Our December workshops are about communicating online.

Learn how to make a video call using Zoom, FaceTime and other platforms, plus how to get started with other communication apps.

You can also discover other ways in which you can communicate online and how to stay safe.

Margaret River Library | Tuesday 20 December from 1pm to 2:30pm

Augusta Council Chambers | Wednesday 21 December 10am to 11:30am

Bookings are essential for these free workshops. Please call the library on 08 9780 5600 or email amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au to book your place.

The libraries are an accessible venue.

Did you know the Augusta Margaret River Libraries have a whole collection of tutorials available to watch on demand?

This month we have four new tutorials for you to try

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – In this video you will learn how CBT is used in our daily lives and in therapy. Understand how thoughts influence feelings, and therefore behaviour can help you navigate and suceed in your life.

Consent – This video will inform and guide you through the specific defintion of consent. What defines sexual assault, and the short and long terms effects from this trauma.

Fraud –  This video explains the aspects of various forms of fraud – bank fraud, online fraud, “phishing”, phone scams, online social media, and the red flags that should alert you to the commission of fraud.

Job Interview – How to best prepare for a job interview and how to best behave during an interview.

These tutorials are available free with your library card. To start watching, visit https://my.nicheacademy.com/amrlibraries 

Still Life by Sarah Winman, is a book that spans four decades, and in its majority is set in Florence. The book explores the importance of art, strangers that become family, and the love that holds them together. 

In her review of the book, author Lauren Fox said historical fiction hits closest to the bone when it illuminates what we know to be true. Named by many reviewers as beautiful prose that becomes poetry the book is already popular among readers on our shores. 

You can reserve the paperback copy on our catalogue with your library card here. Or, read it now on CloudLibrary  

It’s easy to use, just like a pen!

It’s got a hardened steel engraving bit so it will work on metal, plastic and wood.

Did you know the State Library runs an online book club and we are a participant library?

The Online Book Club is similar to traditional in-person book clubs that might meet at a library or other informal setting, but rather brings this into an online platform creating alternative and complementary opportunities for library members to virtually engage with book clubs across WA.

How it works:

• The book club reads one book every two to three months, so you’ll have plenty of time for each book.
• There are no membership or subscription fees. Joining the book club is completely free!
• As a Library cardholder you will have access to download an eBook of each reading selection for free!

As a member of our library you will have access to an eBook through Freading website or the Freading app for each book selection. If you prefer a different format – like audio or print – you can search for a copy of the book through our  library catalogue. Alternatively have a look at our eResources pages for other options.

Below are the books for March, April and May

Click here for more information and to join the WA Public Library Online Book Club.

hoopla is a our new eResource that allows you to borrow ebooks, comics, music, audiobooks, movies and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone; even your TV!

Titles can be streamed immediately or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. There are  thousands of titles to choose from, with more being added daily.

As a library member, you can enjoy up to 6 borrows a month. eBooks, eComics and Audio Books are available for 21 days. Borrow videos for 72 hours and music titles for 7 days.

Click here to create your account. If you want to know more about hoopla visit here.

Contact the library on 08 9780 5600  if you have any questions or need help setting up your account.

This month marks the first anniversary of the international literary journal, Portside Review. The journal is published four times a year and it promotes cross-cultural community creations from collaborators across the Indian Ocean. Their latest issue is also their first fully bilingual journal! To celebrate this achievement, Portside Review is sharing some pieces from their latest issue for you to read for free.

Immerse yourself in the stunningly exhilarating audio travelogue, by artists of Arka Kinari, lands on the coast of the whaling village of Lamakera, at the eastern edge of Indonesia, in Dawn Find Us.  And take some time to read Indonesian fiction, non-fiction, essays and poetry, like this beautiful piece by Agung Setaiwan, translated from Indonesian into English by Sebastian Partogi, below.

Beyond Compare

Tertara

From there, in an island, not distant

Dari sana, di sebuah pulau, tak jauh 

I observed, without staying, with closeness

Aku menatap, tak menetap, dari dekat 

How beautiful, beyond compare, so clear

Indanya, tiada tara, begitu kentara 

Within this body, we are equal

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