What are you reading? – a reader’s forum

Are you a book lover?

Come and join our cosy forum here at

Parramatta Library on Thursday 11 October 2012 10.30am – 12 noon.

Would you like to know what to read next???

Share your favourite book with others and discover new reads.

Here is a link to the Good Reading Magazine that you can access from home with your Library card number

http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/libraries.cfm?lib=205&src=1H5kf5wW

Discussion notes from Literacy Reading Group August 2012

The National Year of Reading Theme for August is Question, so this month we read and discussed two articles relating this theme.

Article 1: Profit and Loss– Angela Mollard in Sunday magazine from the Sunday Telegraph Feb 26-Mar 3 2012 p3

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/sunday-magazine/angela-mollard-profit-and-loss/story-e6frf039-1226281475594

In this Article “Angela counts the cost of putting work ahead of family” an interesting article about trying to juggle the commitments of life, and working out what’s important in the long run.

Article 2:  Questions that make you think from Buzzle.com

 http://www.buzzle.com/articles/questions-that-make-you-think.html

 A very funny article with many interesting questions to make you think.

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Fiona McCallum – Author of the month

You are invited to Parramatta Library on  Monday 10th September 2012 1pm – 2pm to hear Fiona McCallum talk about her latest book, Wattle Creek, one of the Get Reading books you can’t put down.

Fiona writes “heart-warming journey of self-discovery stories”. Her first novel Paycheque was released on April 1 2011 and became an ‘instant bestseller’. Her second novel Nowhere Else (released on Dec 1 2011) was an even bigger hit, outselling Paycheque by early January 2012. Fiona’s third novel, Wattle Creek, was released April 1 2012.

The bestselling Australian author of Paycheque and Nowhere Else returns with a story of dreams, expectations and endurance. Continue reading

1st Wednesday book club – The idea of home by John Hughes

The idea of home is the title for NSW voted by many people for National Year of Reading.

When the First Wednesday book club meet this month they discussed “The idea of home by John Hughes”.

In ‘The Idea of Home’ John Hughes writes about growing up in the HunterValley coal-mining town of Cessnock, in a household dominated by memories of the Ukraine, which his mother and grandparents were forced to flee during the Second World War. (excerpt from NoveList Plus) Continue reading