Two weeks of the Eastern Regional Library Show

As you probably noticed the blog was a little quiet last week because I was sick. As a result, I've got two weeks of the Eastern Regional Library Show to blog. For those that don't know library staff member Lesley Conway runs a radio show each Wednesday 12:05pm-12:45pm on Eastern FM 99.1 called The Eastern Regional Library Show. Tune in next week for a great show.

Last week's show

The books reviewed by Lyn Baines on the show included

• The verdict of us all : new stories from the Detection Club - ed Peter Lovesey
• The best British mysteries IV - ed Maxim Jakubowski
• Getting rid of Matthew by Jane Fallon
• Sand in my shoes by Joan Rice

Music was from:

• Boy from New York City by Manhattan Transfer (from the CD - The very best of Manhattan Transfer)
• Love is the seventh wave by Sting

Lyn also mentioned the following activities.

Saving Water in Rowville!
Thursday 15th February 7pm
Rowville Library
Is it worth making changes? Grey water vs. Rainwater! Putting in a rainwater tank. Changes you can make in your household. Rebates

Join us for a realistic discussion on water saving with Gary Workman from GreenPlumbers and Sam Sampanthar from Knox City Council.

Bookings 9294-1300

Sustainable Living
Friday 16th February 1:30pm
Mount Evelyn Library

Join Andrew Cooper author of 'The Little Things Sustainable Living Diary' for hints on how to live in harmony with the environment and save money too!
Bookings essential 9736-3851

Lunch@Your Library – Robyn Annear
Thursday 22nd February 12:30pm
Belgrave Library
Cost $7.50 includes lunch
Bookings essential 9754 7266


Today's show

As the long hot summer goes on, we often look for something light and humourous to help us while away an hour or two before we can sleep. For some enjoyable reading which you can pick up and put down easily, some very funny and interesting writing about food and life can be found in the following titles:

The pedant in the kitchen by Julian Barnes

The man who ate everything by Jeffrey Steingarten

Tender at the bone by Ruth Reichl

Or, you might want to catch up with some of the great TV series which we have on DVD and video, such as Steptoe and Son, As time goes by, Monarch of the Glen, The good life, M*A*S*H* and many others. If you're searching for tv box sets on our catalogue, try television dvd as your search terms. A few titles that I found included Thank God you're here Season 1, Northern Exposure Seasons 1-4 and, one of my mum's favourite shows, Waking the Dead Season 1.

Don't forget that if you want to order copies in from other branches, we have budget reservation cards which brings the price down by a third, of if you would like to visit Croydon Library for the last few Sundays of summer, free reservations are available.

Cheers, Maryanne