News and events for our library community
Held on the last Monday of each month, Book Chat Club is a place for ten to fourteen year olds to chat about their favourite books and reading.
Bookings are required, please contact Rachael on 9780 5602 or email rdrummond@amrshire.wa.gov.au as spaces are limited.
Happy Reading!
It’s Book Week, and today we are featuring the Eve Pownall Award for factual illustrated works, to reserve a title please click on the image and place a hold with your library card.
Please click here⇓ to find out the 2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards winners
There is something magical about picture books, and this list is an extra-special one.
These are the Picture Books (0 to 18 age group) shortlisted for Children Books Council of Australia 2020, please note that some picture books may be only suitable for older readers.
Please click on the image to place a hold.
Please click here ⇓ to find out the winners of the 2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards
This week we are taking time to celebrate fantastic children’s literature published in Australia and the wonderful authors and illustrators who create the books.
Children aged 2 to 5 and their caregivers are invited to join us at Margaret River Library on Tuesday 20th October at 10.30am for a special Children’s Book Week dress up storytime. We will read one of the shortlisted Children’s Book of the Year titles and kids can dress up as a character from their favourite book. Call the library on 9780 5600 if you have any queries, no bookings required.
Visit your library to check out the display of notable and winning titles for Children’s Book of the Year and collect a curious creature book mark and colouring in sheet, to get crafty at home.
Happy Children’s Book Week everyone!
Children’s Book Week is almost upon us, let us use this opportunity to get familiar with some of Australia’s best writers for young readers, and understand why they have been shortlisted by the Children’s Book Council of Australia.
Today we are featuring the shortlisted titles for Early Childhood (0 to 6 years of age).
Please click on the image to place a hold on the item.
Winners will be revealed at 12 noon AEDT on Friday 16 October.
Next week is Get Online Week, and we’re celebrating with a couple of events for over-50s who would like to find out more about getting online.
There are identical 1.5 hour events being held at the Augusta and Margaret River Libraries, which include:
Augusta Library: Thursday 22 October at 10am / Margaret River Library: Thursday 22 October at 2pm
Numbers are limited to allow for physical distancing and BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL.
Please RSVP to amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or 9780 5600 to register your interest and let us know which event you would like to attend.
The shortlisted titles for young readers for this years Children’s Book of the year 2020 award is suitable for children 7 to 12.
The stories range from fantastic worlds accessible from paintings on the wall and dystopian landscapes, to sensitive topics like family struggles and disabilities.
This week’s selection deserve your attention !
Children’s Book Week 2020 is almost upon us, so here is an opportunity to get familiar with some of Australia’s best writers for young readers, and understand why they have been shortlisted by the Children’s Book Council of Australia.
Today we are featuring the shortlisted titles for older readers (13 to 18 years of age). Please click on the image to place a hold on the item.
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In celebration of her current exhibition at the Cocoon Gallery, emerging artist Margaret Affleck invites the community to meet her for a casual event to discuss her art and the creative process that make her pieces so striking and inspiring. RSVP by 21st October to Margaret: margaret.affleck@gmail.com
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Phone: (08) 9780 5600
Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au