Australia Day

All branches and mobiles of Eastern Regional Libraries will be closed on Thursday 26th January for Australia Day. Normal branch and mobile hours will resume on Friday.

You will be able to return items through the bookchute on Thursday. Note: Croydon bookchute is closed.

• List of public holidays that the library is closed.

If you have a password on your card you can renew via the library catalogue - Catalogue Tutorials.

Cheers, Maryanne

New fiction @ our libraries

Why not place reservation on one of the following fiction titles that we've just added to our branches. 'Memoirs of a Geisha' is already very popular! :

Arthur Golden ~ Memoirs of a Geisha
Brian Freemantle ~ The Holmes factor
Gwen Madoc ~ Her mother's sins
Jenny Pitman ~ The inheritance
Nicholas Rhea ~ Constable in the country
Nigel Tranter ~ Hope endures
Nora Roberts ~ Hidden star (Bk1 Stars of Mithra)
Paul Doherty ~ The cup of ghosts
Phil Rickman ~ The smile of a ghost
Tom Corcoran ~ Air dance Iguana


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 non-fiction @ our libraries

Check out the following titles we've just added to our branches:

Billy Crystal ~ 700 Sundays
Bobby Robson/Paul Hayward ~ Farewell, but not goodbye : my autobiography
Cormac O'Brien ~ Secret lives of the First Ladies : what your teachers never told you about the women of the White House
David James Smith ~ Supper with the Crippens
Donovan Leitch ~ The hurdy gurdy man
Marcus Berkmann ~ Zimmer men : the trials and tribulations of the ageing cricketer
Mark Bego ~ Tina Turner : break every rule
Nick Rennison ~ Sherlock Holmes : the unauthorized biography
Richard Shears ~ Bloodstain : the vanishing of Peter Falconio
Terry Coleman ~ Olivier : the authorized biography


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

Who writes like........

Have you read every Dan Brown novel? Do you want some help finding new authors? Try the new improved 'Who Writes Like' database available from Reader's Corner.

http://www.erl.vic.gov.au/readers/who.htm

You can either browse for the author's surname or do a keyword search. The results appear underneath the line. Click on the author's name you want and you get a list of suggestions.

Thanks to David Funnell for the database design and Lyn Baines for compiling the lists of authors.

Cheers, Maryanne

Welcome

Welcome to all of the new readers of the library blog. We are in the process of changing the What's New @ Your Library link to point to the blog.

We'll be advertising the activities every month in the blog as well as lists of new books, cds and dvds and any publishing news.

Links to children's actvities (storytime, holiday activities etc) and the Storywriting competition may be found in the menu at the left.

Instructions on subscribing to the blog to read in a feed reader may be found at blog help.

Cheers

Literary lunches @ the library

Meet popular authors at this exciting series of literary lunches!

Lunch with Arnold Zable

Arnold is a well-known Melbourne author who has written several non-fiction works in addition to his novels. Jewels and Ashes is a moving account of Arnold’s family and their experiences in Europe and Australia. His novels, Café Scheherazade and Scraps of Heaven have both won critical acclaim.

Arnold will talk about the craft of writing, the migrant experience and literature in multi-cultural Australia.

Where: Belgrave Library, Reynolds Lane, Belgrave
When: Tuesday 14 February 1.00pm

Cost: $5.00 includes lunch

Lunch with M.J.Hyland

Maria Hyland released her first book, How the Light Gets In, in 2003. How the Light Gets In was published in Australia, Europe, Israel, the USA and Canada, and was shortlisted for both the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and The Age Book of the Year Award in 2004.

M.J.Hyland’s new book Carry Me Down is due for release this year.

Where: Belgrave Library, Reynolds Lane, Belgrave
When: Thursday 16 March 1.00pm

Cost: $5.00 includes lunch

Bookings can be made on 9754 7266. Books will be available for sale and signing (cash only).

Cheers, Maryanne

Want to know how eBay works?

Always wonder how people find those amazing bargains on eBay? Not sure how to sell?

Ringwood Library is hosting a ‘hands on’ introduction to the auction website eBay. Become a winner with the help of accredited eBay Education specialist, Nerada Stern who will teach you how to:

• Set up your eBay account
• Find amazing collectable pieces, gifts and bargains
• Trade on eBay with confidence
• Buy and sell business equipment and supplies
• Take advantage of the global market to expand your business
• Spend less and earn more

Places are strictly limited so register now.

Where: Ringwood Library
When: Tuesday 21 February 7.00pm
Bookings Phone 98700177

Cost: $5.00 per person

Cheers, Maryanne

New fiction just added

Hi everyone,

We've just added some more fiction to our library branches and mobiles. Browse the list:

Alys Clare ~ Girl in a red tunic
Geraldine O’Neill ~ The Grace girls
J.D. Robb ~ Origin in death
James Patterson ~ Honeymoon
Jennifer Chiaverini ~ The Christmas quilt (Elm Creek Quilts series)
Kerry Greenwood ~ Devil’s food
Margaret Astbury (Meg Hutchinson) ~ Devil’s own daughter
Margaret Murphy ~ Now you see me
Nicholas Sparks ~ At first sight
Nora Roberts ~ Secret star
Nora Roberts ~ Entranced (Donovan Legacy series)
Robert B. Parker ~ Cold service
Robert B. Parker ~ School days
Zadie Smith ~ On beauty


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