#ThisBook

The Baileys women’s Prize, previously known as Orange Prize for fiction, is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world to celebrateng  excellence, originality and accessibility in women’s writing from throughout the world. It has launched a twitter campaign #ThisBook in May.  The aim was simple: to find out which books, written by women, have had the biggest impact on readers.

Now voted by readers through twitter, top 20 titles, written by women, have been selected as the most impacted, shaped or changed their lives. Continue reading

The National Reading Hour & Paint Parra REaD

PrintPaint Parra Read logoThis year, The National Reading Hour will be held on the 19th August at 6pm-7pm. Parramatta City Library strongly supports the message behind The Reading Hour and hope you manage to pick up a book to read to a child at this time and also every day, from birth. Just ten minutes a day, or an hour a week will help to share a love of reading with your child (or any child for that matter!) and will help them be ready for school and be more successful while they are there. Continue reading