2016+Term+4+Minutes

**Term 4 – 16th November 2016 (Week 6) ** **Pambula Public School ** **meeting commenced at 1.30pm **
 * Far South Coast Library Network Meeting **

__Present __: Gaye Allison (Lumen), Scott Baker (BVSC), Tracy Stroud (Wolumla/Wyndham PS), Anne Moore (BVSC), John Eastlake (Bega HS), Leonie Price (SCAC), Karen Tarpey (Pambula PS)

__Apologies __: Merryl Whitby (Candelo), Erin Feneck (Merimbula PS), Nick Whittock (Mumbulla)


 * Steampunk popular – Industrial Revolution (The Cloud Chasers - Stephen Hunt) – Speculative Fiction sub-genre proving to be popular
 * Book Flood – great idea to get students reading
 * DVDs – Tulgeen can fix scratched DVDs
 * Distance Ed students asked to purchase own text books
 * Library budgets were discussed – some budgets very small
 * The Cow Tripped Over the Moon (Tony Wilson) next year’s National Simultaneous Storytime book
 * Part time TL position (1 year) advertised at Eden Marine High School (Kaylene’s job) – congratulations Kaylene on your new position
 * Graphic Novel – The Invisible War – ASO
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Walking Dead series quite popular
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Book Fairs and Collins Booksellers promotions went well
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">HSC Lockdown – Shire Library – Eden & Bega – study days successful but at schools often problematic
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Upcoming Pokemania Day at Bega Valley Shire Library
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Dark Hunter series (I can’t remember what was said about this series – sorry!) J
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Book-o – good for second-hand books or out of print books
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Support local book shops where possible – would be a tragedy if they disappeared!
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">There is a Softlink App you can download to your phone
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Updated HSC books – list of HSC subjects at high schools please for Anne
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Bega High don’t accession text books –subject co-ordinators are responsible for them

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Meeting concluded 3.10pm.

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Next Meeting: Term 1 – Tura Marrang Library (8th March 2017)