tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73129765064104818662018-03-06T16:57:23.546+11:00Yarra Plenty ReadsYarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-86224318589748147252010-11-15T10:40:00.000+11:002010-11-15T10:40:30.591+11:00Get connectedFor those of you who missed getting into the Eltham library last week to hear <strong>Toni Jordan</strong> and <strong>Kate Holden</strong> in conversation with <strong>Jane Sullivan</strong>, I have to say, 'What a shame.' We were treated to a lively conversation about writing and writers and the perceptions of writing about sex in fiction and memoir. What a treat it was to have these three great women in to chat about their books (thanks to Eltham Bookshop).&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />So, next time you hear about these events, you really should try to get to them because it's a great way to get an insight into the making of a book and also to be involved in the discussions that arise from them. That's what's so great about books. They create discussion and help us make sense of the world. If you think that reading and writing are isolated pass-times, you should come into the library and see how wrong that idea is.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TOBy59i-rwI/AAAAAAAAAR0/IPuRlRhcCco/s1600/Community-Reads_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="76" px="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TOBy59i-rwI/AAAAAAAAAR0/IPuRlRhcCco/s320/Community-Reads_web.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><strong>Watsonia Library</strong> is celebrating&nbsp;a year of writing (discussion and ideas) with their <strong>Christmas&nbsp;Celebration</strong> this Thursday. &nbsp;Members of <strong>Writers@Watsonia</strong> will enjoy some Christmas cheer with an open mic event. All visitors are welcome, so if you'd like to see what happens at this group, please come along.<br /><br />Watsonia Library<br />Ibbotson Street, Watsonia<br /><strong>Thursday 18 November</strong><br /><strong>6.30pm - 8.30pm</strong>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-33755491984303309852010-11-01T10:52:00.001+11:002010-11-01T10:57:35.113+11:00Dress to Sparkle<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: right;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TM4A7vF2iFI/AAAAAAAAARw/_KqJq6tFBpU/s1600/kateholden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: left; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" nx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TM4A7vF2iFI/AAAAAAAAARw/_KqJq6tFBpU/s1600/kateholden.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TM4A4YjndYI/AAAAAAAAARs/Yya5Afm9uzA/s1600/9781921656651_cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; cssfloat: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TM4A4YjndYI/AAAAAAAAARs/Yya5Afm9uzA/s1600/9781921656651_cover.jpg" /></a><strong>Eltham Library</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: right;">Tuesday 9 November</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: right;">7.00pm-8.30pm</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">Yarra Plenty Regional Library, in partnership with <em>ELTHAMbookshop</em>, invite YOU to a sparkly, witty evening with <strong>Kate Holden</strong> (new novel, <em>The Romantic) </em>and <strong>Toni Jordan</strong> (new novel, <em>Fall Girl) </em>in conversation with <em>The Age</em> literary critic and novelist <strong>Jane Sullivan</strong>. Dress to sparkle and be sure to book as seats will fill quickly.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Phone 9439 8700 or email <a href="mailto:elthambookshop@bigpond.com">elthambookshop@bigpond.com</a></div></div>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-77860969822715202402010-10-28T13:35:00.003+11:002010-10-28T13:38:55.815+11:00Children's Week October 23-31<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TMjg-P7PJ0I/AAAAAAAAARk/3cqCWavmOoM/s1600/storiesweb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" nx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TMjg-P7PJ0I/AAAAAAAAARk/3cqCWavmOoM/s200/storiesweb.JPG" width="133" /></a>Children's Week celebrates the right of children to enjoy childhood. It is also a time for children to demonstrate their talents, skills and abilities.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Thousands of children and their families around the country are involved in activities and events during "The Week" through the participation of schools, playgroups, childcare, kindergartens, cultural groups, libraries, departments and community groups. and Yarra Plenty regional Library and associated councils are no exception.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TMjgwxqJxtI/AAAAAAAAARc/EVGxyufQtUM/s1600/children's+week+web.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" nx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TMjgwxqJxtI/AAAAAAAAARc/EVGxyufQtUM/s200/children's+week+web.JPG" width="200" /></a>A visit to Watsonia Library will show you that the writing and colouring skills of the children in the area are second to none. In the writing competition children, of primary school age, were asked to submit a handwritten story with the theme, 'What make a safe and happy place'. This was organised by Banyule council. Children put in great stories, in their best handwriting, and the winners were awarded a bike helmet as well as Smiggle goodies.<br /><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Also, as part of the week, there was a visiting cartoonist, Brett Cardwell <br /><a href="http://www.cardytoons.com.au/">http://www.cardytoons.com.au/</a><br />to show the kids how easy it is to draw fun cartoons.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TMjgtfpvczI/AAAAAAAAARY/8p16KlLPqdY/s1600/cartoonweb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="167" nx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TMjgtfpvczI/AAAAAAAAARY/8p16KlLPqdY/s200/cartoonweb.JPG" width="200" /></a>Story time has been enjoyed by many at various shopping centres around the region as well as Teddy Bear picnics and train rides.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">What a great week it's been (so far) to celebrate being a child.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-4251582906815155422010-10-19T12:02:00.000+11:002010-10-19T12:02:18.094+11:00Writers@Watsonia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TLzshdjJpzI/AAAAAAAAARU/jkNgO0RRg0s/s1600/Community-Reads_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="76" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TLzshdjJpzI/AAAAAAAAARU/jkNgO0RRg0s/s320/Community-Reads_web.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A great way to develop your writing is to make connections with other writers who can give you constructive feedback on your work. It might be a little daunting to show your writing to other writers but they understand the process and can give valuable insight into anything you might be struggling with, whether it be plot, character, sense of place, Point of View or just simply motivation to keep going with it when you lose confidence.<br /><br />Watsonia Library, as well as many of our other branches, run regular workshops for the community. If you'd like to participate contact Lynne Siejka on <a href="mailto:lsiejka@yprl.vic.gov.au">lsiejka@yprl.vic.gov.au</a>. You can email your writing to Lynne a week before the group meets if you'd like to be a part of the workshopping process.<br /><br />To enquire if your local library branch has their own group, simply contact them directly.Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-80963134879531426172010-09-30T14:38:00.001+10:002010-09-30T14:40:37.142+10:00Eltham Library Celebrates<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TKQR3OZ8eJI/AAAAAAAAARM/XbjRVcgQKnk/s1600/renovation+team.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="167" px="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TKQR3OZ8eJI/AAAAAAAAARM/XbjRVcgQKnk/s200/renovation+team.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TKQRYw7oscI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/-v3YX3wiEnk/s1600/animals.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TKQRYw7oscI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/-v3YX3wiEnk/s200/animals.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">&nbsp;The <strong>Eltham Library</strong> re-opened to great fanfare last Monday and was officially launched on Tuesday morning in front of a great crowd. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Patrons have already made great use of the new computers and the children's area is very spacious and well loved.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">There was something for everyone at Eltham during the week from an animal petting zoo, to a Wii competition, tours of the new space, the author Matthew Reilly and a harpist.<br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TKQRwEzpJ7I/AAAAAAAAARE/HtP4qHgaqDU/s1600/DSC_7155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TKQRwEzpJ7I/AAAAAAAAARE/HtP4qHgaqDU/s200/DSC_7155.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TKQRathFR-I/AAAAAAAAARA/VfI25QULFC4/s1600/computers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" px="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TKQRathFR-I/AAAAAAAAARA/VfI25QULFC4/s200/computers.JPG" width="200" /></a>Matthew Reilly had a queue for signings the full length of the library and entertained his booklovers with stories about his critics and his start as an author before he had to make a mad dash for the airport to fly back to Sydney. What a treat to have Matthew visit the library and what a pleasure to see so many fans.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TKQR5QWdOwI/AAAAAAAAARQ/ZfNYSsvHFNo/s1600/wii.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" px="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TKQR5QWdOwI/AAAAAAAAARQ/ZfNYSsvHFNo/s200/wii.JPG" width="200" /></a>Sunday afternoon was very civilised with scones and jam and cream while listening to the hypnotic sounds of the harp.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TKQR0mBotpI/AAAAAAAAARI/67uBkuqanWQ/s1600/harpist.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" px="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TKQR0mBotpI/AAAAAAAAARI/67uBkuqanWQ/s200/harpist.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-74701985356667724062010-09-20T12:46:00.000+10:002010-09-20T12:46:52.753+10:00BOOK LAUNCH<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TJbJPeB6hNI/AAAAAAAAAQo/JqSf-Wx1MZE/s1600/Live-Reads_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TJbJPeB6hNI/AAAAAAAAAQo/JqSf-Wx1MZE/s320/Live-Reads_web.jpg" /></a></div><strong>Ivanhoe Library</strong> is proud to host a book launch for <strong>Russell Beedles</strong>, author of&nbsp; <em>A Tribe of Angels</em>, on Monday 20 September from 7.00pm till 8.00pm.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TJbKUD22GYI/AAAAAAAAAQw/2NzO5bIVYhs/s1600/9780646524573%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" qx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TJbKUD22GYI/AAAAAAAAAQw/2NzO5bIVYhs/s200/9780646524573%5B1%5D.jpg" width="141" /></a></div><em>A Tribe of Angels</em>&nbsp;is an evocation of daily life in Melbourne during the 1940s and 1950s. In this autobiographical memoir, Russell Beedles shifts perspective from that of a child growing up in the suburb of Ivanhoe, to that of an adolescent in the choir of St.Paul's Cathedral, and then as a young adult at Melbourne University. The changes of voice in each section, written at a different level of sophistication, suggest the shifting impressions of a young person gradually developing in maturity and understanding.<br /><br /><br />The wealth of detail in this personal account, together with the ability to evoke a sense of place and the shifts and changes in attitudes and social conventions throughout this period, give his narrative a liveliness which is engaging.<br /><br />The inclusion of over 120 images (mainly photographs) offers a lively and immediate engagement with the people and the period, while the comprehensive index ensures that this will be a most useful reference for study and research by scholars, as well as for the general reader.<br /><br /><strong>IVANHOE LIBRARY</strong><br />255 Upper Heidelberg Road<br />Ivanhoe 3079<br />To enquire or&nbsp;book, phone: 9497 5780<br /><br />Supper ProvidedYarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-11188090579914069172010-09-13T10:05:00.003+10:002010-09-13T10:09:01.636+10:00Releasing Creativity Writing Workshop<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TI1lJYkRwRI/AAAAAAAAAQI/rV6ChuAhgWY/s1600/Community-Reads_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TI1lJYkRwRI/AAAAAAAAAQI/rV6ChuAhgWY/s320/Community-Reads_web.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: black;"></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TI1qmoWsWfI/AAAAAAAAAQY/vDdYNeoUq-0/s1600/writingpic.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TI1qmoWsWfI/AAAAAAAAAQY/vDdYNeoUq-0/s200/writingpic.bmp" width="200" /></a><span style="color: black;">Writers@Watsonia</span> are proud to present, by popular demand, author and publisher <strong>Suzanne Male</strong>. Suzanne will lead a session on Releasing Creativity. Come to the <strong>Watsonia Library</strong> on Thursday 16 September from 7.00pm-8.30pm and join this fun session and meet other local writers. </div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Booking are required.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Phone: 9435 2397</div></div>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-87033432459988696302010-09-09T13:57:00.002+10:002010-09-09T14:05:32.093+10:00Eltham Library Celebrations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TIhc_o2TBRI/AAAAAAAAAQA/7FzViOgr6Xo/s1600/grand+opening.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TIhc_o2TBRI/AAAAAAAAAQA/7FzViOgr6Xo/s400/grand+opening.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><strong>THE WAIT IS NEARLY OVER!</strong> <br /><br />Yarra Plenty Regional Library is&nbsp;excited to extend a warm invitation to celebrate the new additions to the Eltham Library. The $1.25 million upgrade is almost complete and there will be a week of celebratory events from Monday 20 September. Join us for a week of festivities from Monday 20 September, including an evening with blockbuster author Matthew Reilly, animal farm, puppet show, Wii competition, fairy facepainter, tours of the all-new library, balloons and more ...<br /><br />&nbsp;The community will be able to check out: <br /><ul><li>a bigger children’s library with outdoor space</li><li>more online learning space - doubling the number of computers</li><li>more space for young people including flat screens and games</li><li>a relaxed reading lounge and fireplace</li><li>a dedicated local history area</li><li>automated book returns</li></ul><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TIhbGOcohLI/AAAAAAAAAP4/Umpva85hDUA/s1600/reillymatthew06_small%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TIhbGOcohLI/AAAAAAAAAP4/Umpva85hDUA/s200/reillymatthew06_small%5B1%5D.jpg" width="126" /></a>The <strong>official opening</strong> will take place on Tuesday 21 September at 11.00am and we have the pleasure of presenting international best-selling author <strong>Mathew Reilly</strong>&nbsp;on Thursday 23 September from 7.00pm-8.30pm, who will discuss his popular novels. Eltham Bookshop will have his books for sale and signing. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Wine and cheese supper provided.</div>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-23885441113743907782010-09-07T10:28:00.001+10:002010-09-07T11:24:28.756+10:00Creative Writing Workshop guest speaker: Suzanne Male<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TIWCgPcMKMI/AAAAAAAAAO4/YQQpLT81N1w/s1600/Community-Reads_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="75" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TIWCgPcMKMI/AAAAAAAAAO4/YQQpLT81N1w/s320/Community-Reads_web.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><strong>Thursday 9 September</strong><br />2.00pm-3.00pm<br /><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TIWG7ceAW_I/AAAAAAAAAPA/-FV5ppzDAvA/s1600/suzane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TIWG7ceAW_I/AAAAAAAAAPA/-FV5ppzDAvA/s200/suzane.jpg" width="153" /></a>This month's guest speaker at the <strong>Rosanna</strong> Library Creative Writing Workshop is <strong>Suzanne Male.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Suzanne</strong> is a journalist, writer, editor and publisher.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Before establishing independent press <strong>Smink Works Books</strong>, Suzanne spent fifteen years working as a journalist at newspapers and magazines. The bulk of those years were spent as reporter, writer, foreign correspondent (London), and freelance writer for Time Inc’s Who Weekly magazine.</div><br />She has also contributed reporting and articles to publications including America’s In Style and People magazines, and Australian Bookseller &amp; Publisher, and served as editor of national magazine Australian Jeweller. <br /><br />Suzanne has turned her editor’s eye to everything from articles to novels and film scripts, and has been a publicist for various musicians. She is author of several books, including a series of children’s books and the book <em>A Year of Writing Inspiration: A prompt a day for the creative writer </em>and&nbsp; co-author of&nbsp; <em>Get Your Book Off the Ground.</em><br /><br />She founded Smink Works Books in 2002 as an international publisher producing both e-books and printed books, taking on writers from all over the world, and making its base the Internet.Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-2217249259382822802010-09-03T11:01:00.000+10:002010-09-03T11:01:27.733+10:00ADHD to the Power of Three. A mother's story.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TIBF66o4zpI/AAAAAAAAAOY/KJL6AjwkYyU/s1600/Live-Reads_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TIBF66o4zpI/AAAAAAAAAOY/KJL6AjwkYyU/s320/Live-Reads_web.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TIBGM4Bl0WI/AAAAAAAAAOo/VVb0zU8xCck/s1600/200902Sep_Caroline_00761-200x300%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TIBGM4Bl0WI/AAAAAAAAAOo/VVb0zU8xCck/s200/200902Sep_Caroline_00761-200x300%5B1%5D.jpg" width="133" /></a><strong>Watsonia Library</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><strong>Ibbotson Street</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><strong>Watsonia 3079</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><strong>Ph: 9435 2397</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">Monday 6 September</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">7.00pm-8.00pm</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Carolyn Angelin wants a quiet life – a husband, couple of kids, a house in the ’burbs, and a dog.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Is that too much to ask?</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">When Carolyn finds herself pregnant, she and her husband, Martin, are excited at the prospect of a playmate for their first son, James. But they get more than they bargain for with not one, not two, but three baby boys – triplets!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />The triplets prove to be dynamos from Day One. Their unruly behaviour gains momentum as they grow, and each day poses new challenges for Carolyn and Martin as they attempt to raise four boys under the age of two years old.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TIBGDB8Id6I/AAAAAAAAAOg/qKIz_Hpq3nk/s1600/ADHL-cover-195x300%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TIBGDB8Id6I/AAAAAAAAAOg/qKIz_Hpq3nk/s200/ADHL-cover-195x300%5B1%5D.jpg" width="130" /></a>Suspecting something is not quite right after the triplets are expelled from playgroup, Carolyn searches for answers. Is there something wrong with the boys, or is she just a bad mother?</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Carolyn’s journey takes her to the depths of despair and, ultimately, a major meltdown. She emerges to the discovery that her triplets suffer from ADHD.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><em>ADHD to the Power of Three</em> is a compelling and poignant tale of a mother’s triumph over adversity as her children’s condition threatens to derail her family. It is also a story of hope for anyone who’s ever felt that ‘life is just too hard.’</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><br />Hear Carolyn's story of her challenging journey as a mother raising three identical boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).<br /><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TIBIGlcMCjI/AAAAAAAAAOw/wvLwyBQVcDE/s1600/eltham-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TIBIGlcMCjI/AAAAAAAAAOw/wvLwyBQVcDE/s200/eltham-logo.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Books will be available for signing with thanks to ELTHAM<em>bookshop</em>. Booking required.</div>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-52966365446001703962010-08-26T11:56:00.001+10:002010-09-03T15:45:25.166+10:00GET READING!Get Reading! is Australia's largest annual celebration of books and reading. Previously called Books Alive, Get Reading! is a nationwide Australian Government initiative developed through the Australia Council for the Arts. <br />In 2010 Get Reading! runs from 25 August to 30 September, and encourages all Australians to GET LOST, GET FRESH, GET HOOKED, GET REAL and GET COMFY with a book. <br /><br />Central to the campaign is a fantastic offer: pick up your copy of the FREE 50 Books You Can't Put Down guide, buy one of the 50 books and receive your FREE book, and GET READING!<br /><br />The Yarra Plenty Regional Library will be hosting an event at the Eltham Library, in partnership with Eltham<em>bookshop</em> for Get Reading! Join in for a night of murder and mayhem with award winning crime writers <strong>Michael Robotham</strong> and <strong>Malla Nunn</strong> in conversation with<strong> Jarad Henry</strong>&nbsp;Dress to kill! Bookings are required on 9439 8700 or email <a href="mailto:elthambookshop@bigpond.com">elthambookshop@bigpond.com</a><br /><br /><strong>Thursday 16 September<br />7.00pm-8.30pm</strong><br /><br /><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/THXJSFEUC5I/AAAAAAAAAOI/UjPD0OjXGBs/s1600/michael-robotham3%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/THXJSFEUC5I/AAAAAAAAAOI/UjPD0OjXGBs/s320/michael-robotham3%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><strong>Who is Michael Robotham?</strong> Australian born, Michael Robotham grew up in a small country town before become a cadet journalist and then a globe-trotting journalist. In 1993, Michael became a ghostwriter and wrote biographies for famous personalities, twelve of which became best sellers.&nbsp;All of his novels are well received: <em>The Suspect</em>, <em>Lost</em>, <em>The Night Ferry</em> and <em>Shatter.</em> He lives in Sydney with his wife and three daughters.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/THXJMJwfrtI/AAAAAAAAAOA/gmBOI_HYO38/s1600/47143405%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/THXJMJwfrtI/AAAAAAAAAOA/gmBOI_HYO38/s200/47143405%5B1%5D.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><strong>And who is Malla Nunn?</strong> Malla Nunn was born in Swaziland, South Africa, and currently lives in Sydney, Australia. She is a filmmaker with three award-winning films to her credit and has written two novels: <em>Let the Dead Lie</em> and <em>A Beautiful</em> <em>Place to Die</em>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/THXI5GNa_sI/AAAAAAAAAN4/DIv8eBnsUn8/s1600/eltham-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/THXI5GNa_sI/AAAAAAAAAN4/DIv8eBnsUn8/s200/eltham-logo.jpg" width="193" /></a></div>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-87551127438282121692010-08-23T12:02:00.000+10:002010-08-23T12:02:03.322+10:00Publishing OptionsSo, you've written the next Australian novel or a terrific short story. What do you do with it now? It can't stay in the bottom of your filing cabinet if you want it to become the next best seller! <br /><br />Your local library has many books that can help you with this problem. A great resource is the <em>The</em> <em>Australian Writer's Marketplace</em>. This book has a comprehensive list of publishers and literary agents that might suit you. BUT is your manuscript actually ready to go out into the big wide world? Things to think about are:<br /><ul><li>presentation</li><li>grammar</li><li>style</li><li>submission guidelines</li><li>who is the best publisher for you?</li></ul>Mill Park Library is holding a workshop on <strong>Publishing Options</strong> on Monday 23 August 7.00pm-8.00pm, where you might pick up some great tips. This is a free event but bookings are required on 9437 8189.Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-52333540071939369722010-08-16T14:24:00.002+10:002010-08-16T14:27:06.966+10:00Tall Words at Watsonia Library<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TGi7XyooE-I/AAAAAAAAANg/Tcl4qgajiS0/s1600/DSC_6562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TGi7XyooE-I/AAAAAAAAANg/Tcl4qgajiS0/s200/DSC_6562.JPG" width="200" /></a>What a treat we had at Watsonia Library over the weekend. DVA Theatre Company totally transformed the library spaces with light, sound and costumes with their installation of <strong>Tall Words</strong> as part of the Winter in Banyule Festival. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">As promised it was a&nbsp;collaboration of performance, text, sound, live music and lighting which did transform the Watsonia library while reflecting on the role that language, traditionally the domain of the library, plays for those with intellectual disability in our community.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TGi7d3QpUFI/AAAAAAAAANo/pzNBV_0O6Hg/s1600/DSC_6572.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TGi7d3QpUFI/AAAAAAAAANo/pzNBV_0O6Hg/s200/DSC_6572.JPG" width="200" /></a>DVA theatre Company has been an established community theatre company for over 20 years, based in the city of Banyule. It is a company of adult performers with intellectual disability, working alongside volunteer facilitators and a professional Artistic Director. DVA meets weekly for a two-hour workshop throughout the year, with extended workshop and rehearsal hours in preparation for a performance. Over it’s life span DVA has created many public performances. Most recently, in 2007/08 DVA developed and performed ‘River of Dreams’ (Banyule Winter Festival 2007, Welcome Platypus Festival 2008) and ‘City of Dreams’ at the High Vibes Festival (August 2007). The Artistic Director since 2007 is Sandra Fiona Long. Previous artistic directors include Kate Sulan, David Everist, Leesa Nash and Marcia Fergusen. DVA’s 25 participants range in age from 18 to 60, who live mostly in the city of Banylue and the Shire of Nillumbic. DVA is always open to new members and has no selection process based on audition, making it a truly accessible theatre company for all interested adults with intellectual disability. </div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">DVA aims to dissolve prejudices towards those with intellectual disability through its public performances, which encourage audience participation and visibility of people with intellectual disability in public spaces.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">For more information, check out our website <a href="http://www.dvatheatre.com/">http://www.dvatheatre.com/</a><br /></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TGi7j9HVywI/AAAAAAAAANw/9wl59ENULWg/s1600/DSC_6580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TGi7j9HVywI/AAAAAAAAANw/9wl59ENULWg/s200/DSC_6580.JPG" width="200" /></a></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">These artists collaborated with the group: Richard Vabre (Lighting Designer), James Hullick (Composer), Timothy Phillips (musician/conductor), Directed by Sandra Fiona Long, Assistant director Caitlin Dullard, performance facilitators Nicla Byrnes and Catriona Fitzgerald.</div>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-83623315169421480502010-08-13T13:33:00.000+10:002010-08-13T13:33:42.555+10:00Why join a Writing Group?<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TGS8-soXS2I/AAAAAAAAANY/oOKTKXMUrU8/s1600/sme0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TGS8-soXS2I/AAAAAAAAANY/oOKTKXMUrU8/s200/sme0004.jpg" width="187" /></a>The writers life is a solitary one, so hanging out with like-minded people is very good for motivation, support and feedback. It isn't very helpful to you in the crafting of your stories, if no-one else gets to see your work. By being involved in a group, you can have others read your work and help you polish it before you send it out into the big bad world of publishing.</div><br />The Yarra Plenty Regional Library has several writing groups running that meet in various branches. During these sessions, participants will share their work by 'workshopping' excerps of stories. A workshop is a chance for the story to be looked at closely: <br /><br /><ul><li>does the style of writing read well?</li><li>is my grammar of a good standard?</li><li>is this character believable?</li><li>is the plot interesting?</li><li>how can I format my documents for submission to publishers?</li></ul>Even if you don't plan on sending work out to publishers but just enjoy writing as a hobby, these groups are a way of sharing your love of the written word.<br /><br />Contact your nearest branch to see if they are running a group.<br /><br />Writers @ Watsonia are meeting next Thursday 19 August 6.30pm-8.00pm at Watsonia. New members are welcome. Contact Lynne Siejka on <a href="mailto:lsiejka@yprl.vic.gov.au">lsiejka@yprl.vic.gov.au</a>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-78918903794399716722010-08-09T12:50:00.000+10:002010-08-09T12:50:51.766+10:00Peter Rose @ Eltham Library<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TF9reZC0q4I/AAAAAAAAAM4/R5l4_KdD5Ts/s1600/PeterRose_thumbnail%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TF9reZC0q4I/AAAAAAAAAM4/R5l4_KdD5Ts/s320/PeterRose_thumbnail%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a>Spend&nbsp;an evening with literary icon <strong>PETER ROSE</strong> to celebrate his recent novel, <em>Roddy Parr</em>.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A witty, seductive and moving novel of a famous writer and his acolyte, Roddy Parr, is a classic tale of a young man making his way in the world, finding his vocation and finding love. In the case of Roddy Parr, that world is the Australian literary world – one that is known very well to the memoirist, poet and novelist - Peter Rose.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Roddy is a brilliant and ambitious young Melbourne man whose vocation is shadowed by unspoken secrets and the love he finds tests him to his very limit.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div>This is a very human story – a universal tale of an ambitious and naive outsider entering the rarefied domain of privilege and influence. <br /><br />Peter Rose is well known for his bestselling memoir, ROSE BOYS, for his poetry (his most recent collection is RATTUS RATTUS) and for his editorship of AUSTRALIAN BOOK REVIEW. <br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TF9rshcHraI/AAAAAAAAANA/K7uUZSuNbvY/s1600/9780732290276_thumbnail%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TF9rshcHraI/AAAAAAAAANA/K7uUZSuNbvY/s200/9780732290276_thumbnail%5B1%5D.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Wednesday 11 August</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">7.00pm – 8.30pm</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Free entry</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Eltham Library, </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Panther Place, Eltham</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Bookings are essential: 9439 8700</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Books will be available for sale and signing. </div>In partnership with ELTHAM<em>bookshop</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TF9s0Fs3lpI/AAAAAAAAANI/2qLNqkQcOBU/s1600/eltham-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TF9iTi0GkJI/AAAAAAAAAMg/IOffNe8mRKI/s1600/TTopenhoursaug2010_3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="135" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TF9iTi0GkJI/AAAAAAAAAMg/IOffNe8mRKI/s200/TTopenhoursaug2010_3.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Wow, what a treat to be entertained by the school choir, a tai chi group and the colourful chinese dancers. The extended hours of opening at Thomastown was celebrated in style and we're delighted that the community has access to the library six days per week.</div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TF9ihmbjBDI/AAAAAAAAAMo/Bcsd43d5J2k/s1600/TTopenhoursaug2010_7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="148" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TF9ihmbjBDI/AAAAAAAAAMo/Bcsd43d5J2k/s200/TTopenhoursaug2010_7.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TF9i7VSkhII/AAAAAAAAAMw/kZktDuZL4i8/s1600/TTopenhoursaug2010_6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="118" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TF9i7VSkhII/AAAAAAAAAMw/kZktDuZL4i8/s200/TTopenhoursaug2010_6.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-63185775373526890392010-08-03T10:42:00.002+10:002010-08-09T13:11:36.791+10:00Independent Type Books and Writing in Victoria<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TF9xzdXMA5I/AAAAAAAAANQ/2PiJZ2PrT_E/s1600/DSC_6483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TF9xzdXMA5I/AAAAAAAAANQ/2PiJZ2PrT_E/s200/DSC_6483.JPG" width="133" /></a>If you&nbsp;missed the launch of this fascinating travelling exhibition last night, don't worry, it's on at the Mill Park Library until the end of August. It was great, though, to have the curator<strong> Steve Grimwade</strong> there to go through the panels with us. It's a reminder of our vibrant literary history in Victoria. Mill Park Library is very lucky to be one of the&nbsp;chosen libraries in Victoria to have the exhibition, so please don't miss it. </div><br />There are two fantastic free workshops being run in conjunction with this travelling exhibition at <strong>Mill Park</strong> Library:<br /><br />Express Media presents this Wednesday 4 August 6.30pm - 8.30pm. Join <strong>Arnold Zable</strong> (author of <em>Café Scherazade</em> and a literary treasure in his own right) <strong>Getting it down: basic steps to becoming a writer.</strong> This is a&nbsp;not-to-be missed writing event&nbsp;for young and emerging writers. Please book as numbers are limited.<br /><br />The Victorian Writers' centre presents novelist&nbsp;<strong>Sallie Muirden</strong> (<em>A Woman of Seville)</em> next Wednesday 11 August 6.30pm-9.30pm, join another living treasure,&nbsp; as she takes a workshop, <strong>Writing fiction: frustrations and pitfalls for first time novelists.</strong> Again, bookings are essential.<br /><br />BUT THERE'S MORE!<br /><br />Special treasures are travelling to Mill Park. Stay tuned ...Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-47934941113425313232010-07-27T09:56:00.001+10:002010-08-02T13:23:29.870+10:00Books and Writing Exhibition Comes to Mill Park<i>Mill Park Library</i><br /><i>394 Plenty Road, Mill Park </i><br /><i>Saturday 31 July to Sunday 29 August&nbsp;</i><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TE4gjTH-piI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/2TmPykO6i_E/s1600/3440208552_81cd02714c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TE4gjTH-piI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/2TmPykO6i_E/s200/3440208552_81cd02714c.jpg" width="193" /></a><br />Explore every aspect of the world of books and writing in Victoria with this fascinating display of rare books and original manuscripts, photographs, artworks and installations.<br /><br />Items on display in this State Library of Victoria travelling exhibition include literary journals, portraits, illustrations and cartoons, theatre programs and cutting edge zines. The exhibition examines the printed books, electronic media, the spoken word and even a possum-skin cloak.<br /><br /><b>Hear about the exhibition from its curator, Melbourne Writers' Festival Associate Director Steve Grimwade, on Monday 2 August from 6.30pm. Discover its themes, personalities and the stories behind the stories. Refreshments provided.</b>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-64473673731174201572010-07-15T16:15:00.001+10:002010-07-15T16:16:36.213+10:00Writing and publishing your family historyCelebrate Family History Month at Yarra Plenty Regional Library<br /><br />It is also National Family History Week !<br /><br />Local writer and publisher <strong>Fee Sievers</strong> from <strong>Rebus Press</strong> will give tips about memoir writing, reveal how to write your family history and explore different story presentation options.<br /><br />Bring along your own examples to share.<br /><br /><strong>Watsonia Library</strong><br />Tuesday 3 August&nbsp; <br />7.00&nbsp;pm - 8.00pmYarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-15878723554439196812010-07-13T12:39:00.000+10:002010-07-13T12:39:13.413+10:00Great events are @ your library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TDvQUXM6AqI/AAAAAAAAAMA/I7xQd6EkuCM/s1600/Live-Reads_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TDvQUXM6AqI/AAAAAAAAAMA/I7xQd6EkuCM/s320/Live-Reads_web.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TDvRstXPKBI/AAAAAAAAAMI/QNpy2lcAF7g/s1600/thinklessbemore%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TDvRstXPKBI/AAAAAAAAAMI/QNpy2lcAF7g/s200/thinklessbemore%5B1%5D.jpg" width="128" /></a></div>Rosanna Library was lucky enough to have Dr Christine Maingard&nbsp;speak about her new book <em>Think Less, Be More</em> last week. <br />Christine has a unique blend of qualifications and experience in educational psychology, cognitive behaviour, organisational learning, business management and leadership. Her understanding and knowledge are grounded in her work as a senior corporate executive, an academic and a specialist in adult learning.<br /><br />Her own ‘transformation’ from working in stressful and complex environments to learning how to slow down and think less has taught her that being mindful is pivotal to our health and wellbeing.<br /><br />Writing THINK LESS, BE MORE was for Christine a ‘speaking from the heart’ as the seeds for the book were borne out of a deep desire to reach out to the world and to inspire others find meaning and joy in the here and now, no matter what the circumstances.<br /><br />Christine describes her journey through life as fortunate because of what she has learned through others. She believes that we all have this opportunity available to us. Every individual we truly connect with is teaching us something invaluable – it may be about the beauty that lies within all of us, or perhaps patience and tolerance or learning how to see things from a different perspective.<br /><br />Christine believes that we all can learn to slow down and simply be rather than anxiously rushing along with our thinking minds and the fast pace of our lives. With THINK LESS, BE MORE Christine shows us how to.<br /><br />Christine’s favourite saying: Life is a series of moments. There is no past, there is no future. Therefore, the totality of everything is in this moment. Peace, joy, contentment and successful action in any well-intended endeavours always flow from simply being in this moment with a clear and calm mind.<br /><br />For more detailed biographical information please visit <a href="http://www.mindfulstrategies.com.au/about">www.mindfulstrategies.com.au/about</a>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-88524646905169044892010-07-12T14:58:00.002+10:002010-07-12T15:05:07.688+10:00The Zookeepers War<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TDqfczpH1pI/AAAAAAAAALo/Et3sZXdCtb0/s1600/Live-Reads_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="76" rw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TDqfczpH1pI/AAAAAAAAALo/Et3sZXdCtb0/s320/Live-Reads_web.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TDqgwLWElwI/AAAAAAAAAL4/fZPvsiLXd6A/s1600/SC2%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TDqgwLWElwI/AAAAAAAAAL4/fZPvsiLXd6A/s200/SC2%5B1%5D.jpg" width="153" /></a><strong>Thursday 15 July</strong></div><br />7.00pm – 8.00pm<br />Watsonia Library<br />4/6 Ibbotson Street<br />Watsonia<br /><br />Steven Conte won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award in 2008 and presented at Eltham Bookshop’s New Voices 2008. <br /><br />About the book: <br />It is 1943 and each night in a bomb shelter beneath the Berlin Zoo an Australian woman, Vera, shelters with her German husband, Axel, the zoo’s director.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TDqgqJ__GOI/AAAAAAAAALw/SUEQigdpFrI/s1600/ZookeepersWar_SMALL%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TDqgqJ__GOI/AAAAAAAAALw/SUEQigdpFrI/s200/ZookeepersWar_SMALL%5B1%5D.jpg" width="129" /></a>Together, they struggle to look after the animals through the air raids and food shortages of war. When the zoo’s staff is drafted into the army, forced labourers are sent in as replacements. At first, Vera finds the idea abhorrent, but gradually she realises that the new workers are the zoo’s only hope, and forms an unexpected bond with one of them.<br /><br />This is a city where a foreign accent is a constant source of suspicion, where busybodies report the names of neighbours’s dinner guest to the Gestapo. As tensions mount in the closing days of the war, nothing, and no one, it seems, can be trusted. <br /><br />The Zookeeper’s War is a powerful novel of a marriage under siege in a collapsing city. It confronts not only the brutality of war but the possibility of heroism – and delivers an ending that is both shocking and deeply moving.<br /><br />Join us for a discussion about the novel and the craft of writing.<br /><br />The Zookeeper’s War is available at ELTHAM<em>bookshop</em> for $19.95<br /><br />Free event<br /><br />Bookings required: 9435 2397<br /><br />Wine and nibbles included for this cosy evening<br /><br />Steven will sign copies of his book at the eventYarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-51932386786511357062010-07-06T09:37:00.000+10:002010-07-06T09:37:57.958+10:00The future of Libraries<strong>The Book Show</strong> looked at the future of libraries on 30 June. For all the hype about the book becoming obsolete, it seems that libraries are still very much in demand and are becoming diverse and vibrant hubs for the community.<br /><br /><br />It can be downloaded here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2010/2940701.htm">http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2010/2940701.htm</a>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-44115422987377121752010-07-05T15:49:00.001+10:002010-07-05T15:54:29.839+10:00Mental Detox for Everyone<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TDFxmE7rS3I/AAAAAAAAALY/sCszBBJ0cGg/s1600/Live-Reads_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="76" rw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TDFxmE7rS3I/AAAAAAAAALY/sCszBBJ0cGg/s320/Live-Reads_web.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TDFzgjRLOWI/AAAAAAAAALg/bkPPRjTXagc/s1600/about2%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="130" rw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TDFzgjRLOWI/AAAAAAAAALg/bkPPRjTXagc/s200/about2%5B1%5D.jpg" width="200" /></a>Dr Christine Maingard will visit the <strong>Rosanna Library</strong> this Thursday evening to talk about her book, <em>Think Less, be More</em>. Listen to how this book can change the way you live your life. If you're stressed, not coping with life or don't know which way to turn, this will help you to think differently.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>Thursday 8 July</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>7.00pm-8.30pm</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bookings required.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tea and coffee provided.</div>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-73320591660483009072010-06-28T14:01:00.000+10:002010-06-28T14:01:16.951+10:00Do you love to write? Or do you like to share a love of books?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TCgdD-zKFQI/AAAAAAAAALQ/xhDuOoK_LrA/s1600/Community-Reads_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TCgdD-zKFQI/AAAAAAAAALQ/xhDuOoK_LrA/s320/Community-Reads_web.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Yarra Plenty Regional Library service invites you to join a vibrant group of booklovers or writers in your area. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As part of a bookgroup, you will meet new friends and share in a passion for stories and shared experiences.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And budding writers can improve on their craft by sharing their work and getting feedback from other writers. This is an invaluable tool to help any writer hone their craft.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Contact your local branch for more details.</div>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312976506410481866.post-32908547018365626852010-06-17T09:57:00.001+10:002010-06-17T09:58:19.900+10:00Look Who's Morphing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TBlkl5wiaiI/AAAAAAAAALI/52J2mVFl6-c/s1600/Live-Reads_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TBlkl5wiaiI/AAAAAAAAALI/52J2mVFl6-c/s320/Live-Reads_web.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><strong>Watsonia Library</strong><br />Saturday 19 June<br />3.00pm-4.00pm<br /><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TBlkdFSHArI/AAAAAAAAALA/flTFH4PU_wU/s1600/tomcho_pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="200" qu="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b5pX-i6dcPg/TBlkdFSHArI/AAAAAAAAALA/flTFH4PU_wU/s200/tomcho_pic.jpg" width="133" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Tom Cho</span></strong> is the author of the fiction collection <em>Look Who's Morphing</em> (published by Giramondo in May 2009). <em>Look Who's Morphing</em> was shortlisted for the 2010 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book (South East Asia and Pacific), 2009 Age Book of the Year (Fiction) and Best Writing Award for the 2009 Melbourne Prize for Literature. It was also selected as one of ten books to be part of the Summer Read program with the State Library.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br />Booking required: phone Watsonia library on 9435 2397, or book online at www.yprl.vic.gov.au<br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div>Yarra Plenty Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821520239225768497noreply@blogger.com0
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