Better Reading has released the 2016 Top 100 Book as voted by the Australian public – number 1 is Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird! Is your favourite in the list?
The Top 50 Kids Books for 2016 list has also been announced – number 1, to no surprise is the classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
Why not reserve your favourite now via the Library Catalogue?
The Good Reading Magazine has launched a new Resource Hub for book lovers to make reading the ‘Good Reading’ magazine easier and includes exciting interactive features. Access to the new resource is free to Library members, click here to access the Hub. When you click you will be taken to the homepage of the Resource Hub instead of the digital version of the magazine, you then sign up for a free membership with your email and chosen password. Once you sign up you will have access to:
Do you want to help celebrate Australian Romance Fiction? Why not vote now in the 2016 AusRom Today Reader’s Choice Awards – nominations are now open!
To nominate your favourite author and/or book, simply click here and choose the category you’d like to nominate in, one nomination per category per person. Catergories to choose from include: Best New Author, Best Established Author, Author of the Year, Cover of the Year and Book of the Year.
AusRomToday will compile nominated finalists for each award on 30th October 2016. The ten most nominated nominees in each category will make it through to the public voting round. These finalists will then be uploaded into voting albums on Facebook and open for public voting from November 1st.
Places in the focus groups are limited so don’t miss out.
For more details about the study please click here, to register for one of the focus groups email your preferred focus group time, name, email address and contact number to researchenquiries@australiacouncil.gov.au – you will be contacted to confirm your place
For those already in a Book Club or thinking about starting one – why not check out how the Library can help you! Head to our Book Club Kit page for more details and to look at the variety of we have for loan – now with even more titles.
