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Port Macquarie Library is 10 years old!!

 
 
 
On Wednesday 14th April, Port Macquarie Library will be celebrating 10 years in our current building.
We will be partying throughout the day with a cafe in the library and live music provided by some very talented young local artists from 11.00am.
There will also be activities for the kids, with Wii sports available all day, and [...]

Australian Women’s Weekly Digitisation Project

Can you help?

About the project
In the 2009/2010 financial year the National Library of Australia will digitise and make publicly available the Australian Women’s Weekly, from 10 June 1933 to 15 December 1982 (from inception to when the magazine changed frequency to monthly), which incorporates the first 50 years of the magazine. [...]

5 million and counting

To staff at the library it sometimes feels as if there are millions of items being borrowed and returned. Well it’s official. Today Port Macquarie Library issued its five millionth item since opening in January 2000. To mark the occassion the lucky borrower, Patricia Bain, received a small gift from the library manager.  Interestingly, the item in [...]

Scotland – CWA of NSW country of study

The Central Northern Regional Library at Tamworth has put together an online resoures page of links to a wide range of information relating to Scotland, this year’s CWA of NSW country of study. The page includes festivals, geography, music, history, cuisine, arts, crafts, and images – to name just a few!
Click here to access site:      Scotland                       
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Staff Picks

Our latest edition of reviews by staff (what we’re reading, watching, listening to)  is available in the Library and on the blog (see menu on right).
Here’s a taster:
D-Day : The Battle for Normandy          By Antony Beevor

I’m not sure why I chose to read this book at Christmas. Psychologists would have a field day with the concept [...]

Hastings School Holiday Activities

[ April 5, 2010 9:30 am to April 16, 2010 9:30 am. ] 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 [...]

Easter School Holiday activities

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 [...]

Family History Research Muster

[ March 24, 2010; 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. ] As part of Seniors Week celebrations in March 2010, Kempsey Library will be holding a “Family History Research Muster”  on Wednesday 24 March between 10.30am and 4.30pm.  Presenters will include representatives from Church of Latter Day Saints FamilySearch project, the Port Macquarie Family History Group and the Coffs Harbour Family History Group.  Also present will be Port [...]