Story Time returns! and an Australian poem a day!

Storytime this Thursday
Story Time returns this Thursday at the Library! Our first Story Time for 2012 will be held on Thursday , February 23. Come along and join us at 10.30am for stories, rhymes, activities and fun. Story Time is for babies, toddlers, under fives and their parents or carers. This week, we will be hearing about some crazy sheep, and someone who wants to sleep!

Story Time is free, but we ask that you book in so we have enough materials ready. You can book (even on Thursday morning) by phoning 68178877, or by emailing library@gilgandra.nsw.gov.au.

‘Readers’ available at the Library
Are your children learning to read? Did you know that the Library has 1071 ‘readers’? These are books that are designed for children just starting to read, with engaging stories and easy text. Our reader sets include: ABC Reading Eggs, Hopscotch, Fitzroy, Storylands, Targeting Maths Literacy, Gigglers, My first graphic novel, Tiddlers, I am reading, and many more. Our reader sets are at the best standard they have ever been; come in and take a look!

A poem a day
What better way to celebrate the National Year of Reading than by reading an Australian poem, every day? If this appeals to you, visit the website “An Australian Poem a Day” http://ozpoemaday.wordpress.com/author/ibbyaustralia/ . You can also subscribe to it, which means you will receive a poem a day on your email. What a great way to mark the National Year of Reading! So far this year, we’ve heard from Banjo Patterson, Mary Gilmore, Max Fatchen, Les Murray and many more. All the poems on this site come from “ The ABC Book of Australian Poetry: a treasury for young people” compiled by Libby Hathorn (ABC Books 2010).

We hope you enjoy your reading this week. To find more great reads, come in and browse the Library shelves, or visit http://nwls.spydus.com/ to search for a particular book.