Our next author visit is on Monday 9 March at 6.30pm with Australian author Annie Seaton. Annie is an Australian author who lives near the beach on the mid-north coast of New South Wales. Each winter, Annie and her husband leave the beach to roam the remote areas of Australia for story ideas and research. Do you think we can convince Annie to use Grenfell in one of her books? Titles such as Kakadu sunset, Daintree, Diamond sky, Whitsunday dawn, Undara and many more. There will be a light supper for a gold coin. Please join us to listen to Annie speak about her books and travels. Annie will be bringing books with her to sell and sign. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Friends of Grenfell Library (FOGL) will be hosting their autumn street stall on Friday 6 March outside the IGA. Please support this great group of individuals who support the library where they can.
Thursday 12 March we will be conducting our first PJ Storytime for kids aged 3 to 8 years old from 6.30pm in the library before bedtime. Please wear your pyjamas. Teddies are welcome. Siblings are welcome. Plus, all stories read during these sessions count towards the 1,000 books before school program.
Keep an eye out for BorrowBox lessons coming up in March. These will be available for everyone who are already using BorrowBox and for those who have wandered what the fuss is all about. Kids will be welcomed as there is a kid’s collection available.
It has been a quiet week for the magazines. Titles received this week are Instyle, Diabetic living, Taste and Regional lifestyle.
A few new kids’ books are available this week and they include Beep! Beep!, Bumblebunnies: the balloon by Graeme Base, The creature choir by David Walliams, Toffle towers: the great river race by Tim Harris and Alice in Wonderland by Russell Punter.
There are lots of new Talking books for the adults and Playaway titles for the kids this week and they include The order of the day by Eric Vuillard, Star Sullivan, the garden party & other stories by Maeve Binchy, Death of a maid; Death of a dreamer and Death of a bore by MC Beaton, Emily Windsnap and the siren’s secret by Liz Kessler, Funny Frank and other stories by Dick King-Smith, Ally’s World by Karen McCombie and Aliens don’t eat dog food by Dinah Capparucci.
Some great new Large print titles are now available and include Sherlock Holmes: journeys by train by NM Scott, Treachery at Baynes Springs by Bill Sheehy, Christmas Down Under by Alan C Williams, Timber line by Max Brand, The paintin pistoleer by Walker A Tompkins, The glory trail by Ray Hogan, Timberjack by Dan Cushman, Bone on bone by Julia Keller, Gringo by LL Foreman, Red hawk’s trail by Max Brand, Stagecoach to purgatory by Peter Brandvold, The family Jensen: brotherhood of evil by William W Johnstone, Guns in Sage Valley by Wayne D Overholser, Flame across the land by Colin Bainbridge, Sun and sand by Max Brand, Songbird of the west by James Clay, Bitter trail and barbed wire by Elmer Kelton, Give-a-damn Jones by Bill Pronzini, No justice in hell by Charles G West and The Indian ring by Don Bendell.
Upcoming events to keep in mind are:
Friday 6 Mar Friends of Grenfell Library (FOGL) street stall
Monday 9 Mar Author visit – Annie Seaton. 6.30pm start. Light supper afterwards: gold coin.
Wednesday 11 Mar Baby Bounce at 10.30am and Preschool Storytime at 11am.
Thursday 12 Mar PJ Storytime at 6.30pm