The top loans of 2019 for the City of Parramatta Libraries are here! The top 10 loans for adult fiction, adult non fiction, young adult, junior fiction, eAudio and eBook are below as easy access quick guides. Spotted a title you missed reading last year then simply one click the cover image to reserve your copy now – Happy Reading/Listening.
Top 10 Adult Fiction Loans 2019
Top 10 Adult Non Fiction Loans 2019
Join Katherine and Nisa for the first of our ‘Summer’ episodes.
In this episode Katherine and Nisa discuss some of the entertaining movies and television series they have been watching or are planning to watch.
With multiple streaming services and digital downloads more ubiquitous than ever, discovering new television series, movies and documentaries has never been easier.
Did you know as a member of City of Parramatta Libraries you can stream 100’s of great movies for free? Well you can! And it couldn’t be easier.
Through Beamafilm, Australiasia’s premiere streaming channel for true stories and independent voices, library members can access hundreds of documentaries & movies for free. Stream and watch – The Australian Dream, Mystify Michael Hutchence, 2040, Nicole Kidman in the BMX Bandits and more Australian classics like – The Shiralee, Playing Beattie Bow & Skippy to name a few.
Access is easy – enter your library card number, create an account and you are ready to go!
DVDs discussed here include:
We hope you have enjoyed listening to Parra Pods this year.
We wish you a happy & safe holiday season.
Katherine & Nisa
Episode 25 – Media Companies & #metoo
In 2018, two publications shared the Putlitzer Prize for Public Service: The New York Times, for reporting led by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, and The New Yorker, for reporting by Ronan Farrow.
In episode 24, Katherine and Nisa chat about the books based on their respective reports. They are:
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement / Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey. Bloomsbury, September 2019.
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators / Ronan Farrow. Fleet (Little Brown), October 2019.
Have fun exploring some of the great material that arrived on the shelves in November!
Enjoy the holiday season!
ADULT FICTION
Death is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa
Grandmothers by Sally Vickers
Into the Dark by Karen Rose
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City of Parramatta Libraries invites you to participate in our Reading & Puzzle Challenge.
Read away the summer, solving puzzles and trivia along the way!
A great way for families to read and play along together!
Read and rate five books, write a small review of your favourite and solve a minimum of five of the weekly puzzles or trivia.
Participating is easy. Pick up a copy of the entry booklet at any of our Libraries, or download a here – Entry Booklet – Reading & Puzzles
For persons who prefer to submit an online entry form you can do so via the links below. Please be sure to complete the form prior to 12:00 am Sunday 9 February 2020.
The Reading & Puzzle challenge is open to adults and teens aged 13+.
Puzzles will be released weekly; however there is no need to rush. The competition open most of the Summer leaving plenty of time for you to complete the puzzles. Puzzles can be viewed at all library locations and online.
All eligible entries will be placed in a draw to win some great prizes!
FIRST PRIZE – $150 – BOOK PACK
SECOND PRIZE – $75 – BOOK PACK
THIRD PRIZE – $50 – BOOK PACK