What's Happening at Your Library
May Issue
Welcome! Connect Participate Learn @ Your Library Online
Are you wondering what the library staff are currently doing behind closed doors?
We are exercising adaptability and flexibility to bring you alternative services online.
Library staff have been very creative - developing their skills by participating in online training and producing online programs for the community. We have also completed a stocktake of the entire collection and caught up on collection maintenance of CDs and DVDs.
The Library has purchased an additional 2,500 new ebooks and e-audio book titles to boost the online collection.This includes ebooks from the Premier’s
Reading Challenge.
And here's some good news - multiple readers can now access the same title at the same time- a great way to have an “Online Book Club” with family and friends reading together.
Our Home Library Service continues to help eligible library members of the Parramatta LGA by bringing the library to them.
We are happy and encouraged to see so many people accessing our online library, as you can see from our April statistics:
3,115 new online resources users
14,511 digital loans - ebooks, e-magazines and e-audiobooks
6,241 from our main ebook site ePlatform – the monthly average is usually 2,150
30,411 visitors to the website & library catalogue, looking at 83,851 pages between them.
A snapshot of staff working hard behind the scenes; creating, learning and maintaining your library. Thank you for loving your library and we can't wait to see you all again.
Hidden Talents - Digital Photographic Exhibition
A selection of photographs taken by City of Parramatta Staff are included in this online exhibition.
This is part of the Head On Photo Festival 2020, Australia’s leading photographic festival.
Vote for your favourite for the People’s Choice Award for a chance to win a $50 Coles Myer gift card.
Read Together
No waiting, no holds for eBooks and eAudios.
You can now access Campaign Titles!
This means multiple readers can access the same title at the same time, meaning we can all Read Together.
What a great way to have an Online Book Club with family and friends.
Do You Have an Avid Reader at Home?
Why not jump onto the Premier Reading Challenge and borrow eBooks to keep children entertained.
We now have close to 1000 eBook titles from the official book lists covering the 4 different class levels
K - 2, 3 - 4, 5 - 6, 7 - 9
All you need is your Library Card number and your password.
National Simultaneous Storytime
Join us for a special NSS with a
pre recorded reading of the very hilarious Whitney and Britney Chick Divas, written and illustrated by Lucinda Gifford. Available Wednesday 27 May at 11am on Facebook, Twitter and later on the Library's web page.
Resources in Other Languages
Staff have been busy creating videos in various languages for children and adults ranging from craft to book readings.
We offer a wide range of free multicultural resources, that borrowers can access with their library card and for free.
Craft & DIY Online
An array of videos on various subjects have been created, such as Story Time Online, A Taste of the Classics and many more.
For all ages, our most popular videos have been the ones in the area of craft, gardening, science and more.
Kids Connect
Welcome to Kids Connect, where we connect you with all the things the library is doing for chlidren.
Our new web page encourages reading, imagination and a space to feel connected.
A place to help reinforce the joy of reading and finding activities you can do together.
Connecting with Books
We are here to assist readers in finding the right book by providing resources in the format of book lists, book reviews and online eResources.
Our new web page will guide you in trying new authors, themes, genres to promote reading, literacy and library use.
Retirement Village Living
To celebrate Law Week 18-24 May, Cecilia Castle from Castle Lawyers talks about Lifestyle choices offered by retirement village living, transitioning from your own home to a retirement village and understanding the different models of ownership and licensing in retirement villages.
This video was filmed at Epping Library.
Story Box Library
eResource of the month
Watch your favourite stories read by great Australian storytellers.
Story Box Library is suitable for preschool and primary aged children. It really is Storytime, Anytime!
Don't forget to click Log In to see the stories. Have a temporary library card? Call us to find out how to get access.
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