Category Archives: Recommended Reading

2013 ABIA Awards

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2013 Australian Book Industry Awards have announced its winners. Sometimes I do feel the awards from the industry might be biased on best sellers list rather than literary values. However when you look the list of winners there are some good reads there. Surely you’d appreciate and enjoy reading them.

Parramatta City Library has all the titles for loan and title’s like The light between oceans has  been discussed by one of our reading groups The 1st Wed Reading Group and the group’s comments are on the blog. Continue reading →

Read Watch Play June 2013 – Faraway

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Join Parramatta Library as we participate in the Read Watch Play reading theme for June

FARAWAY

What do you think of when you read far far away?

Does it take you back to reading fairy stories or does it make you think of other stories/histories which take place far far away?

Does it make you think of travel to places #faraway?

Or of science fiction, space travel and exploration?

Or is it of fantasy with creatures and ideas from #faraway?

What places seem #faraway to you? They may be countries or worlds away, or only a few blocks, suburbs or towns away? Continue reading →

Alan Walker Book Group – Minding Frankie

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Parramatta Library’s Outreach Book Group at Alan Walker Village read Maeve Binchy’s, Minding Frankie here are their thoughts:

 

The group had a healthy and robust discussion, that indicated one an all enjoyed the book.

Over 40 characters in the book rather over faced some. It was said, “in reality five stories were incorporated”.

First time readers of Maeve Binchy were quite enthralled by her undoubted ability. Avid readers didn’t consider this her finest book. Everyone was sorry that her recent death means no further books. Continue reading →

Author Talk – Derek & Julia Parker

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EVER WONDERED WHAT THE SUN-SIGNS TELL YOU ABOUT LOVE AND LIFE?

Then come along to PARRAMATTA LIBRARY’S Author Talk on Wednesday 5th June  @ 1pm with Derek & Julia Parker.

The Parkers are recognised as the world’s most knowledgeable couple on all things astrology and have produced countless works on a range of topics from the arts, life, love and the messages of the universe. Their latest adventure is Poems of Love and Life – twelve unique anthologies of poems directly relating the to Sun-signs.

Come along to Parramatta Library and hear Derek & Julia talk.

Where: Parramatta Library – The Darug Room (top floor)

When: Wednesday 5th June 2013

Time: 1pm-2pm

Bookings Essential please call 9806 5159.