Jewellery workshop on Grand Final Day

Calling all teens, mums & grans - if you're not otherwise occupied with the all-Melbournian AFL Grand Final join Heidi and make a beautiful set of beaded jewellery - necklace, bracelet and earrings.

Suitable for ages 12+ years.

When: Saturday 26th September 2-4pm
Where: Lilydale Library, Anderson Street, Lilydale
Cost: $15
Bookings essential phone 92943120

Cheers, Maryanne

Fun with Maths

Join us when Bill Handley, author of Speed Mathematics books, demonstrates how maths can be easy and fun. Those who struggle with maths will be amazed how easy maths can be. Those who like maths will appreciate Bill's methods. All welcome. Please note the first session is just for children aged 6-14 years, the second for all ages.

When: Friday 25th September 1:30-3pm (for 6-14 year olds)
Where: Rowville Library, Stud Park Shopping Centre, Stud Road, Rowville
Cost: Free event
Bookings essential phone 92941300

When: Friday 9th October 6:30pm (for all ages)
Where: Rowville Library, Stud Park Shopping Centre, Stud Road, Rowville
Cost: Free event
Bookings essential phone 92941300

Cheers, Maryanne

Literary Lunch – Meet Chris Flynn

Chris Flynn is the Belfast-born Melbourne-based editor of Torpedo fiction quarterly. He has worked on magazines in Paris, London, Los Angeles and New York. He writes reviews for the ABC Book Show on Radio National and The Australian Book Review. He is currently working on a short story collection, a novel and is translating a Jules Verne novel.

This lunch will interest both readers and writers alike.

When: Thursday 24th September 12:30pm
Where: Belgrave Library, Reynolds Lane, Belgrave
Cost: $10
Bookings essential phone 97547266

Cheers, Maryanne

Eastern Regional Libraries presents At Home with Jane Austen

Using Jane Austen’s own words actress Lise Rodgers recreates the world of Georgian England.

Lise Rodgers is an accomplished Melbourne actress whose interest in the world and characters of Jane Austen, is the inspiration behind her series of "Jane" performances.

When: Sunday 20th September 10am
Where: Rose Cottage Restaurant, 251 Olinda-Monbulk Rd, Monbulk
Cost: $20 includes a delicious brunch
Bookings essential phone 98006409

Cheers, Maryanne

Michael Cathcart talk cancelled

The talk by Michael Cathcart scheduled for Thursday 17th September at Belgrave Library has been cancelled.

Cheers, Maryanne

The Eastern Regional Library Show 2nd September 2009 & 9th September 2009

Library staff members Lesley Conway and Pia Butcher run 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've got updates for the last couple of radio shows.

2nd September

 

Devotees of Jane Austen do not tear your hair. In spite of the title, Lyn Baines thinks the novel Jane Austen ruined my life by Beth Pattillo is a good read. Here is the review she placed on Reader's Corner Reviews -  

"I’m not a fan of the many Austen sequels, prequels & other novels cashing in on the popularity of one of my favourite authors. This novel is an exception as it uses Austen’s life & work in an intriguing way. Emma Grant is an American academic. Her life is falling apart. Her husband has been unfaithful & she’s lost her job due to an unfounded allegation of plagiarism. Emma has been contacted by Mrs Parrot, a mysterious woman who hints that she has access to over a thousand unpublished letters by Jane Austen. Emma sees publishing the letters as a way of regaining her academic reputation. So, she goes to England to meet Mrs Parrot. Emma is sent on a series of journeys to places associated with Jane – Bath, Lyme, Winchester - & must pass tests at each place to be allowed to read more of the letters & discover more about the secret at the heart of Austen’s life. Emma also meets up with Adam, an old friend who is also in London doing research. Is his interest in Emma altruistic or is he chasing the same prize? The plot has a few holes in it, but Emma is an engaging character & a tour of Jane Austen’s England is always a pleasant way to spend an afternoon."

The other title Lyn reviewed today was House of treason by Robert Hutchinson. It deals with the fortunes of the Dukes of Norfolk from the second duke who fought at Bosworth for Richard III to plotters who were beheaded both in the reign of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. The book also paints a broad and grim picture of life under the Tudors, Hutchinson sees Tudor  England  in the same light we view Hitler's Germany or Stalin's Russia, a world of spies, informers, rigged trials and lack of compassion. A "riveting story, splendidly told".

 

Music was from The cook and the chef : our favourite music and B B King.

 

9th September

 

A bit of a mixed bag today, making the most of the opportunity to let you know about  databases and resources which you might not otherwise have discovered. If you have not already checked out what is available through our Online Resources, take a look today. The Health and Wellness Resource Center is a wide ranging database which is informative on 'Diseases and conditions', 'Alternative medecine', 'Drugs and Herbal remedies' and 'Health Assessment'. If you are after a specifically Australian resource, the Victorian government has a terrific web site 'Better Health Channel' at www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au which has  fact sheets on specific conditions, resources and tools, suggestions and recipes for healthy eating and links to health services and support groups. There are many similar and useful links available from  Webs Link Wiki : Health on this site. 

 

And finally, for those keen to explore ebooks, go to Global Books in Print, via Online Resources on our webpage and follow this series of steps....Click on the Advanced Search button ion the GBIP home page, scroll down to the last box in the Limit Your Search Results area which is headed Full Text. In the drop down menu select 'ebrary' and if you then click search you will have access to a list of some 92/614 titles. Of course if you would like to narrow your search down a bit, you can enter appropriate search terms in 'Keyword in title', 'Author' or 'Subject.

 

Music today was from David Jones' Colour of the drum and Two men with the blues, a wonderful collaboration between Willy Nelson and Wynton Marsalis.

 

 

---- Lesley

Recycle your mobile phone, save a gorilla

Did you know that your mobile phone contains the metal coltan, 80% of which is located in Africa, in particular the Democratic Republic of Congo, home for the Mountain Gorilla and the Eastern Lowland Gorilla? (Jane Goodall Institute)

Coltan is used in to coat the capacitors in mobile phones and the mining of this metal is having a devastating effect on Gorilla habitat.

Eastern Regional Libraries is joining the Calling on You campaign by offering our libraries as a drop off point to recycle your mobile phone. Funds raised from recycling of the phones will be donated by Zoos Victoria to primate conservation.

We'll be sending out recycling boxes and posters to the branches soon.

While I'm discussing recycling we are still collecting corks and thanks to all of our members that support the Corks for Elephants campaign. Friends of the Zoos volunteers regularly pick up the corks and these are recycled for floor tiles, place mats, cores for cricket and hockey balls, and non-slip surfaces. Even though the Elephants have a new enclosure, the funds raised are used for ongoing needs of the elephants.

The Calling on You campaign is a joint project of Zoos Victoria, Aussie Recycling Program and Jane Goodall Institute.

Cheers, Maryanne

Knox Mobile

Apologies for the delay in posting this but the Knox Mobile won't be on the road today because of a driver shortage. Items may be returned to any of our branches or renewed online via the ERL website (if you know your PIN) or by phone at 1300737277, select one of our branches.

Cheers, Maryanne