We have some wonderful activities at the Library during the Easter School Holidays:
Cosplay @ Port - Sunday 11th April at Port Macquarie Library – dress up as your favourite Anima or Manga character
Big Birthday Bash – Wednesday 14th April at Port Macquarie Library – decorate a library bag and make a badge
Travelbugs - a travelling bug show, Thursday 15th April at Port Macquarie Library – a fun interactive workshop for 5-12 year olds
Beautiful & Beastly Bugs – National Parks & Wildlife workshops at Wauchope (Thursday 8th April) and Laurieton (Friday 16th April) Libraries, suitable for kinder to year 4
For times & booking details (including costs) please see attached: Easter School Holidays schedule.
Looking forward to seeing you at the Library!
Do you like Michael Connelly but have read all of his books?
Maybe it’s Di Morrissey and she just doesn’t write books fast enough for you.
Well why not try our Who Else Writes Like lists.
These lists have been put together by staff to help you find authors who write similarly to your favourite author. They are located on the back wall in Adult Fiction.
We hope these lists will help you to find a new favourite author to read.
(P.S. – if you have any suggestions for Who Else Writes Like lists, please let library staff know, and we will do our best to help you)
Enjoyed Di Morrissey – why not try a few of these authors!
Elizabeth Adler Anita Burgh Jude Deveraux Colleen McCullough
Debbie Macomber Judy Nunn Patricia Shaw Katherine Stone
We have noticed a huge interest in Bali from primary school students in the area. Most of the books the library owns are already out on loan, so we thought we’d provide some alternatives.
Please see the attached document for information and further links on Indonesia and Bali from sites such as The National Library of Australia, The World Fact Book and the Library of Congress (to name just a few).
Bali Internet Links
The reference collection at Port Macquarie has the World Book Encyclopedia of People and Places and the Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations available for photocopying.
Please contact us if you would like extra assistance on 6581 8755
Or email portlib@mnclibrary.org.au
Unfortunately due to an error with our library upgrade last night we currently have no access to our library catalogue. We are attempting to sort out the problem but we are not sure how long it will take. We apologize to all our borrowers for any inconvenience this may cause.
We would just like to apologize to patrons who might have been unable to get onto the webopac this week. We were experiencing some difficulties with too may users accessing it at the one time. Hopefully this has now been sorted out and won’t cause any more problems.
Also the library is preparing for a major upgrade to our software today so there maybe some glitches or downtime throughout today and tonight.
Sobs & Songs from the ‘Inconvenient Child’
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Wednesday 10th March
10:30am Port Macquarie Library Meeting Room
RSVP Port Macquarie Library 6581 8755
Kempsey Library Wednesday 10th March at 5:00pm
The Inconvenient Child reveals the shocking true story of an Australian child’s struggle to survive childhood and find her African-American family, after a search spanning two continents and 48 years.
Sharyn Killens is a successful Australian singer and entertainer, but her life wasn’t always glamorous and her childhood was, at times, a living hell. This is the true account of her extraordinary journey to success and her quest to discover her identity.
Sharyn’s story is not all heartbreak and misery. It’s also a story of triumph, faith, success, and joy.
For more information you can visit the author’s website via this link : http://www.theinconvenientchild.com/index.html
Just a quick note to let all our patrons know that the Laurieton & Wauchope branches will be closed from 5pm on Christmas eve and will reopen on the Monday 4th of January 2010. Port Macquarie library will be closed on the 25th, 26th & 28th of December 2009 and the 1st of January 2010. Wishing all of our patrons a happy and safe Christmas.
The Hooked with Love knitters, Joy, Anne, Phyllis and Adrienne enjoyed their Christmas get-together.
These ladies (plus others not shown) meet on the first Friday of each month at Kempsey Library to knit and natter. So far, this very productive group has sent 14 of their knitted blankets sent to Samoa as part of the Tsunami relief program, and have completed an additional 7 blankets that have been distributed locally.
New knitters are more than welcome, and donations of wool are always appreciated!! Just contact Kempsey Library for all the details.
Sixteen years after the passing of Fred Hollows, this exhibition, titled “In Fred’s Footsteps,” offers locals a chance to learn more about Fred’s dream of treating avoidable blindness and improving indigenous health.
The exhibition will be at Kempsey Library from Monday 11th January through to Thursday 21st January. During this time, the library will also be showing a DVD about Fred’s life and work.
The exhibition is suitable for all ages and group bookings are very welcome. A preview of the exhibition is available at http://www.hollows.org.au/Footsteps/Default.htm?ID=1581
Looking for some last minute Christmas gifts? Once again the Port Macquarie branch of A&R are offering a 10% discount on all full priced books purchased in December. This offer is available to Port Macquarie-Hastings and Kempsey Shire Library members. All you need is to show your library card.
