Welcome to the January 2022 edition of the Hills Shire Library enewsletter.
Wishing you a happy new year from all the staff at the Hills Shire Libraries! All branches are open for borrowing with reduced operating hours. Please check the library website before planning your trip. Would you like to borrow from the eLibrary instead? Use your membership number or join online to access the entire eLibrary 24/7.
MAYOR'S AUSTRALIA DAY COLOURING CHALLENGE
Contribute to our Australia Day celebrations by submitting an entry into the Mayor's colouring challenge. Download the special colouring template then submit it online or to any Hills Shire library by the 31st January to be included in the online exhibition! You can also bring your completed entry to the library to pick up your free gift.
Open to all Hills Shire residents. See the library website for full terms and conditions.
Over 550 children have joined the Summer Reading Adventure already!
There's still plenty of time to join at any Hills Shire Library to pick up a free activity booklet. Bring back the completed booklet to claim a reward! While stocks last.
The Summer Reading Adventure runs until Monday 31 January.
You can still order a specially curated book club pack filled with ideas and activities based on Amelia Mellor's award winning children’s book, The Grandest Bookshop in the World. Request your free pack before 2nd February so you can host your own book club at home! Download the ebook NOW through Indyreads using your library membership number and pin number to log in. While stocks last.
Online via Zoom | Wednesday, 16 February | 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM
Year 12 can be one of the most stressful times for young people, resulting in anxiety and stress. Join representatives from Headspace for a virtual seminar that will focus on the best way to support and keep connected with your child as they complete the HSC.
Loving Country is a powerful and essential guidebook that offers a new way to travel and discover Australia through an Indigenous narrative. In this beautifully designed and photographed edition, co-authors Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou, in consultation with communities and Elders across Australia, show travellers how to see the country as herself, to know her whole and old story, and to find the way to fall in love with her, our home.
Australia’s premier geographic journal, brings you the best of the country from those who know it best. Discover Australia’s rich cultural heritage, its beautiful landscapes, its unique and diverse plants and wildlife, and explore outback towns and the true-blue characters who call them home.