The posters

Reading Rock Stars!

Did you know that Roald Dahl once hid a dead rat in a lolly jar? Or that Jacqueline Wilson can’t stand being late? The Bluestone School Room 10 reading group, the Rock Stars, have been engrossed in literary research and yesterday presented their findings to the Children’s Library staff. Roald Dahl, Jacqueline Wilson, Megan McDonald and Beatrix Potter are among the authors whose lives and works have been read, studied, and compared with others. Interesting tidbits about the authors and reviews of their books are displayed on the Rock Stars’ posters on the Storywell walls. Check them out!

Hot Reads for Cool Nights

Yes it’s true! There IS a bear who looks remarkably like Albert le Blanc tucked up in bed in the Children’s Library reading bear books! Why? Because the kids’ Hot Reads for Cool Nights winter reading challenge is underway. All you need to do is read! But first, come in to one of our libraries to register and collect your registration pack which contains a reading log, free bookmark, Hot read form and - because chocolate and reading go so well together - a small choccy bar :-)

Renowned Timaru Romance Author Passes Away

Locally and Internationally well known Timaru author Ivy Preston passed away on April 1st.

Writing was thrust upon her when her beloved husband died very suddenly and she had to support her four children. ``I kept thinking `what can I do?' And I remembered I was going to write a book,'' Preston said once in an interview. The author of more than 40 romances translated into nine languages, Preston was prolific, famous for her New Zealand scenery and romantic romances, with little sex involved.

We've launched our New Website...

We've launched our New Website, it's bigger, brighter and better!

Check it out from the link below...

www.timaru.govt.nz/library

It's Annual Book Sale Time

Timaru District Libraries

Big Book Sale

Starts Monday 29th March

9am

Timaru District Library

Timaru District Children’s Library

Sophia Street

Timaru

Plus ongoing Sales Tables in Temuka and Geraldine.

Something for everyone…

NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2010 Finalists Announced

NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2010 Finalists Announced

Source: Booksellers New Zealand Website

Books by two of New Zealand’s most revered children’s writers – Margaret Mahy and Joy Cowley – feature in this year’s New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards finalist line-up.

Cowley’s Cowshed Christmas, illustrated by Gavin Bishop, and Mahy’s The Word Witch, edited by Tessa Duder and illustrated by David Elliot, are both finalists in the Picture Book Category.

But they are up against some stiff competition with other award-winning authors and highly creative newcomers battling it out for the top prizes in the country’s premier, annual children’s book awards.

The 2010 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards judging panel convenor, Rosemary Tisdall commented that the overall quality of this year’s submitted books was outstanding and whittling the pile down to a final shortlist was a challenge.

‘It is very encouraging that even in a year of recession and the changing market for books, many publishers are still able to produce books of outstanding quality. This reflects the respect that is felt for the work of both authors and illustrators.’

For a full list of Finalists click on the link below.

http://www.booksellers.co.nz/awards/new-zealand-post-childrens-book-awards/finalists-2010