Impact - a changing land

"Throughout the history of European settlement in Australia, there have been people who cared for, and worked to protect, the land. Their actions form a long, encouraging thread through the story of our relationship with the environment. This exhibition shows some of the history that has led to the current state of the environment in New South Wales, and in other parts of Australia. Human impact is demonstrated here in four places: City, Coast, River and Island."
State Library of NSW website as at 3/12/07.

We have this new display in the library. Come in to the foyer and have a look.

Take a brochure and watch the DVD presentation for more information.

Book Sale

The Friends of Leeton Library book sale was a great success. Hundreds of books, videos, hear a books and at least one thousand magazines ( or maybe it only seemed like that many!) were sold to happy customers. All the Charles Dickens went early but L. Ron Hubbard failed to move at all. Lots of children came in with their parents and went away happily with armloads of books. Having the sale over 2 days in 2 meeting rooms was a good idea as everyone had plenty of time and room to browse. The Friends are to be commended for all their hard work preparing the books for sale and carrying and stacking and pricing and selling and packing up the few tatty left overs for recycling. They are having a break from fundraising for now and are moving on to sponsor our winter reading programme. More about the programme in a later post.

We have new MP3 talking books

The library now has just purchased a number of new talking books in MP3 format. They can be played on a PC, Mac, MP3 compatible CD player and most MP3 players.
Great for long trips in the car, when you're doing the ironing, going for a walk or jog or anywhere, anytime....

Deaver, Jeffery. The bone collector

Penney, Stef. The tenderness of wolves

Evanovich, Janet. Lean mean thirteen

Pratchett, Terry. Making money

Cole, Martina. Faces

Patterson, James. Double cross

Roberts, Nora. High noon

Francome, John. Dark horse

Cussler, Clive. The chase

Leather, Stephen. Dead men

Patterson, Richard North. The race

Hayder, Mo. Ritual

Brett, Simon. Blood at the bookies

Patterson, James. Sundays at Tiffany's

MacBride, Stuart. Flesh house

Cussler, Clive. Plague ship

Hill, Reginald. Death of a dormouse

Patterson, James. Sail

Rose, Karen. Scream for me

Kellerman, Jonathan. Compulsion

Bourne, Sam. The final reckoning

Roberts, Nora. Tribute

Gregory, Philippa. The other queen

Friends of Leeton Library Book Sale

The monster book sale is underway at the Leeton Library. We had an early rush through the door but now it's settled down to a constant stream of bargain hunters. It's on all day today and tomorrow morning at the library. Don't miss out!!

Leeton Library Book Group

The library book group is currently reading " Lunch with Mussolini" by Derek Hansen. If you were thinking of joining the group, I think the June meeting is going to be very lively and interesting. The feedback from book club memebers who have read this fairly long book has been quite positive so far. The June meeting is in the library on Friday June 5th at 10.30. Please come and join us for a coffee and a chat

New Talking Books

The library now has lots of new talking books on CD. Here is a sample to whet your appetite....

Reginald Hill - Death of a dormouse

The policeman on Trudi Adamson's doorstep brought the worst news possible - her husband Trent has been burned to death in a freak car accident. Suddenly a widow after years of marriage, Trudi finds herself alone, unprovided for and increasingly aware of her ignorance of her late husband's world. Why had he resigned from his job without telling her? Where was all his money? And more terrifyingly still - is he really dead? As Trudi experiences shock after shock, she is forced to re-examine her belief in Trent, and ultimately herself. Compelled to leave the cosy nest of her old life, she is out in the open and fighting for her very survival.

Clive Cussler - Plague ship

The Oregon, a covert ship completely dilapidated on the outside but on the inside packed with sophisticated weaponry and intelligence-gathering equipment, is captained by the rakish, one-legged Juan Cabrillo and manned by a crew of former military and spy personnel. It is a private enterprise, available for any government agency that can afford it. Having just completed a top secret mission against Iran in the Persian Gulf, the Oregon comes across a cruise ship adrift at sea. Hundreds of bodies litter its deck, and, as Cabrillo tries to determine what happened, explosions rack the length of the ship. Barely able to escape with his own life and that of the liner's sole survivor, Cabrillo finds himself plunged into a mystery as intricate - and as perilous - as any he has ever known.

Terry Pratchett - Wintersmith

Tiffany Aching put one foot wrong, made one little mistake...and now the spirit of winter is in love with her. He gives her roses and icebergs, says it with avalanches and showers her with Tiffany-shaped snowflakes. And just because the Wintersmith wants to marry you is no excuse for neglecting the chores. So Tiffany must look after Miss Treason, learn the secret of Boffo, catch Horace the cheese and stop the gods from seeing her in the bath. With the help of Granny Weatherwax and the Nac Mac Feegles, Tiffany must work everything out. If she doesn't, there will never be another springtime.

John Francome - Tip off

"The best tipster in the country" is how the newspapers describe Toby Brown. Having picked 15 winners from the last 17 selections, he's set every racing tongue wagging. Then his dead body is found, and Simon Jeffries - who'd been asked by the Jockey Club to look into Toby's activities - discovers that there is more to his success rate than just a lucky run.

Alexander McCall Smith - The unbearable lightness of scones

The story of Bertie and his dysfunctional family continues in this fifth instalment, alongside the familiar cast of favourites - Big Lou, Domenica, Angus Lordie, Cyril and others - in their daily pursuit of a little happiness. With customary charm and deftness, Alexander McCall Smith has again given us a clever, witty and utterly delightful new novel.

Sharon Owens - Revenge of the wedding planner

Mags Grimsdale and Julie Sultana are wedding planners. They rub along well but are as different as chalk and cheese. Mags is married to the love of her life, has four kids and a complicated extended family. Julie is impossibly glamorous, and doesn't remotely believe in love or marriage. When Julie embarks on a life crisis, involving a hair-raisingly sexy fling with a much younger man, it is Mags who is left to pick up the pieces. Add to the mix their most high-profile celebrity clients yet, and the biggest, most ambitious wedding they have ever organised, and the fireworks really begin.

Patrick Bishop - A good war

Adam Tomaszewski is a Polish airman, flying Hurricanes alongside British pilots as the Battle of Britain rages in the summer skies over Kent and Sussex." "Facing death daily and far from his friends and family, Adam finds himself drawn to a maverick Irish soldier called Gerry Cunningham." "'You're out of luck, brother,' are the first words Gerry says when they meet in the crush of men competing for the few women at a dance in a seaside hotel, but when Gerry betrays his lover Moira, Adam's fortunes seem to have changed." "For the next four years, Adam's life and Gerry's are intertwined like good luck and bad, love and loss, life and death, their paths crossing at various points on Adam's perilous journey from the ruins of Poland to the rolling English countryside, from Egypt to Occupied France.

Book Group

The library book group will be reading " Lunch with Mussolini" by Derek Hansen during May. It's hoped (particularly by Sandra) that this book will prove more popular and readable than the 2 novels that we've already discussed this year namely " Slow Man " by Coetzee and " Emotionally Weird" by Kate Atkinson. Both those novels received scathing reviews by most members of the group. On the positive side you could say that at least a lively discussion was had by all! New members are most welcome to this group which meets on the first Friday of the month at Leeton Library at 10.30am