Wingecarribee Public Libraries Christmas Craft
Join us for a Christmas craft afternoon for children aged 5-12.
Bowral Library
Monday 16 December 2019
3.30pm
Moss Vale Library
Tuesday 17 December 2019
3.30pm
Mittagong Library
Friday 20 December 2019
3.30pm
Mobile ROADS (Wingello Mechanics Institute)
Monday 23rd December 2019
10.30am
Book your place here, bookings are essential.
Enquiries: 1300 266 235
Bookings for the January holiday activities will be open soon. To receive first notice of all children's activities join the Possum Club online here.
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Tech Time at Wingecarribee Libraries
Do you have a new device but you're not sure where to get started? Call and book a Tech time session for 30 minutes of one-on-one help with your technology problems.
Tech Time can help you increase your confidence in setting up and using eBooks, eAudio and eMagazines; tablet, phone and computer basics; setting up an email account; using social media; downloading apps to your mobile devices and more.
To learn more and book your 30 minute Tech Time session head to our events calendar.
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Christmas Opening Hours
- Mittagong and Moss Vale libraries will be closed from midday on Friday 13th December for the staff Christmas party.
- Bowral Library will be open as usual
Wingecarribee Public Libraries will close at 4.30pm on Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24 December and re-open for business as usual on Thursday, 2 January 2020.
Visit us before we close and collect a pile of reading for post-Christmas day dinner relaxation. Check out our eResources page for for other great ways to read, listen, watch and explore over the break.
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Reading between the wines : Book Club kits
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Boy, lost by Kristina Olsson
This was our very first Book Club kit purchase, and it remains one of our favourites. We thought it was worth mentioning again for those clubs who haven’t read it, or maybe those who would like to revisit it.
Wingecarribee Libraries have 72 Book Club Kits available for loan so you can share your reading with friends.
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Digestibles : titles to savour
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E-Library : the latest and greatest in eResources
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Your library, 24/7 - listen, read, watch and relax over the Christmas and New Year break.
Make time over the holidays for some much needed rest and relaxation.
BorrowBox makes checking out great eBooks and eAudiobooks easy. Download the app on your device, smartphone or computer, log in with your library card and follow the prompts to begin. There are new releases, popular fiction titles, biographies and a wide range of non-fiction as well. With over 4000 eAudio titles and over 15,000 eBook titles to choose from, there'll be something for all the family. Why not try a kids audiobook on your next road trip?
If watching a movie is more your style, try Beamafilm, the library's online movie streaming site. All you need is your library card and the internet.There are classics, Australian and international movies, a growing kids collection, documentaries, award winners and more. Start the popcorn, log in with your library card, register for free and enjoy.
You can also download current and back issues of your favourite magazines with RB Digital. Catch up on all the latest celebrity gossip, try a new recipe, and find health and fitness or home decorating inspiration. There are hundreds of titles to download, including Delicious, Australian Women's Health, Australian House and Garden.
Visit our eResources page to get started. If you'd like a little help getting set up, visit a library branch, call the library on 1300 266 235, or book in for a Tech Time session.
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Archival Revival : discovering our local history
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TREASURE TROVE
Though the library will be closed over Christmas and New Year there are other great ways to get your history fix over the break. Try searching Trove for digitised articles from historic local newspapers, images or government gazettes - there's plenty to discover.
This article is from the Robertson Advocate on 24th December, 1918. It tells us about the Mittagong Town Band's carolling schedule for that evening as they, "tender to the residents the usual annual complimentary programme." What a lovely way to spend Christmas Eve.
The Local Studies Collection is open 2.00pm-4.00pm Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, or by appointment, upstairs in the Old Town Hall, in front of Bowral Library. See what we have in the collection here.
If you'd like a little help using Trove or any of the Library's eResources, why not book a Tech Time session?
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Kids & Teens : learn, play, read
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Summer Reading Club 2019-2020
40 DAYS 40 WAYS CHALLENGE
5-16 years
Online registrations are now open!
MAJOR PRIZE DRAW $200 BOOK VOUCHER
Register your child today and they will receive an activity pack which includes a challenge sheet, reading log bookmark, activities and novelty items.
There are 40 reading challenges for children to attempt. When a challenge has been completed, children colour in a star on their reading log. For every 5 challenges completed, children will receive a bonus entry into the Major Prize Draw.
All bookmarks need to be handed in to a branch library before closing of business on 14 February 2020 to be eligible for the Major Prize Draw. Those children who hand in their bookmark, will also receive an invitation to our Summer Reading Club Presentation where they will receive a participation certificate, the major prize and lucky door prizes will also be drawn. Afternoon tea will be supplied.
Register online
PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY THE FRIENDS OF WINGECARRIBEE LIBRARIES
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Author of the month : Graeme Base
Graeme Base is a unique and talented artist and writer. Graeme was born in England in 1958 and relocated to Australia with his family when he was 8 years old. Graeme is well known for his madly detailed alphabet book, Animalia which received international acclaim when it was published in 1986 and has now sold over 3 million copies.
During his school years Graeme always enjoyed English and writing. He believes he was a bit weird as he was interested in things like grammar and spelling. Graeme always wanted to be an artist, always drawing in the margins of his school books.
Graeme completed a graphic design course before finding employment in advertising which he found quite boring. Later on he started to do freelance illustrations for some publishing companies, creating pictures for other people's texts, then decided to have a go at writing a story himself. His first book was My Grandma lived in Gooligulch. He is now well known for his second and third book, Animalia (1986) and The Eleventh Hour (1989).
Currently, writing only takes up a small part of Graeme’s working day. He spends the majority of his time on the artwork for his books, however a picture book text can still take weeks to get right. And even at the end of the project he is still finding ways to improve the text. Each piece of art takes anything from two to six weeks.
To date, Graeme has written and illustrated around 20 books over a 33 year period. Each book usually takes one or two years to complete. He finds coming up with the idea is quick, and writing is reasonably quick too, it’s the artwork that takes time, and the layering of ideas and messages.
Graeme currently lives in Melbourne with his wife, Robyn and their three children.
Titles we hold by Graeme Base
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Get reading : new Christmas picture books
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Dear Santa, love Floss
by Natalie Italian
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When Santa got stuck up the chimney
by James Grafton
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The night before Christmas
by Clement C. Moore
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Maisy's Christmas letters
by Lucy cousins
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