Saturday, 27 October 2012

Excercise 9 - Community Profiles

I live in Abbotsford, 9km from the CBD, and part of the Canada Bay municipality. Its median age is 38,  many with young families - the percentage of children aged under 19 is 15%, which is quite high. It is an affluent, middle/upper middle class community, with its real estate values coming 149th in Sydney for house prices out of all 948 suburbs. Over half the population is Catholic, and a very high percentage (12%) are Italian. In fact, in my apartment block of 10, only 2 families (mine included) are not Italian. The area also has a high rate of native-born Australians - 68%. We also have a high percentage of people over 60 (21%).


The annual Ferragosto Festival - Italian cars on display




The annual Ferragosto Festival - death by cannoli


The annual Ferragosto Festival

































So what does this all mean for our local library service?

A good quarter of the square footage of Five Dock Library, 2km from where we live in Abbotsford, is given over to the childrens section. There is also an extensive Italian section, including fiction and non-fiction books written in Italian for both adults and children, as well as Italian grammar books. There is also a good-sized large-print section for seniors.


Five Dock Library


the children's section

Libri Italiani

Un sacco di libri Italiani!

Computer and study area, free and unlimited

My children, Samuel & Aurora, enjoying our library.

You can visit Canada Bay Council's website here: http://profile.id.com.au/canada-bay/about. or visit the library website directly at http://www.canadabay.nsw.gov.au/your_local_library/your_local_library.html.


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  1. Unknown4 November 2012 at 01:37

    It looks like a great library Jane. I'm sure your kids will enjoy the extensive children's section - those chairs look fun! I found it interesting to read about the community of your local area.
    Yvonne

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  2. Unknown20 November 2012 at 18:24

    The library looks fairly new and the children's section looks as though it has been renovated. It was also interesting to read about the community of your local area
    and it's also interesting to know about the extensive italian section of books.

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  3. Unknown22 November 2012 at 03:28

    It is really interesting to read your community profile. The Ferragosta festival with those italian cars looks amazing. The libray looks very modern and attractive.

    Deva

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