Friday, June 30, 2006

Reminder of changes to charges

Just a reminder of the changes to charges that is effective 1st July 2006:

Overdue charges:
  • Adult items - 30c per day per item up to a maximum of $10.00
  • Junior and Teenage items - 15c per day per item up to a maximum of $5.00
  • Adult DVDs and videos - 30c per day per item up to a maximum of $10.00
  • Junior/Teenage DVDs and videos - 15c per day per item up to a maximum of $5.00.
Other charges:
  • There will no longer be a $3.00 charge for the use of Word Processing and Genealogy CDROMs on library computers.
  • The Interlibrary Loan charge will be increased from $13.20 to $15.00.
  • The Bookclub fee will increase from $165 to $180.

Cheers, Maryanne

Next week @ ERL

Monday 3rd July 2pm
Chinese Read and Chat Group - Knox Library

Thursday 6th July 1:30pm
Gully Gardeners - Water Management in the Garden - Coonara House

Thursday 6th July 1:30pm
Feltmaking - Ringwood Library

Thursday 6th July 2pm
The Cook's Kitchen - Sparkling Wine - from the vine to the glass - Domaine Chandon

Friday 7th July 7pm
Speed Maths - Rowville Library

Bookings for activities can be made at any Eastern Regional Libraries branch.

Cheers, Maryanne

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Mt Evelyn Cookery Club - Finger Food and Desserts

Dave from Morrison on the Park Café is back with more finger foods, plus desserts! Places are limited so bookings are essential (payment must be made at the time of booking).

As Homer would say, "Hmmmm....dessert".

When: Monday 17th July 7-9pm
Where: Mt Evelyn 50 Wray Crescent Mt. Evelyn Ph: 9736 3851
Cost: $16 a head - includes recipe sheets, samples of selected foods, plus tea & coffee.

For details call Linda or Andrea on 9736 3851 during library hours.

Cheers, Maryanne

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Top 10 Reads for July

Don't want to stay up until 3 or 4am to watch the World Cup? Why not read one of the following library Top 10 Reads.

Andrew Taylor ~ Stain on the silence
Cathy Kelly ~ Past secrets
Elizabeth Peters ~ Tomb of the golden bird
Karen Kissane ~ Silent death
Linda Fairstein ~ Death dance
Marcia Willett ~ Echoes of the dance
Patricia Cornwell ~ At risk
Richard E Grant ~ The wah-wah diaries
Stuart Woods ~ Dark harbor
Tami Hoag ~ Prior bad acts

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

Monday, June 26, 2006

Speed Maths

This series has proven so popular we have added another session. In case you don't know what the sessions are about Bill Handley, author of Speed Maths for Kids, will teach you quick ways to learn multiplication tables.

When: Wednesday 12th July 7pm
Where: Mooroolbark Library 7 Station Street Mooroolbark Ph: 9726 8200

Bookings essential.
Cheers, Maryanne

The Cook's Kitchen - Sparkling Wine, from the vine to the glass.

Visit Domaine Chandon. Hear about the vineyard, take a tour of the winemaking process and taste some wonderful wine.


When: Thursday 6th July 2 pm
Where: Domain Chandon, Maroondah Highway, Coldstream.

Bookings phone Healesville Library: 5962 4423.

Cheers, Maryanne

Friday, June 23, 2006

New dvds added

We've been so busy adding more dvds to the collection. Browse the recent additions:

Buried alive : Sydney 1788-1792 : eyewitness accounts
Civilisation
College
Dancing at Lughnasa
Frank Hurley : the man who made history
Frank Sinatra : a man and his music
Frank Sinatra : a passionate life
Frank Sinatra : the magic of music
Gallipoli : the frontline of experience
Ghosts of Belgrave Hall
Great balls of fire!
Guerrilla : the taking of Patty Hearst
Hamlet
Hua yao xin nian.
Jeff Buckley : Live in Chicago
Johnny Cash : an anthology of the man in black
Johnny Cash : greatest hits
Johnny Cash : the man in black - his early years
Ladies and gentlemen...Mr. Leonard Cohen
Loretta Lynn : honky tonk girl : the authorised biography
Madame Bovary
Mai er gu shi
Message in a bottle
Mother and son
Nat King Cole : the magic of music
Pan jinlian
Poirot : After the funeral : where there's a will
Poirot : Mystery of the blue train : a journey to death
Porridge
Pride and prejudice
Primary colors
Pushing hands
Q fuzi
Rage : the chosen ones
Reilly ace of spies
Renegade outlaw legend : the authorised biography of Waylon
Steamboat Bill Jr
Straight shooter : the authorised biography of The Mamas and
Thang cuoi
The accidental tourist
The best of the Lenny Henry show
The black candle
The black velvet gown
The blitz : London's firestorm
The clearing
The concert for Bangladesh : George Harrison and friends
The constant gardener
The cricket archives : Australian cricket films 1905-1961
The evening star
The General
The ghosts of England
The hound of the Baskervilles
The Irish tenors : the essential collection
The legend of 1900
The mystery of Natalie Wood
The odd couple
The queen of Sheba's pearls
The road to Tokyo
The Rocky Horror picture show
The Shiralee
The standard of perfection : show cats and show cattle
The usual suspects
The wedding banquet
Tom Jones : sounds in motion
Tombstone
Universe
Up close with Eric Bibb
Up-town divas
Year of the Dogs
Yes Prime Minister

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

The following CDs have been added to our collections:

A fever you can't sweat out., Panic! at the Disco (Musical group)
A girl like me., Rihanna
A little more personal., Lohan, Lindsay
Are you ready., Shakaya
Big tunes.
Eyes open., Snow Patrol
Gravity won't get you high., Grates
Hard NRG.
How we operate., Gomez
Martha Wainwright., Wainwright, Martha
Mastermind., Cousins, Tina
Move by yourself., Frankenreiter, Donavon

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