Summer Reading Club For Children

Reading is rewarding and a heap of fun. Once again, the Summer Reading Club will be up and running soon at Parramatta City Library. The program encourages all children under 18 years of age to enjoy reading during the summer break.

The program will start from 1st of December 2009 until the end of January 2010. Parramatta City Library invites all children to get their own library card and come to join the reading club this summer.

You will be rewarded for all the good reading you do. Books can be borrowed from Parramatta City Library or its five branchers. Register for the Summer Reading Club at any of the library branches.

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Summer Reading 3 – New Crime Fiction

Crime fiction is always popular. So what to choose? Here are some new titles at Parramatta City Library.

Murder on the cliff by Joanna Challis – a writers turns sleuth when she encounters a real world of mystery…

Fever of the bone by Val McDermid – Well, Tony Hill again, the famous psychiatrist and Jordan the detective come back to catch the criminals.

Woman with birthmark by Hakan Nesser – An inspector Van Veeteren mystery, fourth book in the series.

The complaints by Ian Rankin – Again, Rankin shows he’s the best. It’s not Rebus but a new series of MalCom ‘Foxy’ Fox who does the job…

Silent hour by Michael Koryta – it’s an engrossing tale with unexpected twists and an enjoyable reading.

Silent scream by Lynda La Plante – a famous file star Amanda Delany is brutally murdered. Who did it and why? DI Anna Travis is going to fine out…

The girl who kicked the Hornets’ nest by Stieg Larsson – The last title in ‘The Millennium’ series, this fiction reaches its highest in the genre.

The ignorance of blood by Robert Wilson – The final book in the Javier Falcon Seville quartet and a psychological triller with interesting characterisations, and many more…

The gentlemen’s hour by Don Winslow – sets in southern California, the book has the taste of surf and drug culture.

Far cry by John Harvey – it’s a compelling reading with tight plot and complicated characters.

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Summer Reading 2 – New Sci Fi

New Science Fiction titles are available for loan at Parramatta City Library for summer reading. Here are some titls to start with

The city & the city by China Mieville – it reads like a normal crime fiction but not until the inspector Tyador Borlu receives a phone call from the ‘other city’…

The winds of Dune by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson – a journey that goes through those ‘hidden years’ of the Atreides Legend.

Galileo’s dream by Kim Stanley Robinson – an interesting light shines on one of science’s immortal heroes Galileo, and his everyday life.

Gardens of the sun by Paul McAuley – it’s a tale of greed, power and corruption in the 23th century.

The dark Griffin by K J Taylor – it’s an easy reading book with creature interaction and magic.

Oceanic by Greg Egan – comprised by twelve short stories that question religion, faith and science

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What to Read This Summer – True Stories and other Non Fiction

Do you like reading non fiction books such as biography or are you looking for something new to read in this summer?

Here are some great suggests for summer reading that are new to Parramatta City Library.

The blue plateau: a landscape memoir by Mark Tredinnick

Learning how to breathe by Linda Neil

Unparalleled sorrow: finding my way back from depression by Barry Dickins

Zeitoun by Dave Eggers

The greatest show on earth: the evidence for evolution by Richard Dawkins

The yipping tiger and other tales from the neuropsychiatric clinic by Perminder Sachdev

The curse of the Labrador Duck by Glen Chilton

Who wants to be a billionaire by Paul Barry

I, Mick Gatto by Mick Gatto with Tom Noble

Strange days indeed: the golden age of paranoia by Francis Wheen

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Recycle, Reuse, Reduce

National Recycling Week runs until 15 November. It is a handy reminder to all of us to recycle and keep quality resources in use and out of landfill. By doing this we conserve our natural resources.

Parramatta City Library has number of books in its collection on information such as recycle, reuse, reduce and how to do manual. Here are some new titles

The Australian green consumer guide : choosing products for a healthier planet, home and bank balance by Tanya Ha 

Composting : decomposition by Buffy Silverman Cradle to cradle : remaking the way we make things by William McDonough & Michael Braungart 

Every last drop by Craig Madden & Amy Carmichael 

Recycle! : a handbook for kids by Gail Gibbons 

Recycling by Justin Healey 

Recycling things to make and do by Emily Bone and Leonie Pratt 

The rich and fertile story of compost : resurrection in a bucket by Margaret Simons 

Rooms from remnants by Janette Swift 

Design for water : rainwater harvesting, stormwater catchment, and alternate water reuse by Heather Kinkade-Levario 

Water-saving tips for dummies by Michael Grosvenor

Energy saving tips for dummies by Michael Grosvenor

Sustainable living for dummies by Michael Grosvenor

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