June 2008 - Edition 16
Drug info @ your library
This month focuses on the drug info @ your library collections held in all our branches. Drug info provides accessible information about alcohol and drugs through Web resources and public library collections. These are selected and regularly updated by specialist staff at the State Library of New South Wales in consultation with experts in the field.
Drug Info @ your library is a joint initiative of NSW Health's Community Drug Strategies Branch and the State Library of NSW.
Pageturners open The Spare Room by Helen Garner
Come along to the book discussion group Pageturners on Wednesday 11 June at 5.30pm to discuss the latest book by Australian author Helen Garner titled The Spare Room. Described as an extraordinary work of fiction, The Spare Room covers an important topic. Helen prepares her spare room for her friend Nicola, who is flying down from Sydney for a three-week visit. But this is no ordinary visit - Nicola has advanced cancer. She is coming to Melbourne to receive treatment she believes will cure her. From the moment Nicola steps off the plane, Helen becomes her nurse, her protector, her guardian angel and her stony judge. Helen Garner is well known for her works such as Monkey Grip, The First Stone, Joe Cinque's Consolation and this is first novel for 15 years. Pageturners meet on the second Wednesday of each month upstairs at Orange City Library. Interested people are most welcome to come along to discuss a different "must read" each month.
Radio Plays on the airwaves
Thanks to our own Fiona Hawke, the team at Orange Community Radio and local playwrights, the second series of radio plays is now completed. Five plays for the Other Side of the Line series are now written, performed, recorded, edited, credited and enhanced with music and sound effects and go to air on FM 107.5 The Local Station 10am on weekdays and 12 noon on weekends until 21 June. Congratulations to all the playwrights including Joan Brown for her work Waiting Still, Ross Stephenson for True Blue Publishing, Freya Hawke with Robin and Annie, Stephen Nugent for The West Winging It and the The Strolling Player of Kikacro by Bakka Bourke. Well done to all and happy listening.
As the Crow Flies - Australian heritage entertainment in Forbes and Orange
Bush poet, actor and musician Geoffrey Graham will be performing his "celebration of larrikins, legends and Aussie romance" at Forbes Library on Thursday 12 June at 10.30am. He will also be performing at Orange City Library on Thursday 12 June at 2pm. Everyone is welcome to attend the show. It is a celebration of Aussie characters and a salute to our identity and heritage. It is as Australian as the water bag, billy tea, Ned Kelly, wattle blossoms, Eureka, shearers, Dad & Dave, Sunday roast and cricket. Come along, it is an event for all age groups.
Poetry in the Pub returns
Bush poet Frank Daniel will be performing his home-spun bush poetry with humour and judging the Poetry in the Pub event at the Gladstone Hotel, located on the corner of Byng and Hill Streets, Orange, on Friday 20 June. Interested people are invited to come along and perform a poem with a drought theme. Gold coin donations will go towards the Cancer Council. Poets can sign up from 6.30pm on the night and the entertainment begins at 7pm. For enquiries contact the Central West Writers' Centre on 6393 8125 or John Rae on 6362 0888.
The Jane Austen Book Club meetings for June
The next round of the Jane Austen Book Club meetings will be held as follows:
Blayney 11am Tuesday 17 June the Inspired by Jane 2 collection - sequels.
Cowra 12.30pm Tuesday 17 June for the Life and Times of Jane Austen.
The Orange meetings are being held in the fourth week of June:
Orange Day 12.30pm Thursday 26 June for Pride and Prejudice
Orange Evening on Thursday 26 June from 5.30pm for early birds, 6pm, for Inspired by 1 collection - spinoffs, which includes Bridget Jones's Diary based on Pride and Prejudice, the sequel based on Persuasion, Clueless based on Emma and the bollywood film Bride & Prejudice. There will be a break in July then the groups continue to meet with a new theme.
PS. Also look out for Jane Austen productions screening on Sunday nights on ABC television during June.
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ABIA Non-Fiction Book of the Year
Shortlist has been announced. The titles include American Journeys by Don Watson, Girl stuff by Kaz Cooke and Vietnam: the Australian Way by Paul Ham. The Library has copies of all these. The winner is announced on June 15.