With evocative narratives and inspiring stories these are not your standard travel guides.

Click on the image to place a hold on the title, and dream of the day you can explore different shores again.

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This selection of new short stories will appeal to those who enjoy well constructed plots but don’t have the time or energy to commit to a full length novel.

Stories range from the speculative and experimental fiction; from thriller to Australian literature.

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Our online collection of magazines has moved from RBDigital to Overdrive.

All the same great titles are still available, and you have a choice of apps to use to read them:

Libby – great if you like a modern interface and a wide range of functionalities. Start on the home page. Scroll down until you come to Popular Australian Magazines. You can download the magazines to your device so that you can enjoy them when you’re offline.

Overdrive (the classic app) – for those of us who prefer a more traditional app layout. Click in Collections then scroll down to Magazines. You will only be able to read the magazines while online if you choose this app.

Click here to find out more about this and other e-resources that are available with your library membership.

And if you would like to view a video tutorial that is specific to your device and can guide you through the installation process,  click here!

Give your heart a little poetry with these enticing new titles.

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you see me once the music starts 

move back to where I never was 

turning into a swing kitten

it’s impossible to keep still

In a small town in Michigan. Keeper of the ritual, Shey Marque

To help celebrate Harmony Week, we selected a list of books to showcase our cultural diversity.

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Mayakeniny (‘Sound dancing’) is a new online resource for both children and adults to engage with Noongar language and music.

Developed by Dr Clint Bracknell, Nan Roma Yibiyung Winmar and the team at Kurongkurl Katitjin, Edith Cowan University, it includes:

• Noongar children’s songs with karaoke videos
• Short webisodes for learning Noongar language
• A searchable wordlist with references to historical documentation
• And soon to come – a map of Noongar songs from the archives, and the music from Hecate, the Noongar-language adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

You can find links to Mayakeniny on the library website:

• On the Lifelong learning page, &
• On the E-resources for parents and children page

Or click here to visit Mayakeniny right now!

This week we are keeping you up to date with all you need to help with the little ones…and the no so little ones.

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Library opening hours 

Mondays & Wednesdays

10am – 5.30pm

Wednesdays 10am – 12pm only open to over-60s.

On Wednesdays from 12pm – 5.30pm all are welcome

Tuesdays & Thursdays

10am – 8pm

Fridays & Saturdays

10am – 3pm

We asked the members of our Book Chat Club to tell us about their favorite book read last year.

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“I loved the way it was narrated by death, it was beautifully narrated and full of emotion.”

“Great fun.”

“I love it because it is so exciting and there are so many plot twists, I would recommend it for ages 11 and up.”

“It is really good cos the girl saves her sister.”

“I liked this book because it’s about a dog, and she reminds me of my dog.”

The Warrior Series  by Erin Hunter  is also a very recommended by our readers.

Book Chat Club is for book lovers who are aged 10 to 14 years old and love to talk about books!

You know that book you can’t wait to read but there are 10 people before you on the queue?

Wait no longer, because we’ve got a list of new titles recently purchase ready to read on CloudLibray in your tablet, smartphone or computer.

Jump on CloudLibrary to borrow any of the titles below or to explore other books and audio books you can enjoy straight away.

If you are new to CloudLibrary simple follow this link to register your library card and start borrowing.