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What Library Staff are Reading October 2015

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Librarians with Altitude

A rather large list this month! Enjoy! When Hitler stole pink rabbit by Judith Kerr (4/5) –  This was recommended by one of my colleagues and I really enjoyed it. An autobiographical tale of Judith Kerr’s escape from Nazi Germany. A … Continue reading →

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What Library Staff are Reading September 2015

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Librarians with Altitude

The Eye of the Sheep by Sophie Laguna. This novel won the 2015 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Central character Jimmy Flick is a little boy on the spectrum somewhere. His mother adores and protects him, his father is an alcoholic … Continue reading →

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Crimeread: Lenny Bartulin and P. M. Newton

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Librarians with Altitude

Before their fabulous talk at Springwood Library last week, crime authors Lenny Bartulin and P. M. Newton were kind enough to drop in with John Merriman for our Crimeread podcast episode. If you are interested in Australian crime fiction, or … Continue reading →

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Podcast with Shamala Ratnesar

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Librarians with Altitude

In our latest podcast episode, host John Merriman is joined by Shamala Ratnesar, author of ‘The Total Life Diet’ and recent guest speaker at Springwood Library. Click here to listen online, or search for ‘Listeners in the Mist’ in iTunes. … Continue reading →

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New Library Podcast Episode

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Librarians with Altitude

The fourth episode of the ‘Listeners in the Mist’ podcast features a great interview with Alison Jones, who works at Katoomba Library (and is a writer in her other life). You can listen to it here or subscribe to ‘Listeners in … Continue reading →

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>"Mini Movies"

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Librarians with Altitude

>This week, 16 students (aged 5 – 12) from Blaxland Library’s Art Class rose to the challenge of creating a stop-motion short film within 1 hour. Working together they produced the film below, entitled “Mini Movies”. They all deserve a huge round … Continue reading →

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