Big Storytime Christmas Party 2013

Calling ALL Preschoolers

Join us for the

BIG Storytime Christmas Party 

on 

Tuesday 10 December 2013 at 11am

Rockdale Town Hall

448 Princes Highway

Rockdale

There will be crafts, face painting, music, food and, of course, a special visit from Santa.

This is a free event for preschoolers and their parents and carers. Bookings are essential at www.rockdale.nsw.gov.au/LibraryEvents 

Parents and Carers: Please bring a SMALL present with your child's name attached (from Santa).

For more information, please call Rockdale City Library on 9562 1821.

1st Wedneday Book Group - 4 December 2013

Join us for the December meeting of the 1st Wednesday Book Group on 

4 December 2013 at 10.30am 

Rockdale Library

448 Princes Highway 

The group will be discussing Eye of the Storm by Patrick White.

If you have read this book please come along and join in the discussion.

This is the last meeting for 2013 of the 1st Wednesday Book Group.
See you in 2014!

For more information or to join the group please call Natalie on 9562 1821.

eMagazines at Rockdale Library

Our eMagazine collection has been "live" for around a week and we've already had over 100 "loans". The eMagazines are free for Library members and can be accessed through the Zinio link on our catalogue's eLibrary http://library.rockdale.nsw.gov.au/

To register, you need to be logged in to your "My Account" page on the catalogue. Click on the Zinio banner near the top of the page and create a new account (this step establishes that you are a Library member). When you try to download your first eMagazine you will need to register for a Zinio account.

Once you are done, you can bookmark this link to go directly to Zinio (bypassing the catalogue)http://www.rbdigital.com/rockdale/service/zinio/landing

Jonathan King Author Talk Postponed

The author talk by Jonathan King scheduled for 22 November has been postponed until January 2014.

We apologise for any inconvenience and will update you when the new day has been arranged.

Sans Souci Knitting Group - 2 December 2013

Come to the next meeting of the Sans Souci Knitting Group.
All levels are welcome. 
Please bring your own needles and wool. 

When: 2 December 2013
Time: 10.30am - 12 noon
Where: Sans Souci Branch Library
104 Russell Avenue (Cnr Russell and Clareville Avenue)
SANS SOUCI NSW 2219


This is the last meeting for 2013. The first meeting for 2014 will be on Monday 3 February 2014.

Please phone Nina for more information on 9562 1817 or email sanssoucilibrary@rockdale.nsw.gov.au

Grandparents' Morning at Bexley Library 13 November 2013

Join us at Bexley Library on Wednesday 13 November 2013 at 11am for a special storytime to celebrate grandparents.

There will be face painting and a yummy morning tea.

Please see the flyer for dates, times and locations.

Rockdale Readers Book Group - 15 November 2013

Join us for the November meeting of the Rockdale Readers Book Group on 

15 November 2013 at 5.30 pm 

Rockdale Library

448 Princes Highway 

The group will be discussing Under The Volcano by Malcolm Lowry.

If you have read this book please come along and join in the discussion.

This is the last meeting of the Rockdale Readers Book Group for 2013. The group will resume again in February 2014.

For more information or to join the group in 2014 please call Natalie on 9562 1821.

Grandparents Morning at Sans Souci Library 8 November

Join us at Sans Souci Library on Friday 8 November 2013 at 11am for a special storytime to celebrate grandparents.

There will be face painting and a yummy morning tea.

Please see the flyer for dates, times and locations.

Author Talk - Jonathan King

Rockdale City Council Presents

A Talk by 

Jonathan King introducing his book

Tall Ships and Tall Tales: a life of dancing with history

About the book 

Climb aboard a square-rigged tall ship or jump into the saddle of a bucking brumby as Jonathan King recounts his hair-raising and breathtaking adventures in history: surviving shipwrecks in the Bermuda Triangle, losing men overboard in the south Atlantic, avoiding pirates in the South China Sea, being arrested by Spanish border guards and chased by Indian police, being tossed off horses in the Outback, getting thrown into a Lebanese prison, becoming lost in the Amazon jungle and being knocked over by a cyclone in Antarctica. These tall tales will leave you breathless, dazzled, and inspired by King’s persistence and sheer courage in bringing history to life.

22 November 2013
1pm

Rockdale City Library
448 Princes Highway
Rockdale

Free entry with light refreshments provided
Online bookings essential at http://www.rockdale.nsw.gov.au/libraryevents 
For more information call 9562 1821

About the Author:

Jonathan King is an award-winning author of Australian history. He has written 30 books and been published widely in newspapers and magazines, as well as producing and presenting numerous film documentaries, and TV and radio programs. In 1988 he was presented with Australian of the Year Award (Victorian division) and in 1989 the Australian Achiever Award.