Clarence Regional Library serving the Clarence Valley and Bellingen Shire in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | Library

Clarence Regional Library serving the Clarence Valley and Bellingen Shire

Locality: Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 6641 0111

Address: 126-144 Pound St 2460 Grafton, NSW, Australia

Website: linktr.ee/ClarenceRegionalLibrary

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25.01.2022 What! Five of our most popular junior fiction authors with new books going out this week. Reserve a copy today on our website, library app or at your local library. Who would you read first? #davidwalliams #jeffkinney #anhdo... #andygriffiths #JKRowling See more

24.01.2022 To keep your libraries COVID Safe we're asking all library visitors to please check in before entering. Look for the QR code at the door or see your friendly library team at the service desk and we'll record your details. Let's stay COVID Safe together. #clarenceregionallibrary #yourlibraryyourplace #nswpubliclibraries #covidsafe

24.01.2022 AUTHOR TALK: Have you registered for our author talk with Chris Hammer? He'll be talking about his new gripping Martin Scarsden novel, TRUST. Dubbed the 'Master of Australian Noir', Chris Hammer is the #1 International bestselling author of #SCRUBLANDS. TRUST: Set in a Sydney riven with corruption and nepotism, privilege and power, Trust is the third riveting novel in the #MartinScarsden series. REGISTER: This free online Zoom event is on October 14. Registration is req...uired so we can send you the link. Register here: https://fal.cn/3aSJU . #clarenceregionallibrary #yourlibraryyourplace

22.01.2022 5 days until Book Week starts. This year the theme's Curious Creatures, Wild Minds. Who's excited? #clarenceregionallibrary #cbca2020

21.01.2022 Did you know your local library has free information about drugs, alcohol and the law for the community of NSW? Visit your local library or head to the State Library of NSW's Drug Info webpage where you'll find an A-Z dictionary of drugs, Drugs and the Law information, standard drink details (Jacqui at Yamba Library demonstrates this in photo), delicious mocktail recipes, 'Respect your Brain' resources for teens, and much more. Follow this link for https://linktr.ee/Clar...enceRegionalLibrary for Drug Info resources. #clarenceregionallibrary #yourlibraryyourplace #clarencevalley #bellingen #dorrigo #urunga #iluka #yamba #maclean #grafton #clarencevalleycouncil #bellingenshirecouncil #storytime #nswpubliclibraries #library #librarylife #literature #nswstatelibrary #librariesmatter #lovetoread #lovemylibrary #lovebooks #druginfo #standarddrink #alcoholinfo

20.01.2022 Congratulations Archie Roach on being inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame yesterday. At the ARIA Awards Archie Roach also won Best Male Artist and Best Adult Contemporary Album for his album, 'Tell Me Why'. 'Tell Me Why' is the companion album to Archie Roach's memoir by the same name. LISTEN: One of the best ways to experience this memoir is audiobook. Archie Roach reads his story, punctuating chapters with song. THE STORY: 'Tell Me Why' is a stunning account of resilien...ce and the strength of spirit and of a great love story. No one has lived as many lives as Archie Roach stolen child, seeker, teenage alcoholic, lover, father, musical and lyrical genius, and leader but it took him almost a lifetime to find out who he really was. Roach was only a few years old when he was forcibly removed from his family. Brought up by a series of foster parents until his early teens, his world imploded when he received a letter that spoke of a life he had no memory of. In this intimate, moving and often shocking memoir, Roach’s story is an extraordinary odyssey through love and heartbreak, family and community, survival and renewal and the healing power of music. Overcoming enormous odds to find his story and his people, Roach voices the joy, pain and hope he found on his path through song to become the legendary singer-songwriter and storyteller that he is today beloved by fans worldwide. BORROW: You can download 'Tell Me Why' as an eBook and eAudiobook from #BorrowBox OR reserve the book in standard print and large print on our website, library app or at your local library. NEW: You can also borrow Archie Roach's latest book, 'Took the Children Away', a picture book for children, from your local library. #clarenceregionallibrary #yourlibraryyourplace #bookstagram #booklovers #bibliophile #bookchat #bookaddict #booknerd #bookgeek #bookshelf #eBook #eaudiobook #audiobook #talkingbook #goodreads #greatreads #instabook #literature #lovetoread #lovebooks #readinglife #readinglist #nswpubliclibraries #librariesmatter #tellmewhy #ArchieRoach #TooktheChildrenAway #ARIAawards #ARIAhalloffame

20.01.2022 eBook: 'Force of Nature' by Jane Harper is one of our eBooks of the month on #BorrowBox. That means you can download it now, for free, with your library card. THE STORY: Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along the muddy track. Only four come out the other side. The hike through the rugged Giralang Ranges is meant to take the office colleagues out of their air-conditioned comfort zone and teach resilience and team building. At least that is wha...t the corporate retreat website advertises. Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk has a particularly keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing bushwalker. Alice Russell is the whistleblower in his latest case - and Alice knew secrets. About the company she worked for and the people she worked with. Far from the hike encouraging teamwork, the women tell Falk a tale of suspicion, violence and disintegrating trust. And as he delves into the disappearance, it seems some dangers may run far deeper than anyone knew. BORROW: You can borrow 'Force of Nature' in large and regular print, audiobook and as book club set. You can also download the eAudiobook instantly on #rbDigital. #clarenceregionallibrary #yourlibraryyourplace #bookstagram #booklovers #bibliophile #bookchat #bookaddict #booknerd #bookgeek #bookshelf #eBook #eaudiobook #audiobook #talkingbook #goodreads #greatreads #instabook #literature #lovetoread #lovebooks #readinglife #readinglist #nswpubliclibraries #librariesmatter #JaneHarper #ForceofNature

19.01.2022 Local Faces, Local Voices Exhibition shares three amazing storytelling projects this October and November at Grafton Library's Exhibition Space. Grafton Library Minya Rose Clarence Valley Culture Grafton Regional Gallery The Daily Examiner Festival of the Bike Come in, enjoy the comfy new benches and air conditioning, and see what your community has to share! #localfaceslocalvoices https://clarence.spydus.com/cgi/spydus.exe//WPAC/EVSESENQ

19.01.2022 YOUR PICK: A library member suggested we purchase 'The Details' by Tegan Bennett Daylight... so we have! THE STORY: This is a book about the connections we form with literature and each other. In this deeply insightful and intimate work, Daylight describes how her reading has nourished her life, and how life has informed her reading. In both, she shows us that it's the small points of connection - the details - that really matter: what we notice when someone close to us d...ies, when we give birth, when we make friends. In life's disasters and delights, the details are what we can share and compare and carry with us. BORROW: Reserve 'The Details' now on our website, library app or at your local library. SUGGESTIONS: We love hearing about books you think we should add to our collection. Head to our website or library app and click on 'Suggest a Purchase'. #clarenceregionallibrary #yourlibraryyourplace #TheDetails #TeganBennettDaylight #nonfiction #goodreads #greatreads #library #librarylife #literature #likeforlike #librariesmatter #lovetoread #lovemylibrary #lovebooks #reading #readinglife #readinglist #readingnook #reader

19.01.2022 LISTEN NOW: You can download the eAudiobook of 'The Pretty Delicious Café' by Danielle Hawkins right now, for free with your library card, on #BorrowBox. THE STORY: 'The Pretty Delicious Café' reminds us of the joy and hazards to be found in family, friends and good food and that being a little bit weird isn’t necessarily a bad thing. On the outskirts of a small seaside town, Lia and her friend Anna work serious hours running their restored café. The summer season is ...upon them, they have Anna’s wedding to plan and Lia’s ex-boyfriend seems not to understand it’s over. When a gorgeous stranger taps on Lia’s window near midnight and turns out not to be a serial killer, she feels it’s a promising sign. But no one comes without a past, and his arrives in the form of a four-year-old son. And what with an ex who thinks he can just take what he wants, and a brother who thinks he shouldn’t even want what he wants, life starts to get a little complicated. BORROW: If audiobooks are not your chosen vehicle for story consumption, you can also reserve this book in standard print and large print from your local library, library app and website. See more

18.01.2022 Hey kids! Did you know storytime is back at most of our libraries? Check out the timetable below, let your adult know and we'll see you for some stories and fun at your local library. Bellingen Library: Wednesdays 10:30am Dorrigo Library: Wednesdays 10:30am Grafton Library: Thursdays 10:30am (FIRST DAY TOMORROW!)... Urunga Library: Thursday 10:30am Starting next week: Iluka Library: Fridays 10:30am (from Oct 23). See more

18.01.2022 What a special morning we had at Grafton Library to launch the new design for our Aboriginal Collection featuring the work ‘Islands of Breimba’ by local Bundjalung/Gumbaynggirr artist Danielle Gorogo. We shared stories, laughs, cake and special time catching up with Danielle and her family including Danielle's mum, Robyne Bancroft (a long-time library lover). Keep an eye out for our Aboriginal Collection at your local library including Danielle's amazing design - 'Islands of Breimba'. #naidoc2020 #alwayswasalwayswillbe #clarenceregionallibrary #yourlibraryyourplace #graftonlibrary #aboriginalcollection #myclarencevalley #localhistory #heritage #instabook #literature #lovetoread #lovebooks #reading #readinglife

15.01.2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards will be announced today at 12 noon. If you'd like to watch the announcements live, follow the link below. We'll also let you know the results ASAP.

14.01.2022 Thanks library lovers for sharing all your photos for #australiareads. Let's do it all again next year! Hope you're having a wonderful weekend. #clarenceregionallibrary #yourlibraryyourplace #australiareads #australiareadsathome #clarence #storytimeanytime #storyboxlibrary #nswpubliclibraries #library #librarylife #literature #librariesmatter #lovetoread #lovemylibrary #lovebooks #reading #readinglife #readinglist #readingnook #reader #readinghour

14.01.2022 Introducing our latest canine library member...Buster. Welcome aboard Buster. Buster and best mate Eve are big readers and regular visitors at Maclean Library. They have a blog and Instagram page @busterbooks where they explore and review books to help teens find something to read. Check them out. Are you a library member? If not, be like Buster and join today. Follow the link in our bio to sign up. #clarenceregionallibrary #yourlibraryyourplace #clarence #storytimeanytime #youngadult #juniorfiction #nswpubliclibraries #library #librarylife #literature #librariesmatter #lovetoread #lovemylibrary #lovebooks #reading #readinglife #readinglist #readingnook #reader #readinghour #librarymember #librarycard #busterbooks #teen #teenreads #maclean #macleanlibrary

12.01.2022 HOT READ: 'Nine Days' by Toni Jordan is one of our hot reads on #BorrowBox right now. THE STORY: It is 1939 and although Australia is about to go to war, it doesn’t quite realise yet that the situation is serious. Deep in the working-class Melbourne suburb of Richmond young Kip Westaway, failed scholar and stablehand, is living the most important day of his life. Kip’s momentous day is one of nine that will set the course for each member of the Westaway clan in the years t...hat follow. In 'Nine Days' Toni Jordan has harnessed all the spiky wit, compassion and lust for life that drew readers in droves to 'Addition' and 'Fall Girl'. Ambitious in scope and structure, triumphantly realised, this is a novel about one family and every family. It is about dreams and fights and sacrifices. And finally, of course, it is as it must be about love. BORROW: You can download the eAudiobook and eBook right now, for free on #borrowbox, with your library card. You can also reserve the book on our library app, website or at your local library. #clarenceregionallibrary #yourlibraryyourplace #bookstagram #booklovers #bibliophile #bookchat #bookaddict #booknerd #bookgeek #bookshelf #eBook #eaudiobook #audiobook #talkingbook #goodreads #greatreads #instabook #literature #lovetoread #lovebooks #readinglife #readinglist #nswpubliclibraries #librariesmatter

11.01.2022 Hey Treehouse fans! We've got the latest Andy Griffiths / Terry Denton book, 'The 130-Storey Treehouse', on #BorrowBox. You can download the eBook and eAudiobook for free with your library card We've also got hard copies available to borrow from your local library. #treehouse #clarenceregionallibrary #yourlibraryyourplace #bookstagram #booklovers #bibliophile #bookchat #bookaddict #booknerd #bookgeek #bookshelf #eBook #eaudiobook #audiobook #talkingbook #goodreads #greatreads #instabook #literature #lovetoread #lovebooks #readinglife #readinglist #nswpubliclibraries #librariesmatter #terrydenton #andygriffiths

10.01.2022 No need for a calendar to know what month it is at Grafton Library. The Jacarandas are coming into full bloom. It's most definitely October and we've got the best seats in town. This is the most beautiful time of the year to visit Grafton Library with over 1000 Jacaranda trees in bloom across town. From the comfort of our airconditioned window seats you can literally watch purple rain falling. But this purple experience only lasts for a few weeks so be quick! #clarenc...eregionallibrary #yourlibraryyourplace #graftonlibrary #bestseatinthehouse #libraryview #dailyexaminer #localhistory #heritage #instabook #literature #lovetoread #lovebooks #reading #readinglife #read #reader #readinglist #grafton #nswpubliclibraries #librariesmatter #myclarencevalley #lovemyclarencevalley #graftonjacarandas #jacarandaseason #nsw #travelnsw #discovernsw #visitnsw #northernnsw #clarencecoast See more

07.01.2022 Here are the top three films/tv series Clarence Regional Library members have been watching this week on #Beamafilm. 1The Third Wife - Follows a 14-year-old girl who becomes the third wife to a landowner in rural northern Vietnam. 2Mary Shelley - Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein. 3Catherine the Great - Starring Helen Mirren, this TV series follows the life and times of the woman who reformed the Russian empire. Follow this link https://fal.cn/3bQs6 to sign up to the digital streaming platform, Beamfilm. It's FREE with your library card!

07.01.2022 HOT READ: 'Long Road to Mercy' is the first book in bestselling author David Baldacci's latest series featuring female protagonist, Atlee Pine. It's one of our featured books on #BorrowBox. THE STORY: Atlee Pine has unstoppable tenacity, always a fighter who is unwilling to cede any ground. She has endured real nightmares and she has the emotional and physical scars to show for it. And she got that long before she became an adult. She is a FBI Special Agent assigned to the ...wilds of the western US. She has to cover, often solo, vast tracts of area: Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona. Small towns, impossibly long distances in-between, isolation like most on the East Coast have never experienced, and an environment where anything can and does happen. Working with the locals who respect, and also sometimes fear her, and have never really been allowed to know her, Atlee Pine turns her vast investigative skills and unmatched drive to find out the truth. Along the way she will revisit painful memories of her own, come to grips with what she is and what she might one day aspire to be. But in the end, she will have to confront not only a new monster, but also the old one of her nightmares. BORROW: You can download the eBook and eAudiobook right now on #BorrowBox for free with your library card. You can also reserve the book in standard and large print, and the MP3 audiobook, on our website, library app or at your local library. See more

07.01.2022 Our Local Faces Local Voices exhibition at Grafton Library has made the TV news. Click on the link to watch the NBN News story. Festival of the Bike Minyarose Photography Adam Hourigan Photography Clarence Valley Culture

06.01.2022 thanks Susie we think so too

06.01.2022 We just hit 1000 followers on Instagram! Thanks to all of our new and longtime followers. In a year that’s closed and opened your libraries we think celebrating the big and little things is 1000% important. Now we’re off to read ‘Instagram for Dummies’ and ‘Likeable Social Media’ (available at your library) to learn how to keep growing our Instagram account.... #clarenceregionallibrary #nswpubliclibraries #instagramfordummies #1000followers

05.01.2022 Sit and listen........ Our Elders are speaking

04.01.2022 Look who's been reading this week! #clarenceregionallibrary #yourlibraryyourplace #australiareads #australiareadsathome #clarence #storytimeanytime #storyboxlibrary #nswpubliclibraries #library #librarylife #literature #librariesmatter #lovetoread #lovemylibrary #lovebooks #reading #readinglife #readinglist #readingnook #reader #readinghour

04.01.2022 Learn how to use a smartphone, ipad or tablet FOR FREE at Grafton Library on December 2, 10:30am - 12noon. We'll take you through the basics and introduce you to Be Connected - a free website where you can learn digital skills and work through mini digital skills courses. We can also help you with any questions you have about your device. This will be a fun, social and informative session. If you have a device, please bring it along or you can borrow one of our tablets or ...lap tops. Morning tea is included. Numbers will be restricted for this COVID-safe event, so please REGISTER NOW so you don't miss out. Follow this link https://fal.cn/3bNih to register. #clarenceregionallibrary #yourlibraryyourplace #bookstagram #eBook #eaudiobook #audiobook #talkingbook #goodreads #greatreads #instabook #literature #lovetoread #lovebooks #readinglife #readinglist #nswpubliclibraries #librariesmatter #beconnected #techsavvy #digitalskills #seniors #digitallibrary #techsavvyseniors #goodthingsfoundation

04.01.2022 Book Week displays are going up across all of our libraries. It starts Saturday BUT FIRST.... The CBCA Book of the Year awards will be announced on Friday! Who wants to take a guess at picking a winner? Follow this link https://fal.cn/3aTZK to explore the shortlist. Add your pick in the comments below. #clarenceregionallibrary #cbca2020 #storytimeanytime #storyboxlibrary #bookweek #nswpubliclibraries #library #librarylife #literature #likeforlike #librariesmatter #lovetoread #lovemylibrary #lovebooks #reading #readinglife #readinglist #readingnook #reader #bookoftheyear #graftonlibrary #ilukalibrary #shortlist

04.01.2022 WATCH: We've created a 60-second video with step-by-step instructions to help you access Beamafilm, a film and documentary streaming service that's free for all library members. https://youtu.be/TS89zXyMRsk Follow the link to our YouTube Channel.

03.01.2022 LISTEN NOW to a sample of bestselling author Diane Chamberlain's irresistible new novel, 'Big Lies in a Small Town'. THE STORY: In 2018, Morgan Christopher is serving a three-year prison term for a crime she did not commit. Her dream of an art career is on hold -- until a mysterious visitor makes her an offer. She will be released immediately if she agrees to restore a mural in a sleepy southern town. Once there, Morgan finds a painting that tells a story of madness, viole...nce, and small-town secrets. In 1940, Anna Dale, an artist from New Jersey, won a national contest to paint a mural for the post office in Edenton, North Carolina. What happened to Anna Dale? Are the clues hidden in the decrepit mural? Can Morgan overcome her own demons to discover what exists beneath the layers of lies? BORROW: Download and #ListenNow to the eAudiobook for free on BorrowBox using your library card. You can also download the eBook from BorrowBox OR reserve 'Big Lies in a Small Town' in large print and standard print on our library app or website. #books #bookstagram #bookworm #booklovers #bibliophile #bookchat #bookaddict #booknerd #bookgeek #bookshelf #goodreads #greatreads #instabook #literature #lovetoread #lovebooks #reading #readinglife #read #reader #readinglist #BigLiesinaSmallTown #DianeChamberlain #borrowbox #ebook #audiobook #eaudiobook #clarenceregionallibrary

02.01.2022 Storytime’s looking fun tomorrow at Iluka Library. Here’s our weekly storytime schedule: Bellingen - Wednesdays at 10:30am... Dorrigo - Wednesdays at 10:30am Urunga - Tuesdays at 10:30am Grafton - Thursdays at 10:30am Iluka - Fridays at 10:30am See more

02.01.2022 Are you a large print reader? Did you know you can easily change the size of the text in our eBooks and eMagazines on BorrowBox and rbDigital? Simply open a digital book, tap on the screen, then tap on the 'Aa' or 'Tt' icon. You can adjust the size of the text, font and background colour to suit your eyesight and reading preferences. 'Text to Speech' and 'Scroll Mode' features are also available in our #eLibrary. #clarenceregionallibrary #yourlibraryyourplace #bookstagram #booklovers #bibliophile #bookchat #bookaddict #booknerd #bookgeek #bookshelf #eBook #eaudiobook #audiobook #talkingbook #goodreads #greatreads #instabook #literature #lovetoread #lovebooks #readinglife #readinglist #nswpubliclibraries #librariesmatter #largeprint #texttospeech #scrollmode #borrowbox #rbdigital

01.01.2022 AUTHORS' TOUR: 'Writers on the Road' is stopping off in Harwood and Bellingen this week - two fabulous opportunities to see writers in person and share ideas! Whipppeee! This FREE Byron Writers Festival touring program features Bigambul illustrator Dub Leffler, writer and recovering teacher Gabbie Stroud, author and filmmaker Benjamin Gilmour and Yuwaalaraay author and musician Nardi Simpson. WHEN: Harwood Hotel, December 3, 6:30pm. WHEN: Bellingen Library, December 4, 5...:30pm Due to COVID restrictions on numbers, bookings are essential. Follow this link https://fal.cn/3bVzu to register. #clarenceregionallibrary #nswpubliclibraries #statelibrarynsw #books #bookstagram #bookworm #booklovers #bibliophile #bookchat #bookaddict #booknerd #bookgeek #bookshelf #goodreads #greatreads #writersontheroad #byronwritersfestival #DubLeffler #GabbieStroud #BenjaminGilmour #NardiSimpson

01.01.2022 The winners of the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards 2020 have been announced. Older Readers: This is How We Change the World by Vikki Wakefield. Younger Readers: The Little Wave by Pip Harry. Early Childhood: My Friend Fred by Frances Watts, Illustrated by A. Yi. Picture Book: I Need a Parrot by Chris McKimmie.... Eve Pownall Award: Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe. New Illustrator: Baby Business by Jasmine Seymour. Visit our website, library app or pop into your local library to reserve these books today. Have you read any of these books? Please share your comments below. #clarenceregionallibrary #cbca2020 #storytimeanytime #storyboxlibrary #bookweek #nswpubliclibraries #library #librarylife #literature #likeforlike #librariesmatter #lovetoread #lovemylibrary #lovebooks #reading #readinglife #readinglist #readingnook #reader #bookoftheyear

01.01.2022 We say no to domestic violence and support the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. You too can show your support by coming along to a free BBQ breakfast (including COFFEE) outside Grafton Library on Friday from 6am-9am. The campaign's theme colour is orange. Get creative! While you're at Grafton Library check out the campaign artwork on exhibition in the library foyer and displays and resources in the library. The 16 Days of Activism against Ge...nder-Based Violence is an annual international campaign. It starts on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and ends on 10 December, Human Rights Day, indicating that violence against women is the most pervasive breach of human rights worldwide. #clarenceregionallibrary #yourlibraryyourplace #clarencevalley #bellingen #dorrigo #urunga #iluka #yamba #maclean #grafton #clarencevalleycouncil #bellingenshirecouncil #graftonlibrary #nswpubliclibraries #library #librarylife #literature #librariesmatter #freecoffee #domesticviolenceawareness #16daysofactivisim #metoomovement #shatterthesilence #violenceaganstwomen #raiseyourvoice #graftonlibrary