Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Interruption to service

The Eastern Regional Libraries website and catalogue will be unavailable from Friday 2nd June 8pm - Saturday 3rd June 9am due to electrical maintenance.

Plan ahead

You may want to plan ahead and renew your items before this time. During this time you can access some of our online resources via the Gulliver website and you can ask a question at Global Librarian:

Global Librarian form for adults
Global Librarian form for kids & teens

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Cheers, Maryanne

The Eastern Regional Library Show

Each Wednesday 12:05pm-12:45pm Lesley Conway does a radio show on Eastern FM 99.1 called The Eastern Regional Library Show.

On this week's show

If you're heading north to warmer weather this winter, consider borrowing some materials for an extended loan. When you borrow, just let the staff know and they will alter the return date for you. You might find that there are some great CDs or Audio Books at other branches which you would like to take with you. Don't forget our budget Reservation Cards, which reduce the cost of reservations by a third.

When you are planning your trip, there is a huge amount of information available both in books and magazines. If you don't want to take a lot of books, you can photocopy relevant information, and if you need colour copies, we can provide an A4 copy for just 60 cents.

The following books, magazines, CD's and talking book were reviewed today:

Explore wilderness Australia
100 magic miles of the Great Barrier Reef
Vogue Living (magazine)
Australian Gourmet Traveller (magazine)
Bon Apetit! by Peter Mayle (Audio book)
Bryn : double album special edition, Bryn Terfel (CD)
Built for speed, Adam Brand (CD)

Cheers, Maryanne

Monday, May 29, 2006

Healthy Eating for Chinese families

Ivan Chan, Dietitian from Knox Community Health Service will provide professional and practical advice on healthy eating.

Parents, seniors and young adults are welcome.

The talk can be in Cantonese or Mandarin, depending on the audience's preference on the day.

The event will be held at Knox Library Activity Room, during one of the Chinese Read and Chat Group sessions.

When: Monday 5th June 2006 2:00-3:00pm
Where: Knox Library 425 Burwood Highway Wantirna South Ph: 9801 1422

Cheers, Maryanne

The Cook's Kitchen - Recipe Exchange - Hungry for comfort

The approach of winter brings thoughts of warm, comforting food. Bring your best comfort food recipes to swap.

When: Thursday, June 1st, 1:30pm.
Where: Healesville Library 231 Maroondah Highway Healesville, 3777. 5962 4423

Cheers, Maryanne

Saturday, May 27, 2006

New non-fiction titles

The following non-ficition titles have been added recently:

House of stone : the true story of a family divided in war-torn Zimbabwe
Christopher Kremmer ~ Inhaling the Mahatma
Diane Cilento ~ Diane Cilento : my nine lives
George Begg ~ Burt Munro : Indian legend of speed
Hugh Lunn ~ Lost for words : Australia’s lost language in words and stories
Kara Lawrence ~ Unmasked : the Gonzales family killer
Kim Dalton ~ The real fight : a memoir of a life interrupted
Maggie Greenwood-Robinson ~ The biggest loser : the weight loss program to transform your body, health and life – adapted from NBC’s hit show!
Melvyn Bragg ~ 12 books that changed the world
Norah Vincent ~ Self-made man : my year disguised as a man
Peter Yule ~ Ian Potter : a biography
Robert W Mann ~ Forensic detective : how I cracked the world’s toughest cases
Simon Illingworth ~ Filthy rat
Tiana Templeman ~ Absolutely faking it

Search for them in our web catalogue. Type in your search in the box next to Find a Book. If you have a password on your card you can reserve books, cds & dvds to be sent to your closest branch. It costs $2.20 per item for adults, $1.10 for govt. concession card holders, free reservations for children.

Find out about reserving and more with the catalogue tutorials.

Cheers, Maryanne

New fiction @ our libraries

The following fiction titles have been sent to our libraries recently:

Andrew M Greeley ~ Golden years
Andrew Taylor ~ A stain on the silence
Anna Jacobs ~ Star of the north
Ben Bova ~ Titan
Deirdre Purcell ~ Tell me your secret
Eileen Goudge ~ Immediate family
Fern Michaels ~ Sea gypsy
Graham Masterton ~ Descendant
Hakan Nesser ~ Borkmann’s Point
Harlan Coben ~ Promise me
Isabelle Allende ~ Of love and shadows
James Patterson ~ Beach Road
Jennifer Chiaverini ~ Circle of quilters (Bk 9 Elm Creek Quilts)
Jilly Cooper ~ Wicked!
Karen Robards ~ Vanished
Katherine Scholes ~ The stone angel
Kathryn Fox ~ Without consent
LE Modesitt ~ Cadmian’s choice (Bk 5 Corean chronicles)
Liz Carlyle ~ Three little secrets
Marcia Willett ~ Echoes of the dance
Paul Doherty ~ The year of the cobra
Peter Robinson ~ Piece of my heart
Robert Goddard ~ Never go back
Sarah Harrison ~ The nightingale’s nest

Search for them in our web catalogue. Type in your search in the box next to Find a Book. If you have a password on your card you can reserve books, cds & dvds to be sent to your closest branch. It costs $2.20 per item for adults, $1.10 for govt. concession card holders, free reservations for children.

Find out about reserving and more with the catalogue tutorials.

Cheers, Maryanne

Friday, May 26, 2006

Library Plan & Proposed Budget

A new copy of the Library Plan can be found on the Eastern Regional Libraries website (About Us). Also on this page you can view the proposed Budget 2006/2007.

The About Us page of the library website contains information about the Library Board and history of Eastern Regional Libraries, as well as links to library policies and annual reports.

Cheers, Maryanne

The Eastern Regional Library Show

Each Wednesday 12:05pm-12:45pm Lesley Conway does a radio show on Eastern FM 99.1 called The Eastern Regional Library Show.

On this week's show

Back from 9 weeks leave, Pia (Youth Services at Croydon Library) brought us up to date with some books she has been enjoying. With a definite leaning towards fiction written for teens, we discussed books which defy categories, such as...
The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon, about a teenager with Asperger's syndrome, and The boy in the striped pyjamas by John Boyne, about a young German boy whose father was an officer at Auschwitz.

Other books discussed on the programme were...
Shamers daughter by Kaaberbol
Amulet of Samarkand by Stroud
A monster wrote me a letter by Bland (picture book)

Music was I remember you by Frank Ifield which can be found on the CD Australian decades series : 60's, and is on the soundtrack of the Heartbeat TV series, with 3 videos of the series being available for loan.

Cheers, Maryanne

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

The Hidden History of Your House

View the rates notices from 1895 - 1929 on CD and the parish plans, books and records on display.

Meet Dianne Kueffer the Project Officer for the 'Rate Book Copying Project' sponsored by:
  • Shire of Yarra Ranges
  • Bendigo Bank
  • Upper Yarra Family History Group
When: Saturday May 27th 11am
Where: Yarra Junction Library, Hoddle Street, Yarra Junction Ph: 5967 1588

Guide to research the history of your house.

Cheers, Maryanne

Commemorate Life's Milestones

Looking for an alternate approach?

Join Roz Tilley, a civil celebrant, for ideas and discussion on the celebrations and ceremonies in our lives.

Hints on
  • renewal vows
  • naming ceremonies
  • marriage ceremonies
  • blending ceremonies
  • available resources
When: Saturday 20th May at 11am
Where: Yarra Junction Library, Hoddle Street, Yarra Junction

Bookings appreciated.Ph: 5967 1588

Cheers, Maryanne

Global Librarian

Have you got a question and the library is closed? We can help you!

Global Librarian is an around-the-clock e-mail reference service offered by Eastern Regional Libraries, Vaughan Public Libraries in Ontario, Surrey Public Library in British Columbia and Southampton City Libraries in the U.K.

We can help with:
  • school projects
  • general questions
  • queries about our library service
Ask a Global Librarian! Who knows, it could be me :-)

Cheers, Maryanne

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

New dvds

To complete the cd/dvd series of blog posts, the following dvds have been added recently:

3 golden classic movies : To kill a mockingbird ; The 39 ste
Aircraft carriers at war
Alexander the Great
American dreams
Anchors aweigh
At last the 1948 show : the classic series that preceded and
Basil Brush : Sports spectacular!
Battle of Britain
Battle of North Africa
Birdman of Alcatraz
Black Narcissus
Blunt : the fourth man
BMX bandits
Braveheart
Bukowski : born into this
Bull Durham
Charade
Colour of war
Coming home
Confessions of a dangerous mind
Crusty demons : the eighth dimension
Death of a Beatle : John Lennon : commemorating 25 years 194
Desert visions : Soundscapes : the sights and sounds of Aust
Desk set
Do not adjust your set : the classic series that lead to the
Doctor in clover
Doctor in distress
Doctor in love
Dumb and dumber
East of Eden
Fingersmith
FMX01 ; New noise
Forests for everyone : Upper Yarra Community Forest Program
Gigi
Going bush : adventures across indigenous Australia
Green card
Grind
Guess who's coming to dinner
Heaven knows, Mr Allison
Hope and glory
In her shoes
Inspector Montalbano Volume 1
Inspector Montalbano Volume 2
John Wayne : ten classic movies
King Arthur
Kiss me Kate
Lady of burlesque
Legend
Legends of the silver screen : Bette Davis and Grace Kelly
Legends of the silver screen : Charlie Chaplin and Humphrey
Legends of the silver screen : Howard Hughes and Katharine H
Les miserables : the legend comes to life
Les miserables
Liberaces : Valentine's day
Little fish
Little man Tate
RAN : remote area nurse
Rebel without a cause
Ride with the Devil
Rob Roy
Sabrina
Scrapbook creations : creative ideas
Scrooged
See Spot run
Simba
Skyrail : rainforest cableway
Slapstick : of another kind
Smile for Auntie : and three other stories
Solstrom
Stage beauty
Taming of the shrew
Tanks at war
That Hamilton woman
The ascent of man : the complete series
The Aunty Jack show
The Bounty
The boys
The China syndrome
The Club
The day of the roses
The death of the Incredible Hulk
The great Macarthy
The hideaways
The Ipcress file
The last picture show
The last time I saw Paris
The lion, the witch and the wardrobe
The perils of Pauline ; Love laughs at Andy Hardy
The proposition
The Sherlock Holmes collection
The trial of Joan of Arc
The upside of anger
The wild duck
This sporting life
Three dollars
To have and have not
Triumph of the will
TV detective
TV westerns
Twelfth night
Wayne's world
We can be heroes : finding the Australian of the Year
When Harry met Sally
Witness
Wyatt Earp

Search for them in our web catalogue. Type in your search in the box next to Find a Book. If you have a password on your card you can reserve books, cds & dvds to be sent to your closest branch. It costs $2.20 per item for adults, $1.10 for govt. concession card holders, free reservations for children.

Find out about reserving and more with the catalogue tutorials.

Cheers, Maryanne

New tv series

The following tv series have been added to our libraries:

Ballykissangel : the complete first series
Da Kath and Kim code ; Kath and Kim live in London uncut
Hamish MacBeth
Rides : the complete first season
The best of the two Ronnies

For all of the Sci-Fi fans out there I noticed that the Firefly box set was on the trolley getting processed. It still needs to be added to the catalogue but should be available soon.

Cheers, Maryanne

New music dvds

The following music dvds have been added:

Bob Dylan : World tours 1966-1974
Bond live
Eagles : Farewell tour : live from Melbourne
Elvis : '68 comeback special
Frank Sinatra : Live the magic ; The man with the golden arm
INXS : I'm only looking : the essential INXS
It had to be you : the great American songbook
James Brown : Soul jubilee
Judith Durham - The Seekers : twenty-five year celebration
Kasey Chambers : Behind the barricades
Live 8, 2nd July 2005 : the long walk to justice
Rose Tattoo : live in 1993 from Boggo Road Jail
Santana : Sacred fire
Santana : Supernatural live
The authorised biography of Willie Nelson
The best of Rod Stewart : featuring The Faces
The Ten Tenors : Larger than life

Something for everyone!

Cheers, Maryanne

New chinese dvds

The following are the latest Chinese dvds we've added to the collection:

Bai bian jin gang
Bai fen mei
Bai yu xianzi
Ci ke xin zhuan
Da di fei ying
Da shundian
Diao chan
Dou shi Shanghai
Duo qing shuang bao huan
Fei cui hu li
Fei dao you jian fei dao
He ni zai yi qi
Hong yan
Huang ho
Huang zhai wu ru
Ji qing bian hu
Ji su 102
Ji su xian feng
Jie jie ci dian
Jiu jue
Jiu pin zhi ma guan
Jue qing dao
Jue zhan xiao xiong
Jue zheng
Lang xi cao yuan
Liu lei de hong mei gui
Qiang gu
Qing du
Qing ren jie = A time to love
Qiu qiu no, biao yang wo
Shao nu Mu Ran
Sheng si lian
Shou shen
Tian long ba bu
Tian shi yu ye shou
Tian xia you zei 100 ge
Tie bo zi Li Yong
Xin hun gao ji
Xin ji chi bu liao re dou fu
Xing fu cong xie e zhong chuan xing
Ying xiong xue

Most of the dvds are located at Knox and Rowville Libraries. Search for them in our web catalogue. Type in your search in the box next to Find a Book. You can get a list of all of them by typing chinese dvd in the search box. If you have a password on your card you can reserve books, cds & dvds to be sent to your closest branch. It costs $2.20 per item for adults, $1.10 for govt. concession card holders, free reservations for children.

Find out about reserving and more with the catalogue tutorials.

Cheers, Maryanne

News cds @ our libraries (part 2)

More cds added to our libraries:

Maths Island
Meds, Placebo
Moo, you bloody choir, Augie March
Mozart opera festival, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Music from the Ring, Wagner, Richard
Number facts : ages nine to twelve
Number facts : ages six to nine
Number ones, Destiny's Child
On an island, Gilmour, David
On the edge, Morrison, James
Opera arias, Lemalu, Jonathan
Opera proibita, Bartoli, Cecilia
Pavarotti, Domingo
Pay the devil, Morrison, Van
Piano concertos : Tchaikovsky, Greig
Return to Russia, Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ricki Lee, Ricki Lee
Sacred songs, Fleming, Ren‚e
Samba bossa nova
Seventeen days, 3 Doors Down
Shaman, Inka Marka
Some girls
Sonatas for violin and harpsichord, Bach, Johann Sebastian
Souls alike, Raitt, Bonnie
Southern rock opera, Drive By Truckers
Spelling : ages nine to twelve
Spelling : ages six to nine
String quartets : Death and the maiden ; Quartetts, Schubert, Franz
Stripped, Rolling Stones
Symphonie no 3 in E-flat major "Eroica", op55, Beethoven, Ludwig van
Szymanowski, Chausson, Saint-Saens, Benedetti, Nicola
The art of lounge, Seidel, Janet
The artist in the ambulance, Thrice
The best of Sugar Ray, Sugar Ray
String quartets : Death and the maiden ; Quartetts, Schubert, Franz
Stripped, Rolling Stones
Symphonie no 3 in E-flat major "Eroica", op55, Beethoven, Ludwig van
Szymanowski, Chausson, Saint-Saens, Benedetti, Nicola
The art of lounge, Seidel, Janet
The artist in the ambulance, Thrice
The best of Sugar Ray, Sugar Ray
The body acoustic, Lauper, Cyndi
The breakthrough, Blige, Mary J
The definitive collection, Foreigner
The dirty south, Drive By Truckers
The essential Johnny Cash, Cash, Johnny
The Highwaymen perform on their own, Cash, Johnny
The singles 81-85, Depeche Mode
The sun never sets, Herd
The very best of Vivaldi, Vivaldi, Antonio
Tranquility
Triple J's hottest 100
Twelfth night, Shakespeare, William
Typing : ages seven to twelve
Vespers, Rachmaninoff, Sergei
War all the time, Thursday
Wild nights

Search for them in our web catalogue. Type in your search in the box next to Find a Book. If you have a password on your card you can reserve books, cds & dvds to be sent to your closest branch. It costs $2.20 per item for adults, $1.10 for govt. concession card holders, free reservations for children.

Find out about reserving and more with the catalogue tutorials.

Cheers, Maryanne

New cds @ our libraries (part 1)

Apologies for the lack of blog activity lately, I've been at home sick for most of last week.

Anyhoo, the following cds have been added to our libraries over the past few weeks:

90125, Yes
American III : solitary man, Cash, Johnny
Ancora, Il Divo
At war with the mystics, Flaming Lips
B in the mix : the remixes, Spears, Britney
Bananas in Pyjamas : It's fun time
Based on a true story, Starting Line
Birds, Runga, Bic
Black Cadillac, Cash, Rosanne
Both sides of the gun, Harper, Ben
Bravo!, Il Divo
Chandelier of stars, Williamson, John
Chris Brown, Brown, Chris
Comfort of strangers, Orton, Beth
Concertos from Spain
Contemplation : the serene harmonies of the harp
Corrine Bailey Rae, Bailey Rae, Corrine
Danny Boy : the immortal Irish song
Devotion : piano works by Franz Liszt, Liszt, Franz
Down from the mountain
Face to face, Westlife
Favourite violin concertos : Bruch, Tchaikovsky
Footsteps of our fathers, Branford Marsalis Quartet
From here on in : the singles 1997-2004, Living End (Musical group)
Gone again, Smith, Patti
Goodbye Alice in Wonderland, Jewel
Greatest hits, Benatar, Pat
Guitar music from Spain, Williams, John
Highwayman
Highwayman
I'm not dead, Pink
Jimmy Z presents 4play : anthems
Jose Carreras, Carreras, Jose
King Lear, Shakespeare, William
Klarinettenquintett : quintet for clarinet and str, Brahms, Johannes
Little cloud, Whitlams
Live at Dizzy's, Roberts, Tracey

Search for them in our web catalogue. Type in your search in the box next to Find a Book. If you have a password on your card you can reserve books, cds & dvds to be sent to your closest branch. It costs $2.20 per item for adults, $1.10 for govt. concession card holders, free reservations for children.

Find out about reserving and more with the catalogue tutorials.

Cheers, Maryanne

Friday, May 12, 2006

The Eastern Regional Library Show

Each Wednesday 12:05pm-12:45pm Lesley Conway does a radio show on Eastern FM 99.1 called The Eastern Regional Library Show.

On this week's show

Guests Lorraine Seeger (Community Liaison Manager) and Bern Nolan (Belgrave Branch Manager) are off to England in two weeks time to investigate how some libraries deliver services to their communities. Some innovative ventures include library service in Leisure Centres and pubs, and here in Melbourne there are library services on commuter trains and in shopping centres.

Lorraine encourages any community member who is interested to give feedback to ERL via suggestion boxes in Branches or submissions on the proposed four year plan for ERL, on display in our branches this week.

There was no chocolate eaten this week, but Lorraine may return from her travels with some hints about where to find good chocolate in England.

Lorraine recommends upcoming talks (and books written) by Melbourne historian Robyn Annear and Stephen Ryan from Dicksonia Rare Plants Nursery.

Music played today

'A twinkle in your eye' by Burl Ives

Cheers, Maryanne

New online resources

We've just got access to some new online resources at the library available at our Online Resources page.

TumbleBook Library

TumbleBooks are narrated & animated online books. There are also puzzles and games. This is a great resource for kids.

Storybooks - for preschoolers and kids who have just started school.

Tumblereadables - large print 'Read-On-Your-Own' story, chapter and Young Adult books.

Life Learning - books which teach kids about important social and health issues.

Language learning - books in French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese.


Visual Thesaurus

Visual Thesaurus is a thesaurus that displays the results using a visual map. It does require a Java plugin (download Java from Sun). The following is an image of the results for a search for pen.



WebsterWorld

WebsterWorld is a general student encyclopedia with articles for Arts, History and Australia among others.

So if you haven't had a look at the Online Resources, check them out. They are available 24/7 from home and all you need is your library card.

Cheers, Maryanne

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

National Storywriting Competition

The entry form for the National Storywriting Competition is now available on the website. The hard copies should be reaching the branches in the next few days.

Storywriting entry form (pdf 485 Kb)
(Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or Accessible Acrobat Reader.)

Cheers, Maryanne

Keys Please

Interactive forum for learner drivers and their parents. Keys Please is the first step into the driver's seat. Come along to this great session run by VicRoads.

When: Thursday 18th May 7.00pm
Branch: Knox Library 425 Burwood Highway Wantirna South Ph: 9801 1422

Bookings essential

Cheers, Maryanne

Boronia Storytime coffee mornings

Don’t rush off after storytime! Meet new friends and relax over a cup of tea or coffee with Tracey. Bring a snack for the kids.

Where: Boronia Library, Park Crescent Boronia, 3155. 9762 4099
Dates this month: Tuesday 16th May & Friday 19th May

Note: Storytime starts at 11am each Tuesday & Friday morning.

Cheers, Maryanne

Mt Evelyn Cookery Club Middle Eastern Night

Come along and enjoy some Middle Eastern delights. Bring a plate of something sweet/savoury to share with your fellow 'foodies' and watch a DVD. Later in the night you will be treated to a beautiful Candle Dance by Renay's Eastern Dance Troupe.

When: Monday 15th May, 7 to 9pm
Where: Mt Evelyn Community Room, Mt Evelyn Library, 50 Wray Crescent, Mt. Evelyn Ph: 9736 3851

Cheers, Maryanne

Saturday Super-Special Booksale

Mammoth booksale at Belgrave Library.

When: Saturday 13th May 10am-12.30pm
Where: Belgrave Library Reynolds Lane Belgrave Ph: 9754 7266

Note: the books in the image are not necessarily the books on sale.

Cheers, Maryanne

7th Yarra Junction Township Bird Walk

Join Ken Simpson on Saturday 13th May 2006. Meet at 8.30 am outside St. Josephs' Catholic School off Milners Rd. Yarra Junction (Melways 288 E11)

Morning tea and discussion back at Yarra Junction Library about 10.30am. Bring hat, jacket, boots, sunscreen and binoculars.

Bookings appreciated ph: 5967 1588

When: Saturday 13th May 8.30 am
Where: Yarra Junction Hoddle Street, Yarra Junction Ph: 5967 1588

Cheers, Maryanne

Friday, May 05, 2006

Australia's Biggest Morning Tea

Celebrate Australia's Biggest Morning Tea at Eastern Regional Libraries - help to raise money for important Cancer research. Gold coin donations at all of these events.
(*** edited: note new day & time for Yarra Junction morning tea)


Knox City Council Libraries

Knox Library
Enjoy morning tea with an Aussie flavour. Browse the books.
Thursday 25th May 10am

Ferntree Gully Library
Morning tea and accordion music!
Thursday 25th May 10am

Boronia Library
Morning tea with music by Greg Gorios
Thursday 25th May 10:30am

Rowville Library
New Books Day
Thursday 25th May 10am


Shire of Yarra Ranges Libraries

Montrose Library
Thursday 25th May all day
Highlight will be a talk by ex-councillor Sue Thompson on the history of libraries in the Lillydale Shire at 2pm

Mt Evelyn Library
Wednesday 24th May 3-4:30pm
Come along and enjoy a cuppa and something sweet to eat, while you browse through some new books.

Yarra Junction Library
Tea and scones and a classical guitarist playing.
Wednesday 24th May 11am (*** edited: note new day & time)

Mooroolbark Library
Morning Tea
Thursday 25th May 10am


Maroondah City Council Libraries

Croydon Library
Morning tea and a monster book sale
Thursday 25th May 10am

Cheers, Maryanne

The Eastern Regional Library Show

Each Wednesday 12:05pm-12:45pm Lesley Conway does a radio show on Eastern FM 99.1 called The Eastern Regional Library Show.

On this week's show

Kids, books and chocolate

While munching on chocolate today, Jill McCallum (our Youth Services/Resources Manager) and Lesley talked about the following kids books and books on chocolate held by the Library...

Where the sidewalk ends and A light in the attic by Shel Silverstein
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Like water for chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Charlie and the chocolate factory by Roald Dahl (available as an audio
book and video called Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory)
Brundibar, In the night kitchen and Where the wild things are by Maurice Sendak
The art of Maurice Sendak by Selma Lanes
50 fabulous chocolate cakes by Rita Erlich
Celebrating chocolate by Beverly Sutherland Smith

Lesley tells me that they spent so much time talking about books and eating chocolate they didn't have time to play music. Sounds like they had a great time.

Tune in next week.

Cheers, Maryanne

Thursday, May 04, 2006

New cds @ our libraries

American III : solitary man, Cash, Johnny
Bananas in Pyjamas : It's fun time
Based on a true story, Starting Line
Birds, Runga, Bic
Both sides of the gun, Harper, Ben
Chris Brown, Brown, Chris
Comfort of strangers, Orton, Beth
Down from the mountain
Face to face, Westlife
From here on in : the singles 1997-2004, Living End
I'm not dead, Pink
King Lear, Shakespeare, William
Ricki Lee, Ricki Lee
Seventeen days, 3 Doors Down
The artist in the ambulance, Thrice
The breakthrough, Blige, Mary J
The essential Johnny Cash, Cash, Johnny
The sun never sets, Herd
Triple J's hottest 100
War all the time, Thursday

Search for them in our web catalogue. Type in your search in the box next to Find a Book. If you have a password on your card you can reserve books, cds & dvds to be sent to your closest branch. It costs $2.20 per item for adults, $1.10 for govt. concession card holders, free reservations for children.

Find out about reserving and more with the catalogue tutorials.

Cheers, Maryanne

Latest dvds at our libraries

Basil Brush : Sports spectacular!
Black Narcissus
Bond live
Braveheart
Bukowski : born into this
Bull Durham
Cinderella Man
Colour of war
Crusty demons : the eighth dimension
Da Kath and Kim code ; Kath and Kim live in London uncut
FMX01 ; New noise
Grind
Guess who's coming to dinner
Hamish MacBeth
Heaven knows, Mr Allison
Inspector Montalbano Volume 1
Inspector Montalbano Volume 2
INXS : I'm only looking : the essential INXS
It had to be you : the great American songbook
Judith Durham - The Seekers : twenty-five year celebration i
Little fish
Little man Tate
Lock, stock and two smoking barrels
Midsomer murders : Blood will out ; Beyond the grave
Midsomer murders : Death's shadow ; Strangler's Wood
Places in the heart
Play with me Sesame : Head, shoulders, fur and toes
Rebel without a cause
Ride with the Devil
Rose Tattoo : live in 1993 from Boggo Road Jail
See Spot run
Sign "o" the times
Smile for Auntie : and three other stories
Stage beauty
The authorised biography of Willie Nelson
The day of the roses
The lion, the witch and the wardrobe
The trial of Joan of Arc
The wild duck
We can be heroes : finding the Australian of the Year
Witness

Search for them in our web catalogue. Type in your search in the box next to Find a Book. If you have a password on your card you can reserve books, cds & dvds to be sent to your closest branch. It costs $2.20 per item for adults, $1.10 for govt. concession card holders, free reservations for children.

Find out about reserving and more with the catalogue tutorials.

Cheers, Maryanne

Top 10 Reads May

The following titles are the Top 10 Reads for May

Sara Douglass ~ Druid’s sword
Mary Higgins Clark ~ Two little girls in blue
Jodi Picoult ~ The tenth circle
Santa Montefiore ~ The gypsy Madonna
Lisa Scottoline ~ Dirty blonde
Salley Vickers ~ The other side of you
Tami Hoag ~ Dead sky
Fern Michaels ~ Hey, good looking
Kathy Lette ~ How to kill your husband
Peter Carey ~ Theft : a love story

Cheers, Maryanne

Monday, May 01, 2006

Australian Library and Information Week May 22-28





Competition
Tell us.... What does your library means to you? Write, paint or draw your entry, explaining what your local library means to you.

Prize: Win a Book Voucher and a bag of books suitable for all of the family!

Entries can be left at any branch of Eastern Regional Libraries. Please add your name, address and telephone number to your entry. Entries close Friday 19 May. Winners will be announced during Library Week.


Monday 22 May


11.00am-1.00pm - Journalling Workshop
Where: Mt Evelyn Library, Wray Cres, Mt Evelyn
Cost: $5 per person.

Journalling can be a powerful and very creative tool for personal development. Deb Western will lead this journalling workshop and show participants how to benefit from their personal journals.

Soup and Roll Lunch provided. Bookings essential 9736 3851


1.30pm - Cup Cakes
Where: Boronia Library Park Crescent Boronia

The cup cake is back in fashion, and Jill Bowen-Hess will demonstrate making, baking and decorating in this fun workshop.

Bookings 9762-4099


Tuesday 23 May

7.00 pm - Introduction to Astrology
Where: Mooroolbark Library 7 Station Street Mooroolbark

Learn more about this fascinating subject with Julie McBeth.

Bookings 9726-8200


7.00pm - Sara Hardy - The Unusual Life of Edna Walling
Where: Montrose Library Cnr Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd & Swansea Rd Montrose

Sara Hardy is the author of 'The Unusual Life of Edna Walling'. The gardens of Edna Walling are much loved and admired. Sara Hardy looks at the life of Edna - her enormous energy and her distinctive garden style. Sara will talk about the development of this fascinating biography. Copies of Sara’s book will be available for purchase and signing. Cash only sales.
Bookings: 97284224


7.30pm - Cold Nights – Hot Books
Where: Ferntree Gully Library 1010 Burwood Hwy Ferntree Gully

An evening for everyone who loves books, we share our favourites with you, and invite you to tell us about your favourite reads. DVDs get a mention too! Browse our new books.

Supper provided. Bookings 9294-8140


Wednesday 24 May


1:30pm - Meet author Jane Godwin
Where: Healesville Library, 231 Maroondah Hwy Healesville

Winner of the Queensland Premier’s Award (Children’s Books) in 2000 for 'The Family Tree', Jane is the author of a number of books for children including several titles in the 'Aussie Nibbles' and 'Bites' series. Her latest book 'Falling from Grace' was published in early 2006.

Bookings 5962443


1:30pm - Meet author Robyn Annear
Where: Ringwood Library 4 Melbourne Street Mall Ringwood

Bookings 98700177


7:30pm - Meet author Ilsa Evans
Where: Ferntree Gully Library 1010 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully

After a childhood in country Victoria Ilsa spent time in the RAAF, and worked at a variety of jobs before returning to study. Author of the popular 'Laundry' series, Ilsa has combined writing with motherhood and a successful academic career, she recently completed her PhD. Ilsa’s latest novel 'Each Way Bet' was published in February 2006.

Bookings 9294 8140


Thursday 25 May

1.00pm - Literary Lunch - Meet Garry Disher
Where: Belgrave Library Reynolds Lane Belgrave
Cost: $5 includes lunch.

Garry Disher is one of Australia's most successful writers. Garry's novels often draw on memories of life in the dry wheat and wool country of mid-north South Australia, where his family have farmed for generations. For the past 15 years he has written full-time, publishing novels, short-story collections, textbooks, children's fiction, crime thrillers, anthologies and writers' handbooks both in Australia and overseas.

Garry has just released SNAPSHOT, the third Inspector Challis novel, through Text Publishing. The novels in the series have been best-sellers in Germany, the first winning the German Crime Fiction Award and all have received great reviews in the US.

Books available for sale and signing- cash only. Bookings phone 9754 7266.



1.30pm - Decoupage
Where: Ringwood Library 4 Melbourne Street Mall
Ideas on how to turn an everyday item into a decorator’s delight with Jan Kerr

Bookings 9870-0177



7.00pm - Meet the Author- Barry Heard
Where:
Belgrave Library Reynolds Lane Belgrave

Barry Heard is the author of Well Done, Those Men. In 1966 Barry was conscripted in National Service and served in the Vietnam War.The book describes his tour of duty but also describes his life after Vietnam. Barry suffered a massive breakdown in 1995 and was diagnosed with a chronic post-traumatic stress disorder. Barry's is an important story.

Books for sale and signing- cash only. Book on 9754 7266.


Friday 26th May

11 am - Feng Shui: an introduction
Where: Mt Evelyn 50 Wray Crescent Mt. Evelyn

Come along and hear Sally Fischmann introduce and explain about the principles of Feng Shui. Tea & coffee supplied.

Bookings essential.Ph: 9736 3851


12.00 noon - Friday@ your Library - Get Clicking

Where: Knox Library 425 Burwood Highway Wantirna South Ph: 9801 1422

Come along and be inspired by knitting expert, Dolores.

Tea/Coffee provided. Bookings essential



6.30pm -Rare Plants
Where: Mooroolbark Library 7 Station Street Mooroolbark

Stephen Ryan from Dicksonia Rare Plants will discuss plant diversity in your garden.

Bookings Esssential. Ph: 9726 8200


Saturday 27 May

11.00am - Family Storytime
Where: Knox Library Knox City Shopping Centre 425 Burwood Hwy Wantirna Sth

Come along and enjoy stories, songs and rhymes! Book on 98011422.


So come and visit us during 'Library Week' and let us know how much you love your library.

Cheers, Maryanne