as the Japanese armed forces swiftly swept all before them as they moved south towards Australia. The rationale of the Australian Chiefs of Staff for this loss of Australian lives was that the enemy would be made to fight for the islands and buy enough time for the Australian Government to organise the defence of Australia.
‘It’s not the first time a few thousand men have been thrown away and it won’t be the last.’ ~ Major General Sidney Rowell, Deputy Chief of the Australian General Staff, after the fall of Rabaul
What happened in the Australian Territories of New Britain and New Ireland during the Second World War clearly demonstrates how complex war can be. The options submitted to the Australian War Cabinet and the decisions made by Australian Government in what to do with the people (service personnel and civilians) who lived on these islands when Japan entered the war - have been consigned to the history books. It's hard to imagine how these civilians coped with this sudden invasion, but how could we ever forget their bravery or their sacrifice.Information supplied by Patrick Bourke - Member, Rabaul and Montevideo Maru, Papua New Guinea Association of Australia. Cronulla.
Further research options here:
Finding Darcy (YA fiction book)
When Darcy Abbott is sent to live with her surly grandmother and silent great-grandmother for three months, she discovers a mystery regarding the death of her great-grandfather during World War II. A school project sets her on a search for the truth. This book is suitable for students from upper primary to mid secondary. It was shortlisted for the 2009 Children’s Peace Literature Awards.
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