Halloween Special

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October is upon us and with recent rains it looks very much like the proper Halloween weather. One can debate the pros and cons of Australia increasingly adopting this heavily commercialized American holiday, but we can’t deny the occasion lends itself to enjoying a bit of mystery, thriller and horror. Visit your local branch of Parramatta libraries to enjoy a selection of recent releases, popular and classic titles in these genres.

Reserve some of our new titles in horror and mystery genres:

The best of the Best Horror of the year

The best Horror of the year vol.10

The mammoth book of Halloween stories by Stephen Jones

The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2018 ed.

Don’t Believe It by Charlie Donlea

Out of the Dark: Tales of Terror by Robert Chambers

Ghosts in the House: Tales of Terror by Benson A.C. & Benson R.H.

Slender Man by Anonymous

The Invisible Eye: Tales of Terror by Emily Erckmann & L.A. Chatrian

The tall man by Phoebe Locke

 

Librarians Choice – October 2018

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It’s that time of the month – the top 10 reads of upcoming books as chosen by Library Staff around Australia. Why not reserve a copy now?

Bridge of Clay – Markus Zusak
Librarians’ Choice Favourite

The breathtaking story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules. As the Dunbar boys love and fight and learn to reckon with the adult world, they discover the moving secret behind their father’s disappearance.

At the center of the Dunbar family is Clay, a boy who will build a bridge—for his family, for his past, for greatness, for his sins, for a miracle.

The question is, how far is Clay willing to go? And how much can he overcome?

Any Ordinary Day – Leigh Sales
Shell – Kristina Olsson
The Arsonist – Chloe Hooper
Lost without you – Rachael Johns
Cedar Valley – Holly Throsby
Boys will be boys – Clementine Ford
Lenny’s book of everything – Karen Foxlee
You daughters of freedom – Claire Wright
The valley – Steve Hawke

Australian Reading Hour

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This Thursday 20 September, 2018 is Australian Reading Hour. We encourage you to take an hour of time out of your busy schedule to open a book and read, grow, escape, learn and relax. Read on your own or with a child, parent, partner or a friend. Rediscover the joys and benefits of reading!

In adults, reading has been shown to reduce stress by 68% more than listening to music, going for a walk, or having a cup of tea!

Reading is closely linked to increasing our understanding of our own identities.

In children, reading has been shown to help with identity formation, setting them up for success in the future.

It was found by Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic & Social Research that reading to children six to seven days a week puts them almost a year ahead of those who are not being read to.

Here are some titles that Parramatta library staff will be reading tomorrow:

Transcription by Kate Atkinson (Jody)

The mystery of three quarters by Sophie Hannah (Yan)

Gardening on a shoestring: 100 ways to create a garden on a budget by Alex Mitchell (Nathan)

The Republic by Plato (Ali)

Baba Yaga’s Assistant by Marika McCoola (Sharni)

All the pretty horses by Cormac McCarthy (Michael)

I hate never by Camilla Isley (Kate)

Educated by Tara Westover (Nisa)

Blind by Cath Weeks (Sarah P.)

Trying. Love, loose pants and the quest for a baby by H. Cossey (Sarah H.)

Overview of period drama DVDs

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Our librarians, Katherine and Nisa provide an overview of popular period drama DVDs that are available at the library.

https://youtu.be/u2M0YembEuc

Click links below to reserve these items:

1) Medici: Masters of Florence [DVD]

2) The White Queen [DVD]

3) The White Princess [DVD]

4) The Borgias [DVD]

5) The Tudors [DVD]

6) Reign [DVD]

7) Versailles [DVD]

8) Victoria [DVD]

9) The Crown [DVD]

Better Reading Top 100 – Vote now!

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Are you an avid reader, always on the lookout for new titles to get your hands on? If you answered yes, Better Reading thinks you’ll be thrilled to know that you can now enter the draw to win all 100 of Australia’s top 100 fiction books for 2018!

To enter, you just need to vote for your all-time favourite fiction book. It can be international or local, old or new, classic or debut – it just needs to be the book you love the most.

Better Reading will collate the 100 most-voted-for books, and then seven lucky winners will each receive a pack of all 100 titles.

Voting ends on Monday 8 October at 5pm, click here to enter now!