Monthly Archives: February 2020

Bestselling Author Kelly Rimmer Tours Central West

Join bestselling author Kelly Rimmer as she introduces Truths I Never Told You, a heart-tugging story of family secrets, motherhood and marriage.

*Forbes Library Tuesday 3 March at 2pm
*Cowra Library Wednesday 4 March at 2pm
*Canowindra, Montrose House, Thursday 5 March morning tea at 10am $15pp tickets from Canowindra Library Ph: 6344 1796
*Orange City Library Thursday 5 March at 5.30pm, supported by Collins Booksellers.
Book your place by calling your local library.

Kelly is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of ten novels, including The Secret Daughter and The Things We Cannot Say. She’s sold more than one million books, and her novels have been translated into more than 20 languages. Kelly lives in the Central West of New South Wales with her family and fantastically naughty dogs, Sully and Basil.

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Author Kim Kelly Launches Walking

Meet Millthorpe-based author Kim Kelly launching her latest book Walking at the following Central West venues:

Blayney Library Tuesday 25 February at 11am
Bookings: 6368 2581.

Molong Library Wednesday 26 February at 2pm
Bookings: 6366 8404.

Cowra Library Thursday 27 February at 2pm
Bookings: 6340 2180.

Kim is a talented writer known for her Australian historical fiction and an experienced book editor, reviewer, and vocal advocate for Australian storytelling.

A novel of love, war and kindness inspired by a true story of medical genius and betrayal. Walking by Kim Kelly is a crisply told tale of bigotry and obsession, love and devastation, one that charts the path of a young woman finding her feet in the world, and the transformative power of kindness that drives her own ambition.

Kim is the author of 8 novels that explore Australian history, including the bestselling The Blue Mile, the acclaimed Wild Chicory and UK Pigeonhole favourite, Paper Daisies. Her stories shine a bright light on some forgotten corners of our past, leading readers with warmth, wit and lyrical charm into difficult terrain, through themes of prejudice, conflict and disadvantage – issues that resonate throughout world today.

2020 Banjo Paterson Writing Awards

Happy Birthday Banjo Paterson!!! And it is time to announce the call for entries in the 2020 Banjo Paterson Writing Awards with generous prizes for Short Story, Contemporary Poetry and ABC Central West Radio Children’s Awards. These awards established in 1991 honour Banjo Paterson, a great Australian writer and favourite son of Orange with a competition to foster writing with Australian content.  Entry forms are now available. Entries close on Friday 24 April and winners are announced on Saturday 1 August at the Orange Readers and Writers Festival.

 

Seniors Events at Orange City Library

Seniors Trivia Afternoon

Join in our Seniors Trivia Afternoon where we will test your local history, general and music knowledge. For example – Why was Banjo Paterson nicknamed Banjo? There will plenty of easy questions and some challenges too. Enjoy a delicious afternoon tea with refreshments. And did we mention prizes! Lots of prizes!

See you at Orange City Library on Monday 17 February from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. Please let us know you are coming along so we can cater for you by calling the Library on 6393 8132.

Be Connected Morning Tea for Seniors

Get more from your Library Membership with e-resources and Be Connected at Orange City Library on Monday 24 February 10am – 12 noon. Discover stories from your past with Ancestry, download ebooks and audiobooks with rbdigital and borrowbox and more. Learn how to make the most of your devices using Library e-resources and enjoy morning tea with us.

 

 

 

 

Library Lovers Day Friday 14 February

Forget Valentine’s Day. Celebrate Library Lovers Day! The theme for Library Lovers’ Day 2020 is ‘Uncover something new’.  Library Lovers’ Day is an opportunity for library and information professionals to show off their libraries and for people across Australia to show their love for libraries.

Central West Libraries are asking everyone to share their book recommendations so you can “uncover something new” to read, listen to or watch.

Everyone has a book they’ve fallen “in love with” and we want you to share the books you love.

Write down the title and author of one of your favourite books on a card provided at the Library and put it in the box and choose a card to discover a book that someone else loves for you to enjoy.

You can also enjoy a blind date with a book and maybe find your “perfect match”.

So share the love and visit your local library – Blayney, Canowindra, Cowra, Forbes, Manildra, Molong and Orange on Friday 14 February.