Our budgies

Here's a photo of our budgies. Gem is the white and blue one and Fluffy is the yellow and green one. They are both tame and have some free flying time around the house every day. Gem is a chatter box and tries to charm Fluffy with lines like 'Hello gorgeous' and 'Pretty budgie boy'.

Budgies

I found this gorgeous photo titled 'Rainbow of budgies' by fibroblast in the Flickr Creative Commons.

Computer Lesson

Today I presented a computer lesson to a group of adult learners, some of them absolute beginners. Just getting coordinated on using the mouse is a challenge for beginners. Playing a game of Solitaire is a good way to practice and have some fun at the same time. The Mousing Around tutorial gives some clear explanations and practice exercises.

Family History

Today I introduced a group of genealogy researchers to resources available in the library and online. They were so pleased to discover so many avenues of research available to them, especially State Library's Information for Family Historians and Netlinks.

Learning

Twelve months ago we became Sunshine Coast Libraries. In the months prior to amalgamation we learnt to work together to bring three library services into one. From Day 1, on 17 March 2008, we had one library card, one library website and, within a few months, one library system. It was a great achievement and we all played a part.

Now there is a new organisational structure taking shape. Libraries are in the Community Services Department and the Learning Communities Branch. We are much more than Libraries they say. We are about supporting lifelong learning and building community capacity. This is true. Everyday I see people of all ages learning in the library - learning to read, learning to play, learning to use a computer, learning a new skill.

And me, I'm learning to blog....