Our monthly Book Club is on again next Tuesday at the Library. Do you love talking about new books and finding new authors and genres?
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Our Book Club is the perfect chance to talk all things books with a group of like-minded people.
Meeting on the first Tuesday of every month at 11am the group gathers for a cuppa and a chat about what they have all individually been reading that month.
Tech Workshops
The Library is starting up a fortnightly series of hands on, free workshops to help people learn the basics of technologies including tablets, phones, computer and internet basics.
The first five workshops will run every second Tuesday from 10.30am-11.30am starting with Computer Basics on August 13.
If you would like more information, or would like to book in to a workshop, please give the library a call or pop in to see staff during opening hours. A second series of workshops with the same topics will run in the afternoons at 3.30pm from October.
Tech Workshops
- Computer Basics - Tuesday, August 13 at 10.30am
- Tablet Basics* - Tuesday, August 27 at 10.30am
- Smartphone Basics* - Tuesday, September 10 at 10.30am
- Getting Started Online - Tuesday, Setpember 24 at 10.30am
- Social Media Basics - Tuesday, October 8 at 10.30am
*Please bring your own device
New Books
'Australia's Original Languages' by R.M.W Dixon. When Captain Cook landed at Botany Bay, about 250 distinct languages were spoken across the continent. Yet Australian Indigenous languages actually share many common features.
Bob Dixon has been working with elders to research Australian languages for half a century, and he draws on this deep experience to outline the common features.
He provides a straightforward introduction to the sounds, word building, and wide-ranging vocabulary of Indigenous languages and highlights distinctive grammatical features.
He explains how language is related to culture, including kinship relationships, gender systems and naming conventions.
With examples from over 30 languages and anecdotes illustrating language use, and avoiding technical terms, Australia's Original Languages is the indispensible starting point for anyone interested in learning about the original languages of Australia.
Library Info: Open Monday to Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 9.30pm-12pm, Sunday closed.