The Great Book Swap - 1st September 2010

The Learning Centre along with the Yurauna Centre and CITSA are participating in the Great Book Swap and Indigenous Literacy Day 1st September 2010.
Donate a book, and take another for a gold coin - Swap children's books, text books, fiction, any book that you don’t want that someone else might treasure.
Drop off your donation from now until Wednesday…..

Join the Learning Centre and Yurauna Centre for the Great Book swap and donate a gold coin while enjoying tea & coffee, mini muffins & fruit platters from CITSA
Time: 12-2pm
Location: Reid Learning Centre

Why do you want money donations? Why can’t we just send our old books?
Firstly because these kids, like all kids, deserve at least a handful of their own new books. And also because we are not set up logistically to collect, evaluate, and transport used books. ILP is currently run largely by volunteer work and donated freight and funds, and so our programs are tailored to what we can do well. It’s very important for the books to be chosen by early childhood literacy specialists, and also that they are culturally appropriate for the communities to which they are supplied. Books can be rejected for unexpected or unknown reasons. Some children’s books may be about an Indigenous custom, or display artwork that is alien to other communities, or a book could unwittingly violate cultural ideas of proper behaviour, or even be about a fictitious child who has the same name as a person in the community who has passed away –a name that should not be spoken. All of these complex and important considerations have to be taken into account.

See FAQs http://www.indigenousliteracyproject.org.au/Resources/FAQ.aspx#WhatISILP

However, the Yurauna Centre has offered to pass on any appropriate left over books to a local Indigenous organisation.

Share the love of a good book - The Great Book Swap

Support the Indigenous Literacy Project and Indigenous Literacy Day - 1st September.

The Great Book Swap - Bring a gold coin donation to raise money for the Indigenous Literacy Project

Southside Campus
Book swap or drop this week during Children's book week 23-27 August and on 1st September.
On 1st September Southside Campus Language, Literacy and Numeracy student Warren Brim, an Indigenous artist will be talking about his book "Creatures of the Rainforest" which was shortlisted in the 2006 Children’s Book Council Awards.

September 1st
Book swap or drop:
1-4pm at Bruce Campus
12-2pm at Reid Campus

If you have a book that you no longer need but think another staff or student might appreciate it you can drop it in to the Learning Centre at Bruce, Reid or Southside Campus. The Yurauna Centre will be finding a good home via an Indigenous organisation for any left over books.
For more information on the Great Book Swap see: http://www.indigenousliteracyproject.org.au/GBS/Index.aspx and
for more information on the Indigenous Literacy Project see: http://www.indigenousliteracyproject.org.au/ILD/Index.aspx

Learning Centre Opening Hours Over The Break

The Learning Centre will be open over the break. From 28 June to 17 July 2010 the opening hours will be:

Monday - Thursday: 9am - 8pm
Friday: 9am - 4pm
Saturday: 9am - 4pm

*Access to the 24-hour area will be available to those students who have had their CIT Cards activated.

Wanted - Items for Display - World Intellectual Property Day

World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated on Monday 26 April 2010, and this year’s theme is Linking the World. CIT is celebrating intellectual property in all its forms through a week of displays in the CIT Learning Centres. CIT teachers and students develop a wide variety of intellectual property in their courses. CIT is celebrating the diverse types of intellectual property and linking the variety through the displays.

The week of celebrations will commence on Tuesday 27 April 2010 and showcase the amazing intellectual property (IP) created here at CIT.

How can you help? We are looking for a range of IP objects to display at each campus Learning Centre. We plan to showcase all of the different types of IP listed below:

· Patents;
· Trademarks;
· Designs;
· Copyright;
· Circuit layout rights; and
· Plant breeder's rights.

Examples of types of IP objects we could display include: photographs, documents, inventions, artworks, computer software and games, different plants, fashion garments, furniture, metal work design, spray painted panels, computer chips, business plans, graphic design works, new recipes, logos, music or videos. IP covers a diverse range of materials, so if you are unsure contact us.

Every Centre will have objects that are suitable to display and we would like to hear from you to ensure we have a diverse range of CIT’s creativity.

If you would like to display any of your work please see me in the Learning Centre or email me at peta.kemmis@cit.act.edu.au

Learning Centre Hours over the Easter Break

The Learning Centre hours over the Easter Break are as follows:

2 April - 5 April 2010 (Easter)

• CLOSED

6 April - 10 April 2010

• Tuesday - Thursday: 8:30am - 8:00pm
• Friday: 8:30am - 4:00pm
• Saturday: 9:00am - 4:00pm

12 April - 16 April 2010

• Monday - Thursday: 9:00am - 8:00pm
• Friday & Saturday: 9:00am - 4:00pm

*Normal opening hours resume on Monday 19th April 2010

**24 hours access (24 hours) is available