RUOK Day and new books on 'school rules' at the library

By Gunnedah Shire Library’s Brittany Riley

Spotlight: RUOK Day and Seniors Talk

RUOK Day was established in 2009 and encourages meaningful conversations. Sometimes, all you need is a cuppa and a caring question to save a life, so spark a dialogue with your friend, colleague, neighbour, or someone else important today.

Visit the library at 12pm on Monday, September 15 for our free monthly talk. We’ll have a representative from Whitehaven Coal discussing all things mining in the Gunnedah region and beyond. Free tea, coffee, and wonderful social chats are guaranteed, so come join us!

Spotlight: Gardening

Do you want to impress your neighbours with your gardening skills? Floor the gardening club members with your knowledge, perhaps? Our gardening section might have everything you’re looking for. Borrow books on floriography (that’s the hidden language of flowers), propagation, growing veggie patches, environmental sustainability, gardening for children, keeping houseplants alive (I still haven’t mastered this), and much, much more.

Spotlight: New books

Fresh to fantasy shelves is Spellbound (FSF LEI) by Georgia Leighton.

In this retelling of Sleeping Beauty, three women concoct a desperate plan of misdirect that changes the course of all their lives. There is no sleep for the princess, no handsome prince, and as a terrible curse edges closer, each of them will make a choice: wait to discover the worst, or face the coming storm…

School Rules and Routines (Easy 300) by Carla Delos is new to junior non-fiction.

School rules and routines contribute to a safe and calm learning environment. Discover why these rules exist and what might happen in situations where there were no rules or instructions on how to behave.

From bestselling author Dinah Jefferies comes The Greek House (AF JEF).

High above blue waters, Thirza Caruthers returns to the Greek house on Corfu and tries to escape her brother Billy’s tragic disappearance from years before. She immerses herself in painting and a passionate affair, but as webs of love, envy, and betrayal tighten, is it finally time to uncover the truth about Billy’s vanishing?

Come discover your next great read at your local library!