Manga Competition

During the last school holidays, the Library held a Manga Drawing competition.  Here are some of the brilliant entries we received:

Thank you to everyone who entered!

Preschool visits Library for National Simultaneous Storytime

On Wednesday 23rd May at 11am, in schools, libraries and bookshops all over the country, children were listening to a special reading of "The Very Cranky Bear" by Nick Bland.  In Gilgandra, students from Gilgandra Preschool came to the Library to hear this story, and to help the bear ROAR!

It was so much fun!  Thank you to Gilgandra Preschool teachers and students for sharing this day with us.  You made our day!

Making up our bear and cave pictures

New website, new books, and Storytime coming soon

North Western Library, of which Gilgandra is a branch, has a new website http://www.northwesternlibrary.com.au/.  This is the URL to visit if you want to download an audio book, use World Book Online, check out the catalogue, or find out how the Library works.  To find Your Tutor, click on the Branches link on the left hand side, select Gilgandra Shire Library and you will see the Your Tutor link.  If you have any difficulty navigating the new website, please contact us on 6817 8877, or by email at library@gilgandra.nsw.gov.au.

 Storytime

Storytime will be held on Thursday 24^th May at 10.30am.  We will be enjoying Nick Bland’s wonderful story “The Very Cranky Bear”.  Babies, toddlers, under-5’s and their family or carers are very welcome to join us for songs, stories and fun!   

New books

“The red beast: controlling anger in children with Asperger’s Syndrome” by K.I. Al-Ghani is a new picture book which is designed to help children understand and deal with rage.  In the introduction, the author notes that simply living through a normal day is often fraught with anxiety and frustration for some children, and that the uncontrollable outbursts of rage that can result from this often leave the children suffering from low self-esteem.  He says “It is possible to enable the child to see that anger is like a ‘beast’ that needs to be tamed.  Taming the beast can be hugely satisfying and can lead to an increase in self-esteem, not a decrease.  By teaching techniques to children when they are fully in control of their tempers, role playing these visualisation techniques frequently, and then setting up a place where children can be directed when the ‘beast’ awakens, it is possible to lessen the frequency and ferocity of anger and give control back to the children.”  The book is a simple picture book, but it is a great tool to help children begin to ‘control the beast’. 

The new 12^th edition of “The Law Handbook” has arrived.  The Law Handbook is the plain English guide to the law in NSW, providing access to law that affects people in their everyday lives.  This edition contains 43 chapters written by over 80 lawyers and legal experts with the most up-to-date information possible about the law in NSW.  Every chapter contains a comprehensive list of the organisations and websites that you need for further information or help.  To see what other books the Library has, check out the Library catalogue at our new website http://www.northwesternlibrary.com.au .  Happy reading!

Learning about writing with Colleen

The National Year of Reading Writer's workshop last Saturday 5th May was so much fun!  A happy group of writers gathered at the Library to hear Colleen O'Sullivan speak.  Colleen gave us some great ideas and we all went home with more confidence and renewed passion for writing.  Thank you, Colleen!