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The Cambridge Library Reader
Welcome to the August issue of the Cambridge Library Reader.
We have been toiling hard behind the scenes to bring you some exciting new services which we'll be launching in September. Next week we celebrate Children's Book Week - the staff always look forward to seeing what characters have inspired our junior readers' Book Week costumes. Stop by after school and check out the titles that made this year's shortlist.
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Dr Kanthi Perera presents the 'Hopeful Voyager'
Wednesday, 14th September, 11 am to 12.30 pm
The Hopeful Voyager is one of the first books to offer practical understanding and help to those facing stressful and ongoing loss through mental ill health. Lacking clarity and defying resolution, this kind of 'ambiguous loss' results in a complicated grief.
Join Dr Kanthi Perera as she discusses her ground breaking work and offers practical solutions through the mental health journey to recovery.
Bookings are essential and can be made in person at the Library, via phone: 9383 8999, via email or book online via Eventbrite
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Italian Conversation Classes
Saturday, 9 am to 10 am
If you're looking for ways to maintain or improve your Italian conversation skills then join us every Saturday for free conversation classes. No bookings are required, just come along. Each session will be guided by a mentor and will revolve around a theme decided on the previous week.
If Italian isn't your language of choice or you want more practice, be sure to check out Transparent Languages Online. Available via web browser or download the app to your preferred device from the Play Store or the App Store.
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Boomerang Bags Sunday Sewing Bee
Next Meeting, Sunday 4th September 11 am
Socialize with other sewers and save the planet - all at the same time! Join the Boomerang Bags group on the first Sunday of each month at Cambridge Library.
Boomerang Bags are a friendly group of sewing ladies that make reusable cloth 'Boomerang Bags' out of donated, used and new fabrics to save it from going to landfill and reduce the amount of plastic bags being used, at the same time they grow and foster a sense of community.
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The countdown begins! Your online library is getting a facelift! What does this mean for you?
• Streamlined catalogue searching
• Easy access to new books and DVDs
• SMS notifications for your reservations
• Curated recommendations
There are more features to come so stay tuned!
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Together We Read : the Australia wide book club
Together We Read, a digital book club connecting readers to the same ebook at the same time with no waitlists or holds, begins 6 September! The featured title is Happy Hour by Jacquie Byron.
Growing older doesn't necessarily mean growing wiser.
Gin in one hand, paintbrush in the other, Franny Calderwood has turned her back on the world, or at least the world she used to love. Having lost her husband, Frank, in tragic circumstances three years earlier, 65-year-old Franny copes the only way she knows how: by removing herself completely from the life she had before. Franny lives a life of decadent seclusion, with only her two dogs, Whisky and Soda, a stuffed cat, cocktails and the memory of Frank for company.
Then the Salernos move in next door...
A story about one woman, two dogs and the family next door, Happy Hour is a hilarious and uplifting insight into grief, loss, true love and friendship.
Borrow the featured title from Overdrive & join the discussion here
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Scribblers Festival - SILVER feather found!
The Scribbler's Festival is back for 2022! This year, Cambridge Library was lucky enough to receive a silver feather. The silver feather has now been found by one of our regular readers. Congratulations to Huiwen Shu who found the feather in the book 'Fish kid and the turtle torpedo' by Kylie Howarth. This book has been shortlisted for the W.A. Young Readers' Book Awards 2022 (Younger Readers Category).
Even though the silver feather has now been found, there's still an abundance of white feathers. Colour them in, post a pic to social media using the tag @scribblersfest and you could win an instant prize!
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