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Central West Libraries

Locality: Orange, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6393 8120

Address: 147 Byng St 2800 Orange, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.cwl.nsw.gov.au/

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25.01.2022 RUGS ON THE ROAD: We were thrilled when the team from Central West Furniture Transport and Storage collected 23 bags!!!! of knitted rugs this week to deliver to the Wrap With Love warehouse in Sydney for distribution to help people in need. Thank you everyone for your support. #wrapwithlove

25.01.2022 WEDNESDAY WORD: Is this you?

25.01.2022 We like this idea!

25.01.2022 ORANGE OPENING TIMES: Orange City Library is open during the weekend. Come and see us on Saturday or Sunday. Not a member? It is the perfect time to join up. Bring your ID and join - it is free and gives you access to books, DVDs, audiobooks, ebooks, study resources, learn a language and more.... #weekend

24.01.2022 Has this happened to you? Tea or coffee gone cold?

23.01.2022 WEDNESDAY WORD: Now there is a word for that!

23.01.2022 A LITTLE PIECE OF HISTORY: For #throwbackthursday we have historic Bowen Terrace, Orange designed by the towns architect John Hale and constructed for Maurice Bebb Bowen in 1876!! as rental accommodation. Maurice owned Oranges first tannery and boot factory. Its a Victorian terrace building for 12 double storey units with iron posted verandahs, iron lacework and French doors still standing in Bathurst Road today now painted cream. It is quite unusual to see terraces in country NSW. And try your hand at the jigsaw puzzle, best time wins. Here is the link: https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=2f739713f5dd

23.01.2022 WEDNESDAY WORD: Who knew?

23.01.2022 ORANGE FAMILY HISTORY GROUP NEWSLETTER - DECEMBER EDITION Sit back and relax and enjoy the Orange Family History Group Newsletter December 2020 edition. We have a jam packed edition this month including an update on the Orange Cemetery Database (which is now available to view online), news from State Archives, as well as an article on the donation of a Minute Book from the Central West Football to Orange City Council. ... Lots of interesting articles this month - click on the link below to read the newsletter: https://www.ofhg.com.au//2/07/Newsletter-December-2020.pdf #familyhistory

22.01.2022 WEDNESDAY WORD: See if this rolls off the tongue......

22.01.2022 MOLONG BOOK CLUB: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins tells the unforgettable story of a mother and son fleeing a drug-cartel to cross the US-Mexico border. Here are the members of the Molong Book Club who meet at the Freemason’s Hotel every third Monday of the month. The Molong Library supplies the books required and a great range of books have been discussed during the year. This month they talked about American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins published in early 2020. The book cre...ated lively discussion and differing views. It gave an insightful picture of the depths that some people have to go to for a safe, free, happy life. It was a great read. Shown in the photo from left to right are: Julie, Margaret, Jan and Elizabeth. #bookclub #molong

22.01.2022 WRAP WITH LOVE CONDO: We love this story about the Condobolin Library Knitters Group who knit rugs for Wrap With Love to help people in need. And thank you to Noelene for dropping off rugs from the group on the weekend to be sent to the Sydney Warehouse. Keep up the great work! #wrapwithlove

21.01.2022 Friday Question: What book reminds you of home?

21.01.2022 FRIDAY QUESTION: Do you know? Pop your answer in the comments below.

21.01.2022 HELLO COWRA: Good morning! We have listened and are trialing new opening times until 31st October.Let us know what you think. Call in and see us this morning 9am to 12 noon. #cowra #openingtimes

21.01.2022 HORROR MOVIE: Just because it is Halloween we'd like to highlight the "Horror Fest" selection of movies you can stream via Beamafilms using your CWL Membership Card. Be afraid, be very afraid... #halloween #beamfilms #HorrorFest

20.01.2022 FRIDAY QUESTION: So what fictional place do you wish was real?

20.01.2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY TO AGATHA CHRISTIE: Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (15 September 1890 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her sixty-six detective novels and fourteen short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the worlds longest-running play, The Mousetrap, which was performed in the West End from 1952 to 2020. She was appointed a Dame Comman...der of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies!!! The guardians of her legacy have approved the latest in the Sophie Hannah series featuring Dame Agathas detective Hercule Poirot in The Killings at Kingfisher Hall - ready for borrowing at Central West Libraries. #agathachristie

20.01.2022 In November, we’re inviting Australians of all ages and from all walks of life to share and celebrate the joys of reading. Whether you’re picking up a book for the first time or your head is already stuck in one, there’s plenty of books, activities and events as part of our festivities. Thursday 12 November is the main event Australian Reading Hour. You’re invited to stop what you’re doing for an hour, pick up a book and read to yourself or the children in your life.... Join us and unwind, get inspired and find joy in books! From villages to towns and regional cities to farmland, orchards and the bush the Central West Reads. #AustraliaReads #australiareadsathome

20.01.2022 PLACES AVAILABLE: We have places available for our online Zoom Webinar Tuesday 8th December at 6.30pm with author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris. Heather now shares her own story and explores the art of listening in her first non-fiction book Stories of Hope. You will be able to ask Heather questions using the Chat feature. ... Here is the link to book your place: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/online-zoom-webinar-with-au #onineauthortalk #heathermorris #storiesofhope

19.01.2022 THE SPRINGS WINS: Congratulations to all in involved in Orange City Council’s Springs: an Aboriginal Journey project. It has WON the National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards new Aboriginal Heritage category this afternoon!!!! To discover all the winners head to the National Trust website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.au//national-trust-heritage/ Congratulations!!!... #heritageawards2020 #thesprings #aboriginalheritage

19.01.2022 ALL SEWN UP: So you never know what is going to happen some days .... this morning we all found ourselves sewing Wrap With Love labels onto donated handcrafted knitted rugs (thank you everyone!) to beat the delivery pick up. Here is Jasmine, Bek and Julie (Trudi was behind the camera) stitching in time. #wrapwithlove #sewingbee

19.01.2022 HAPPY READING: Read this for the skills you never knew you had......

19.01.2022 WEDNESDAY WORD: Try using this word in a sentence today.

19.01.2022 SEW & SEW: Feeling creative? Orange City Library has had an influx of squares to be sewn into blankets for Wrap With Love. We have packed several bags containing 28 squares, yarn to sew them together, a label and instructions (four squares wide by seven squares long). More than 500 wraps have been completed so far this year and we hope to include these wraps in our final shipment for the year. Call in to collect a bag. We are open until 4pm! ... #wrapwithlove

19.01.2022 FAMOUS FIVE ANNIVERSARY: Remember the Famous Five - Julian, Dick, Anne and George and their dog Timothy? Today marks the anniversary of Enid Blyton publishing the first of her Famous Five childrens novels in 1942, which went on to become one of the best-selling childrens series with more than 100 million sold. Five on Treasure Island is the first in the Famous Five series to feature the child detectives and four-legged friend. "It wasnt a bit of good fighting grown-ups.... They could do exactly as they liked. Five on a Treasure Island #enidblyton

19.01.2022 HAPPY HALLOWEEN. Treat yourself to a new read via Borrowbox - free using your CWL Library Membership Card. Download a spooky read or two...... #audiobooks

18.01.2022 And the winner of the Librarian Storyteller of the year is Frankie from the State Library of Queensland! Congratulations! Well Done to all the winners and nominees.And thank to all who supported our bid for our own wonderful storyteller Fiona. #storytellerlibratianoftheyear #storybox #storytime

18.01.2022 CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS: Time to stock up on listening, watching and reading items for the holidays!!! Here are the Orange City Library Opening Hours. Normal hours resume in Orange on Saturday 2nd January and in the other branches on Monday 4th January. #openinghours #holidays

17.01.2022 ENTER ABC HEYWIRE: Heywire entries close Wednesday September 16! Want to see your story on the ABC? Want to win a once-in-a-lifetime experience and the chance to be heard on issues that matter to you? If youre aged 16-22 and from regional Australia, the Heywire competition is your chance! But be quick! Entries close this Wednesday (September 16) so theres still time to write a last-minute story. Were looking for a story about what its like living in your part of the world... what youre passionate about; what challenges youve overcome; what makes where you live unique. Its that easy! What are you waiting for? Here is the link with all the details: https://www.abc.net.au/heywire/competition/ #ABC #Heywire

17.01.2022 A LITTLE PIECE OF HISTORY: It is #throwbackthursday and from the archives we thought you might like this photo of Western Stores and cars reverse angle parked in Summer Street. The Western Stores in 1928, formerly Dalton Bros from the 1850s, then Myer in 1975 and now part of the City Centre were the place to shop for everything from toys to clothes, farm produce and home furnishings. Try the easy jigsaw and let us know your time in the comments below: ttps://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=228d9dd75975 #throwbackthursday #jigsaw #history #westernstores #summerstreet

17.01.2022 NEW BOOKS: We have new Dyslexic Books specially formatted books for people with dyslexia. The books use a dyslexic font that is designed to alleviate some of the difficulties typically reported by readers with dyslexia, such as swapping or flipping letters and skipping lines without noticing. The books use a thicker font and extra spacing. We have titles by authors like Andy Griffiths, Morris Gleitzman, Suzanne Gervay, Jacqueline Harvey and titles in both junior fiction and youth fiction. These books are on display at Orange City Library. Enjoy! #dyslexicbooks

17.01.2022 The Booker Prize Shortlist is announced!

16.01.2022 Catch up with latest Council Podcast and Congratulations to all on the Carl Sharpe Cricket Centre. #lovecricket #sport

14.01.2022 WEDNESDAY WORD: Hows this? We like the witty comeback idea.

14.01.2022 GET CRAFTY: Feeling creative? Orange City Library has had an influx of squares to be sewn into blankets for Wrap With Love. We have packed several bags containing 28 squares, yarn to sew them together, a label and instructions (four squares wide by seven squares long). More than 500 wraps have been completed so far this year and we hope to include these wraps in our final shipment for the year. Please call in to collect a bag to sew together. We are open until 6pm tonight. ... #wrapwithlove

14.01.2022 NEXT PAGETURNERS EVENING READ: Join us for this classic read. Born in 1924 in New York City, James Baldwin published the 1953 novel Go Tell It on the Mountain, going on to garner acclaim for his insights on race, spirituality and humanity. Baldwin said, "is the book I had to write if I was ever going to write anything else." Go Tell It On The Mountain, is Baldwin's first major work, a novel that has established itself as an American classic. With lyrical precision, psychologi...cal directness, resonating symbolic power, and a rage that is at once unrelenting and compassionate, Baldwin chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy's discovery of the terms of his identity as the stepson of the minister of a storefront Pentecostal church in Harlem one Saturday in March of 1935. Baldwin's rendering of his protagonist's spiritual, sexual, and moral struggle of self-invention opened new possibilities in the American language and in the way Americans understand themselves. Total trivia. Keen-eyed movigoers will notice Baldwin gets a mention in the 2020 film The Trail of the Chicago 7. Join us for the discussion on Wednesday 11 November from 5.30pm - 7pm at Orange City Library. Bookings via eventbrite required.

14.01.2022 PAGETURNERS NEXT LUNCHTIME READ: Join us for a discussion about the new book All Our Shimmering Skies by Australian author Trent Dalton. All Our Shimmering Skies is set in Darwin in 1942. As Japanese bombs rain down, motherless Molly Hook, the gravedigger’s daughter, turns to the sky for guidance. She carries a stone heart inside a duffel bag, next to a map that leads to Longcoat Bob, the deep-country sorcerer who put a curse on her family. By her side are the most unlikely t...ravelling companions: Greta, a razor-tongued actress, and Yukio, a fallen Japanese fighter pilot. Beyond the bush lies the treasure. Close behind them trails the dark. And above them, always, are the skies. All Our Shimmering Skies is a story about gifts that fall from the sky, curses we dig from the earth and the secrets we bury inside ourselves. This book comes two years after the release of his phenomenal bestseller, Boy Swallows Universe a book which took home a record-breaking five Australian Book Industry Awards and was longlisted for the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Pageturners Lunchtime Meeting will be held on Wednesday 11 November at 12.30pm. Bookings via Eventbrite required. See you then.

14.01.2022 A LITTLE PIECE OF HISTORY: For #throwbackthursday we have a view of Summer Street across to the Hotel Canobolas. Try the jigsaw puzzle and let us know your time in the comments below: Here is the link:https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=3851784c03a7 #ThrowbackThursday

13.01.2022 TIME TO DISCOVER rbDigital: Come and visit us at Cowra Library and discover rbdigital. Its the free platform for audiobooks, ebooks and magazines. Enjoy the latest great reads on your device - phone or tablet - anytime! All you need is your library card and we can help you get started. #cowra #rbdigital

12.01.2022 INDIGENOUS LITERACY DAY: The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is celebrating language and literacy in remote communities and the immense opportunities that positive community-led engagement can provide. On Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD) you will learn about the impact of their programs, hear a delightful story read in Kriol, meet children and adults in community, and enjoy a special version of a song by ILF Ambassador and beloved Australias popstar, Jessica Mauboy. Join t...he 12.30 - 1.15pm event here: go.ilf.org.au/Premiere #IndigenousLiteracyDay #readingopensdoorsensdoors

12.01.2022 GUIDED BOOK THERAPY: State Library Victoria has launched a new free podcast series, Bibliotherapy with State Library Victoria, hosted by bibliotherapist Susan McLaine. Bibliotherapy is designed to bring calm in troubled times through guided book therapy sessions. In this 9-part series, Susan will read and speak to selected literary texts and poems that focus on different aspects of wellbeing, using a facilitated self-reflective approach. If you have friends or family you th...ink would benefit from these free podcasts, please invite them to subscribe and, of course, listen for yourself. You can find it on podcast apps just search Bibliotherapy with State Library Victoria or go to: https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/bibliotherapy #bibliotherapy

11.01.2022 WENZ COLLECTION MOVES: The Paul and Hettie Wenz Collection of books that has resided at the Forbes Library since the early 1960s has been relocated to the Forbes Museum and in now under the care of the Forbes & District Historical Society. Volunteers from the Forbes Museum collected the boxes of books this week. The gentlemen from the museum pictured are Lloyd Gerdes, Bruce Adams (President of the Forbes & District Historical Society) and Mark Lyell. Discover more about Paul... Wenz here: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wenz-paul-9048 The Forbes and District Historical Museum is located at 11 Cross Street, Forbes. Opening hours are 2.00pm - 4.00pm daily and other times by arrangement. The Museum building was the Osborne Hall, a dance hall of the Osborne Hotel built circa 1878. The Museum houses a large display of old historic machinery including an Ivel tractor. Showcased is an array of items depicting all facets of the history of Forbes including Aboriginal artefacts, furniture, tools, clothing and household wares. A large selection of historical photographs are also on display. The Museums digital photographic database can be viewed online at www.pictorialforbes.org.au. #forbes #amazingforbes

11.01.2022 HISTORY WEEK: Celebrate #HistoryWeek2020, with some thought provoking historical titles on indyreads. This years theme is "History: what is it good for?" Find an answer on indyreads. Here is the link:https://indyreads.libraries.nsw.gov.au/opac/#index #indyreadsNSW #nswpubliclibraries

11.01.2022 A LITTLE PIECE OF HISTORY: For #throwbackthursday we have something a little different the Cowra Program for Olympic Torch Relay held 20 years ago. The Cowra runners included Mark Waters, Trevor Sanford, Denise Watson and John Brien. Were you there? Do you remember the Olympic Torch relay going through your town? And theres also the jigsaw puzzle best time wins fame and glory. Good Luck! Here is the link:... https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=37996571c6ef #history #OlympicTorchRelay

11.01.2022 MOLONG BESTSELLER COLLECTION: Shirley called into Molong Library today to pick up a book from our new Bestseller Collection!!! We are starting off with the latest John Grisham novel A Time For Mercy. Shirley said she really enjoys John Grisham and has read every one of his books. A Time for Mercy is the incredible new thriller from the international bestselling author John Grisham.... Jake Brigance, the protagonist of John Grisham's classic legal thriller, A Time to Kill, is back. This time he's at the epicentre of a sensational murder trial that bitterly divides the citizens of Clanton, Mississippi. There are still some copies available so call into Molong Library and pick up a copy. Molong Library is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 11am-1pm and 2pm-5pm. #bestseller

10.01.2022 AUSTRALIA READS: In November, we’re inviting Australians of all ages and from all walks of life to share and celebrate the joys of reading. Whether you’re picking up a book for the first time or your head is already stuck in one, there’s plenty of books, activities and events as part of our festivities. Thursday 12 November is the main event Australian Reading Hour. You’re invited to stop what you’re doing for an hour, pick up a book and read to yourself or the children in ...your life. Join us and unwind, get inspired and find joy in books! From islands, blue shores, bushland to red heart Australia Reads. #AustraliaReads

10.01.2022 LOVE LITERATURE? Keen to discover new voices and new perspectives? Do you have what it takes to be a writing competition judge? We are looking for Judges of the 2021 Banjo Paterson Writing Awards. Expressions of Interest are now open! Check the Central West Libraries website www.cwl.nsw.gov.au for details. #bpwa2021 #writingjudge #writingcompetition

09.01.2022 All our libraries are Covid safe. Register with the QR code or sign in, follow hygiene and social distancing rules. We are cleaning all items and regularly sanitising surfaces and computers. You can also return items through our chutes or the returns shelf at Orange City Library. Here Caroline at Cowra Library points out the return chute and safety measures. #covidsafe #itshappeningatcowra #blayney #canowindra #cowra #forbes #manildra #molong #orange

08.01.2022 RUOK: A conversation can change a life. You dont need to be an expert to reach out just a good friend and a great listener. Use these 4 steps and have a conversation that could change a life:... 1. Ask R U OK? 2. Listen 3. Encourage Action 4. Check - in For more tips go to the website: https://www.ruok.org.au/ #ruokday

08.01.2022 More than 3500 viewers tuned in live to the Indigenous Literacy Day (ILD) visual event streamed on YouTube on 2 September, and almost 17,000 viewers have now watched it. The event was designed to inspire and inform wider Australia about the significance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples first languages. Among those featured are the ILF team and ambassadors Jessica Mauboy, Andy Griffiths, Shelley Ware, Anita Heiss, Natalie Ahmat, Gregg Dreise, Jared Thomas, A...lison Lester, Josh Pyke and co-patron June Oscar. You can watch the virtual event via the link in the shared post. #readingopensdoors

08.01.2022 WEEKEND ALL SEWN UP: Feeling creative? Orange City Library has had an influx of squares to be sewn into blankets for Wrap With Love. We have packed several bags containing 28 squares, yarn to sew them together, a label and instructions (four squares wide by seven squares long). More than 500 wraps have been completed so far this year and we hope to include these wraps in our final shipment for the year. Call in to collect a bag and get sewing........ #wrapwithlove #sew

08.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS JAN: The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has presented the prestigious HCL Anderson Award to Jan Richards AM FALIA (CP) in recognition of her outstanding service to the industry, domestically and internationally. In addition to her role as Manager, Central West Libraries, NSW, she is also Chair of the ALIA Public Libraries Advisory Committee; former Chair of the IFLA Standing Committee on Public Libraries; and a member of the Library Cou...ncil of New South Wales. Jan Richards was to be presented the award at ALIA National 2020 Conference but due to COVID-19 this event was cancelled. The HCL Anderson Award is the Associations highest honour that can be bestowed on an Associate Member of ALIA. The award commemorates HCL Anderson, principal librarian of the Free Public Library of New South Wales, 18931906. Anderson created a collection and service policy to give his infant colonial library a stature of national importance. Congratulations to Jan on this incredible achievement. #ALIA #nswpubliclibraries #nswpla

08.01.2022 ZOOM WEBINAR WITH MONICA MCINERNEY: Join bestselling author Monica McInerney talking about her latest book The Godmothers via a Zoom Webinar on Wednesday 30 September 2020 at 6.30pm. As part of this free live, online author talk, Monica will discuss with you her latest book The Godmothers. Eliza Miller grew up in Australia as the only daughter of a troubled young mother, but with the constant support of two watchful godmothers, Olivia and Maxie. Despite her tricky childhood,... she always felt loved and secure. Until, just before her eighteenth birthday, a tragic event changed her life. Thirteen years on, Eliza is deliberately living as safely as possible, avoiding close relationships and devoting herself to her job. Out of the blue, an enticing invitation from one of her godmothers prompts a leap into the unknown. This Zoom Webinar is a collaboration between NSW Public Libraries including Central West Libraries. The conversation will be facilitated by Monique Akauola from Sutherland Libraries. We have 50 tickets for this event. Bookings are required via Eventbrite and we send you your link to join the Webinar. The webinar is a view-only platform. You wont be seen by the speaker or the other participants, so you can relax in your most comfortable clothes and enjoy your favourite beverage while you watch. The highly anticipated The Godmothers is a new family drama from one of Australias most beloved authors. Here is the link to book your place: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/in-conversation-with-author #onlineauthortalk

07.01.2022 We love a flashback. Do you remember the Olympic Torch Relay in Orange. It was 20 years ago!

07.01.2022 Let us know what you are reading in the comments below....

07.01.2022 SPRING INTO ACTION: Planning a little DIY, gardening, trying new recipe or catch-up with all your celebrity news? Whatever it is, weve got you covered - with thousands of magazines available on the RBdigital app! Get it for FREE by downloading the RBdigital app, and login using your library card. Maryanne is on hand to help if you need it. ... Call into Cowra Library, or any other branch, to find out more about this free online service. #cowra #rbdigital #magazines #ebooks #audiobooks

07.01.2022 MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES: Want to watch something new? Try Beamfilm! Use your CWL Library Card to access films and documentaries. #beamfilm

07.01.2022 CANOWINDRA UPCYCLING: A creative library member brought in some papercraft to show us this afternoon - how clever and totally gorgeous! #paperflowers

07.01.2022 FRIDAY QUESTION: Which do your prefer?

06.01.2022 QUILT SHOW CANCELLED: It is with much regret we announce the 2020 Airing of the Quilts that was to be held at Wentworth Mine Lucknow on 24-25 October is cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. We look forward to holding this event in the future. Thank you to all those who enquired about the event and sent in entries - we will keep in touch. #quilts

06.01.2022 How is this for a #fridayshelfie? Yes or no? #fridayshelfie

06.01.2022 FREE WIFI: Need free Wifi? Visit any of our libraries - Blayney, Canowindra, Cowra, Forbes, Manildra, Molong or Orange. #freewifi

06.01.2022 WHEN YOU ENTER THE LIBRARY: Which one are you?

05.01.2022 Follow this through - should you start a new book?

05.01.2022 FRIDAY QUESTION: Which one?

05.01.2022 AUTHOR HEATHER MORRIS ONLINE: Join us for an online Zoom Webinar Tuesday 8th December at 6.30pm with author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris. Heather now shares her own story and explores the art of listening in her first non-fiction book Stories of Hope. Here is the link to book your place:... https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/online-zoom-webinar-with-au #heathermorris #storiesofhope

04.01.2022 FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH: Jeff called into Molong Library recently looking for information on his great, great grandfather James Gallagher who came from Ireland in 1852 and built the first house erected in Cumnock. It later became a pub and was called The Crossroads. Jeff made the trip from Ulladulla as he has been tracing his family history and decided that because overseas and interstate travel were unavailable due to Covid, he and his wife would take a trip out here to the... Central West to see where his family first came to when they arrived in Australia many years ago. Molong Library has received many visitors these last few months and there have been many caravans stopping to investigate the Library and Molong. #Molong

04.01.2022 HANDY MAGS: Planning a little DIY, gardening, trying new recipe or catch-up with all your celebrity news? Whatever it is, we've got you covered - with thousands of magazines available on the RBdigital app! Get it for FREE by downloading the RBdigital app, and login using your CWL library card.... #rbdigital #libraryservice

03.01.2022 HEATHER MORRIS ONLINE: Join us for an online Zoom Webinar Tuesday 8th December at 6.30pm with author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris. Heather now shares her own story and explores the art of listening in her first non-fiction book Stories of Hope. Join us for this Zoom Webinar on Tuesday 8 December at 6.30pm. You will be able to ask Heather questions using the Chat feature. ... Here is the link to book your place: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/online-zoom-webinar-with-au #onlineauthortalk

03.01.2022 Our neighbours at the Museum have a new exhibition to visit over the weekend ~Inherit.. Lots of historic gems to see for all ages. #inherit

03.01.2022 A LITTLE PIECE OF HISTORY: It is #throwbackthursday and we have a photo of St Marys Church, Orange for you. The church and convent were built on the corner of Bathurst Road and Edward Street. Father Cooney of Gulgong laid the foundation stone of the church in May 1926. The church, which seated 150 people, was designed by Sydney architect Mr WJ Gilray and constructed by Mr A Butcher. The building served the Roman Catholic community of East Orange until 1988. On its demolit...ion in 1990, the stained glass windows were relocated to the new St Marys in Park Street together with the original foundation stone. In May 1990, the site was approved for redevelopment as the headquarters for the NSW Department of Agriculture. The DPI has just opened its new building in Prince Street on the site of the old Orange Hospital. Try your hand at the puzzle. Best time wins and here is the link. Your time starts now: https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=224d0632f8e1

02.01.2022 STREAM BEAMAFILMS: Use your CWL Membership Card to stream inspiring documentaries like this Chasing Great through Beamfilms. This intimate documentary follows Richie McCaw’s final 365 days leading the All Blacks. To end his career by becoming the first captain back-to-back World Cup wins. #beamafilms https://youtu.be/66GUhR3p5po

01.01.2022 FRIDAY QUESTION: You can keep only 3 things from this list. What do you choose?

01.01.2022 GOOD READING: In the new September issue of Good Reading: DISCOVER Kate Mildenhalls new book, The Mother Fault, where she paints a prescient picture of motherhood in a dystopian Australia MEET Paul Dalgarno who discusses his debut novel, Poly, and his favourite books, places to read and his ideal dinner party CHECK OUT two new historical novels; The Wreck by Meg Keneally set in convict era Sydney and The Womens Pages by Victoria Purman about Australian women who rose... up the ranks in World War II READ extracts from some new non-fiction books including The Miracle Typist by Leon Silver and Bush School by Peter OBrien ENTER the competitions! You could win one of SIX different exciting books FIND your next great read with the latest independent book reviews! Visit the Good Reading Hub online at Central West Libraries: https://bit.ly/3jUvXqI

01.01.2022 DIY MAGAZINE INSPO: Planning a little DIY, gardening, trying new recipe or catch-up with all your celebrity news? Whatever it is, we've got you covered - with hundreds of magazines available on the RBdigital app! Get it for FREE by downloading the RBdigital app, and login using your CWL Membership Card. #magazines