Listen to something different

Discover classical music, jazz and opera with Naxos Music Online, Newcastle Library's new music streaming service. Naxos includes thousands of recordings both traditional and new, along with biographies, cover notes and opera story lines.

Library members can access the service with a password, just phone 4974 5340 or contact us online for details . Sessions are limited so please logout when you have finished listening to a recording.

Good news for creative people

Newcastle Library's digital magazine collection has expanded to include even more art, design and popular culture titles.

PressReader now features Collective Hub, Art Almanac and Cosmos along side Computer Arts, 3D World, Italian and French Vogue, Mojo, hooray and hundreds more magazines. These titles can be read online via the library's emagazines webpage using your library card or visit a Newcastle Library branch or the Civic Digest Cafe and use the free wi fi to open the PressReader app and activate seven days of free magazine downloads.

New to the Zinio digital magazine collection are The New Yorker and Artist Profile. They join titles such as Dumbo Feather, Juxtapozed, Yen and Architecture Australia. To download from the Zinio collection go to the library's emagazines webpage and register a Zinio account with your library card.

Soak up what's new in colour, text and design now.

eSafetyWomen - Taking control of technology

With a disturbing increase in the use of technology to harass and stalk Australian women, a new initiative -eSafetyWomen- has been launched by the Office of the eSafety Commissioner to help inform and empower women to take control of technology.

The site focuses on knowing how to use technology safely to maintain privacy, socialising online and what to do if you are experiencing harassment.

eSafetyWomen will continue to be updated with new information and resources as they become available.

Happy Star Wars Day!

It's no surprise Star Wars fans have declared 4^th May to be Star Wars Day, taking one of the most popular movie quotes of all time ("May the force be with you") and transforming it into a pun (May the fourth) that fans worldwide use to celebrate possibly the most loved space opera of all time.

The first recorded use of "May the Fourth Be With You" dates back to 1979, 2 years after the original Star Wars installment was released, when a London paper used the phrase to congratulate Margaret Thatcher's election as British Prime Minister on the 4^th May. Now, the day is used by fans to celebrate and binge on all things Star Wars and there is no lack of resources to get your fix - the official Star Wars universe comprises not only the 7 movies released thus far, but animated series, books, graphic novels and games. There are plenty of great spin offs to get into as well, such as the hilarious Lego Star Wars movies - in particular check out 'The Padawan Menace' and 'The Empire Strikes Out'. Plenty more from the Star Wars universe can be found on the Newcastle Region Library catalogue. If that's still not enough to keep you going, you only need to wait until the end of the year for the new movie 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' to be released.

As Star Wars canon is ever expanding, you'd be forgiven for losing track of characters and their relationships to each other. There are some great online resources to help you navigate this galaxy of intrigue including Wookieepedia, a Star Wars encyclopedia

contributed to and edited by fans.

And if one day of celebrating Star Wars isn't enough for you, you can carry on tomorrow and celebrate the 'Revenge of the Fifth' ;-).

JennieH, May the Fourth, 2016


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New in the eLibrary - My Career Match

One of the secrets to a successful career is matching your personal style to a career that you love.

My Career Match  is a free online career and resume tool for Library members. Just login with your Library card and complete a 15 minute survey. You will then receive a personalised report describing the careers best suited to you. Career information is linked to an Australian Government website that provides up to date information on education requirements, employment opportunities and more. The resume report provides tips, templates and an online resume builder to help you secure the job you want.

My Career Match and other great resources for learning are located in the Search area of our  eLibrary.

Louise, 2/05/2016 Visit Newcastle Region Library's Catalogue and Website.