Top 10 Reads | March 2016

Discover the Top 10 Reads at your local Eastern Regional Libraries branch! Click the titles below to read more and place free reservations:

1. J D Robb - Brotherhood in Death
2. Sophie Hannah - The Narrow Bed
3. Jeffrey Archer - Cometh the Hour
4. Lisa Gardner - Find Her
5. Kate Ellis - The House of Eyes
6. Anna Jacobs - Cinnamon Gardens
7. Simon Sebag Montefiore - The Romanovs
8. Joy Dettman - The Silent Inheritance
9. Elly Griffiths - The Woman in Blue
10. Sara Foster - All that is Lost Between Us

Happy reading!

New resource - measure your energy use at home

Would you like to measure your energy use at home? Our Knox Library have five Power Mate energy use meters available for a 3-week loan to library members.

The Power Mate measures the amount and cost of energy used and greenhouse gases produced by different electrical appliances around the home and office. It can help to understand how much energy is used in operating and standby modes, helping to reduce energy use and power bill costs.

Please enquire on your next visit to Knox, or place a hold via the catalogue - Energy Cut Book/Power Mate Meter.

Red Hot Reads! February edition

Browse through our top picks for the month. Click on the links to place a hold.

Coffin Road - Peter May
Scandalous Behaviour - Stuart Woods
NYPD Red 4 - James Patterson
The bitter season Tami Hoag
Rain dogs Adrian McKinty
Spark joy Marie Kondo
That empty feeling Peter Corris  
Star Wars : the force awakens Alan Dean Foster
A mindfulness guide for the frazzled Ruby Wax
The microbiome solution Robynne Chutkan

Top 10 Reads Poster (February)

Printing on Library WiFi now via iPad and iPhone

We are now able to offer printing via Library WiFi on iPads and iPhones.

For iPad/iPhone (iOS)
Printing from Library WiFi brochure (now includes ipad/iphone instructions)

1. Tap on the Share button and then tap on the Print button.
2. Select the correct printer and tap Print. The print job will be sent to the photocopier print queue.
3. Swipe your library card at the photocopier swipe unit to pay for your print job.

Note:

• All iOS Print jobs are charged for colour printing
• iOS print jobs are charged at colour pricing, username displayed is SYSTEM
• If you do not get a list of branch printers, try turning WIFI off and back on again in the device.

Extended opening hours at The Yarra Glen Memorial Hall Community Reading Room

The Yarra Glen & District Living & Learning Centre will now oversee the The Yarra Glen Memorial Hall and Reading Room in partnership with Yarra Ranges Council.

Hours *New* From Monday 1 February - Friday 26 February

Monday 9:30am-12noon, 3-5pm
Tuesday 9:30am-12noon
Wednesday 3-5pm
Thursday 9:30am-12noon
Friday 9:30am-12noon, 3-5pm
Saturday 10am-12noon

Update for Zinio for Libraries

A recent update to the Zinio for Libraries app has included a Checkout magazines link at the bottom of the screen, visible upon opening the app.

Tapping this link will open up a browser and transport you to the library's Zinio Magazine Collection page to select the magazines you would like to borrow (checkout). You will also be asked to sign in with your Zinio account login the first time.

Screenshots

GET THE NEW APP to read offline:
iPad | iPhone | Android | Kindle HD/HDX

Top Summer Reads

The hottest books to read this Summer - click the links to place a hold.

The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island – Bill Bryson
Reckoning: A Memoir - Magda Szubanski
See Me - Nicholas Sparks
In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story That Inspired ‘Moby Dick’ - Nathaniel Philbrick
Life or Death - Michael Robotham
Rush Oh! - Shirley Barrett
Room - Emma Donoghue
The Promise – Robert Crais
Stars of Fortune - Nora Roberts
Tales of the Honey Badger - Nick Cummins
The Life and Death of Sophie Stark - Anna North
Big Blue Sky – Peter Garrett
The Crossing - Michael Connelly

Podcast recommendations from our staff

Podcasts (online audio series which you can download or subscribe) have become very popular and we asked our staff the podcasts they'd recommend. Here's a selection:

Serial
"Serial is a podcast from the creators of This American Life, hosted by Sarah Koenig. Serial tells one story—a true story—over the course of a season. Each season, we follow a plot and characters wherever they take us." - Serial

Winner of a Peabody Award.

Plumbing the Death Star
The hosts ask the important questions in pop culture and dissect fictional universes. Is Daredevil a better Batman? Are there better ways to invade Middle Earth?

100 Women
Podcast looking at the lives of women around the world.

Planet Money
Twice weekly podcast. "Imagine you could call up a friend and say, "Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy." Now imagine that's actually a fun evening. That's what we're going for at Planet Money." - Planet Money

The Penguin Podcast
Richard E Grant interviews authors who bring along 5 objects that mean something to their work.

Ted Radio Hour
"Hosted by Guy Raz Ted Radio Hour is a journey through fascinating ideas: astonishing inventions, fresh approaches to old problems, new ways to think and create." - Ted Radio Hour.

Conversations with Richard Fidler
"Conversations is an immersive experience. The format is simple: an hour spent in the life of someone else. " - Conversations

The Joe Rogan Experience
"Voted the Best Comedy Podcast of 2012 on iTunes. Joe Rogan Experience podcast is a long form conversation hosted by comedian, UFC color commentator, and actor Joe Rogan with friends and guests that have included comedians, actors, musicians, MMA instructors and commentators, authors, artists, and porn stars." - Joe Rogan Experience

Screeners
A podcast about movies and television.

Stuff You Missed in History Class
From HowStuffWorks, the hosts explore stories from the past.

Overdue
A podcast about the books you've been meaning to read. Updates Mondays.