Author Talk - Grace Karskens

Grace Karskens will introduce her book The Colony: A History of Early Sydney.

This book offers a fresh, vivid, highly readable account of early Sydney.

When: Thursday 9 July, 1pm
Where: Rockdale Council Chambers
448 Princes Highway, Rockdale
Cost: Free entry with light refreshments provided
Call: Rockdale City Library 9562 1821, bookings essential

The Constant Reader bookshop will be providing copies of the book for sale.

Grace Karskens can sign your copy if you wish.

Author Talk - Karina Machado

Rockdale Library and Community Information Service
presents
A talk by Karina Macado introducing her book Spirit Sisters.

Spirit Sisters is a collection of stories of paranormal experiences gathered from women across Australia.

Monday 22 June 2009
1pm

Rockdale Council Chambers

448 Princes Highway, Rockdale NSW 2216

Books will be available for sale and signing.

Angus & Robertson Bankstown will be providing copies of the book for sale.

Free entry with light refreshments provided.

To book for this event please call 9562 1821

Review Your Items and Win

Congratulations to Iman Sayed and Robert Trisley who were the winners of Borders Gift Cards.
They have won a $25 Borders gift card for reviewing their items in May.

You can read all the reviews through the catalogue, under the Recently Available menu.

Review your loans via our catalogue in the library or on our website at http://library.rockdale.nsw.gov.au/.

Public Holiday Closures

Rockdale Library and the branches at Arncliffe, Bexley, Bexley North and Sans Souci will be closed on Monday 8 June 2009 for the Queen's Birthday Long Weekend.

Usual opening hours will resume on Tuesday 9 June 2009.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Library Week Face Painting and National Simultaneous Storytime

Preschoolers and their carers are invited to celebrate Library Week at our Storytime sessions at the following branches:

Tuesday 26May - Rockdale Library, 448 Princes Highway, 11am
Wednesday 27 May - Rockdale Library, 448 Princes Highway, 11am
Wednesday 27 May - Bexley Library, 499 Forest Road Bexley, 11am
Thursday 28 May - Bexley North Library, 24 Shaw Street, Bexley North, 11am
Friday 29 May - Arncliffe Library, 11 Firth Street, Arncliffe, 11am
Friday 29 May - Sans Souci Library, Cnr Clarevill and Russell Avenues, Sans Souci, 11am

Storytime is always lots of fun and during Library Week face painters will be visiting our Storytime sessions. If you'll be visiting any of our Wednesday sessions, you will also be part of National Simultaneous Storytime where libraries all across Australia will be reading "Pete the Sheep" by Jackie French at 11am. See you there.