As the holiday season starts and car trips are planned you start to think, what am I going to listen to in the car? Do you like good stories, learning new things, motivational or how-to guides? Your library card gives you access to hundreds of free online audio books with a title for everyone! Download one of the libraries audio book apps and start browsing from among the popular and new titles, non-fiction stories, guides, memoirs and more. Or if you have kids in the car, pop on a junior fiction title- they are shorter stories with great voices and entertainment value for any ages. The apps are easy to use and can connect to the sound system in your car with the touch of a few buttons. Use the libraries free WIFI to download books and play offline as you travel. Also perfect for when you're on your morning walk or gym session, listening while you work in the garden, keeping the kids quiet... we could go on. Having trouble? Give the staff at the library a call and we can troubleshoot over the phone.

Looking for something new to read?

The Macquarie Regional Library website is a haven of information for readers, movie viewers and much more. Browse new additions to the library through the scrolling display down the bottom of the home page, or the 'new books and DVDs' page. Find your next read through the handy, 'what to read next' tab or explore the many free programs for adults, youths and kids available across all the MRL branches.

The online library catalouge is a great place to start searching for resources on particular subjects, books by a certain author, or you can search for the specific title you are after as well. You can also log on to your library account and see what you have on loan, place reservations, renew your items and check what the due dates are for each item you have out.

New Books

'The Desert Midwife' by Fiona McArthur. When outback midwife Ava May meets Zac on a flight to Alice Springs, they tumble into a whirlwind affair. But an exciting adventure leads to a terrible accident, with shattering consequences. The couple who had so much going for them now find themselves with everything to lose. Devastated, Ava retreats to her family cattle station to help salvage what she can of the critical situation. But at home on the drought-ridden farm, her brother is being pushed to his limits, and as his depression intensifies, Ava must step in to prevent another family tragedy. Against the backdrop of Australia's Red Centre, old dreams are shattered, new babies are born and true love takes flight.

Library Information

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