Seems like now could be a good time to relax on the couch and watch a few movies!

Grab the popcorn and settle in for some seriously good entertainment with Beamafilm. You can stream some amazing movies and documentaries – and it’s free, using your library membership.

Enjoy Australian, foreign and indie films, documentaries, children’s features and more.

Have your library membership number handy and click here to go to our Online Resources>Entertainment page, where you’ll find more information and a handy link to Beamafilm (plus more movie options!)

The libraries are closed for Christmas and New Year, but our e-resources don’t take breaks!

Your library membership gives you instant access to tens of thousands of titles that can be downloaded and enjoyed from your mobile phone or tablet.

Download an audiobook for that long drive, or just ensure you always have a digital version of your favourite magazine handy. No need to fill a suitcase with books for that long-awaited getaway  – you can store them all on your mobile device!

There are several platforms to browse, each offering a different range of titles and authors.

Explore e-books and e-audiobooks with cloudLibrary, BorrowBox and Overdrive.

Browse e-magazines at RBDigital Magazines.

Have your library card handy, and click here to explore these resources.

The dystopian landscape created by a pandemic won’t come to mind when we all look back to 2020. Instead, the fantastic, unique, escaping world of books is what we will remember! (imagine a smiley emoji right here).

With that in mind, we decided to curate a selection of our library staff’s most memorable reads for this year. As always, it was a challenge to select one title per person; but you know, we are librarians, we can do anything. (another emoji)

Among the selection we have A boy and his dog at the end of the world  by C. A. Fletcher,  Bruny by Heather Rose (no surprises here), The bees by Laline Paull,  Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell, and the fascinating sci-fi All Systems Red by Martha Wells

There was still love by Favel Parrett, The Choke by Sophie Laguna and True West by David Whish-Wilson, were also selected as stunning and memorable reads.

The suspense thriller A bad day for sunshine, and the new Australian classic Honeybee by Craig Silvey are also among our list.

We end this list with an ebook recommendation, the family drama Monogamy by Sue Miller, which is available on OverDrive or BorrowBox

Now its your turn, tell us what is your favourite book for 2020?

PS: If you like to read in e-format,  search for these titles on CloudLibrary, OverDrive or BorrowBox 

Here is a great (free!) tool to help you discover more authors who write the type of story you enjoy: Literature Map!

It’s simple to use – go to the site and type in the name of your favourite author:

Click the search button and you’ll then be presented with a map of authors. The closer authors are to each other on the map, the more similar their styles are – so look for the names closest to your favourite author.

Once you’ve identified a new author you’d like to try, click here to go to our catalogue, enter the author’s name and click search to find titles to borrow.

If you’re new to using the catalogue, click here for assistance. Happy reading!

If 2020 isn’t doing it for you, take a break from the present and travel back in time with a Beamafilm period drama.

Below is a selection of some of the titles now available – but there are more!

Have your library membership card handy and click here to find out how to access your free Beamafilm account.

What should you eat? How should you eat it? When should you eat it? Should you go Keto? Paleo? Low-carb? Fasting? Or do nothing at all?

There are many approaches to dieting nowadays, and we have some of them covered with this week’s new books.

Click on the image to make a reservation, or have a look at our e-Book suppliers and borrow it straight away.

Nutrition is the feature of this week’s online new books.
If you are visiting the library we also have our New Books Display, with a larger selection of books to chose from.
Click on the image to go straight to the catalogue and place your hold.
Look for these symbols which tell you if the item is also available as an e-book or e-audiobook:
= cloudLibrary = BorrowBox = Overdrive
Click here to find out more about how to use cloudLibrary, BorrowBox and Overdrive.

Courtesy of Bibliotheca, you can now join Michael Surgrue, PH.D. for an ongoing webinar series reflecting on the classics of our world. From philosophy, to fiction; from biographies, to theatre, he explores many great titles and their lasting impact.

If you’re not free when the webinars are running, no problem – past Classics Revisited webinars are available on demand.

Past webinars include: The Misanthrope by Moliere, History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides & Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.

Forthcoming webinars include: Measure for Measure by Shakespeare, Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy & The Book of the Courtier by Castiglione.

Click here to access recorded webinars, or to register for upcoming ones.

You don’t need to be a library member to join the webinars, but you will be required to complete a form to gain access. When doing so, write ‘Patron’ in the ‘Job Title’ field (example below).

Enjoy!

Learn to draw landscapes, portraits or your beloved pooch with this week’s new books, click on the image to reserve the title.

We would love to see the final work, so please send us a photo to amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au