Daily Archives: July 3, 2012

Book Review Winner for June: Dream

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Librarians with Altitude

Congratulations must go out to the winner of our June Love2Read Book review contest, Marie Hutchison, who wrote a thoughtful piece about Alain de Botton’s latest book. In this book, Alain de Botton dreams of a society where tolerance and community … Continue reading →

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Brazil prisoners reading books to shorten their sentences

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Librarians with Altitude

The Telegraph in the UK has an interesting story about a scheme whereby people in prisons in Brazil given a great incentive to get reading – four days will be lopped off their sentences for every book they read (up to a maximum … Continue reading →

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Have you entered our book review competition yet?

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Librarians with Altitude

During each month of 2012, The National Year of Reading, the Blue Mountains Library will be holding a Book Review Competition for library patrons. Due by the last weekday of each month, the review must be within 400-600 words and … Continue reading →

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2012 July School Holidays – Chess @ Katoomba Library

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Librarians with Altitude
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