February 2009
Feel inspired?
Interested in voluntary work?
Learning Resources took part in the recent Student Volunteering
Week event at The Hub.
A variety of organisations promoted volunteer work they had to
offer.
If you missed it, or want to know more, you can research
voluntary work in the LRCs using the internet and most books on
volunteering can be found in the Careers Collections.
Student Volunteering week
24th February 2009
Its student volunteering week this week,
visit the events hall on Wednesday for lots of information on how
you can get involved. Here at the library we have a great deal of
resources and information for you to Peruse.
Here at the LRC we have a few members of staff
who have done volunteer work so I thought it would be interesting
to share some of those experiences, remember if you have any
experiences yourselves that you’d like to share please email the
Hub LRC and it will be
added to the blog
Sian Gibson – learning resource assistant, the
Hub
Back in
2005 I took part in Camp America, it was the summer before the last
year of my degree and I decided I wanted to do something different
and travel a bit. I know you get some sort of a wage for working in
a camp so it’s not volunteering as such but it was a similar sort
of experience. I looked after girls between the age of 7 and 15 and
taught them about subjects I am passionate about – arts and crafts.
It is the single hardest thing I’ve ever had to do, be so far away
from home for 4 months but I wouldn’t change it for the world. I am
the person I am today because of that experience, it increased my
confidence, leadership and friendship skills and would recommend it
to anyone!
Carol Wootton – librarian, the
Hub
Since the Tsunami hit Southern Asia on Boxing day
2004 I have been travelling to Sri Lanka to try and help in any way
I can. Many schools and libraries were totally destroyed or very
badly damaged and many professional staff killed. Therefore I
have been working with the Sri Lankan library association going
into schools and libraries delivering story telling workshops to
teachers and librarians and giving story telling and activity
sessions to the children. I saw some horrendous things out
there and heard some even worse stories. I wasn’t sure how I
could help, but the people I have 
worked with assured me this was something so new to
them it would help with morale amongst other things. The
children had never experienced anything like this before and just
to see the excitement in there faces made it all worth while.
Since then my agenda has widened because I
have worked in the slums of Colombo and a couple of the orphanages
out there. What an experience that was. You see these
things on the TV, but it is much worse in real life.
The people of Sri Lanka have suffered so much
with the tsunami and the troubles out there and they are all so
nice. The children always have a smile on their face and yet
most of them have so little.
On my next trip I want to go round to the east
of the country which has just recently been liberated. If
this is going to be possible, only time will tell. I am used
to being stopped at gun point by the security forces, so I’m hoping
it will be no worse than that now!
National Apprenticeships week
23rd February 2009
It’s national apprenticeships week this week,
we currently have a display of some of our resources on level 3. If
your interested in apprenticeships visit the Doncaster college
website or pop into the employers suite located to the left of
level 3 LRC.
LRC Update.
17th February 2009
We’ve had a bit of a move around over half
term. So what’s changed?
- All arts journals have moved to the left corner of the arts
area, just before the pc’s. You can also find all the back issues
of selected journals.
- We have brought some of our older books out of storage; these
have replaced the videos in the arts area.
- All arts videos are now integrated into the book shelves.
- On level 4 we have brought out two bays worth of journal back
copies (Remember if you need a back copy and its not on display ask
a member of staff and we will gladly find it for you in the archive
room.)
Happy Birthday Charles Darwin!
12th February 2009
He would have been 200 years old today and 2009 celebrates the
150th anniversary of his most famous work ‘on the origin
of species’.
Why not celebrate by picking up a book today, we have a
selection; both by him and about him, also keep a look out for the
off air recording of the recent BBC Program ‘The Tree of Life’
coming soon on our shelves.
| 576.82 |
The origin of species by means of natural selection,
or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for
life
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 |
| 576.82 |
Ever since Darwin : reflections in natural
history
Gould, Stephen Jay |
| 576.82 |
The genius of Charles Darwin
Dawkins, Richard |
National Fitness Week 2nd-8th February
Pop by and visit our display for national
fitness week, pick up a book to kick start a
new fitter you and read about some of our own
LRC staffs fitness experiences.