Yesterday was my first day of professional visits on my trip. My first stop was to the Bowral Public Library, which is part of the local shire (probably similar to our township) library system. Sandra and Roxanne, the assistant manager and the IT director respectively, spent some time talking to me about Horizon, computer literacy in their population, and showing me the New South Wales library legal wesbite. All the libraries in NSW have the same legal books, and the website cites chapters and pages on its website. The state library also tells public libraries when to weed legal books and what books to buy as statutes change. It is a great system. (I will post the website later.)
I also went to the Oxley College school library. It is a private school with grades 7-12. One of the things that struck me most is the no matter where you goof in the world, kids will goof off in the library.
Today, my highlight was attending the Donald Bradman museum. He was the Babe Ruth of cricket, and his childhood home was in Barrima, the town where we attended a Rotary meeting today at noon. Oxley first team was practicing on the wicket outside the museum, and they let Kay and me take some batting practice. Australians love cricket, and while it is a very difficult game to grasp, I can understand their enthusiasm about their sports teams. I will post some pictures of Kay and me with the Oxley boys later.
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Hi Jess,
Hope you're having fun comparing library notes. I love that the state library helps local libraries with weeding old legal books and acquiring the new -- a systemic way to keep current!
Thinking of you and wishing you all the best, mate!
Jan
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