Book Club for 2011

Ingleburn library's book clubs are starting up again next week, and there are still a few places left. The first meeting for the Monday Night club will be on the 24th of January, at 6.30pm, and the first meeting for the Friday Morning club will be on the 28th of January at 10.30am.

The book for Monday Night is The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas, and the Friday Morning club are reading House Rules by Jodi Picoult    .

If you're interested in joining in just ask at the desk or ring 9605 5336. There are just a couple of places left in each club so be quick!

Read It 2011

In 2011 public libraries in NSW will be participating in a twitter reading challenge. This is open to all public library staff and library customers. It is called #readit2011 and every month there will be a different theme to chose your books from.
Then as you read each month you are encouraged to "tweet" about what you are reading so that others can see and discuss it with you. Each month there will be a different hashtag which allows all the tweets to be grouped together to make them easier to find. Even if you don't want to tweet you can read what everyone else is saying.
A website has been set up that contains all the links you need to participate in this challenge and you can click here to get there.

Have you tried Overdrive?

Overdrive Digital Media Collection

You can use this site to browse and search hundreds of great Audiobooks & eBooks, download them to your computer, and transfer them to a portable device for your listening pleasure anywhere, anytime. MP3 Audiobooks downloaded from this site can be used with many devices including most cell phones, PDA’s and MP3 players such as iPods, iPhones and the iTouch. Some titles can be burned to CD as well. Try it, it's easy! If you are a first time user, click here to find out more.

Come and see the Noiseguy Charlie Williams!

To kick off the new year we have the Noiseguy, Charlie Williams performing at the library as our first fantastic school holiday activity for 2011.

Charlie Williams, the zany czar of sound, is a kids comedian and vocal sound impressionist. He teaches humor as a life skill and shows kids how to put some ompf into onomatopoeia.

He has been performing full time for 10 years, published 3 books and released 8 albums of noisy fun. Enjoy traditional and not-so-traditional stories told in an energetic new way.


Good, noisy, family fun! Friday, January 7th at 2.00pm.


Tickets are only $2.50 available from the library, or ring 02 9605 5336 for more information.


Why not check out Charlie's Website 

Richard Glover

We were lucky enough to have a visit from Richard Glover on Wednesday night. Those hardy souls who braved the rain enjoyed a very funny talk from Richard, who told us something about the process of writing and how he gets his inspiration for his work. There was also time for the audience to ask questions.

 Richard very generously spent quite a long time signing books and talking to people after the formal part of his talk, which was much appreciated.

Overall it was a fitting end to our series of Talking Heads author visits for 2010. Hopefully we'll be able to line up some great writers again in 2011!

Macarthur Nature Photography Competition

You can see the entries in the Macathur Nature Photography Competition at Ingleburn Library at the moment. There are some beautiful photographs, all taken in the Macarthur area - it's amazing the natural beauty that can be found locally.

For more Information about the competition, go here . Come and check out the exhibition, and why not have a go at entering the competition next year?

Richard Glover @ Ingleburn Library

Richard Glover is the author of twelve books, including Why Men Are Necessary - a collection of his comic pieces as featured on ABC radio's Thank God It's Friday. His weekly humour column has been published in the Sydney Morning Herald for over twenty years.

His books have been published in Poland and Italy. He's also author of Desperate Husbands, In bed with Jocasta, The Dag's Dictionary, and The P-Plate Parent (co-written with Angela Webber). His book The Mud House - the story of building a mud-brick house in the middle of nowhere with no power tools - was published in 2009.

Richard has written a few stage shows, including Lonestar, a stage show about country music, which toured nationally with Genevieve Lemon, and A Christmas Story, which was performed at the Sydney Opera House, with Richard Wherrett directing. He was also one of the co-authors of Breast Wishes.

Richard Glover has written two short novels for children - The Dirt Experiment and The Joke Trap. And a version of the Dag's Dictionary for kids, under the title The No-Minute Noodler.

Richard Glover will be talking about his latest book, Why Men Are Necessary , at Ingleburn Library on Wednesday, December 1st at 7.30pm. Tickets are $5, available at the library.