By Brittany Riley

Spotlight: Public and School Holidays

Happy Easter to all our borrowers! We will be closed Good Friday, Easter Saturday, and Easter Monday, but our online resources are open 24/7.

Week two of our autumn School Holiday Programme kicks off on Tuesday, April 22 . We’ll have Book Buddies at 10.30am on Tuesday and Thursday with Meg from the Gunnedah Conservatorium filling the timeslot Wednesday. Our popular Crafty Creations sessions will also be happening on those days at 3:30pm, with bead wall hangings, poppy wreath making, and a tic tac toe board game lined up. Don’t forget to book! Call us on 6740 2190.

Spotlight: True Crime

Did you know that we hold a generous collection of true crime books?

From unsolved mysteries to serial killers to organised syndicates, the Gunnedah Library can fulfil all your detective fantasies.

Just look for the sinister red bands in non-fiction….

Spotlight: New books

How Herbs Healed the World (582 SMI) by Connor Smith is new to Gardening.

Seventy-five herbs have been carefully chosen to tell the story of how they have each changed our world, looking back at their origins and what was once believed, while comparing this with the modern day uses and the scientific value of these plants enabling the reader to understand and appreciate their importance.

From author Hannah Richell comes One Dark Night (AFT RIC).

Everyone in the small town of Thorncombe knows about the haunted woods and the girl in white who lures people to their deaths. When a body is found at the bottom of an old stone folly after Halloween, the community asks if the victim was the result of a party prank gone wrong, or whether her death represents something more sinister and ritualistic. Police detective Ben Chase must find out…

New to our Hobbies & Interests section is art, annotated by DK (750 ART).

This book spans more than 3,000 years of paintings, sculptures, and prints. Combining stunning reproductions of each work of art with precise annotations and visual analysis, it is an expertly curated and comprehensive selection of the finest art ever created.

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