Author Talk

Location: Leeton Library

Date: Friday 17th April

Time: 10 am

Don Tate, author of the “The War Within” - one of the most “extraordinary” memoirs ever published in Australia – will be speaking at our library. Please book at the library or phone us on 69530945

Book Group at the library

On the first Friday of every month a group of about 10 people meet at the library at 10.30 to discuss an agreed book title and to talk about other interesting books they have been reading. Last year some really indepth chats were had about various titles including “ The Kite Runner”, “ The Unknown Terrorist”, and “ The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox”.

This year we are starting with the title “ Slow Man” by JM Coetzee. Coetzee won the Nobel prize for literature and the Booker prize twice. Does this make him an entertaining and inspiring writer? Come along on the first Friday in April (this week) and find out what our book group thinks. All welcome, whether or not you’ve read this title.

Knitting at the Library

Leeton Library has been hosting a successful knitting group for the past year. Originally this group met in the winter of 2008 to knit squares for the charity “Wrap With Love”. As a result of much feverish knitting 141 squares and 11 completed rugs were sent to the Sydney charity to be sent on around the world.

The ladies who came in the winter to knit and chat were keen to continue meeting and so have continued to come to the library every Thursday morning ever since, ( except for a 2 week break in the hottest part of summer!)

If you can knit or if you would like to learn to knit then this group would welcome you. Judging by the amount of laughing that we can hear from the library circulation desk this group is as much about friendship and relaxation as it is about knitting.

Please come along it’s free and fun 10.30 every Thursday at the library.

New kids books

Learning about grammar and nouns and verbs and such is really boring. Right? Not any more…
We now have a new children’s series Words Are Categorical by Brian P. Cleary which takes the pain out of learning the parts of speech by presenting them in a creative and colourful way with rhymes and illustrations.
Find them in the children’s area in the ‘C’ carriage of the train. Check them out soon.

New adult books in the library

We have recently added a number of new adult fiction titles to our collection. The following list should have something to appeal to most readers :

Cathy Kelly - Once in a lifetime

Alafair Burke - City of fear

Scott Sigler - Contagious

Linda Jaivin - A Most immoral woman

Robert G. Barrett - High noon in Nimbin

J.D. Robb - Salvation in death

Karen Rose - Kill for me

Wendy Holden - Beautiful people

Clemency Burton-Hill - Other side of the stars

Alexander McCall Smith - Tea time for the traditionally built

John Grisham - Associate

James Patterson - Run for your life

Erica Spindler - Breakneck

John Flanagan - Storm peak

Welcome to Leeton Shire Library's news

Welcome to our new blog which we hope will keep you up to date with any library 'happenings', new books or special events.
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This week in the library:

Thursday - Cuddle Up & Read for babies and their grown ups 0 - 18 months.