History
The History Service is located in the Civic Centre Library and provides resources and assistance for people who are researching the history of the local area and for those interested in tracing information about their own family’s history.
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Service
Databases
Past Recollect Find
December 6th | Share your best tips February 7th | English Records 21st | Irish Records Genealogy Club: Genealogy Club runs on the first and third Tuesday of the month. Each session will have a different subject matter in focus. See right for dates >> DETAILS: Tuesdays, see dates Time: 10 - 11am Cost: Free, bookings essential Civic Centre Library History Munno Para Council Nusery, 1978 >>
Family History Volunteers The History volunteers are able to assist you with your research needs, to find out about current times of availability contact the library on: 8256 0333 History
Access databases such as Findmypast and Ancestry.com free within the library service via our website. playford.sa.gov.au/library Playford’s
a virtual treasure trove of history that encompasses lives, events and changes in the City of Playford area. playfordspast.recollect.net.au
Children
Book Bugs (0 - 2 years)
Stories, nursery rhymes and play-based programs to develop early literacy awareness. Finishes 13 Dec and starts 9 Jan 2023
Civic Centre Library
Mondays 9.30am & 10.30am
Stretton Centre Library
Tuesdays 9.30am & 10.30am
Bookings essential through: playfordlibrary.eventbrite.com OR at the Playford Library desk.
Storytime ( 2 - 5 years)
Stories, songs and themed craft/ play/ STEAM based activities for children. Held during the school term. Bookings required.
Civic Centre Library
Wednesdays 10.30 - 11.30am
Stretton Centre Library
Fridays 10.30am - 11.30am
Tree Tots Storytime in the Garden ( 2 - 5 years)
Stories, songs and themed craft/ play/ STEAM based activities for children. Held during the school term. Bookings required. Thursdays 10.30am - 11.30am
The Precinct 112 Coventry Road, Smithfield Plains
Crafty Kids
Self guided craft activities for kids.
Fridays 3 - 4.30pm
Stretton Centre Library Saturdays 10am - 2pm
Civic Centre Library Lego Club
Self guided lego fun for children.
Saturdays 11am - 2pm Stretton Centre Library 8
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10 Introduction to 3D Printing and CAD Build a model using CAD (Computer Aided Design) software and then print using the Library’s 3D Printer. DETAILS: Saturdays 4 February until 4 March Time: 10.30am - 12pm Ages: 10+ years Cost: $10 per person, full course Stretton Centre Library, STEAM Hub STEAM to You STEAMHub is out on the road and coming to you! The first and third week of the month join us for some fun activities at either John McVeity Centre or the Angle Vale Sports Community Centre. DETAILS: Fridays Time: 4 - 6pm Ages: 8+ years Cost: $2.00 per child/teen See our eventbrite page for location dates. STEAM Hub and Teens What is the STEAM Hub? The STEAM Hub hosts an array of programs, school holiday events, and courses available to the Playford community, local organisations, and schools. Courses range from beginners to advanced in coding, robotics, CAD (Computer-aided Design) and 3D Printing. Learn more about our STEAM Hub at: playford.sa.gov.au/steamhub
11 STEAM Club: Stretton Centre Each week of school terms the STEAM Hub will be hosting STEAM based activities. See right for more details >> DETAILS: Saturdays Time: 12.15 - 1.45pm Ages: 8+ years Cost: See right for costs. Stretton Centre Library, STEAM Hub Bookings essential through: playfordlibrary.eventbrite.com OR at the Playford Library Desk. Week 1 Paint Galaxies on Canvas Minecraft Club (Free) Week 2 Learn Polymer Clay Bubble Making ($2.00pp.) Week 3 Beaded Accessory Craft Kerbal Space Program (Free) Week 4 Create Nature Art Bicarb Soda Rockets ($2.00pp.) Week 5 Design Shadow Boxes Rocket League (Free) Week 6 Watercolour Painting Make Oobleck Slime ($2.00pp.) Week 7 Pixel Art Minecraft Club (Free) Week 8 Christmas Decorations Card Making ($2.00pp.) Week 9 Design in Minecraft Kerbal Space Program (Free) Week 10 3D Print Animals - ($2.00pp.) Term 4 Term 1 2023 STEAM Hub and Teens Minecraft Club Get ready for some fun on our dedicated Minecraft Servers. Join us in the library or online during school term. DETAILS: Thursdays Time: 4 - 6pm Ages: 10+ years Cost: Free, bookings essential Stretton Centre Library, STEAM Hub OR Online through Zoom 11
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS| SUMMER 2022/23 Christmas Makerspace Tuesday 20 December Time: 10.30 - 11.30am Ages: 2 - 5 years Cost: Free, booking essential. Stretton Centre Library DETAILS: Choose and create a craft to give to a loved one this Christmas! Give the Gift of Reading Party! Thursday 22 December Time: 10.30am- 12.30pm Ages: All ages Cost: Free, booking essential. Civic Centre Library DETAILS: Join us for our annual Give the Gift of Reading Party as we donate books to AnglicareSA. Enjoy face painting, balloon art, music, craft and a visit from jolly Santa! Movie Morning Friday 13 January Time: 10.30am Ages: All age families. Cost: Free, booking essential. Stretton Centre Library DETAILS: Celebrate the summer holidays with popcorn and a movie! Bring along a pillow and blanket. Movie to be announced.
BOOKINGS OPEN THUR 1 DECEMBER @ 4PM Bedtime Storytime Thursday 19 January Time: 5 - 6pm Ages: 2 - 5 years Cost: Free, booking essential. Civic Centre Library DETAILS: Wear your pyjamas, bring along teddy and enjoy a warm drink for an evening storytime. Back to school: Make a pencil-case Friday 20 January Time: 10.30 - 11.30am Ages: 6+ years Cost: $2.00 per child Civic Centre Library DETAILS: Start the year off with a new pencil-case designed by you! Sing & Grow Wednesdays 11, 18 and 25 January Time: 10 - 11am Ages: 2 - 5 years Cost: Free, Bookings essential Stretton Centre Library DETAILS: Sing and Grow is back. Learn with your child through song, dance and instruments. Don’t Forget! During Summer School Holidays we have our Interactive Magic Carpet out to play with at the Civic Centre Library.
Adult events and programs
Deconstructed Cookie Jars
Make your own deconstructed cookie jar. Perfect for a Christmas gift.
Decorate your own Holiday Bauble Personalise and fill your own baubles to decorate your tree.
Spoken Word SA Poetry Slam
DETAILS: Saturday 3 December
Time: 10.30am - 11.30am Age: 18+ years Cost: $5 per person. Civic Centre Library
DETAILS: Saturday 3 December Time: 1 - 2pm Civic Centre Library Tuesday 6 December Time: 2 - 3pm Stretton Centre Library Age: 18+ years Cost: FREE, Bookings essential
Compete or listen. You have two minutes to speak, scream, howl or whisper your poems. Come and see what poetry slams are all about.
Movement and Mindfulness with Petra Reconnect with your mind body and soul. Create a gratitude journal, learn mindfulness, and gain a fresh perspective for 2023
DETAILS: Saturday 4 February Time: 10am (10.30am start) - 2pm Age: 16+ years. Cost: $10.00 per person (Ticket purchase at the door) Civic Centre Library
DETAILS: Saturday 11 February Time: 10am - 12pm Age: 18+ years. Cost: $2.00 per person. Stretton Centre Library
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Decorate your own library bag and badge. Perfect for showing off your bookish pride. DETAILS: Tuesday 14 February Time: 1 - 2pm Stretton
Library Saturday 18 February Time: 10.30 - 11.30am Civic Centre Library Age: 18+ years Cost: FREE, Bookings Essential Library Lovers Day @ the Library Join us for some great self-guided activites such as make your own bookmark, borrow a blind date book and free giveaways. DETAILS: Tuesday 14 February Time: All day Age: 18+ years Cost: FREE Playford Libraries Crafternoons @ Stretton Centre Library Come and relax, chat and craft with us! We’ll bring the supplies, you bring the creativity. DETAILS: Tuesdays Time: 2 - 4pm Age: 16+ years. Cost: FREE, Bookings essential Stretton Centre Library NEW PROGRAM Make your own Affirmation OR TBR Jar Learn how to make origami stars with Jake and use them to fill your own To Be Read (TBR) or Affirmation Jar to inspire you all year long. DETAILS: Saturday
Time: 10.30 -
Age: 16+ years. Cost: $2.00 per person. Civic Centre Library 15
Library Lovers Day Crafternoon
Centre
25 February
11.30am
16 Scams Awareness and Internet Safety Get ScamFit with nbn Learn about the latest information from ScamWatch and how to identify common ways scammers try to get your personal data. DETAILS: Wednesday 22 February Time: 2 - 3.30pm Cost: Free, bookings essential Civic Centre Library One on One Tech and Career Help Book into an hour session with one on of our staff. They can help you with your computer, phone, resume, cover letter and more. DETAILS: Tuesdays Bookings available between: 9am - 12pm Stretton Centre Library Fridays Bookings available between: 10am - 3pm Cost: Free, bookings essential. Civic Centre Library Summer Reading Bingo Challenge Pick up a Summer Reading bingo card and complete the challenges to be in the draw to WIN! DETAILS: 1 December until 31 January Ages: 18+ years Playford Libraries See link for Terms & Conditions: bit.ly/SummerBingoTsandCs Adult events and programs Tech and Computer Help Seed Library In partnership with The Precinct Community Garden the Library will be giving away free seed packs in January when you borrow out books from Non-Fiction 600’s (Gardening and plants). While stocks last! 16
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is an app for Playford Library members to stream movies, documentaries, tv shows and more from a device. STEP 1 Go to Website & Login. Go online to: playford.kanopy.com STEP 2 Add Library Card details. Click ‘Add Library Card’ and then ‘Log in to Playford’. A pop-up screen will appear and you will need to add your Library Card Number (starting with X0 or D0) Then add in your four-digit library PIN Number. STEP 3 Add your name and email address. Add in your first and last name along with your email and and a new password for
Click
Sign up’. You will receive an email to verify your account in your inbox. STEP 4 Download the App and enjoy! You can access Kanopy by downloading the app from the
App store or
store on
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Apple
Google Play
Android.
BorrowBox is an app for Libraries SA members to borrow digital books, audiobooks ans magazines on your device.
eBooks and eAudiobooks
STEP 1
Download & Login
Smart Phone: Install BorrowBox app on your devices. Select your library ‘Playford Library Service’ and enter your library ID/ barcode and password/PIN.
Computer: From your library catalogue website log in to BorrowBox with your library ID/ barcode and password/PIN.
STEP 2 Search Search, browse and discover our great collection 24/7, by title, author or category, read extracts, listen to excerpts and more.
STEP 3
Borrow and Download Confirm your choice and download the complete eBook, eAudiobook or eMagazines instantly or reserve the title for later. If you reserve a book we will email you when it’s ready to download.
STEP 4 Read, listen and enjoy! Enjoy reading bestselling eBooks and listening to the most popular eAudiobooks from your favourite authors everywhere you go. We’re always adding new titles, so visit often. Don’t forget to let us know what titles you’d like to see on the App so you can make the most of your library membership.
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The Libby app is the easiest way to get started with digital books, audio books and magazines from your public library service.
STEP 1
Download the App STEP 2 Add your library card details
STEP 3
Type in your library card details
STEP 4
Searching and borrowing
Download the Libby app from the app store on your Android, iOS (iPhone/iPad/ iPad touch), or Windows 10 device.
Open Libby, follow the prompts to find your library ‘South Australia Public Library Service’ and sign–in with a valid library card.
Browse your library’s collection and borrow a title.
Borrowed titles appear on your shelf and download to the app automatically when you’re on Wi-Fi so you can read them when you are offline.
From your Shelf, you can:
• Tap open book, open audiobook, or open magazine to reading or listening.
If you can’t get Libby on your device, you can try using the original Overdrive app. For more help, visit help.overdrive.com
• Tap Manage Loan to see options like Renew, Return, or send to Device.
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Access LinkedIn
Library Edition
Audio + Video
Web • Design •
of the free tutorials available on LinkedIn Learning:
Store
via the LinkedIn Learning App for smartphones
Grow
skills. Access via your Computer Access LinkedIn Learning through the playford.sa.gov.au/library page. Go to Online Library and click the LinkedIn Learning: Online Training link. Type in your Library Card Number and PIN to login to your account. How to
Learning
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•
Photography • 3D Modelling/ Printing • Animation • Excel Spreadsheets • Developer • Video • and much more. Some
Download the LinkedIn Learning App from the App
(Apple iOS) or Google Play (Android). When you open the app for the first time, you will be prompted for a library ID. Enter sapln You will then be prompted to enter your Library Card Number and PIN. You’ll then have access to expert-led courses in Business, Technology and Creativity. Access
and tablets.
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Joining the Library is free and gives you access to borrow from all Public Libraries in the Libraries SA Network. Item Limit Loan (weeks) Books Up to 100 items 4 Magazines Up to 100 items 2 DVDs 20 2 CDs 20 2 Talking Books 20 4 Binge Box (6x DVD Kit) 2 2 Book VS Movie Kit 2 4 Please make sure your mobile phone number and email adress are up to date to receive SMS/ email reminder before your items are due. We now have
renewals in the library service. Your item will
if
item
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fines. Don’t forget to check
the
SA App
the catalogue and request items.The
is available
Store (iOS Apple) or Google Play
Borrowing
automatic
be automatically renewed,
no one else has requested the
and
card is clear of any fees and
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to search
Libraries SA App
through the App
(Android).
Justice of the Peace
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Service is a drop-in service with volunteer
We recommend you contact the library on the day to ensure availability. Please ensure you bring Photo ID as it must be
by the JP as per SA’s
Civic Centre Library 10 Playford Boulevard, Elizabeth Tuesdays 9 - 11am Wednesdays 10am - 12pm Saturdays 10am - 12pm* * Can do Advance Care directives Stretton Centre Library 307 Peachey Road, Munno Para Mondays 10am - 12pm Thursdays 4 - 6pm
The JP
JP staff.
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Oath Act (1936).
Scanning The Playford Library Services have printing, photocopying and scanning available, costs are as follows: A4 Paper - per page Black and white printing or photocopying 20 cents Colour printing or photocopying 60 cents A3 Paper - per page Black and white printing or photocopying 30 cents Colour printing or photocopying $1.20 Scanning - per page Scanning document pages to USB or email is a free service. Library Services
Printing and
24 Playford Library Service Playford Civic Centre Library Stretton Centre Library Monday 9am - 5pm Tuesday 9am - 5pm Wednesday 9am - 5pm Thursday 10am - 7pm Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 2pm Sunday 1pm - 4pm Monday 9am - 5pm Tuesday 9am - 5pm Wednesday 9am - 5pm Thursday 10am - 7pm Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 2pm Sunday CLOSED 10 Playford Boulevard, Elizabeth 307 Peachey Road, Munno Para Ph: 8256 0333 Fax: 8256 0381 (Civic Centre only) Email: library@playford.sa.gov.au The Playford Libraries and services do not operate on Public Holidays.
