Song of Joy

Join in the spirit of Christmas and hear carols sung at Yarra Junction Library.

St.Joseph's Choral Group
When: Friday 16th December at 11am.
Where: Yarra Junction Library Hoddle Street, Yarra Junction.

Cheers, Maryanne

Free access to encyclopedias from home

Want free access to encyclopedias and textbooks 24 hours a day? If you have an Eastern Regional Libraries membership card you already have.

1. Go to the library website at http://www.erl.vic.gov.au.
2. Click on any of the following links:
   

Search from Home: Encyclopedias | Newspaper & Magazine Articles | Tech Books Online & more.

This takes you to our Online Resources page. Scroll through the table to discover some of the fantastic resources available. Click on the H situated next to the resource you want to search and enter your library card number when prompted.

Some of the resources include:

Biography Resource Center - huge list of bios of famous people in history
Britannica Online - great general encyclopedia with articles for different school levels
Oxford Reference - great general encyclopedia and dictionary
Safari Technical Books - complete online technical textbooks (includes Internet, programming, networking etc)
Virtual Reference Library - online reference books in Arts, History and Social Science

Try them out today!

Cheers, Maryanne

New non-fiction @ the library

A good mix of non-fiction titles have just been added to our branches:

Karen Armstrong ~ A short history of myth
Jeremy Oliver ~ The Australian Wine Annual 2006
John Silvester/Andrew Rule ~ Gotcha : how Australia’s baddest crooks copped their right whack
Kyok Kang ~ This is paradise! : My North Korean childhood
Todd Woodbridge/Alan Trengrove ~Todd Woodbridge : the remarkable story of the world’s greatest doubles player
Jacki Weaver ~ Much love, Jac
Edward Woodward ~ One brief interval : a memoir
Geoffrey Blainey ~ A short history of the 20th century
Nick Leeson/Ivan Tyrrell ~ Back from the brink : coping with stress
Karin Palshoj/Gitte Redder ~ Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
Jeff Hatwell ~ No ordinary determination : Percy Black and Harry Murray of the First AIF
Emma Robertson ~ Wits’ end before breakfast! : confessions of a working mum
Lynne Milne ~ A grain of truth : how pollen brought a murderer to justice
Kathy Torpie ~ Losing face : a memoir of lost identity and self-discovery
Xavier Duff ~ Accidental heroes : true stories of ordinary Australians who risked their lives to save others
Kate Fitzpatrick ~ Airmail : three women : letters from five continents
Brian Viner ~ Tales of the country
Fiona Malcolm ~ The Antiques Roadshow
HG Nelson (ed) ~ The really stuffed guide to good food 2006
Neale Whitaker ~ The accidental foodie
Patrick Lindsay ~ The essence of Kokoda

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 cds 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 titles @ the branches

Check out the following new fiction books just added to our libraries:

Erica James ~ Gardens of delight
Scott Turow ~ Ordinary heroes
Stephen Baxter ~ Transcendent
David Baldacci ~ The Camel Club
Anita Shreve ~ A wedding in December
Robert K Tanenbaum ~ Fury
MC Beaton Agatha ~ Raisin and the perfect paragon
Jeff Rovin ~ War of eagles (Tom Clancy’s Op-Centre)

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 cds 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 dvds @ our libraries

Looking for a good movie to watch? Why not try one of the following titles we've just added to our branches?

Spongebob Squarepants : Holloween
Behind the bridge to elephunk
Live at home
Stanley and the dinosaurs
Live at the Chapel
Iron Maiden : the early days
What we did last summer : Robbie Williams live at Knebworth
The Living End : from here on in
The Wiggles : Sailing around the world
The Hooley Dooleys : Roll up! Roll Up! ; Pop
Hi-5 : Dance hits
Babar : King of the elephants
The greatest dance party ever
The aviator
McLeod's daughters
McLeod's daughters
McLeod's daughters
Kinsey
Inspector Rex
Inspector Rex
Pink Floyd : The dark side of the moon
In the mood for love : romantic classics from the golden era
The Bourne identity
This happy breed
Never tell me never
The heart of me
Billy Elliot
Remember me
Bligh
Beneath clouds
Tais toi! : [Ruby and Quentin]
Victoria changing faces changing places

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 cds 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

The following cds have just been added to our library branches:

Most wanted ~ Hilary Duff
The new normal ~ Cog
Animal ~ Motor Ace
Bigger bang ~ Rolling Stones
Supernature ~ Goldfrapp
Urban hymns
You ruined my revolution ~ Teapot Dome Scandal
The cosmic game ~ Thievery Corporation
Costes : la suite
Jackinabox ~ Turin Brakes
Dukes of Hazzard
Philtre ~ Nitin Sawhney
So fresh : the hits of spring 2005
Greatest hits ~ Spiderbait
Panic room ~ Paul Mac
Unplugged ~ Alicia Keys
Greatest hits ~ Boston
The best of Spandau Ballet ~ Spandau Ballet
All the best ~ Leo Sayer
Mashed two
Autorock ~ Fighterpilot
Now : spring 2005
Looking at Long John ; Long John's blues ~ Long John Baldry
Funky House Sessions
KCB floorfillas
Wild weekends
See the sun ~ Pete Murray
Rock santa rock! ~ Swing Cats

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 cds 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

Reader's Corner

Do you need a little inspiration when looking for something to read? Why not have a look at Reader's Corner. I've given it an update, including lots of sections to help you find that great book.

It includes:

• who writes like
• staff picks
• links to great sites on the web
• online bookstores

Cheers, maryanne

Gabriel Gate - In conversation with Ann Creber

Gabriel Gate is Australia's best known cookery author, television presenter and cookery teacher. Gabriel will talk about his cookery experiences and his background in food.

Ann Creber is a cookery writer and restaurant reviewer.

When: Thursday 17 November 7pm
Where: Ferntree Gully Library, 1010 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully.
Book On 9294 8140

Cheers, Maryanne

Fiction titles

Browse the following fiction titles just added to our libraries.

Vince Flynn ~ Consent to kill
Hilary Norman ~ Compulsion
John Mortimer ~ Quite honestly
Jacqueline Winspear ~ Pardonable lies
Janet Macleod Trotter ~ A crimson dawn
Veronica Stallwood ~ Oxford letters
Nicholas Evans ~ The divide
Gerald Hammond ~ Cold in the heads
Christopher Nicole ~ Cold country, hot sun
Betty Rowlands ~ Party to murder
Robert B Parker ~ Cold service
Patricia Cornwell ~ Predator
Joyce Carol Oates ~ Mother, missing
Amy Tan ~ Saving fish from drowning
Michael Connelly ~ The Lincoln lawyer
Christian Jacq ~ The conspiracy of evil (Bk2 Mysteries of Osiris)
Philippa Gregory ~ The constant princess
Jeff Rovin ~ Call to treason (Bk2 Tom Clancy’s Op-Centre)
Marcia Muller ~ Cape Perdido
Bryce Courtenay ~ Whitethorn
Frances Fyfield ~ Safer than houses
Anne Rice ~ Christ the Lord : Out of Egypt
Ben Elton ~ The first casualty
Gabriel Garcia Marquez ~ Memories of my melancholy whores
Judy Nunn ~ Heritage
Danielle Steel ~ Toxic bachelors
Catrin Collier ~ Finders and keepers
Jackie Collins ~ Lovers and players

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 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

New non-fiction titles @ our branches

There's something for everyone in the following non-fiction titles at our libraries.

Duncan McNab ~ The usual suspect : the life of Abe Saffron
Margaret Crick ~ Mary Archer : for richer, for poorer
Thomas Keneally ~ The commonwealth of thieves
Arch & Martin Flanagan ~ The line : a man’s experience; a son’s quest to understand
Mike Davis ~ The monster at our door : the global threat of Avian flu
Phil Doran ~ The reluctant Tuscan
Cynthia Lennon ~ John
Andrew Brown-May (ed) ~ The encyclopedia of Melbourne
Bob Woodward ~ The secret man : the story of Watergate’s deep throat
Ryoko Adachi/Andrew McKay ~ Shadows of war
Phra Peter Pannapadipo ~ Little angels
Ann Rickard ~ The last book about Italy
Andrew Weil ~ Healthy aging : A lifelong guide to your physical and spiritual well-being
Alison Broinowski ~ The third try : can the United Nations work?
James Reston ~ Dogs of God : Columbus, the Inquisition and the defeat of the Moors
Meg Stewart ~ Margaret Olley : far from a still life
Steve Waugh ~ Out of my comfort zone : the autobiography
Ian McNamara ~ Why I live where I live
Craig Sherborne ~ Hoi polloi
Jamie Oliver ~ Jamie’s Italy

Cheers

2005 National Storywriting Competition Winners

Congratulations to the following writers.

OPEN

FIRST Paul Mitchell - Safety agenda item 4a

SECOND Michael Griffith - A change for Mahmood

THIRD Pamela Baker - A guilty thing surprised

COMMENDED

Marisa Black - The saint of hopeless causes
Patrick Cullen - The space between them
Michael Griffith - Roadhouse
Michael Hunt - Playing the stringless guitar
Anne Paterson - Obsession
Jeffrey Paul - Midnight in the devil’s playground
Jacqueline Winn - When my mother dies


LOCAL AWARD

FIRST Arianne Henderson - One without the other

SECOND Amanda le Bas de Plumetot - Hitler’s dog

THIRD Judith Ambrose - The plot thickens


COMMENDED

Russell Roberts - The flying Errol Jones
Alicia Demond - Megan’s wings
Amanda Williamson - Delusion
Judith V Michael - The zig zag path
Helen Eyssens - Free falling
Adam Norman Dartnell - Spirit
Glenys Eskdale - An afternoon out


TEENAGE

FIRST Elizabeth Wilson - Addiction

SECOND Bradley Richardson - The men in the mist

THIRD Ellsa Fitzgerald - The water of Ellen


COMMENDED

Felicity Behre - Tattoo
Skye Melki-Wegner - Panda eyes, Bitter harvest
Jessica Harrison - Next stop
Jessica Williams - Phoenix
Chloe Brien - All the time in the world, Angel boy
Cassie Laird - Choices


JUNIOR

FIRST Sarah Carlyon - The wrist watch

SECOND Kristian Bressanutti - My life

THIRD Octavian Simu - The Ribbon


COMMENDED

Tara Malishev - Granny strikes again
Octavian Simu - Checkmate
Zoe Glen-Norman - Chill out shopping
Genevieve Matthews - The tear
Natalie Kieleithner - Under the olive tree
Jessica Batton - Triplet teamwork
Morgan Dunn - Tin cans


The winners were presented with their prizes at a prize-giving evening at Croydon Library last night. Authors Jane Clifton and Archie Fusillo (competition judge) were very popular guests. I hope to have some photos soon.

Cheers

A Special Way of Giving

Come and hear our local paramedic Shane Edwards speak of his experiences of Aceh after the Tsunami devastation. Afternoon tea provided.

When: Friday 2nd December 2pm.
Where: Yarra Junction Hoddle Street, Yarra Junction.
Bookings essential on 5967 1588.

Maryanne

The Helmeted Honeyeater : Bringing it back from the brink

Did you know that the Helmeted Honeyeater is Victoria's bird emblem and a critically endangered species? Did you know that the last naturally occurring colony is found in Yarra Ranges?

Volunteers are leading the way in bringing this beautiful bird back from the edge of extinction. If you would like to know more, come along to an illustrated talk at Belgrave Library by Kieran Martin from the Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater.

Refreshments provided
All ages welcome.

When: Thursday 1st December 7.30pm.
Where: Belgrave Library, Reynolds Lane Belgrave.

Cheers, Maryanne

"Keys Please"

Come along to a Vicroads program for learner drivers and their parents. You'd better book into this one quickly - it's very popular.

When: Thursday 24th November 7.00 - 8.30pm.
Where: Rowville Library, Stud Park Shopping centre Rowville.
RSVP by Friday 19th November on 9294 1300.

Cheers, Maryanne