Library staff member Lesley Conway runs a radio show each Wednesday 12:05pm-12:45pm on Eastern FM 98.1 called The Eastern Regional Library Show. Tune in next Wednesday for a great show.
We're a little tardy with last week's entry and super-prompt with this week's one so you get two for the price of one....hehe.
On last week's show
This week I was joined by Pia Butcher and Jill McCallum to give an overview of the books which were shortlisted, and those which won, in the Children's Book of the Year Awards. I have added a link to the web page for the Children's Book Council so that you can go and investigate for yourself.
Jill was a member of the panel which judged the
Eve Pownell Award for Information Books and she brought along with her a book called
Queenie : one elephant's story, which has special resonance for Melbournians. Queenie was a famous attraction at Melbourne Zoo during the 1930's and 40's, and her story has been passed on with the generations.
One of the remarkable qualities of books nominated for the Awards is that they often are a worthwhile read, whatever your age. Another pleasure is to read a book to the children in your life, and these books would all be a joy for both reader and listener. If you would like to browse through the shortlisted titles, most of our branches have displays at the moment, and copies can be reserved for junior borrowers (under 18 years) for free.
Children's Book Council.
--- Lesley
On today's show
Music to suit every taste is available from all our branches. I indulged in music from some of our recently arrived CD's today. From the album
Now : Winter 2007 I played silverchair's
Straight Lines, and then to something completely different, Andre Rieu's album
Celebration! and the track
Tea for two. The third track played was from Pat Benetar's album
Greatest Hits,
Heartbreaker.
It's easy to keep up with the latest arrivals in the library, all you need to do when you go to the Catalogue on our library website is check the bar above the Quick Search box for the
New Titles link. There you have the option to look for new cds, dvds, fiction, non-fiction for both junior and adult collections, and new large-type books.
Another option is to nominate subjects/authors you are interested in, so you can be alerted via email to new arrivals. To do this you need to login to the
Catalogue, and when you have the details of a specific item on screen, you will see an option on the screen to either
Tell me when new materials by this author are available or
Tell me when new materials on these topics are available. The other way to do this is to go via the
My Account link on the
Catalogue page where you can nominate authors and subjects under the
My Profile button.
---- LesleyI will be activating the Profiles feature soon so you should start receiving emails once this is done. I'll advise everyone through the blog once this is activated.
Cheers, Maryanne
Join Glenn Manton for the launch of the great new program, Boys 'n' Books, which aims to increase reading awareness.
