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On the 4th day of reading…
On the 4th day of reading my library gave to me: four Christmas favourites. What better gift to give and receive than a book? Are you a bibliophile with a favourite book to read for the holidays, or...
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On the 5th day of reading….
On the 5th day of reading my library gave to me: five golden truths … for writers. I might even go so far as to say that these books have the ring of truth. But I don’t think I can work that appalling...
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On the 6th day of reading…
On the 6th day of reading my library gave to me: six books for laying about reading while you laze by the pool or at the beach. Come on, it IS Sunday, and it’s summer – it must be reading o’clock. Here...
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On the 7th day of reading…
On the 7th day of reading my library gave to me… seven books for self-help. It’s easy for some of us to get caught up in the ho-ho-ho jolliness of the festive season. But it’s not a happy time for...
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On the 8th day of reading…
On the 8th day of reading my library gave to me: eight films for reading. Film adaptations of books are always a great source of debate for avid readers, so let’s take a look at some of the books that...
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On the 9th day of reading…
On the 9th day of reading my library gave to me: nine ladies writing. Looking for more great fiction? We’ve got nine fantastic titles to recommend, all of them written by Australian women: Lisa, from...
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On the 10th day of reading…
On the 10th day of reading my library gave to me: ten lords or heroes. There’s a lot to love above a good, literary hero. As the hot summer days roll by, and you work your way through our reading...
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What the Dickens? It’s 2016?
Confound and dagnabbit! What happened to last year? For that matter, what happened to last week? I’m not even reporting on the new year in a timely fashion. I’ve just been tidying up the old blog...
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The Goldfinch – book club discussion questions
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is available as one of the Gold Coast Libraries’ book club kits. **Please be aware that book discussion questions may contain spoilers.** This Pulitzer Prize winning novel...
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Good news and bad news
Great news! The City of Gold Coast library service has a new library management system with improved search functionality, past borrowing records and a book cart that allows readers to place bulk holds...
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