By Brittany Riley
Spotlight: Seniors Talk and Junior Brain Games
Hearing Australia is visiting the library on Monday, June 16 to conduct free 15-minute hearing tests. Appointments are available between 11am and 2pm but bookings are essential. As usual, tea and coffee will be provided with light refreshments also on offer. For more information, call us on (02) 6740 2190.
Don’t forget Junior Brain Games on Wednesday, June 18 at 3.30pm. JBG is a fun programme for children aged 7-12 that boosts literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills, meanwhile encouraging imagination and creativity. And it’s free. Call us to book.
Spotlight: Wide open spaces
About 26.7 million people visited a library in NSW in 2023-24. Libraries are incredible connectors, even if all you need is connection to a quiet space.
Bring your homework, uni work, creative project, or your favourite book and utilise our colourful space. We’ve got a combination of desks, lounges, and greenery for comfortable variety.
For the breaks in creativity (AKA mind blanks), we’ve got an ample number of magazines and fiction to spark your imagination.
Spotlight: New books
Visiting Tassie? Borrow the Lonely Planet’s guide to Tasmania (919 LON).
This guide covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Discover underground galleries at MONA, hike magnificent Cradle Mountain, and learn about historic Port Arthur; all with your trusted travel companion.
From bestselling author Tessa Bailey comes Dream Girl Drama (AFR BAI).
Professional hockey player Sig Gauthier finds his dream girl after a car breakdown. Sparks fly during his moonlight kiss with the alluring Chloe Clifford, but when Sig finally arrives to meet his dad’s new girlfriend over dinner, Chloe is confusingly also there. Turns out the girlfriend is Chloe’s mother. Oh, and they’re engaged…
How to Fall in Love with Humanity (152 GIL) by James ‘Fish’ Gill contains 16 life-changing practices for radical compassion.
You’ll learn how to lead the way back to love when it goes missing, heal past hurts, mend current relationship upsets and prevent otherwise inevitable future conflicts, while developing your own invincible superpowers.
Jorge Luis Borges once said, “I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library.” Lucky we have our own paradise at 291 Conadilly Street!
Dream Girl Drama by bestselling author Tessa Bailey and How to Fall in Love with Humanity by James Gill are among the titles at Gunnedah library.
