tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10870281155428735232024-03-05T00:02:06.898-08:00The Reading Experience Strategy and Retail ImperativesNSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-84496128448445939472010-09-22T20:49:00.000-07:002012-09-02T20:50:02.901-07:00A children's RE resourceAre you familiar with the picture books <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b1003254%7ES6">Hattie and the Fox</a>, <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b1035285%7ES6">Where is the green sheep?</a> and <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b1168316%7ES6">Possum Magic</a>? <br />
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As well as being a talented story-teller, their author Mem Fox is also an international consultant in literacy. </div>
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Her <a href="http://www.memfox.com/welcome.html">website</a> has great resources about children's literacy as well as lots of interesting things about her books and writing.</div>
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Her <a href="http://www.memfox.com/ten-read-aloud-commandments.html">ten read-aloud commandments </a>are extremely helpful and sensible.</div>
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Mem is a wonderful, inspirational, advocate for reading and her <a href="http://www.memfox.com/welcome.html">website</a> is well worth a look.</div>
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<br />NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-24548576100875397252010-09-08T20:48:00.000-07:002012-09-02T20:48:30.474-07:00Where to find out about comics?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2CHR-ca3513BkUDJxnkGEBJJ-0EMkV7gHogS5ApTX635OiZsOr4Zmgxpf50YR3nWCoRyBRP_eNza5T6gkuvkjb015IX9ofP7DnMoJ_aab8NC3UGyEpPV2yhFBdlNYncliz0WkmsV5RwS/s1600/graphic2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514283415539237506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2CHR-ca3513BkUDJxnkGEBJJ-0EMkV7gHogS5ApTX635OiZsOr4Zmgxpf50YR3nWCoRyBRP_eNza5T6gkuvkjb015IX9ofP7DnMoJ_aab8NC3UGyEpPV2yhFBdlNYncliz0WkmsV5RwS/s200/graphic2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 138px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWC8zc1W26QhIY1jYUavNQDj8chhcAuEKRM-CcZioQ_sCDwKRgu4FAgf-xhx-cLTQbTuh_ziIOQq8Kk4KXWw1eUL6YkLK1i2KhmSJ-Aj98KMWWFVPBg3BxV9zDvn3QJnwk0RfMIc719yh/s1600/graphic.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514283156595240418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWC8zc1W26QhIY1jYUavNQDj8chhcAuEKRM-CcZioQ_sCDwKRgu4FAgf-xhx-cLTQbTuh_ziIOQq8Kk4KXWw1eUL6YkLK1i2KhmSJ-Aj98KMWWFVPBg3BxV9zDvn3QJnwk0RfMIc719yh/s200/graphic.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 130px;" /></a><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514283317892359186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREu3Ml6RQtWKyjA2haZSA_i6qYyAKOAU7FmCVIixvZQC7jCf9vf5FKrGJgEQNiHYMcmhihId2C66k1ShPH3ITJaZpaI_df7DqXe3KaKkWGYhqRgMILvrqHz8oJhu8jyJi6typXHCavUuE/s200/graphic3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 133px;" /><br />
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<span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 85%;">by Sean Murgatroyd</span></div>
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When
responding to requests for purchase for the Graphic Novel collection, I
often come across problems when the customer has requested a title that
is out of print, hasn’t been printed yet or isn’t even available in
English Language format.<br />
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Very often they are relying on the vast number of <a href="http://forum.onemanga.com/">comics</a> <a href="http://forums.comicbookresources.com/">discussion</a> <a href="http://www.fanforum.com/f149/">forums</a> where speculation and wishful thinking play as much a role as any real fact.<br />
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To
sort out these issues, I visit the websites of the publishers
themselves. I would recommend introducing them to any comics fans you’re
helping. This will help them make informed decisions about their
favourite characters and authors.<br />
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The big names are of course <a href="http://marvel.com/catalog/">Marvel</a>, which has a searchable catalogue and <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/dccomics/graphic_novels/">DC</a> which provides a very helpful list of their graphic novels currently in publication.<br />
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Don’t forget <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/vertigo/graphic_novels/">Vertigo</a>, DC’s very popular line of graphic novels for adults. A large part of our adult collection has been sourced from here.<br />
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Other notable names in the superhero publishing universe are <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Books">Dark Horse</a>, <a href="http://www.imagecomics.com/">Image Comics</a> and relative newcomer <a href="http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/shop.html">Dynamite Comics</a>.<br />
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For adult readers looking for the more literary works, the <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/">Fantagraphics</a> and <a href="http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/">Drawn and Quarterly</a> (which publishes New Zealand’s own Dylan Horrocks) sites are well worth a look.<br />
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Lastly, the Japanese-originating <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga">manga</a>
world is a force that has had an increasing impact on the Western
comics world. Weekly Shonen Jump magazine has been running in Japan
since 1968, spawning many of the more famous comics lines. <a href="http://www.viz.com/">Viz Media</a> publishes the English language versions of many of their titles. The other major English-language publisher of manga is <a href="http://www.tokyopop.com/">Tokyopop</a>.<br />
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you can see there is a world of resources available in helping patrons
with every comics preference. With many of the sites offering previews,
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NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-70099010485116705932010-08-25T20:46:00.000-07:002012-09-02T20:47:01.313-07:00Newsletter no. 22<div align="center">
August 2010</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>I enjoy… editorial by Linda Hopkins*</i></b></span>…reading
a wide variety of fiction genres; Adventure/thriller, Mystery/thriller,
some Fantasy (like Lord of the Rings), Chick Lit, Classics etc. As long
as the book is engaging, fast paced and free flowing and the pre-amble
captures my interest, I’ll read it. The perks of working on the check-in
desk, all those newly returned books are a constant temptation!<br />
I
find I usually gravitate towards the adventure/thriller/mystery type
books when I want some escapism. I do love intriguing and engrossing
novels. My early favourite authors were <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammond_Innes">Hammond Innes</a>, <a href="http://www.nevilshute.org/biblio.php">Nevil Shute</a> and <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/alistair-maclean/">Alistair MacLean</a>.
Their novels were my first taste of the adventure genre. I used to love
reading these as a teenager and remember hiding under the bedclothes
with a torch long after I should have been asleep!<br />
Moving forward to the current years, authors that have captured my attention are <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6?/apilcher+rosamund/apilcher+rosamund/1%2C2%2C23%2CB/exact&FF=apilcher+rosamunde&1%2C22%2C/indexsort=-">Rosamund Pilcher</a> (a gentler adventure, well crafted characters), <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6?/aallbery+ted/aallbery+ted/-3%2C0%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=aallbeury+ted&1%2C11%2C/indexsort=-">Ted Allbeury</a> and <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6?/aarcher+jeffrey/aarcher+jeffrey/1%2C5%2C34%2CB/exact&FF=aarcher+jeffrey+1940&1%2C30%2C/indexsort=-">Geoffrey Archer</a>, but my favourite author in the Adventure genre is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Nance">John J Nance</a>. Given his qualifications [as an airline pilot, lawyer, novelist] his <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6?/anance/anance/1%2C3%2C10%2CB/exact&FF=anance+john+j&1%2C8%2C/indexsort=-">books</a>
are action packed and have an air of authenticity and authority about
them. Some of his books have been turned into TV mini-series’.<br />
On
the Mystery/thriller side, I began my interest here with the Readers
Digest True Crime stories. These were the only books that interested me
(and I was allowed to read) in my grandfather’s bookshelves on school
holiday visits and I would devour them. Since then I have “matured” and
enjoyed the earlier <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6?/agrafton+sue/agrafton+sue/1%2C10%2C74%2CB/exact&FF=agrafton+sue&1%2C44%2C/indexsort=-">Sue Grafton</a> “alphabet” novels, <a href="http://www.patriciacornwell.com/">Patricia Cornwell</a> and her Kay Scarpetta Mysteries, <a href="http://scottoline.com/Site/">Lisa Scottoline</a> (believable characters with a touch of humour), <a href="http://www.irisjohansen.com/">Iris Johansen</a> (with forensic sculptor Eve Duncan), <a href="http://www.kathyreichs.com/">Kathy Reichs</a> (Bones TV series is based on her books), <a href="http://www.tessgerritsen.com/">Tess Gerritsen</a>, <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6?/acoulter+catherine/acoulter+catherine/1%2C33%2C76%2CB/exact&FF=acoulter+catherine&1%2C42%2C/indexsort=-">Catherine Coulter’s </a>FBI novels and <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6?/arobb+j+d/arobb+j+d/1%2C40%2C155%2CB/exact&FF=arobb+j+d+1950&1%2C92%2C/indexsort=-">JD Robb</a> among many others.<br />
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* Linda is Specialist Librarian – Information Services at Devonport Library. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoU_jcI-d8CFAeYThkdfodwW3vX50hkUckjZwf9CGskXPviy4OWpau_p5pcYwMusuBhogYSM_AFLfsiHJqT8DIaaFDy0Bz6J0cevhKgHxMWKxG_dB42vOA2T7ykJIXD1ewZdgNnK1EX0ty/s1600/night.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509094951074951778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoU_jcI-d8CFAeYThkdfodwW3vX50hkUckjZwf9CGskXPviy4OWpau_p5pcYwMusuBhogYSM_AFLfsiHJqT8DIaaFDy0Bz6J0cevhKgHxMWKxG_dB42vOA2T7ykJIXD1ewZdgNnK1EX0ty/s200/night.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 166px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 111px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>Best Reads…..</i></b></span><br />
This month’s selection is from Vanessa Seymour.<br />
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2363910%7ES6">Ordinary thunderstorms</a> by William Boyd</div>
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b1174770%7ES6">The odd woman</a> by Gail Godwin<br />
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2503398%7ES6">Theodora : actress, empress, whore</a> by Stella Duffy<br />
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2489451%7ES6">The night book</a> by Charlotte Grimshaw<br />
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2349306%7ES6">Corduroy mansions</a> by Alexander McCall Smith<br />
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2485975%7ES6">Lola</a> by Elizabeth SmitherNSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-44853571040086497762010-08-11T20:45:00.000-07:002012-09-01T20:45:50.984-07:00WoM<span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: 85%;">by Patricia Kay</span><br />
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Word
of mouth is the most effective way of passing on to other people
suggestions for and recommendations of books to read. That is why the
BookChat sessions running in our libraries are so successful.
Participants are multi-tasking; getting ready to add their bit to the
discussion, listening to what others are saying and jotting down titles
and authors mentioned for follow up. At our desks we notice an increase
in requests when books have been favourably reviewed on the radio. <a href="http://tvnz.co.nz/the-good-word">The Good Word show</a> on TV7 brought books to a television audience and now we have the Youtube version - video book reviews.<br />
A new initiative from <a href="http://activitypress.com/ereport/">Martin Taylor</a>,
NZ internet guru, records and disseminates booktalks by three
well-known, well-read and personable local booksellers. In a 3 minute
video clip they give a sense of the story, a quick run down on the main
characters and some reasons why that book is such a good read. The
videos are available to everyone from the <a href="http://www.booktv.co.nz/">website BookTV</a>, from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/bookTVnz">Youtube</a> and soon from <a href="http://www.shorelibraries.govt.nz/The-Reading-Experience.aspx">The Reading Experience</a> section of our very own website.<br />
Here is an example<br />
NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-22906519851914983452010-07-22T20:44:00.000-07:002012-09-01T20:44:44.537-07:00Newsletter no. 21<div align="center">
July 2010</div>
<br /><span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>Animals in war… editorial by Hantie Braybrook</i></b></span>*<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">War programmes are not usually my cup of tea but I plucked up the courage to watch the repeat broadcasting of <i><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2042045%7ES6">Band of Brothers</a></i> and from there <i>The Pacific</i> and now the <i>Generation Kill</i>
series. Though it was difficult to watch at times - I still haven’t
been able to pick up a book about personal war experiences or combat
situations. What I have been able to read is stories about animals in
war situations. Even in stories (real and fiction) animals seems to
break past that wall of dread and fear and engage our emotions with
their openness, loyalty and bravery. Dogs feature prominently in this
kind of literature.<br />What is the appeal of this genre? <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQm9vwAgR9GWnxEv2YI1ErVldo-fLA2Qkjb4cfNVb6JQFBF8haJn_uDkSfAnkHLWAocoMeQFOq-tb7HMJxlbo5yqDBgLnymVa2UsgJ4aus8tICBo5liV5pgRdXTqcACdCjHKkSViM2bpT/s1600/nubs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496557414722514802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQm9vwAgR9GWnxEv2YI1ErVldo-fLA2Qkjb4cfNVb6JQFBF8haJn_uDkSfAnkHLWAocoMeQFOq-tb7HMJxlbo5yqDBgLnymVa2UsgJ4aus8tICBo5liV5pgRdXTqcACdCjHKkSViM2bpT/s200/nubs.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 128px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 160px;" /></a><br />The
strong bonds people form with animals are deeply emotional and are
often a central theme in these stories. And then there is the animal’s
unconditional love, non-judgemental acceptance, loyalty, bravery and
protection beyond reason, comforting, giving their caretakers a reason
to live for / hang on in desperate situations, respect earned and given.<br />The
unknown outcome of everyone entering the war zone adds to the
intensity. You experience the ‘adventure’, get to know about life during
times of war– both those of soldiers and civilians. The personality of
the animals and the mischief they and their companions get up to add
charm to what could otherwise be a harrowing tale. Happy endings, when
it happens, are especially satisfying. What is also fascinating is how
the animals are trained and how they perform under the intense pressure
of combat situations.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqAhHkgJqce8Yb9mGNShq5fzNzkI8ipTLgzbNdiFS3-fjMQclEx8MkjUIFLzkK4wPvAPjww1tnKGKNnpt4eza1yULUOT9R09VPnlOpUVdY_l3-KO5-hfqaNA3SB7wD6Jv-wFysA23ne8S/s1600/dog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496558312570567138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqAhHkgJqce8Yb9mGNShq5fzNzkI8ipTLgzbNdiFS3-fjMQclEx8MkjUIFLzkK4wPvAPjww1tnKGKNnpt4eza1yULUOT9R09VPnlOpUVdY_l3-KO5-hfqaNA3SB7wD6Jv-wFysA23ne8S/s200/dog.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 161px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 116px;" /></a>The subtitle on the cover of </span><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search/?searchtype=t&SORT=D&searcharg=dog+that+saved+my+life&searchscope=6"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The dog that saved my life</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">
sums it up: ‘Sacrifice. Loyalty. Love beyond all bounds.’ Those are the
qualities that bring me back to this genre time and again.</span><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search/?searchtype=t&SORT=D&searcharg=dogs+at+war&searchscope=6&submit.x=38&submit.y=11"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Dogs at war</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> by Blythe Hamer; </span><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search/?searchtype=t&SORT=D&searcharg=four+legged+major&searchscope=6"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The four legged major</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> by Graham Spencer;</span><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search/?searchtype=t&SORT=D&searcharg=caesar+the+anzac+dog&searchscope=6"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Caesar the Anzac dog</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> by Patricia Stroud; </span><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6?/tfrom+baghdad+with+love/tfrom+baghdad+with+love/1%2C1%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tfrom+baghdad+with+love+a+marine+the+war+and+a+dog+named+lava&1%2C%2C2"><span style="font-family: georgia;">From Baghdad with love</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> by Jay Kopelman; </span><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search/?searchtype=t&SORT=D&searcharg=nubs&searchscope=6"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nubs</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> by Brian Dennis et al;</span><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search/?searchtype=t&SORT=D&searcharg=freedom+in+the+air&searchscope=6"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Freedom in the air</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> by Hamish Ross; </span><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6?/tsilent+heroes/tsilent+heroes/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tsilent+heroes+the+bravery+and+devotion+of+animals+in+war&1%2C1%2C"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Silent heroes</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> by Evelyn le Chene; </span><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6?/tanimal+heroes/tanimal+heroes/1%2C3%2C5%2CB/frameset&FF=tanimal+heroes&1%2C%2C3"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Animal heroes</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> by Anthony Hill.<br /><br />* Hantie is Specialist Librarian – Information Services at Glenfield Library.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>Best Reads…..</i></b></span><br />This month’s selection is from Patricia Kay.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQa1T2yQIJMSVlUhG80L9EAj2wL4-nXRHN24W7fZmLSyeWJW6nhYT30jB_L21L9TFLZZ-xxaE289uPrlkMLEvDLESjv355yZmxqL8Y9lT-anNjcTFudXSVX4UCsT7JVJ66Ga8Yz7Dk2U1k/s1600/silver.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496556843464399810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQa1T2yQIJMSVlUhG80L9EAj2wL4-nXRHN24W7fZmLSyeWJW6nhYT30jB_L21L9TFLZZ-xxaE289uPrlkMLEvDLESjv355yZmxqL8Y9lT-anNjcTFudXSVX4UCsT7JVJ66Ga8Yz7Dk2U1k/s200/silver.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 157px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 109px;" /></a><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2356888%7ES6">As the earth turns silver : a novel</a> by Alison Wong<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2345539%7ES6">The children's book</a> by A. S. Byatt<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2354494%7ES6">Good to a fault</a> by Marina Endicott<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2313091%7ES6">The elega</a><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2313091%7ES6">nce of the hedgehog</a> by Muriel Barbery<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqRcL8NPGCBNOZid2WS50Fvddk2ZCEDwdYORg4Va7Cc2JP9NB0sbvtHbdkIRFEFrjCkywiOhOsDXZzyTcRSGoe54xiV3m7yi8TYO8IOBfXQ1ApOPnO7K4Dju8KhQsTnA2EJ2IGx5kb62X/s1600/hedgehog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496562136848752770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqRcL8NPGCBNOZid2WS50Fvddk2ZCEDwdYORg4Va7Cc2JP9NB0sbvtHbdkIRFEFrjCkywiOhOsDXZzyTcRSGoe54xiV3m7yi8TYO8IOBfXQ1ApOPnO7K4Dju8KhQsTnA2EJ2IGx5kb62X/s200/hedgehog.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 157px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 110px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2344556%7ES6">The housekeeper and the professor</a> by Yoko Ogawa<br />
<br /><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2333433%7ES6">An equal stillness</a> by Francesca Kay<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2330745%7ES6">In hovering flight </a>by Joyce Hinnefeld<br /><br /><br /><br />Share your best reads … just send a list of titles to <a href="mailto:annh@shorelibraries.govt.nz">Ann</a> NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-12210061264894206422010-07-12T20:42:00.000-07:002012-09-01T20:43:01.667-07:00Children's author websiteKathy White, children's author and until recently the CATS Librarian at Devonport Library, has launched her brand new <a href="http://www.kathywhite.co.nz/index.html">website</a>. It has lots of information about Kathy and her writing and also has a very good page of <a href="http://www.kathywhite.co.nz/links.html">links</a> to webpages about writers and books., especially suitable for children and teens.<br />
Have a look!NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-70313521160848596832010-06-29T20:41:00.000-07:002012-09-01T20:42:03.664-07:00Newsletter no. 20<div align="center">
June 2010</div>
<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>Something our customers will love…..</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">If you haven’t already found this on the </span><a href="http://www.shorelibraries.govt.nz/The-Reading-Experience.aspx"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Reading Experience page</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> of our website, then you definitely need to take a look.<br />By clicking on </span><a href="http://www.shorelibraries.govt.nz/The-Reading-Experience/Fiction.aspx"><span style="font-family: georgia;">fiction</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">
you will find lists have been compiled for the browsing reader. Thanks
to Sarah Menzies – whose brainchild this was, we have a great resource
for the reader, and a great reader’s advisory resource for us as a
starting point for recommendations.<br />The beauty of these lists and
links is that the browser can see the catalogue record, read a summary,
read a review and most importantly, request the book …all from one site –
fantastic!<br /><b><i><span style="color: red;">Now it’s up to us to make sure our customers know about it…</span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>This month’s editorial is by Sheryl Day* …..</i></b></span><br />
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In
my role I take responsibility for the services provided by the Area
Office as well as being part of the library team. Over the years I have
built up knowledge of local government procedures and am able to provide
customers with information on a wide range of services. If I do not
know the answer then I will try to put the customer in touch with
someone who does -customer service and the provision of information –
skills that are also a large part of a librarian’s job. Communication,
excellent service and follow up are keywords in both positions.
Customers are not always happy with the council – taking payments is
another part of the job - a smile and friendly greeting can often defuse
a situation.<br />
I am also responsible for displays showcasing
different areas of the collection, encouraging readers to try something
different – maybe non-fiction for a change or perhaps a new author in
their preferred genre. My own reading is eclectic but my preference is
for the red dots – the REAL <span style="color: red;"><b>red</b></span> dots – a good psychological thriller with plenty of twists <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6?/adeaver%2C+jeff/adeaver+jeff/1%2C17%2C70%2CB/exact&FF=adeaver+jeffery&1%2C50%2C/indexsort=r">Jeffrey Deaver</a> ,<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6?/aconnelly%2C+Michael/aconnelly+michael/1%2C31%2C102%2CB/exact&FF=aconnelly+michael+1956&1%2C49%2C/indexsort=r">Michael Connelly</a> , <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6?/achild+lee/achild+lee/1%2C18%2C63%2CB/exact&FF=achild+lee&1%2C32%2C/indexsort=r">Lee Child</a>, <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6/?searchtype=a&searcharg=hoag+tami&searchscope=6&sortdropdown=r&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=ahoag+tami">Tami Hoag</a>, <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6?/abarclay+lincoln/abarclay+lincoln/-3%2C0%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=abarclay+linwood&1%2C8%2C/indexsort=r">Linwood Barclay</a>, <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6?/amcfadyen+cody/amcfadyen+cody/1%2C1%2C9%2CB/exact&FF=amcfadyen+cody&1%2C9%2C/indexsort=r">Cody McFadyen</a> and so many others, and this week, joy!.. A new writer, <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search/?searchtype=a&SORT=D&searcharg=boyd+noah&searchscope=6">Noah Boyd</a> . I think the reading experience should be a relaxed, enjoyable indulgence – time out for one’s self.<br />
Now enough about me – this is cutting into my precious reading time!<br />
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* Sheryl is Council Services Librarian at Albany Village<br />
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<span style="color: #000099;"><b><i>Best Reads…..<br />This month’s selection is from Megan Grimshaw-Jones.</i></b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b1190147%7ES6">On Green Dolphin Street</a> by Sebastian Faulks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmKM7NHgYxS8WJCe30_N2Zck9nBniP3SSpw9yPNdKW6HCivgHT2ZmN-DNIz391fonfIeYVE5mMCDJQsBvzx2d2SbI3hRakjZJ1XET-jAdmXrfvRUkadFDkJmXeksP9pnpZzH5zKeJsQLT/s1600/faulks.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487966715595241954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmKM7NHgYxS8WJCe30_N2Zck9nBniP3SSpw9yPNdKW6HCivgHT2ZmN-DNIz391fonfIeYVE5mMCDJQsBvzx2d2SbI3hRakjZJ1XET-jAdmXrfvRUkadFDkJmXeksP9pnpZzH5zKeJsQLT/s200/faulks.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 149px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 93px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b1583032%7ES6">Mao's last dancer</a> by Li Cunxin<br />
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2345575%7ES6">Brooklyn : a novel</a> by Colm Tóibín<br />
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2288649%7ES6">Olive Kitteridge</a> by Elizabeth Strout<br />
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2302646%7ES6">American wife : a novel</a> by Curtis Sittenfeld<br />
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2388262%7ES6">The winner's bible : rewire your brain for permanent change</a> by Kerry Spackman NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-66973306791098015052010-06-09T20:39:00.000-07:002012-09-01T20:40:24.729-07:00Who writes likeWe are all familiar with the great resource <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2332633%7ES6"><i>Who else writes like</i></a>.<br />
Wellington City Libraries have a webpage with this information featuring some of the more popular fiction authors. It's called <a href="http://www.wcl.govt.nz/popular/fictionwriters.html">Who writes like</a>... and is a good quick link to help our patrons select their next book.<br />
Have a look!NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-46305921502894870322010-05-31T20:37:00.000-07:002012-09-01T20:38:15.276-07:00Newsletter No. 19<div align="center">
May 2010</div>
<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>You just never know what gems you will hear ….</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">While
making reading recommendations to a customer, a staff member
acknowledged the customer’s husband standing nearby and a conversation
started up. During the course of that conversation the husband asked “do
you read Grahame Greene?” “Not for many years” replied the staff
member. “Well” he continued… and it transpired that he once worked for
Graham Greene for about 5 years on his estate as painter and decorator,
during the course of which he witnessed a clandestine affair being
conducted between Graham Greene and Anita Ekberg! And apparently Mrs
Greene was a very snooty lady – well who can blame her!<br />The Reading Experience can have many benefits… Don’t you just love working in a library?<br /></span><span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>Creating the WOW! for Children and Teens…</i></b></span><br />
<br />
By
now you will have all attended The Reading Experience workshops
developed and delivered by the CaT’s team and from the feedback given at
each session, they were an overwhelming success. Congratulations to the
team and Karen for putting together and running such a great workshop.
Now the real enjoyment can begin.<br />
You will all be completing the
exercises and getting out in the children’s area, putting your new found
knowledge and confidence to good use to both spread the joy of reading
and enhance the library experience for our customers. Congratulations
and “good on you” to all those staff who have already taken up the
challenge to deliver Rhymetime and Wriggle and Rhyme. However, for those
of you a little less brave, being in the children’s area talking to the
kids and showing your enthusiasm is just as important.<br />
As a reminder of the sort of fun author websites you can find in “Dive into Reading” – check out Brian Falkner’s…<br />
<a href="http://www.brianfalkner.co.nz/">http://www.brianfalkner.co.nz/</a><br />
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>Best Reads…..</i></b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #000099;">In keeping with our focus on children and teens, this month’s best teen reads are from Helen at East Coast Bays.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWm6pCZUS-2RtUoa4dtYVZLvAK2xa7KhFxFBWPqPdq30Gl0F19YDIZ20l_8GW4ElFB6v0sc-AO6OmY_EQvp1aKKESYX2Iqev_vhcLdsdAIXzmHhWDUAfridiHEXrGXePd7172-bysy38k/s1600/pratchett.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480594549770089666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWm6pCZUS-2RtUoa4dtYVZLvAK2xa7KhFxFBWPqPdq30Gl0F19YDIZ20l_8GW4ElFB6v0sc-AO6OmY_EQvp1aKKESYX2Iqev_vhcLdsdAIXzmHhWDUAfridiHEXrGXePd7172-bysy38k/s400/pratchett.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 132px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 97px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2312973%7ES6">Nation</a> by Terry Pratchett<br />
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2497332%7ES6">Alchemy and Meggy Swann</a> by Karen Cushman<br />
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2367742%7ES6">Fever Crumb</a> by Philip Reeve<br />
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2388398%7ES6">The evolution of Calpurnia Tate</a> by Jacqueline Kelly<br />
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2326112%7ES6">Chains</a> by Laurie Halse Anderson<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3OECKG3GkGr0drqfEFzDXfe4b3V1JT8qx3U4CCxUVIEuyuNlpYQh4vlf2C8rcEdn_D-DAPOcx7pXWdyVKAqyNQnAbhIGTgsHNi9L8KOiWJzyXKghabe5K6wAZ1U6vnwxPWLE14lWJnf5/s1600/chains.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480595308913105442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3OECKG3GkGr0drqfEFzDXfe4b3V1JT8qx3U4CCxUVIEuyuNlpYQh4vlf2C8rcEdn_D-DAPOcx7pXWdyVKAqyNQnAbhIGTgsHNi9L8KOiWJzyXKghabe5K6wAZ1U6vnwxPWLE14lWJnf5/s400/chains.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 137px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 94px;" /></a></div>
<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2323001%7ES6">Impossible : a novel</a> by Nancy WerlinNSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-50607864204632133292010-04-30T20:18:00.000-07:002012-09-01T20:19:11.758-07:00Newsletter no. 18<div align="center">
April 2010</div>
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<b><span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><i>A true story ….</i></span></b><br />
NSL
staff member (X) tells of helping a customer choose a book to read and
the customer commenting that she and X obviously enjoy the same sort of
books, as the customer had enjoyed something X had recommended once
before. X doesn’t remember recommending something to the customer, or
even having helped her before, but nevertheless the customer remembered
her and came back.<br />
This is a good illustration of the affect we
have on our customer relationships – Whether we remember them or not,
the customer will remember – good or bad. This customer now has a
familiar friendly face to approach, a good experience to take away and a
good source of reading that she knows she is likely to enjoy.<br />
This is The Reading Experience in action!<br />
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<b><span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><i>This month’s guest editorial is by Patricia Kay*……</i></span></b><br />
I
love attending book festivals to listen to authors and meet other
readers. There is always a buzz at such events with people talking
non-stop about books. The best list of festivals is in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary_festival">Wikipedia</a>
and the best festival sites include biographies, reviews, forums, blogs
and sometimes even ezines and podcasts. A quick browse through any of
the following sites will furnish you with plenty of ideas for book
recommendations:<br />
<a href="http://www.hayfestival.com/portal/index.aspx?skinid=1&localesetting=en-GB">Hay on Wye</a>, UK<br />
<a href="http://www.festival.org.hk/">Hong Kong</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/1096">New York</a><br />
<a href="http://www.readings.org/?q=ifoa">Toronto</a><br />
You can read about my experiences at the Wellington Writers and readers Week on my blog, <a href="http://happyreadingexperience.blogspot.com/search/label/Authors">'Happy Reading</a>'.<br />
The
Auckland Readers and Writers Festival is held annually in May and
begins this year on Wednesday 12 May with public events held at the
Aotea Centre from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 May. See the printed programme
in your Library or visit the <a href="http://www.writersfestival.co.nz/">website</a>.
To feel the atmosphere you can just pop into the Aotea Centre over that
weekend and visit the bookstall – you are bound to see some of New
Zealand’s top literary figures and there will be international authors
signing copies of their books as well. Inspiring!<br />
* Patricia is Specialist Librarian – Information Services at ECB Library<br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;">Best Reads…..</span></i></b><br />
This month’s Best Reads are from Beth at Library Support Services.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtN5K6VLPe8_SlIgMkOF2KXtyr_jhHhMvd1wi-OtrULjZbHx8mmAifAsTML76qJMpTNWXYBPL8Ir0oiEVoP5gQwuRSF3sEt1AgB90QaUuNxIacbREZiEnY6kxWuESHLsLp-ckkeqKXIqs4/s1600/women+black.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467588106026090786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtN5K6VLPe8_SlIgMkOF2KXtyr_jhHhMvd1wi-OtrULjZbHx8mmAifAsTML76qJMpTNWXYBPL8Ir0oiEVoP5gQwuRSF3sEt1AgB90QaUuNxIacbREZiEnY6kxWuESHLsLp-ckkeqKXIqs4/s400/women+black.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 284px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 204px;" /></a><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2334849%7ES6">Home Safe : A Novel</a> by Elizabeth Berg<br />
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b1835024%7ES6">The women in black</a> by Madeleine St John<br />
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b1018479%7ES6">As it is in heaven</a> by Niall Williams<br />
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<br />
<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/record=b2139450%7ES6">Ten sorry tales</a> by Mick JacksonNSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-63014733793927424022010-04-17T20:17:00.000-07:002012-09-01T20:17:49.936-07:00The Reading Experience for Children and Teens<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7l0r-qvDDx9rg1aZjdr0RWEyR8QtRiLk0SKVGtrMaYOLgqykgMk-Ue21V3maDCtwJAEPHkn8lEtOXT5jQYMPGB-rj2k-VfTU6v9XImwVh5nFq3JJIBH5mrqXfJc7QkwXNLoc2y3Z2jro/s1600/Picture1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460924909378114418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7l0r-qvDDx9rg1aZjdr0RWEyR8QtRiLk0SKVGtrMaYOLgqykgMk-Ue21V3maDCtwJAEPHkn8lEtOXT5jQYMPGB-rj2k-VfTU6v9XImwVh5nFq3JJIBH5mrqXfJc7QkwXNLoc2y3Z2jro/s200/Picture1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 38px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
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The
Reading Experience for Children and Teens is a workshop which looks at
the reading experience through the eyes of children and teens and how
we, as librarians, can make a difference to every child's reading
experience. </div>
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It follows on from last year's The Reading Experience workshops which focussed on the adult areas of the library.</div>
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This workshop will give you:</div>
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<ul>
<li>An appreciation for working with children and teens in the library - yes, it can be FUN and extremely rewarding!</li>
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<li>Some
knowledge and skills to feel more confident when helping parents /
children / teens with their reading queries or promoting books.</li>
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<li>a greater awareness of the role of the Children's Librarian and the services we offer.</li>
</ul>
They
will run from 20 April - 27 May. Staff will be rostered onto sessions
and dates advised by your Managers. A reminder email will be sent a few
days before the session. <br />
One of the followup exercises for this
workshop is to visit this blog and leave a comment about one thing you
learnt from the session. So ... if that's what you are here for ...
please leave your comments in the comment box below.<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460930863566796178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAugQetDn0BW4TkF31WPhJcK76ghw-TD9Xp9SXLsxUsjc_iwidpsr5XxpgS3u1PxNOeUJblz_e4VkwBIEi-wLVf_Oqiorlk7rgfFxQph6n1y701MaUYkINzCxXOsuATq27kxzc1AdfTh3w/s200/Fish.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 67px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 53px;" /><br />
<br />NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-76714488725424140932010-03-30T20:15:00.000-07:002012-09-01T20:15:50.270-07:00Newsletter no. 17<div align="center">
March 2010</div>
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<br />
<b><span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><i>A great idea for promoting your love of reading – and it’s easy!….</i></span></b><br />
<br />
Using
the signature function of Outlook is a great way of emphasising our
role as librarians and our own love of reading, by passing on to other
people the title of the book you are currently enjoying. A great way to
spread the word not only amongst ourselves, but out into the world as
well as we email colleagues, business contacts, friends and family. This
can be done as text or as a hyperlink to a book record or web page.
Your IS Librarian or Gemma will be able to show you how if you need
help. Email <a href="mailto:eileeno@shorelibraries.govt.nz">Eileen</a> to receive a reply with an example signature.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><i>This month’s guest editorial is by Bernice Sell*……</i></span></b>I
have a fondness for novels that can be classified as magical realism,
since those that I have read have managed to be literary but very
readable.<br />
Magical realism is a literary type or form rather than a
specific genre. A magical realism novel requires the reader to assume
an equal acceptance of both the ordinary and the extraordinary as the
distinction between fantasy and reality is blurred. The stories often
contain elements of myth, fable or folktale. It differs from fantasy
writing though as events take place in the real world, not a fantasy
setting.<br />
Magical realism has its roots in South American
literature and anyone wishing to sample it could try any of the short
story collections of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, or his seminal magical
realism work, One Hundred Years of Solitude.<br />
A short list of the best known magical realist works can be found on the Book Lust website:<br />
<a href="http://booklust.wetpaint.com/page/Magical+Realism">http://booklust.wetpaint.com/page/Magical+Realism</a><br />
<br />
As usual, LibraryThing comes up trumps with a very comprehensive list found in its tag search:<br />
<a href="http://www.librarything.com/tag/magical+realism,+novel">http://www.librarything.com/tag/magical+realism,+novel</a><br />
<br />
For a bite-sized overview try Oprah’s book Club:<br />
<a href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Magical-Realism-In-a-Nutshell">http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Magical-Realism-In-a-Nutshell</a><br />
<br />
Excellent magic realism novels for young adults include David Almond’s Secret Heart, and Isabel Allende’s City of the Beasts.<br />
* Bernice is Specialist Librarian – Community Learning at Glenfield Library<br />
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>Best Reads…..</i></b></span><br />
This month’s Best Reads have been provided by Jan at Albany Village…….<br />
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<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2348612%7ES6">Life according to Lubka</a> by Laurie Graham<br />
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<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b1835024%7ES6">The women in black</a> by Madeleine St John<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhx9daxnXUoBzD-IpHbcjVfwEHX853iOgA896pYPiKqANhycOPkA7OvLL60wkhYih0WQp6rb1Ac8eprZRJrGnd_0Btfmb6atTBo10l3Q2nUrmHWkeX7r_URlfega2DMrgoT2Xp0GYQIr3/s1600/horse.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455004254788895378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhx9daxnXUoBzD-IpHbcjVfwEHX853iOgA896pYPiKqANhycOPkA7OvLL60wkhYih0WQp6rb1Ac8eprZRJrGnd_0Btfmb6atTBo10l3Q2nUrmHWkeX7r_URlfega2DMrgoT2Xp0GYQIr3/s200/horse.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 132px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2349025%7ES6">The horse dancer</a> by Jojo Moyes<br />
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<br />
<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2328171%7ES6">Aphrodite's workshop for reluctant lovers</a> by Marika Cobbold<br />
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<br />
<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b1010628%7ES6">The hours of the night</a> by Sue Gee<br />
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<br />
<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2320469%7ES6">All together now</a> by Monica McInerney<br />
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<br />
<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2333019%7ES6">All the nice girls</a> by Joan Bakewell<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwPVcdNzLwcd9DW8MB6WDLc5R2rTtdGOqmQSiR4IRf5eEDSHCL1sacUlurPkzcUx_iREZi7Vp8MdyB8vaErwTniK6R4IpWtITyX1hhX1TeUi57p8kgTWnI6sUuTGDZYGyyiaS9UPvjTCB/s1600/moths.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455004086162700722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwPVcdNzLwcd9DW8MB6WDLc5R2rTtdGOqmQSiR4IRf5eEDSHCL1sacUlurPkzcUx_iREZi7Vp8MdyB8vaErwTniK6R4IpWtITyX1hhX1TeUi57p8kgTWnI6sUuTGDZYGyyiaS9UPvjTCB/s200/moths.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 127px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2359662%7ES6">Bad behaviour</a> by Liz Byrski<br />
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<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2292089%7ES6">The behaviour of moths</a> by Poppy Adams<br />
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<br />
<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2243989%7ES6">A seaside practice : tales of a Scottish country doctor</a> by Tom SmithNSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-12481484072537645192010-02-18T20:08:00.000-08:002012-09-01T20:09:06.257-07:00Newsletter no. 16<div align="center">
February 2010</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><i><b>Downloadable audio (Overdrive) is almost here...!</b></i></span><br />
We
are very close to offering this new service to our customers. Overdrive
provides the infrastructure and applications to support the down
loading of audio books on to a variety of devices - PC, Ipod, MP3 etc.
at home. Yes, you will be taken through it very soon after it becomes
available, so that you will be able to promote it to our customers. For a
preview of how it works visit <a href="http://auckland.lib.overdrive.com/4B853754-AEBF-4940-97BD-6E0C45726FB7/10/443/en/default.htm">Auckland City Libraries</a>
and click on “quick start guide” to scroll through and find out what
it’s all about. For further information you can also explore the <a href="http://www.overdrive.com/">Overdrive</a> website. You will hear more about this fabulous new service soon.<br />
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>This month’s guest editorial is by Helen Beckingsale</i></b></span>*……<br />
<br />
For
the last 10 years Storylines has followed up the New Zealand Post
shortlist with a Notable Books List intended to take the place of a
“long-list” as produced for some overseas book awards.<br />
The Notable
Books list also gives an opportunity to make special mention of books
which are not eligible for awards but are an exceptional addition to our
national children’s book heritage. These include Margaret Mahy’s Bubble
Trouble in new picture format in 2009 and A.H. Reed’s re-illustrated
Illustrated Myths and Legends of the Pacific in 2008.<br />
The Word Witch, the beautifully illustrated collection of Margaret Mahy’s poetry, will fall into that category in 2010.<br />
So, when you can’t find any of the New Zealand Post short-listed titles take a look at the <a href="http://www.storylines.org.nz/awards.asp?pid=41">Notable Books List</a>
and encourage young readers to look more widely at our great New
Zealand children’s authors. If you must have an actual award winner or
short-listed title go to: <a href="http://www.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Kids/LiteraryPrizes/" title="http://www.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Kids/LiteraryPrizes/">http://www.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Kids/LiteraryPrizes/</a><br />
<br />
·
Helen is Specialist Librarian – Children’s and Teens Services at ECB
Library and is a member of the Management Committee of Storylines.<br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span style="color: #000099;">Best Reads…..</span></i></b></span><br />
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This month’s Best Reads have been provided by Sheryl at Albany Village…….</div>
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<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2303600%7ES6">The Love of Her Life</a> by Evans, Harriet</div>
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<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2349961%7ES6">Bridge of Sand</a> : A Novel by Burroway, Janet</div>
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<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2292400%7ES6">The Cellist of Sarajevo</a> by Galloway, Steven</div>
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<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2157752%7ES6">The Husband</a> by Koontz, Dean</div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQL8tMBjPfyPGA0sNQYCBpUddifVH4sEr4VeH1_gGj46HG63a86vYGvuvf3lG0cuu3PrHXeuFl50RzLreGHlf_Mt50tvV-IayG4rumELhcCKsWmAUIjHz_HAInKsKQ4vZ-rGTpm528APSx/s1600-h/trigiani.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439399565593137058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQL8tMBjPfyPGA0sNQYCBpUddifVH4sEr4VeH1_gGj46HG63a86vYGvuvf3lG0cuu3PrHXeuFl50RzLreGHlf_Mt50tvV-IayG4rumELhcCKsWmAUIjHz_HAInKsKQ4vZ-rGTpm528APSx/s200/trigiani.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 139px; width: 81px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2328039%7ES6">Very Valentine</a> by Trigiani, Adriana<br />
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<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2340054%7ES6">The Help </a>by Stockett, Kathryn</div>
<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2218900%7ES6">Constance</a> by Thomas, Rosie<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuqAUv-hK_lkaF5jHoiRvgjOte3rkGsoFdK9-EPgbsMqAZIRSYL7ohVZLOzX6cEDwq0NYAns2-81-XqRGA1LlD__5ErAAT3DmNpIA8E0LATJvlw4L1lgW-YDAUZ3ppZVXAqPDFxbcw620/s1600-h/cain.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439399895308625186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuqAUv-hK_lkaF5jHoiRvgjOte3rkGsoFdK9-EPgbsMqAZIRSYL7ohVZLOzX6cEDwq0NYAns2-81-XqRGA1LlD__5ErAAT3DmNpIA8E0LATJvlw4L1lgW-YDAUZ3ppZVXAqPDFxbcw620/s200/cain.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 114px; width: 87px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2354457%7ES6">Assassin</a> by Cain, Tom<br /><a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2348208%7ES6">A Reliable Wife</a> by Goolrick, Robert<br />
Don’t forget to email your “Best Reads” to <a href="mailto:annh@shorelibraries.govt.nz">Ann Hill</a> so they can be shared with us all.NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-61790078031690977102010-02-02T20:07:00.000-08:002012-09-01T20:07:41.850-07:00Newsletter no. 15<div align="left">
Newsletter no. 15 </div>
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January 2010 </div>
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<span style="color: #000099;"><b>Welcome to a new year of wonderful reading experiences</b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #000099;"><b>Guest editorial…</b></span><br />
From
time to time a member of staff will be invited to provide a guest
editorial about their area of expertise. You never know when you may be
invited!<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #000099;"><b>Our first guest is Sean Murgatroyd*:</b></span>While
North Shore Libraries have had graphic novels for children and teens
for some time, we have recently opened a great new collection for adults
of this material! Graphic novels have come a long way from the
superhero comics of years gone by and now cover a vast range of topics –
from intimate, moving personal biographies such as Marjane Satrapi’s “<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b1110013%7ES6">Persepolis</a>” to compelling artistic works like Joann Sfar’s “<a href="http://172.19.1.1:6002/record=b2127906%7ES6">The Rabbi’s Cat</a>”.
The more you investigate this fascinating world the more you will find
there is something for all tastes. For a great collection of constantly
updating reviews, visit the Graphics Novel Reporter.<br />
<a href="http://www.graphicnovelreporter.com/">http://www.graphicnovelreporter.com/</a> </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0vCUJl2mXuVQvjuHpqBf6R_WjtOSAnm-SyhcSSD7ULQ933gnEuXfQnECxzrrn5PLzO6GM769NIDxAMMU7LISS0dttdQ6NLLT0LPquvA7HdOJsSqlrwNQXKwWvVCeouo1Uzu3-8akBliX/s1600-h/persepolis.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433384892037060082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0vCUJl2mXuVQvjuHpqBf6R_WjtOSAnm-SyhcSSD7ULQ933gnEuXfQnECxzrrn5PLzO6GM769NIDxAMMU7LISS0dttdQ6NLLT0LPquvA7HdOJsSqlrwNQXKwWvVCeouo1Uzu3-8akBliX/s200/persepolis.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 100px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 63px;" /></a><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433384341171551426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiViuUrBwGABOLmBufVLuhgV9iRVY_Rh7rUnMP8DHX923YfxvLeLzQ-S7f2VjZOn0SDIFI1kJP1WgzgKHvk3BO8j35QJKi_BGOmxbrnfqtVOYUV0vospJmd1lrZjnpsT1K3_dTq7wom3irY/s200/rabbis+cat.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 100px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 81px;" /><br />
*Sean is Specialist Librarian – Information Services at Northcote Library.<br />
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<span style="color: #000099;"><b>Best Reads 2009…</b></span><br />
<br />
What were your best reads for 2009? Send a list of your most memorable reads to <a href="mailto:annh@shorelibraries.govt.nz">Ann Hill</a><br />
and
they will be shared over the next few newsletters. Here are a few that I
would consider some of my Best Reads for the year in no particular
order and for a variety of reasons:</div>
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<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780061238611/index.html&client=elgar&type=hw7&popup=no">City of Refuge</a> by Piazza, Tom<br />
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<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780670020485/index.html&client=elgar&type=hw7&popup=no">The Piano Teacher</a> by Lee, Janice<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780060393496/index.html&client=elgar&type=hw7&popup=no">The Hour I First Believed</a> by Lamb, Wally<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780061690440/index.html&client=elgar&type=hw7&popup=no">The Color of Lightning</a> by Jiles, Paulette<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780747597070/index.html&client=elgar&type=hw7&popup=no">Burnt Shadows</a> by Shamsie, Kamila<br />
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<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781843549857/index.html&client=elgar&type=hw7&popup=no">Baking Cakes in Kigali</a> by Parkin, Gaile<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780399155345/index.html&client=elgar&type=hw7&popup=no">The Help</a> by Stockett, Kathryn<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781844084647/index.html&client=elgar&type=hw7&popup=no">The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam</a> by Liebenberg, Lauren<br />
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<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780375414497/index.html&client=elgar&type=hw7&popup=no">Cutting for Stone</a> by Verghese, Abraham<br />
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<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780752873688/index.html&client=elgar&type=hw7&popup=no">A Quiet Belief in Angels</a> by Ellory, R. J.<br />
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<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=074324494X/index.html&client=elgar&type=hw7&popup=no">Towelhead : A Novel</a> by Erian, Alicia<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781921351785/index.html&client=elgar&type=hw7&popup=no">The Lieutenant</a> by Grenville, Kate<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780525951278/index.html&client=elgar&type=hw7&popup=no">This Is Where I Leave You</a> by Tropper, Jonathan<br />
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<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780312268053/index.html&client=elgar&type=hw7&popup=no">Hiroshima Joe : A Novel</a> by Booth, Martin<br />
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<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780446540728/index.html&client=elgar&type=hw7&popup=no">Spooner</a> by Dexter, Pete<br />
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<a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780230706491/index.html&client=elgar&type=hw7&popup=no">The Personal History of Rachel Dupree</a> by Weisgarber, AnnNSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-76996197655249452182010-01-12T20:05:00.000-08:002012-09-01T20:06:22.398-07:00Newsletter number 14<div>
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<span style="color: #009900; font-family: georgia;">Have
a great Christmas and enjoy summer in our paradise by the sea – here
are some recommended booklists* for sourcing the necessary supplies… </span><br />
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From Booksellers New Zealand this is the year’s bestseller list compiled from sales figures<br />
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<a href="http://www.booksellers.co.nz/book-news/nzs-bestsellers/best-bestsellers-2009" title="http://www.booksellers.co.nz/book-news/nzs-bestsellers/best-bestsellers-2009">http://www.booksellers.co.nz/book-news/nzs-bestsellers/best-bestsellers-2009</a><br />
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The
NZ Listener for Dec 12 – 18 includes 16 pages of books of the year.
Read it in the Library or wait until 26 December for the online version
at<br />
<a href="http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3631/artsbooks/14563/novels.html" title="http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3631/artsbooks/14563/novels.html">http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3631/artsbooks/14563/novels.html</a><br />
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The New York Times offers a list of the 10 best books of the year and a list of 100 notable books of 2009<br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/gift-guide/holiday-2009/10-best-gift-guide-sub/list.html?ref=books" title="http://www.nytimes.com/gift-guide/holiday-2009/10-best-gift-guide-sub/list.html?ref=">http://www.nytimes.com/gift-guide/holiday-2009/10-best-gift-guide-sub/list.html?ref=books</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/gift-guide/holiday-2009/100-notable-books-of-2009-gift-guide/list.html" title="http://www.nytimes.com/gift-guide/holiday-2009/100-notable-books-of-2009-gift-guide/list.html">http://www.nytimes.com/gift-guide/holiday-2009/100-notable-books-of-2009-gift-guide/list.html</a><br />
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The Times of London also provides two lists; the fifty best paperbacks of the year and the 100 best books of the decade<br />
<a href="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article6847448.ece" title="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article6847448.ece">http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article6847448.ece</a><br />
<a href="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_reviews/article6914181.ece" title="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_reviews/article6914181.ece">http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_reviews/article6914181.ece</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">*Links courtesy of Patricia - ECB Info news.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><i>Review drought alert!....</i></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">The
flow of reviews is drying up. Come on guys, don’t let our website
become out of date and tired! Keep those reviews coming – we know you’re
all out there reading, listening and viewing, we’ve seen the
overflowing staff hold shelves! Just a few sentences is all you need to
write. Send your reviews to </span><a href="mailto:kims@shorelibraries.govt.nz"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Kim Sipeli </span></a><br />
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>Other people’s libraries…</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">Working
fireplaces, indoor waterfalls and moveable “clouds” to shade the sun
are just some of the features of this stunning public library in Salt
Lake City. Check out this amazing library and be prepared to be wowed by
the features and facilities the citizens of Salt Lake City are able to
enjoy.<br />” The librarians in this area take great pleasure in
discussing your reading interests, helping you find more books like the
ones you've recently enjoyed, and introducing you to new authors and
subjects.”<br />Mmmm…That sounds strangely familiar!</span><br />
Yet another library to visit on the Librarian’s world tour.<br />
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<a href="http://www.slcpl.lib.ut.us/details.jsp?parent_id=7&page_id=5">http://www.slcpl.lib.ut.us/details.jsp?parent_id=7&page_id=5</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span style="color: #000099;">Website of the month…</span></i></b></span><br />
<a href="http://getwithitweb2.blogspot.com/2009/08/module-6-topic-1-books-and-authors.html">http://getwithitweb2.blogspot.com/2009/08/module-6-topic-1-books-and-authors.html</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">This
month you are being taken to North Shore Libraries’ very own blogspot
to have a look at the sites included in module 6 of the “Get with it”
programme which many of you are currently doing. Module 6 is all about
sampling what’s out there for us to explore. Twittering, Facebooking,
Blogging… you name it, someone is using it as a forum for talking about
books and reading.<br />And when you have had a look at these, perhaps you may feel inspired to do the Get With It programme… there’s still time!</span></div>
NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-27754369160276601342009-10-21T20:03:00.000-07:002012-09-01T20:03:55.573-07:00Newsletter no. 12<div align="center">
October 09</div>
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<span style="color: #000099;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Looking at other people’s libraries…</b></span></i></span>Take a moment to have a look at the outstanding modern Alexandrian Library in Egypt.<br />
<a href="http://www.sacred-destinations.com/egypt/alexandria-library-bibliotheca-alexandrina">http://www.sacred-destinations.com/egypt/alexandria-library-bibliotheca-alexandrina</a><br />
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Designed by a Swedish architect and completed in 2002 it cost $220 million to build and sees 800,000 visitors per year.<br />
Imagine
a 70,000 square metre Reading Hall that can accommodate 2,000 readers
at one time. And that’s not all… this is a truly outstanding facility.
Like the New York Public Library, it would have to be a “must see” for
travelling librarians!<br />
Follow the links in this website and prepare to be wowed.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #3333ff; font-family: arial;"><i><span style="color: #000099;">Quote of the month…</span></i></span></b><span style="color: #009900;"><i>The
time to read is any time: no apparatus, no appointment of time and
place, is necessary. It is the only art which can be practised at any
hour of the day or night, whenever the time and inclination comes, that
is your time for reading; in joy or sorrow, health or illness.
~Holbrook Jackson</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #000099;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Website of the month…</span></i></b></span><a href="http://www.readersadvice.com/">http://www.readersadvice.com/</a><br />
This website is quite a one stop shop. Not only can you search for authors, genres and series, but if you click on <a href="http://www.readersadvice.com/readadv/sources.html">Reader's Advisory Tips & Sources</a>
you will find links to all sorts of other websites that may help you
find that elusive “good read” your customer is looking for.NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-89128036702991326782009-10-05T20:02:00.000-07:002012-09-01T20:02:42.840-07:00The Reading Experience conversationRemember the video we watched at the Reading Experience training sessions?<br />
Here it is, an excellent demonstration of a librarian and a customer engaging in a Readers' Advisory transaction.<br />
NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-89221579904345956992009-09-14T20:01:00.000-07:002012-09-01T20:01:30.548-07:00Newsletter no. 11<div align="center">
September 09</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>Book reviews – a pick of the month….</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">What
a great assortment of reviews being submitted to our web site. If you
haven’t felt brave enough to try it yet, just take a deep breathe and
write it down as if you are telling a friend. Here is a great example
that feels as though the writer is talking to you about a series they
enjoyed.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search/a?searchtype=.&searcharg=b2276220R&SOT=D&searchscope=6" target="_blank" title="Darkangel. "><span style="font-family: georgia;">Darkangel</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">Review by </span><a href="http://www.shorelibraries.govt.nz/User-Profile/Reviews.aspx?userId=53" title="View all reviews by Library staff. "><span style="font-family: georgia;">Library staff</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />Date: 3 August 2009<br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">“I
read this series many, many years ago and would recommend it to anyone
who wants to read about vampires or the supernatural. I enjoyed these 3
books because I became engrossed with the characters and needed to find
out what happened next. It was also a teenage love story, not like the
“Twilight” series to which I only read Book One and I felt it told the
whole story - without having to read the rest!! I recommend these three
books to anyone who likes supernatural “love” stories”.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>Quote of the month…</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #009900;"><i>“Libraries
are as the shrine where all the relics of the ancient saints, full of
true virtue, and that without delusion or imposture, are preserved and
reposed”. - Bacon</i></span>Well, yes… But helping our customers find a cracking good read is a lot more fun! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>Website of the month…</i></b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.reader2reader.net/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">http://www.reader2reader.net/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">Amongst
other things, this site presents routes to books linked to the
situations where they might be read – 3am reads for sleepless nights,
relaxing and refreshing reads for the garden, familiar reads in a comfy
armchair. A great site for browsing which includes “bin a book”. Hated
reads and why.</span>NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-50812820660225994522009-08-04T19:59:00.000-07:002012-09-01T19:59:43.991-07:00Newsletter number 10<div align="center">
August 09</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>A fabulous new service to be offered by North Shore Libraries...!</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">We will soon be offering a <b>new service</b>
to our customers. They will be able to download audio books on to a
variety of devices, PC, Ipod, MP3 etc., both at home and in the library.
Yes, there will be <b>training</b> so that you will be able to offer the assistance customers may need. So… in the next couple of months, if you hear the word <b><span style="color: #3333ff;">Overdrive</span></b>
you’ll know what it’s referring to. Overdrive provides the
infrastructure and applications to support the down loading of audio
books. Here is a preview of how it works:<br /><br />Visit the link below and click on “<b>downloadable media help</b>” and “<b>quick start guide</b>” to scroll through and find out what it’s all about.<br /></span><a href="http://auckland.lib.overdrive.com/5FDF8A76-F4DB-4032-A30C-A9549C2F0EB0/10/443/en/Default.htm"><span style="font-family: georgia;">http://auckland.lib.overdrive.com/5FDF8A76-F4DB-4032-A30C-A9549C2F0EB0/10/443/en/Default.htm</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />For further information you can also explore the <b><span style="color: #3333ff;">Overdrive</span></b> website:</span><a href="http://www.overdrive.com/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">http://www.overdrive.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />You will hear more about this fabulous new service and any training needed in due course.<br /></span><span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>What about our ideas…?</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">You
may have been wondering what has become of the good ideas you put
forward at the Reading Experience training sessions. Well, you will be
pleased to know that the Library Management group is soon to have a
workshop to further progress The Reading Experience, and implementing
those ideas will be discussed as part of the workshop.</span><br />
<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>Quote of the month…</i></b></span><span style="color: #009900; font-family: georgia;">Considering how many cards have been signed by our patrons recently, this one seemed especially appropriate…<br />“The
richest person in the world – in fact, all the riches in world –
couldn’t provide you with anything like the endless, incredible loot
available at your local library. You can measure the awareness, the
breadth and the wisdom of a civilisation, a nation, a people, by the
priority given to preserving these repositories of all that we are, all
that we were, or will be.”<br />Malcolm Forbes, former publisher and editor of Fortune magazine. </span></div>
NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-58287394188226780232009-07-09T19:51:00.000-07:002012-09-01T19:51:49.306-07:00Newsletter No. 9<div align="center">
July 09</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: georgia;"><b>The Reading Experience Training is finished. So is that it…?</b></span><br />
Not
at all, there’s more! The training sessions you have all just attended
were only the beginning of The Reading Experience. Still to come for
training are half day sessions aimed at The Reading Experience-kids and
teens, two hour sessions for shelvers, and a workshop for the library
managers. Also, the newsletter will continue on a monthly basis in the
same format with hints, tips, websites and alerts to new things to check
out on the blog such as exercises you can do to hone your Reading
Experience skills. By now you should be seeing The Reading Experience on
your staff meeting agendas. What an opportunity for you to share great
reads with each other, new ideas, websites, events and programmes and to
share your progress in being out there talking to your customers having
that reading conversation and putting some wow! into their day and
yours.<br />
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<span style="color: #000099;"><b><span style="color: #000099; font-family: georgia;">Tip of the month…</span></b></span>Running
out of books to put shelf talkers into because they keep going out? The
customers sure do go for them. See what other library staff have
enjoyed by visiting “Rave Reads” on the blog:<br />
<a href="http://nslreadingexperience.blogspot.com/search/label/Rave%20Reads">http://nslreadingexperience.blogspot.com/search/label/Rave%20Reads</a><br />
Then
have a look on the OPAC and see if copies are on your shelves. Grab
them, put in shelf talkers, put them on display and voila! Your
customers will love you for it. (developed from an idea from a TRE
training session) <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356319089649292066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdGDLwILy7dbf9A3G3Ft0dfG6aUjeyHwd77D_FU1SBrb4I8PXzJbe11o1Z66vwu-PrU0z3kJaMJfd9gAAYJk6hokhqZ-fnu6S0jjdqSwusicNH_7502d3KI-iISn32j4huJ6VHKbTkjAo/s200/shelftalker2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 67px;" /><br />
<b><span style="color: #000099; font-family: georgia;">Congratulations…!!</span></b><br />
…To
those of you who have completed your two compulsory post training
exercises, and have received your certificate from Geoff. If you need a
reminder of what to do go to:<br />
<a href="http://nslreadingexperience.blogspot.com/search/label/exercises">http://nslreadingexperience.blogspot.com/search/label/exercises</a><br />
It
needn’t take long – your answers can be brief. Talk to your manager or
IS Librarian if you need help. (psssst! Ask them if they’ve done
theirs!)<br />
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<b><span style="color: #000099; font-family: georgia;">Website of the month…..</span></b><br />
For
your own enjoyment, and to keep you up with what your customers are
bound to be looking at. Have a look at what TVNZ provides on line for
readers.<br />
<a href="http://tvnz.co.nz/the-good-word">http://tvnz.co.nz/the-good-word</a><br />
<a href="http://tvnz.co.nz/lifestyle-book-reviews/ta-ent-2760958" target="url_2769076" title="Lifestyle Book Reviews">Lifestyle Book Reviews</a><br />
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<b><span style="color: #000099;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Quote of the month…</span></span></b><span style="color: #009900;">“Libraries
will get you through times of no money better than money will get you
through times of no libraries”. - Anne Herbert, Whole Earth Catalog</span>NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-70905830965821271412009-06-30T19:46:00.000-07:002012-09-01T19:54:19.548-07:00Has it become so hard to find a really good book?How many of you read this recent opinion in the Saturday Herald?<br />
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<a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10580914&pnum=0">John Roughan: Why has it become so hard to find a really good book? </a><br />
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What were your thoughts on this article? Do you think we do better in libraries than book shops? Are we up to the challenge?NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-4901850991143420902009-06-23T19:50:00.000-07:002012-09-01T19:50:50.950-07:00Hunters and Gatherers<div>
Many of you at the training sessions asked for information about
John Stanley's theory that customers may be categorised as either
'hunters' or 'gatherers' according to their shopping habits. The
following articles explore this topic further. Food for thought!</div>
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<a href="http://www.retailcommunity.biz/2004/03/hunters-and-gatherers-are-you-serving-both-their-needs/">Hunters and Gatherers - Are you serving both their needs?</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.johnstanley.cc/2005/10/are_you_making_.html#more">Are you making the most of your transition zone and foyer?</a>NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-1045877377547787702009-06-15T19:43:00.000-07:002012-09-01T19:43:52.957-07:00Newsletter number 8<div align="center">
June 12 ‘09</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b>Writing reviews for our website…….</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">I’m
sure you are all thinking about that book you’ve just enjoyed and
busily writing your short review for the new website. Don’t forget it’s
your opinion of the book readers want to know … they can always get an
outline from the catalogue if they want to know more about the plot.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b>Tip of the week…</b></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Did
you know that you can request back copies of the reviewing journals
that circulate to the selectors? What a great way to broaden your
knowledge of those genres, subjects and formats you don’t read, and keep
up with the new authors who are appearing on the scene.<br />To choose - search by subject: Books – reviews – periodicals</span><a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search%7ES6?/dBooks+--+Reviews+--+Periodicals/dbooks+reviews+periodicals/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=dbooks+reviews+periodicals&1%2C13%2C"><span style="font-family: georgia;">http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search~S6?/dBooks+--+Reviews+--+Periodicals/dbooks+reviews+periodicals/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=dbooks+reviews+periodicals&1%2C13%2C</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b>Food for thought….</b></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">‘When
people say they can’t put a book down, the suggestion is that they want
to find out what happens next, but I don’t think that’s true at all. I
think when we say that, it means we don’t want to break the spell that
has been cast upon us by the voice of the writer, and we don’t want to
break that relationship, that intimate relationship, we’ve established
with another while we’re actually reading.’<br />(Diane Stubbings, An
intimate relationship; interview with David Malouf. Canberra Times,
Saturday, September 2, 2006, Panorama section, p. 11)</span><br />
<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b>Website of the week…..</b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies">www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies</a><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">Based on the Book<br />'Based
on the Book' is a compilation of over 1,250 books, novels, short
stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures. Utilizing
the </span><a href="http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/bin/Links/jump.pl?ID=362"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Internet Movie Database</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">
as the authority, all movies in this collection have been released as
feature-length films in the United States, in English, since 1980.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b>Quote of the week…</b></span> <span style="color: #009900; font-family: georgia;">“Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures”. ~Jessamyn West</span> </div>
NSL Training Support Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05874883024191214514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087028115542873523.post-48002431617592015102009-05-14T18:31:00.000-07:002012-09-01T18:32:24.617-07:00Newsletter Number 6<div align="center">
May 14 ‘09</div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>The Training is here …</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><b>Q:
How will I get to know about all the good ideas being shared during the
course? There are lots of sessions, and I only attend one of them.</b></i>A:
The trainers are taking note of the good ideas coming from the sessions
and these will be shared with you via the blog and these newsletters.
They are keeping a note of the Rave Reads you are talking about too-
these will also be available on the blog.</span><br />
<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>Tip of the week…</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">Displays don’t have to be complicated. Try relating a simple display to a colour, e.g.<br />“<span style="color: #cc0000;">RED HOT!”</span><br />Back
it with red paper or cloth and fill it with all kinds of items with red
covers- fiction and non-fiction ,DVDs, CDs and audio books. It’s a
great way of showing customers a selection of our stock they may never
stumble across otherwise.<br />How about <span style="color: #000099;">MOODY BLUE</span> or BASIC BLACK….? The list can be as long as your imagination</span>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><i>Food for thought….</i></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">Take
advantage of opportunities within the library for promotion. The
library building and its inmates are great promotional tools! Friendly,
helpful people are one of our best means of promoting anything the
library has to offer.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>Website of the week…..</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">Mad about JD Robb?<br />Know someone who is? </span><a href="http://www.indeath.net/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">www.indeath.net</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">All you will ever want to know and more about J.D Robb’s “In Death” series</span>.<br />
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<span style="color: #000099; font-family: arial;"><b><i>Quote of the week…</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #009900; font-family: georgia;">“Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.”<br />Mary Schmich</span></div>
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