Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Miles Franklin Shortlist 2008

Five Australian novels have been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. The winner will be announced on June 19th, 2008.
The five novels are:

Brooks, David.
The fern tattoo
FIC BROOK

Carroll, Steven.
The time we have taken
FIC CARRO




Hall, Rodney.
Love without hope
FIC HALL



Jones, Gail.
Sorry
FIC JONES

Miller, Alex.
Landscape of farewell
FIC MILLE




Click here to go to the library catalogue to reserve any of these titles at no charge.

Monday, April 21, 2008

CBCA Shortlist 2008 - picture book of the year

The Children’s Book Council of Australia have released the shortlist for their 2008 awards.

You can download the complete list here.

Picture book of the year 2008
NOTE: Some of these books may be for mature readers

Spudvilas, Anne. (illus.)
Li Cunxin (text)
The peasant prince
J FIC LI

Greder, Armin.
The island
J FIC GREDE

Huxley, Dee. (illus.)
Norrington, Leonie. (text)
You and me: our place
J PIC NOR

Ingpen, Robert.(illus.)
Lofthouse, Liz. (text)
Ziba came on a boat
J PIC LOF

Ottley, Matt.
Requiem for a beast
T FIC OTTLE

Thompson, Colin.
Dust
J FIC THOMP

You can reserve any of these books (free of charge) at any of our libraries. Click here to go to the library website.

CBCA Shortlist 2008 - early childhood

The Children’s Book Council of Australia have released the shortlist for their 2008 awards.

You can download the complete list here.

Early Childhood Shortlist 2008

Allen, Pamela.
Shhh! little mouse
J PIC ALL

Blabey, Aaron.
Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley
J PIC BLA

Dumbleton, Mike.
Cat
J PIC DUM

Graham, Bob.
"The trouble with dogs!"
J PIC GRA

Hurst, Elise.
The night garden
J PIC HUR

Wild, Margaret.
Lucy Goosey
J PIC WIL

You can reserve any of these books (free of charge) at any of our libraries. Click here to go to the library website.

CBCA Shortlist 2008 - younger readers

The Children’s Book Council of Australia have released the shortlist for their 2008 awards.

You can download the complete list here.

Younger Readers Shortlist 2008

Clark, Sherryl.
Sixth grade style queen (not!)
J FIC CLARK

French, Jackie.
The shaggy gully times
J FIC FRENC

Hirsch, Odo.
Amelia Dee and the peacock lamp
J FIC HIRSC

Metzenthen, David.
Winning the World Cup
J ER AUS

Rodda, Emily.
The key to Rondo
J FIC RODDA

Wilkinson, Carole.
Dragon moon
T FIC WILKI

You can reserve any of these books (free of charge) at any of our libraries. Click here to go to the library website.

CBCA Shortlist 2008 - older readers

The Children’s Book Council of Australia have released the shortlist for their 2008 awards.

You can download the complete list here.

Older Readers Shortlist 2008
NOTE: Some of these books may be for mature readers

French, Jackie.
Pharaoh: the boy who conquered the Nile
T FIC FRENC

Hartnett, Sonya.
The ghost's child
T FIC HARTN

Heffernan, John.
Marty's shadow
T FIC HEFFE

McDonald, Meme.
Love like water
T FIC MACDO

Metzenthen, David.
Black water
T FIC METZE

Norrington, Leonie.
Leaving Barrumbi
J FIC NORRI

You can reserve any of these books (free of charge) at any of our libraries. Click here to go to the library website.

CBCA Shortlist 2008 - Eve Pownall

The Children’s Book Council of Australia have released the shortlist for their 2008 awards.

You can download the complete list here.

Eve Pownall Shortlist 2008
NOTE: Some of these books may be for mature readers

Cermak, Michael.
Australia's deadly and dangerous animals

Cooke, Kaz.
Girl stuff: your full-on guide to the teen years
T 305.2352 COO

Macinnis, Peter.
Kokoda track: 101 days
J 940.541294 MACI

Norman, Mark.
The Antarctica book: living in the freezer
J FOL 591.9989 NOR

Watts, Frances.
Parsley rabbit's book about books
J PIC WAT

Kelly, Ned.
Ned Kelly's Jerilderie letter
(edited by Carole Wilkinson)
J 923.4194 KEL

You can reserve any of these books (free of charge) at any of our libraries. Click here to go to the library website.

Anzac Day 2008

All five libraries will be closed on Anzac Day Friday 25 April.

Normal hours will resume on Saturday 26 April.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Restricted services this weekend

This weekend, 19-20 April we will be operating with restricted services all weekend.

Due to building works at Camberwell, the libraries will be operating offline on Saturday and Sunday.

This means all services will be limited. In particular please note the following restrictions:
  • No payments accepted
  • Borrowers must have their library card to borrow
  • Council payments at Kew can only be taken if the payment is not overdue and the appropriate paperwork is provided
  • Any reservations for available items placed online will not be followed up until after the weekend.

We apologise for the inconvenience.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Where to find us?

If you want to find out information about the City of Boroondara Library Service and about the events that we offer there are several places that you can search. Apart from this blog, Library News, you can check us out at the City of Boroondara Council website. We also have a presence on Facebook where you can check out all of our events. And if you are a Bebo user you can check us out there!





Aside from these sources, you can search our catalogue on Bookjetty. Bookjetty is a Singapore-base site where people can catalogue their own books and list things they are reading, have read or want. If you want an item, you can be linked to Amazon to purchase it or you can search library catalogues. You can now search the City of Boroondara Library Service catalogue on Bookjetty. The search there gives you the call number, and a quick click on that takes you to the Boroondara catalogue where you can see if the item is available and reserve it! You can also search the catalogues of Boroondara's neighbours, Stonnington, Monash and Darebin, on Bookjetty - all at once. Check it out at Bookjetty.

Boroondara's collections are also available through Worldcat enquiry which you can find a link to on our Facebook profile, and there are also links to our libraries on LibraryThing local. If you have any other suggestions for places where we can provide links to our services and events, please let us know!

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Services Back to Normal!

Please note that ALL SERVICES are now back to normal at all of the City of Boroondara Library Service's branches. We apologize for any inconvenience caused to library customers this morning.

Next weekend, 19-20 April we will be operating with restricted services all weekend. Due to building works at Camberwell, the libraries will be operating offline on Saturday and Sunday. This means all services will be limited.

In particular please note the following restrictions:

  • No payments accepted
  • Borrowers must have their library card to borrow
  • Council payments at Kew can only be taken if the payment is not overdue and the appropriate paperwork is provided
  • Any reservations for available items placed online will not be followed up until after the weekend.

We apologise for the inconvenience.

Friday, April 11, 2008

STOP PRESS - PHONES AVAILABLE!

Further to the previous email, please note that incoming and outgoing phone services will now be available at Boroondara's libraries this coming weekend (12-13 April 2008) and the following weekend (19-20 April 2008).

Other restricted services caused by the power outage will continue as outlined previously.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Restricted Services this weekend (and next weekend)

Restricted Services at the libraries on weekends 12-13 April and 19-20 April.

Due to building works at Camberwell, the libraries will be operating offline during these two weekends.

This means all services will be limited.

In particular please note the following restrictions:

  • No payments accepted
  • Borrowers must have their library card to borrow
  • Council payments at Kew can only be taken if the payment is not overdue and the appropriate paperwork is provided
  • Any reservations for available items placed online will not be followed up until after the weekend.

We apologise for the inconvenience.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Pulitzer Prize winners announced

FICTION
Diaz, Junot.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
FIC DIAZ

DRAMA
Letts, Tracy.
August: Osage County


HISTORY
Howe, Daniel Walker.
What Hath God Wrought

BIOGRAPHY
Matteson, John.
Eden's Outcasts
(On order)

POETRY
Hass, Robert.
Time and materials

POETRY
Schultz, Philip.
Failure

GENERAL NONFICTION
Friedlander, Saul.
The Years of Extermination

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Click goes the Library - Booklovers unite online!

This month our Click goes the Library series is focusing on online book groups.

We are going to explore how to use the internet to source reviews, recommendations, reading guides and to connect with others who love the same books as you.

We will discuss resources such as The Guardian, The New York Times and podcasts!

This session is free, however bookings are essential.

When: Tuesday 29 April at 7.30
Where: Kew Library, Cnr Cotham Road & Civic Drive, Kew
Phone: 9278 4677 or book online