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Gympie Regional Libraries

Locality: Gympie, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 5481 0859

Address: 8-14 Mellor Street 4570 Gympie, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/library

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25.01.2022 The henna artist by Alka Joshi "Escaping from an abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the most highly requested henna artist - and confidante - to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own...Known for her original designs and sage advice, Lakshmi must tread carefully to avoid the jealous gossips who could ruin her reputa...tion and her livelihood. As she pursues her dream of an independent life, she is startled one day when she is confronted by her husband, who has tracked her down these many years later with a high-spirited young girl in tow - a sister Lakshmi never knew she had. Suddenly the caution that she has carefully cultivated as protection is threatened. Still she perseveres, applying her talents and lifting up those that surround her as she does." See more

20.01.2022 The Dickens boy by Thomas Keneally In the late 1800s, rather than run the risk of his under-achieving sons tarnishing his reputation at home, Charles Dickens sent two of them to Australia. The tenth child of Charles Dickens, Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens, known as Plorn, had consistently proved unable 'to apply himself ' to school or life. So aged sixteen, he is sent, as his brother Alfred was before him, to Australia. Plorn arrives in Melbourne in late 1868 carrying a terribl...e secret. He has never read a word of his father's work. He is sent out to a 2000-square-mile station in remotest New South Wales to learn to become a man, and a gentleman stockman, from the most diverse and toughest of companions. In the outback he becomes enmeshed with Paakantji, colonists, colonial-born, ex-convicts, ex-soldiers, and very few women. Plorn, unexpectedly, encounters the same veneration of his father and familiarity with Dickens' work in Australia as was rampant in England. Against this backdrop, and featuring cricket tournaments, horse-racing, bushrangers, sheep droving, shifty stock and station agents, frontier wars and first encounters with Australian women, Plorn meets extraordinary people and enjoys wonderful adventures as he works to prove himself." https://gympie.spydus.com/cgi-b/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ See more

20.01.2022 The evening and the morning by Ken Follett It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages, and England faces attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Life is hard, and those with power wield it harshly, bending justice according to their will - often in conflict with the monarchy. With the king's grip on the country fragile and with no clear rule of law, chaos and bloodshed reign. Into this uncertain world three people come to the fore: a young boatbuilder, who... dreams of a better future when a devastating Viking raid shatters the life that he and the woman he loves hoped for; a Norman noblewoman, who follows her beloved husband across the sea to a new land only to find her life there shockingly different; and a capable monk at Shiring Abbey, who dreams of transforming his humble home into a centre of learning admired throughout Europe. Now, with England at the dawn of the Middle Ages, these three people will each come into dangerous conflict with a ruthless bishop, who will do anything to increase his wealth and power, in an epic tale of ambition and rivalry, death and birth, and love and hate. See more

19.01.2022 A Friday giggle

18.01.2022 We need your help. We have been cataloguing over 75 photos of the 1955 flood and this photo is of a house in Monkland Street. We would love to know if anyone knows who the people are on the front steps. All photos will soon be availble on our Picture Gympie catalogue - just making sure we have the correct information. This photo forms part of the Les Priddy photograph collection.

18.01.2022 Help decorate the

17.01.2022 Join us next Thursday 3 December at the Gympie Library at 10am for a look at Christmas past... We will take a look at some of the articles, photos, and advertisements circa late 1800s through to 1915. Bookings are essential: phone 5481 0859 or click on the link to book a place. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/128568021413

16.01.2022 Weekend Question. Who is your favourite Australian author?

15.01.2022 Weekend question??? Who is your all-time favourite book character?

15.01.2022 It is Be Connected Friday... Be Connected is an Australia wide initiative empowering all Australians to thrive in a digital world. Today we look at Connecting with others; this includes: * Getting setup for video calling * How to use Skype... * How to use WhatsApp * How to use FaceTime * How to use Zoom Join up up for free and start learning https://beconnected.esafety.gov.au//e/connecting-to-others See more

14.01.2022 The Booker Prize for 2020 was announced two week ago. Read all about the link (albeit small) to Goomeri’s Agnes Maudsley/Mawdsley (nee Booker).

13.01.2022 Get into any of Gympie Regional Libraries to pick up your free Christmas activity booklet. It includes colouring in, games and lots of fun for kids.

11.01.2022 A weekend giggle

09.01.2022 The summer school holiday activities are filling up fast. Bookings are essential. Click here to download the full handout: https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/web/library/whats-on Click here to register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/gympie-regional-libraries-1 Click here to read all about the Summer Reading Club: https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/w/library/summer-reading-club