Presented at combined meeting of the marketing and programs group, and the reference and information services group at Blacktown 7 August 2019

1. Ku-ring-gai Library
Partnerships
Internal /External

2. Internal Partnership with our Council
Regulatory Department
Visitor Experience & Events
Sustainability Department
Art Centre
Community Services – Youth Services

3. Regulatory Department
Cat expo @ the Library (June 2019)
To promote responsible ownership of your pet. Keeping your cat
within your home boundaries which results in protecting the
environment and wildlife. Eg. Cat proof fence roller, cat cage

4. Visitor Experience & Events Department
Festival on the Green (May) & Wildflower Garden(August)
Approximately 15,000 people come to enjoy a fantastic day of fun, food
and entertainment. The Library gets a stall and staff on duty plan story
time, craft activities and encourage visitors to use our library resources.
The Library targets families with children and promote our resources.
St Ives Medieval Faire
Attracts 20,000 visitors every year. Library has a tent and promotes
resources and services. We also organize craft activities, medieval
board games etc for adults and children.
Naidoc Week Storytime – July 2019 – Featherdale Wildlife Park

5. Sustainability Department
Bushfire retrofit presentation (June 2019)
Experts in the field shared their knowledge and gave advice on
how to protect property in the event of bushfire.

6. Sustainability Department
Erin Rhoads Book Launch – Waste Not Every day – plastic free July
July 10 – 6-8 PM @ Gordon Library
Would you like to throw away less? Do something for the planet? But not ready
to dive straight into composting or go totally plastic-free yet?
Waste Not Everyday is your step-by-step guide with 365 easy changes that will
not only influence what you throw out but also have a genuine impact on the
future of our planet.
Lauren Hickson will also join us as MC for the night. Lauren runs local,
sustainable business Refillery, providing eco cleaning and beauty products.
which you can refill using your own bottles from home.

7. Art Centre
We do Author talks as well as some combined projects like the
Mural launch at the Art Centre which was a public art worked
on by community members.
Art Centre Staff are also judging the heats of the ArtSci
competition (run in Collaboration with the Northern Sydney
Science Hub)

8. Community Services – Youth Services
HSC Lock in
Annually every October we do a combined HSC lock in where the
library is open till 10 pm for registered participants. Youth services
provide dinner and refreshments. They also provide a mind-works
space for the kids to relax.

9. External Organizations
Australian Tax Office (Tax help centre – July – October )
Department of Human Services (Superannuation talk)
Ability Links (Hot desk – Migrant Resource Centre, Vision Australia, ADHD support,
UnitingCare -NDIS, etc)
CASS – Chinese Australian Services Society – Lunar New year – February every year
Sydney Adventist Hospital – Outreach services – Heart Health Talk – 2019
CSIRO - Science Week presentation at St Ives Library - 'Is Bigger Always Better?‘ – August
2019 - Australia’s Talking Science series as part of Sydney Science Festival in National
Science Week
Northers Sydney Science Hub & CSIRO – ArtSci Competition
Discovery Museums

10. Individuals
Musical Groups – Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra (kids proms)
Wildlife Photographers – Jan Latta
Local Authors & Local Book shops
Local Solicitors – Talk - Estate planning for seniors – Wills, Power of
Attorney, Enduring guardianships, Family provision Claims, Trusts

11. CBCA – Children’s Book Council Australia
Northern Sub branch
We organize Author events
Creative writing workshops
Storytime sessions with Authors
Book-week author panel – discussing BWT

12. Graph
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FY 2018 FY 2019
Adults Attendance C&YA Attendance2
Year Adults Attendance C&YA Attendance2
FY 2018 29 705 40 712
FY 2019 31 907 55 791

13. Early Ed – Early intervention for children with disability
Received $2000 grant money –
Will be used to purchase items for kids with special
needs which will allow inclusive story-time sessions
at all our libraries

14. Thank You
From
Gayatri Krishnamurthy, Information Services Team
Leader
Michelle Cairns, Children’s and Youth Library Officer
gkrishnamurthy@kmc.nsw.gov.au
mcairns@kmc.nsw.gov.au