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STORY BOX LIBRARY
Missing our weekly storytime? Why not recreate the storytime experience at home with our newest eResource, Story Box Library.
Story Box Library is an educational website created for children to view stories by local authors and illustrators, being read aloud by fantastic storytellers from Australia and New Zealand. Many of the stories have a craft activity attached for the children to enjoy.
See what's available in Story Box Library
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Reading between the wines : Book Clubs
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Lady in waiting by Anne Glenconner
An extraordinary memoir of drama, tragedy, and royal secrets by Anne Glenconner, a close member of the royal circle and lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret.
As seen on Netflix's The Crown, Anne Glenconner has been at the centre of the royal circle from childhood, when she met and befriended the future Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, the Princess Margaret.
Though the firstborn child of the 5th Earl of Leicester, who controlled one of the largest estates in England, as a daughter she was deemed "the greatest disappointment" and unable to inherit. Since then she has needed all her resilience to survive the vipers of court life with her sense of humour intact.
A unique witness to landmark moments in royal history, Maid of Honor at Queen Elizabeth's coronation, and a lady in waiting to Princess Margaret until her death in 2002, Anne's life has encompassed extraordinary drama and tragedy.
In Lady in Waiting, she will share many intimate royal stories from her time as Princess Margaret's closest confidante as well as her own battle for survival: her broken-off first engagement on the basis of her "mad blood"; her 54-year marriage to the volatile, unfaithful Colin Tennant, Lord Glenconner, who left his fortune to a former servant; the death in adulthood of two of her sons; a third son she nursed back from a six-month coma following a horrific motorcycle accident.
Through it all, Anne has carried on, travelling the world with the royal family, including visiting the White House, and developing the Caribbean island of Mustique as a safe harbour for the rich and famous-hosting Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Raquel Welch, and many other politicians, aristocrats, and celebrities.
Wingecarribee Libraries have 88 Book Club Kits available for loan so you can share your reading with friends.
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Digestibles : Non-fiction to savour
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E-Library : the latest and greatest in eResources
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We know it can be tough selecting just the right book for your book club. We love being able to provide a diverse range of titles to choose from. With indyreads, our collection has just become even bigger! indyreads can be accessed here or though the library's eResources page.
All books in the 'Available now' section are available for simultaneous download which means your book club can all read the same book at the same time with out waiting.
There are over 100 titles to read this way, including work from Miles Franklin winner Tara June Winch, 2019 Fogarty Literary Award winner Rebecca Higgie, and others released from independent publishers.
All you need to do to borrow is select the title you'd like to read, select your library from the drop down menu, and enter your library card number and four digit PIN.
If you'd like help accessing indyreads or any of our other eResources, please call the library on 1300 266 235 and we can help you over the phone.
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Archival Revival : discovering our local history
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Uncovering our past
The Local Studies Collection is currently closed to the public, but we can still help - email the team at libweb@wsc.nsw.gov.au or call the library on 1300 266 235 with your enquiry.
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Kids & Teens : learn, play, read
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Author of the month : Bear Grylls
Edward Michael Grylls
Bear Grylls has lived such an amazing and full life that we can only provide a snap shot of his adventures.
Born in 1974, London, Grylls grew up on North Island and Isle of Wight. His older sister Lara gave him the nickname “Bear” when he was a week old. Grylls is known as an adventurer, writer and television presenter among other things.
Adventure sports, such as mountaineering, sailing, and skydiving interested him ever since he was a child. He also obtained a black belt in Shotokan karate. Grylls has been a keen Scout since the age of 8. In 2009 he was made Chief Scout of ‘The Scout Association” at the age of 35, the youngest individual to hold this position.
The following is a list of some of Grylls' achievements:
· Climbed Mount Everest
· Broke his back in three places on a parachuting jump over Southern Africa.
· Circumnavigation of the UK
· Led the first unassisted crossing of the frozen North Atlantic Ocean in an open, rigid inflatable boat.
· In June 2005, Grylls broke a world record by hosting a dinner party at a table suspended below a hot air balloon at 24,500 feet.
· Paramotoring over the Himalayas
· Longest indoor freefall
· Served in the British Special Air Services
In 2000, The kid who climbed Everest was published. The book narrated his journey to the peak of the mountain. He then penned another book, titled Facing the Frozen Ocean. He also authored books such as Born Survivor: Bear Grylls and Bear Grylls: Outdoor Adventures.
The library holds a number of junior fiction, adult fiction and non-fiction titles by Bear Grylls. Series that children enjoy include Mission Survival and A Bear Grylls Adventure.
See titles we hold by Bear Grylls
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Get reading : new picture book titles
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Get reading : eBook & eAudio titles for children
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