Libraries
What you'll find at your library
Navigate our website from the 'Library' drop down menu above or the links to the right.
Library Lovers' Week 15-20 February
Come and help the Holdfast Bay Library Service celebrate Library Lovers' Week
2010! Fall in love with a new author by trying one of our surprise reads or
listen to 2 local authors talk about their writing experiences.
Download a brochure for details about the Seaside Writers.
Try your luck in our FREE raffle or enter our Library Lovers' Week competition.
Other events include database training sessions, a family history and genealogy
workshop and storytime Sessions at both libraries.
For more details download the list of events.
Library Amnesty
To encourage people to return their overdue library items to Brighton and Glenelg
libraries, there is an amnesty for the month of February. This allows members to
return overdue items and have late fees waived with no questions asked.
If you participate in the library amnesty make sure you speak to staff to ensure
all overdue charges are cleared from your record.
Introduction to Family History Research
The Library Service in conjunction with the History Centre will be holding
"Introduction to Family History Research" at Brighton Library from 10am to 12 noon
on Tuesday February 16 2010. Elise Knight, a History Centre Volunteer will introduce
resources which are available in the Library or History Centre and talk about on-line
resources. The Ancestry database will be introduced and everyone will get a chance
to have some hands-on experience with this database. The session will conclude
with a tour of "Ringwood", the building which houses the Holdfast Bay History Centre.
Contact: 8229 9988, 8229 9869
Cost: Gold coin donation on the day.
Homework Help 
Your Tutor is a free online tutoring service provided by Tutoring Australia where
help is provided by trained professional tutors. It is aimed at students from Year 4
to Year 12 and is available Monday to Friday from 4pm to 8pm. Your Tutor covers
Maths, English, Science, Research and Study Skills. It is simple to use.
Students connect using their library membership card number, then they select their
subject area and year level. This takes them to the Online Classroom where they are
connected to a tutor. Students can access Your Tutor from the 24 Hour Library.
Chart Your Family Tree
The Ancestry database gives researchers access to a wide range of resources for genealogical
and historical research. It includes records from the United States and United Kingdom Census,
military records, court, land and probate records, vital and church records and directories.
The database can only be searched from within the Brighton and Glenelg Libraries and the Holdfast
Bay History Centre.
Local History Images
The Holdfast Bay History Centre has a comprehensive collection of historic photographs and many of these can be viewed on the Library's Catalogue. To find these images include the word "photograph" in a general keyword search, for example, "Brighton jetty photograph"or do a subject search, for example, "Luna Park" or "Jetty Road". These searches will retrieve catalogue records and in your search results you will see sets of 'thumbnail' or preview images. When you click on one of these you will view the full-size version. Adding photographic images to the Library catalogue is an ongoing project and hundreds of images are being added each month.
