Knox Chatterbooks next week

When: Tuesday 13th October 2pm
Cost: Free event

Have you read anything interesting lately? We've got Knox Chatterbooks coming up next week, so why don't you come along to chat about books. Library staff will be sharing their latest selection of good reads. Free event, no need to book.

Regards, webgurl

Review Teenage - A small free kiss in the dark by Glenda Millard

“Skip”, his “running away name” taken from the rubbish skips that he shelters in, flees yet another abusive foster home to take his chances on the streets.

“A skip is somewhere you can shelter when there's nowhere else, and getting a new name is like being born all over again.” 

Skip roams the crowded streets of the unnamed city (with the feel of Melbourne) till he befriends Billy, a long term homeless man. When the city is bombed by soldiers from an unknown country, they take shelter in the State Library, and find abandoned six year old Max. Days later, whilst living in an empty fun fair, the ballerina Tia and her baby, join them. Through his ingenuity, Skip is able to scrounge up and create the necessities to support his “family” and keep them alive.

Glenda Millard is a genius at creating rich and complex characters that are out of the ordinary but easily identified with. Through Skip, Millard explores many ideas in her novel ... are families always made up of people who bear blood ties or is material wealth a prerequisite for happiness amongst others? These don't interfere with the writing which is beautiful and lyrical. A small free kiss in the dark, whilst being a quiet, thoughtful novel at times, has plenty of action to absorb, and, in the end, leaves the reader with feelings of hope despite events. This is a book that will have the reader yearning for more.

Regards Pia
Youth Services Librarian

September School holidays

Another school term is almost finished and we have lots of activities to keep the kids busy at Knox Library in the school holidays.

Tuesday 22nd September 11am
Toddlertime
Stories, songs and fun for Toddlers

Wednesday 23rd September 11am
Blast off!
Space stories and fun for children aged 3 plus

Thursday 24th September 11am
Watch Out for Aliens!
Stories and fun for children aged 3 plus
Bookings essential

Tuesday 29th September 11am
Toddlertime
Stories, songs and fun for Toddlers

Wednesday 30th September 11 am
Rocket countdown!
Stories and fun for children aged 3 plus

Thursday 1st October 11am
Here come the Martians!
Stories and fun for children aged 3 plus

Thursday 1st October 1 or 1:30pm
Tiny Tots time
Stories and fun
For babies aged 0 to 12 months

Friday 2nd October 2pm
Discover the Universe with Dr. James Murray.
For children aged 7 plus
Cost: $4

Make a booking today on 98011422 or check out what is on around the region in the full school holiday program

Regards, Sue

Three Bells – Birth, Marriage & Death Exhibition

When: Saturday 19- 26 September
Cost: Free event

Three Bells – Birth, Marriage, Death.
An exhibition of clothes for life’s significant events. Take the opportunity to view some of the items from costume historian Ann Dixon’s magnificent collection. There will also be a chance to hear Ann talk about her collection at 12 noon on Friday 25 September.
Bookings and enquiries phone 98011422
Regards Sue

PC Basics

When: Friday 11th September 11.00am - 1.00pm
Cost: Free event
Bookings phone 98011422

Would you like to learn about computers but don't know where to start? Join Louisa from Orana Community House for this 2 hour introductory workshop.
Orana is also taking enrolments for Term 4 computer courses on 98011895.
Regards Sue

Children's Book Week August 22nd-28th

Book Week is the longest running children's festival in Australia, celebrating its 64th birthday in 2009. Each year, many schools and public libraries from all over Australia spend a week celebrating books and Australian authors and illustrators. Teachers and librarians develop activities and tell stories relating to a theme to highlight the importance of reading.
The theme in 2009 is Book Safari and you can celebrate with the following free activities on Saturday 29th August at Croydon Library.
1:30pm Create Your Own Storybook
Make our own very special book with artist Joy Serwylo. All ages are welcome at this workshop.
3pm Meet Mike Spoor
Visiting UK illustrator Mike Spoor has illustrated over 200 books including the Dinosaur Cove series. See how he creates his characters and brings them to life on the page.
Recommended for ages 8 - 12
4pm Galosh the Gnome Storytime
Galosh the Storytelling Gnome will tell some magical stories.

Bookings phone 98011422

Regards, Sue

New pre-school storytime in Bayswater

When: Fridays 10.30 am
Cost: Free event
Enquiries: 98011422

We are starting a new pre-school storytime session every Friday morning at the Bayswater Community Youth Centre on the corner of Pine Rd and Station St. Join us for stories songs and fun at 10.30am starting on Friday 4th September.

Regards, Sue & Pia

Chatterbooks

Join us for an informal chat about the books we have been reading. Chatterbooks is held in the library on the second Tuesday of each month at 2pm. Free tea and coffee provided.

This month we shared the following books;

Beatrice doesn't want to - Numerof
Dreamhop - Durango
Spells - Gravett
Who's driving - Timmers
I love bigs - Sturges
The hero of little street - Rogers
Llama llama red pajamas - Dewdney
Llama llama misses Mama - Dewdney
Thorpey - Starke
The smartest dog of all - Harrocks
The fairest among women - Horn
What Alice forgot - Moriarty
The pages - Bail
Leading with questions - Marquardt
A friend like Henry - Gardner
The good husband of Zebra drive - McCall Smith
Corduroy mansions - Mcall Smith
44 Scotland st - McCall Smith
The caves of Perigord - Walker
The bookshop on Jacaranda street - Glorie
Cloudstreet - Winton
Shimmer - Norman
Last run - Norman
Stiff - Maloney
Pink - Wilkinson
An inconvenient truth - Gore
Success: full thinking - Belitz
The true power of water - Emoto

Cheers Sue