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NewslettersLast modified: August 15, 2009 - 10:44 AM
The Library publishes a Newsletter every six weeks or so summarizing events that have taken place since the last Newsletter and listing all the new stock acquired in that period.
GRENFELL AND DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWSLETTER 15th August, 2009 As usual it has been a busy time since the publication of the last Newsletter in mid-June. Main project for the period was weeding the print collections to ‘freshen up’ the shelves and ease congestion. There had been no formal weeding programme carried out since 2007 so it was well past time … Over a thousand items went including nearly 500 adult fiction books, just over 100 adult paperbacks, 120 large print books and 150 magazines. The large print books went to a neighbouring library, the adult fiction and paperbacks were sold (with the proceeds returning as part of the new office desk!) and some of the magazines were given to a Shire school. With nearly 100 items added on average each month it won’t be long before the spaces are filled! The entrants in the State Library-sponsored Drug Information @ Your library quizzes met at the library for afternoon tea and to receive their prizes on 6th July. They were Catherine Fennell and James Westwood, Elaine and Jessica Pereira, and Sue and James Seymour. The next morning a number of Housebound members and residents at the MPS visited, inspecting the new library and the Art Gallery and watching a short DVD in the Cinema before partaking of morning tea. They really enjoyed the film. Students from Class 3-6 from the Quandialla Central School visited the library on 19th June as part of day-long excursion in Grenfell looking at various Council facilities. Neriissa Kinnear from The Henry Lawson High School along with Mrs Barbara Mitton also spent some time in the library on several occasions in June as part of a community outreach programme. (They remain the only people in the last fifty years to see me actually skip with a skipping rope!!!! – Nerissa got a good laugh out of that …) The librarian represented the library as guest speaker at the Hospital Auxiliary Annual Meeting on 12th July, outlining the benefits of the new building for users, staff and the town in general. The end of the financial year always means report time and the librarian has published a summary report which was mailed out to all Shire residents in late July and prepared a report on the Book vote expenditure for 2008/9. The latter revealed slight under-spending this year overall but increases in adult fiction, nonfiction and reference, and DVD purchasing. The biggest fall was in spending on talking books but those in cassette format are becoming increasingly difficult to source. In the last few days the Public Library Statistics for 2007/8 have arrived and they show that the library has maintained its per capita ranking in most of the key performance indicators over what has been a fairly tumultuous period. Of the 97 local government libraries across the state Grenfell ranked on a per capita basis 31st in expenditure on library stock (32nd the previous year), 15th in number of items held (13th), 28th in acquisitions (20th), 21st in discards (15th), and – the one that hurts – 63rd in circulation per capita (60th). It would be nice to see that last one improve ….. The library has recently subscribed to YourTutor, an online homework help and coaching service. There has been a delay, our Client Details Form having been lost somewhere in transit, but the service will be beginning as soon as the tele-training for the librarian can be arranged. This is a free service targeting upper primary and secondary ages, and allows members to gain online help in a number of curriculum areas. There are also plans to have a regular baby/toddler storytime programme presented by one of the local Early Childhood Nurses but using library resources. This will be an excellent follow-up to our ‘Giftpaks for Babies’ programme. And some sort of formalized family history research support is also under negotiation, although the librarian is currently a little distracted by her annual Show involvement … A number of people have registered interest in being involved, either as a tutor or someone who would value assistance. It is planned to subscribe to Ancestry.com although this may not now happen until next year. The librarian attended a two-hour workshop on utilizing State Archives records, particularly the records kit that is available in a number of libraries in the state including Young and Parkes, on 24th June and came back with a number of ideas about how to make those records more accessible. A number of research guides for the Archives are available in the Local Family History Room for reference, and specific enquiries can be sent to libraries holding the kit. It seems a long time since the Summer Reading Club now but the Summer Reading Club Awards Afternoon Tea is scheduled for 7th September, and it will have been worth the delay because our special guest will be noted children’s author, Richard Harland, whose new Worldshaker series is to be published in the United Kingdom early next year. Richard will be providing an entertainment segment and also presenting the certificates. He will be guest speaker at the Lions Club meeting that night and also present two sessions at The Henry Lawson High School the following morning so will have a busy time in Grenfell. Have you noticed the smart new brochure holder just to the right of the library entrance? That is the latest purchase for the library by the Friends of Grenfell Library. The Friends are also buying a desk for the librarian’s office to match the existing administration area furniture, and purchasing some display wall tiles for the children’s corner and local family history room and some additional chairs is also under consideration. The Friends are catering for the Summer Reading Club Awards Afternoon Tea and also conducting their traditional Father’s Day Raffle at the moment so it is a busy time for them. The Annual Meeting of the Friends will be held in the Library on 22nd September and new members are ALWAYS welcome. NEW STOCKThe following items were added to the Library’s collection between 30th March and 15th June, 2009. ReferenceR349.994 LAW The law handbook: your practical guide to the law In new South Wales R615.119 REA Reader’s Digest guide to drugs and supplements: your complete resource for medicines most used today R912.56 NAT National geographic atlas of the Middle East R919.44 NEW New South Wales UBD cities and towns street and travel directory Adult Nonfiction 004.69 AWL Dave Awl Facebook me!: a guide to having fun with friends and promoting your projects on Facebook 006.7 BEL Mark Bell Build a website for free Q133.5 PAR Parker’s astrology: the essential guide to using astrology in your daily life 155.937 KUB Elisabeth Kubler-Ross On grief and grieving 226.506 LUC Max Lucado 3:16 – the numbers of hope 306.87 MOO Mary Moody Sweet surrender: love, life and the whole damn thing 349.994 LAW The law handbook: your guide to the law in New South Wales 364.16664 MAR Stefanie Marsh The crimes of Josef Fritzl: uncovering the truth 391.65 MAM The mammoth book of tattoos 597.95 WIL Steve Wilson What lizard is that?: introducing Australian lizards 597.96 SWA Gerry Swan What snake is that?: introducing Australian snakes Q600 WOO Chris Woodford Cool stuff exploded: get inside modern technology Q636 EKA Carol Ekarius Storey’s illustrated breed guide to sheep, goats, cattle and pigs Q684.9 JAC S. W. Jacobs Grasses of New South Wales 615.1 CON Concise guide to medicines and drugs 621.312136 CHI Daniel D. Chiras Power from the wind 629.283 MCB George McBride Car book for the new driver: a glove box reference for most car situations 631.304 KUB Rick Kubik How to set up your farm workshop 635.0484 FRE Jackie French The earth gardener’s companion 636.088 HEN Alan Henderson Bugs alive: a guide to keeping Australian invertebrates 636.182 WEA Sue Weaver The donkey companion: selecting, training, breeding and caring for donkeys Q636.5 EKA Carol Ekarius Storey’s illustrated guide to poultry breeds Q636.50381 PAN Judy Pangman Chicken coops: 45 building plans for housing your flock 636.8 PAL Liz Palika What your cat needs 643.7 FAL Amanda Falconer The renovator’s survival guide 658.80083 MAY Ed Mayo Consumer kids: how big business is growing Our children for profit 658.456 MIL Robert F. Miller Running a meeting that works 693.1 MCR Charles McRaven Stone primer: ideas and techniques for incorporating stone in and around your home 698.6 COR Steven Cory Wallpapering 746.434 ATO A – Z of crochet 769.56 STA Stamps of Australia: the stamp collectors’ reference guide 791.44 BAI Jenny Bailey The country’s finest hour: sixty years of rural broadcasting in Australia 796.336 SKI Skills of Australian football 808.8035 POE Poems and readings for funerals 808.8035 POE Poems and readings for weddings 828.209 LEE Christopher Lee City bushman: Henry Lawson and the Australian imagination 915.1 HAR Damian Harper China (Lonely Planet) 916.264 MAS James Maskalyk Six months in Sudan: a young doctor in a war-torn village 92 BRO Valeries Browning Maalika: my life among the Afar nomads of Africa 92 CLA Suzanna Clarke A house in Fez 92 JAL Emmanuel Jal War child: a boy soldier’s story 92 MCG Lorraine McGee-Sippel Hey Mum, what’s a half-caste? 92 ROC Roland Rocchiccioli And be home before dark: a childhood on the edge of nowhere 92 SMI Peter Fitzsimons Charles Kingsford Smith and those magnificent men 92 TCH David Tchappat Breakout: how I escaped from the Exclusive Brethren 92 WEL Jonathon Welch Choir man 92 WIN Rhylle Winn Out of the blue: R.M. Winn 929.10285 HEL April Helm Genealogy online for dummies 929.10285 SOC Society of Australian genealogists Tracing your family history online for dummies 929.44 SEV Seven thousand baby names: classic and modern 994.41 KAR Grace Karskens The colony: a history of early Sydney Adult FictionF BAL David Baldacci First family F BED K. A. Bedford Time machines repaired while-U-wait F BRO Sandra Brown Exclusive F CLA Mary Higgins Clark Just take my heart F EVA Ilsa Evans Odd socks F FIT Marc Fitten Valeria’s last stand F GAP Petina Gappah An elegy for Easterly F GER Tess Gerritsen Girl missing F GRE Jane Green Dune road F HAM Herb Hamlet Bluey’s war F HIG Fiona Higgins Love in an age of drought F KEL Jonathan Kellerman True detectives F KEN Douglas Kennedy Leaving the world F NOB Elizabeth Noble The girl next door F PAT James Patterson Sam’s letters to Jennifer F PAT James Patterson Swimsuit F PAT James Patterson 8th confession F SCH Katherine Scholes The hunter’s wife F SMI Wilbur Smith Assegai F TSI Christos Tsiolkas The slap F UNG Lisa Unger Die for you F VIN Penny Vincenzi The best of times Large PrintLP BIN Charlotte Bingham The land of summer LP CAR Margaret Carr Beloved enemy LP92 GHA Zarah Ghahramani My life as a traitor Young Adult PaperbacksYPB BRO Susan Brocker Saving Sam YPB FRE Jackie French A rose for the ANZAC boys YPB JEN Paul Jennings The nest Junior NonfictionJ306.9 HEW Sally Hewitt When people die J363 2 CRU Jaclyn Crupi What do police officers do? J420 DUB Ursula Dubosarsky The word spy J523.18 SUG Greg Sygden The big think: the big bang theory in black & white J537 NIX James Nixon Electricity supply J553.7 MAT Penny Matthews Something about water J577.3 RAM Jan Ramage Tuart dwellers J610.73 PEA Jane Pearson What do nurses do? J610.92 PEA Jane Pearson What do doctors do? J617.6 PEA Jane Pearson What do dentists do? J636.5 NIC Catriona Nicholls Chicken: the story of chicken in Australia J745.5941 WAT Fiona Watt Making cards J821.3 PAT A. B. Paterson Mulga Bill’s bicycle Junior PaperbacksJPB FIN Anne Fine The killer cat strikes back JPB FUS Sandy Fussell Polar boy JPB HAR Christine Harris Audrey of the Outback JPB MIT Simon Mitchell The baked bean bandit Easy ReadersER GOD Jane Godwin Sam Sullivan’s scooter ER JEN Paul Jennings Rascal plays up EasyE BER Jo Berger Bridget Fidget E BRU Jill B. Bruce Farmanimals E FOX Lee Fox Jasper McFlea will not eat his tea E GRA Bob Graham How to heal a broken wing E MCD Elemi McDermott Alexander’s extraordinary gift E MAH Margaret Mahy Bubble trouble E MIL Glenda Millard Applesauce and the Christmas miracle E PFI Marcus Pfister Bertie at bedtime E WHI Sue Whiting Looking for animals Talking Books TB CON Steven Conte The zookeeper’s war CDsCD476 So fresh top 10s: 1999-2008, Disk 1 CD477 So fresh top 10s: 1999-2008, Disk 2 CD428 AndreRieu You’ll never walk alone CD479 Now: the hits of autumn 2009 CD480 Nickelback Dark horse CD481 The Black-Eyed peas The E.N.D. CD482 Isla Grant By request, Disk 1 CD483 Isla Grant By request, Disk 2 CD484 Isla Grant By request, Disk 3 CD485 Steve Forde Guns & guitars DVDsDVD323 Australia DVD325 Guys and dolls DVD326 Fiddler on the roof DVD327 An affair to remember DVD328 Crackerjack DVD329 Classic walks (Australian Geographic Best of Australia series) DVD330 Doubt DVD331 The queen DVD332 The black balloon DVD333 Amazing grace DVD334 Slumdog millionaire DVD335 Billy Elliott DVD336 The curious case of Benjamin Button DVD337 The Simpsons : third season, Dusk 1 DVD338 The Simpsons: third season, Disk 2 Junior DVDsDVD324 Roald Dahl: four stories MagazinesNew editions of Australian country craft and decorating Australian country style Australian family tree connections Australian geographic Australian house and garden Australian personal computer Australian woodsmith Burke’s backyard Choice Collectors Gardening Australia Good health and medicine Grass roots Guns and game Modern fishing Notebook R. M. Williams outback Real living Small farms Super food ideas I don’t think we have ever had as high a proportion of nonfiction books! The strong nonfiction purchasing is due partly to availability and partly to a conscious effort to increase buying in this area.
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