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Rockhampton Regional Libraries

Locality: Rockhampton, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4936 8043

Address: 230 Bolsover Street 4700 Rockhampton, QLD, Australia

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24.01.2022 Congrats to our CQ Bushfire Colouring Competition winners at Southside Library yesterday- Angelo and Katlyn! Winners are grinners! #CQBushfires #EmergencyPreparedness #LivelyLibraries #SouthsideLibrary

24.01.2022 Who else does this?

23.01.2022 Goodness me, the libraries are displaying lots of fine books this week on the topic of... poo! We are partnering with Queensland Health to promote the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program with banners and bollard covers on display at all our libraries. We have LOTS of great books (especially for young readers) that may start conversations about bowel health, with great resources to inspire older people about digestive health too. Check out the QLD Health website for more info: https://bit.ly/3iPDszk

22.01.2022 Not just for the kids! "Morrigan Crow is a cursed child. Blamed for all of the misfortunes in her small town, set to die at midnight on her 11th birthday. Things aren’t looking good for the girl with the black eyes. The story follows Morrigan who narrowly escapes death and discovers a whole new magical world, full of action and adventure! Enter Jupiter North, a quirky character, who takes Morrigan under his wing. To avoid returning home and facing certain death, Morriga...n must compete in challenges to secure a place in the prestigious Wundrous Society to stay. This book is the first in a series written by Brisbane author Jessica Townsend. It’s one of those just one more chapter reads all the way to the end! I’m definitely looking forward to reading the sequel, Wundersmith: The calling of Morrigan Crow and the third instalment is due in July 2020! The book has also been picked up by film producers so best get in and read it before the movie (because we all know the books are ALWAYS better)! As an adult reader I thoroughly enjoyed this and would highly recommend it for both young and old." - SH Check out a copy from the library >> https://bit.ly/2ZX72fM

22.01.2022 New Year Resolution #6. Fix the car (or motorbike). Use your library card to access some pretty amazing content on Haynes Online Manuals. See the link on the library catalogue for more info! https://youtu.be/V-XceZnU_u8... #LifelongLearning #FixIt #LibrariesRock

21.01.2022 It is Friday the 13th and superstition states that a black cat crossing your path is an omen of misfortune! Not so according to this lovely novelty Valentines postcard with a Louis Wein’s black cat sketch. 'Good luck from Rockhampton, I've bought good luck to you today, lift up the fence and see, I'm sure you'll like the lovely views, that have so charmed me!' Under the black cat is a foldout of 11 images: Customs House, Denham Street, Palm Avenue Botanical Gardens (2 images), Fitzroy suspension bridge, East & Denham Streets tramway, The Convent High School, Victoria Park, Lakes Creek Meat Works (CQME), Picnic Resort Nankin Creek, Girls' Grammar School, Boys' Grammar School. Inscription on the back ‘Dear Gert, wishing her many happy returns of the day, from Mary'. #FridayFlashback #RockhamptonHistoryCentre

21.01.2022 Are you missing us already? Then say hello to Libby! All your favourite digital magazines, comics and eAudiobooks are now available for free with your library card. Download the Libby app, or access through your web browser at libbyapp.com. Simply locate your library (Rockhampton Regional Library Service), and login with your library card number and library PIN.... Enjoy!

21.01.2022 "Well who doesn’t need a bit of witchy magic in their lives? A lovely introduction to creating your own personal wellness. Includes rituals on self-care, examples on how to nurture and embrace your true inner self, and the importance of being aligned and following your intuition, clearing your space, and staying connected to nature, with some lovely recipes for good health." - LL Reserve a copy at the library >> https://bit.ly/2Mgfdvg

20.01.2022 Looking for a STEM challenge during the school holidays? Make a rocket and see how far it travels! Pick up your free STEM Challenge craft pack from the Gracemere Library this week and share a pic of your efforts. Remember that the Gracemere Library is open Mon- Wed from 9am - 5.30pm each week. #LibrariesRock #STEM #GracemereLibrary

19.01.2022 Check the below graphics for your library branch details in relation to COVID restrictions.

19.01.2022 If 2020 isn't doing it for you, take a break from the present and travel back in time with a Beamafilm period drama https://bit.ly/3ksnXNN. Access Beamafilm for FREE with your library card using this link - https://bit.ly/2K4M3ld. Check your app store to download the Beamafilm app.

17.01.2022 Look at these great DVDs available for loan at the Gracemere Library- why not drop into the library on Monday- Wednesday, from 9am-5.30pm and borrow something for the whole family to enjoy! #GracemereLibrary #LibrariesRock #

17.01.2022 We have greatly enjoyed promoting the important message of Breast Cancer Screening via bollard covers from #QueenslandHealth. These little beauties have been on display at the front of the Southside Library for the past fortnight. #pinkribbon #breastcancerawareness #mammogram #LibrariesRock

17.01.2022 Have you watched the gripping Australian drama The Dry yet? What was better, the book or movie? Read or listen to the book before you go to the movie! We have The Dry available in book format, large print, eAudio (RB Digital), audio and eBook (BorrowBox).... #TheDry #RBDigital #BorrowBox #Read

16.01.2022 Do you set yourself a goal to read a specific number of books each month?

15.01.2022 You just can't wipe this smile off Ava's face! Ava was thrilled to bits to receive a prize-pack as part of our CQ Bushfire Project colouring competition - here she is at the Northside Library. Congratulations! #Winnersaregrinners #EmergencyPreparedness #GetReadyQueensland #LibrariesRock

14.01.2022 Brida is a young Irish girl, and her quest for knowledge. She has long been interested in various aspects of magic but is searching for something more. This enthralling novel incorporates themes that fans of Paulo Coelho will recognize and treasureit is a tale of love, passion, mystery, and spirituality from the master storyteller.

13.01.2022 Bolsover Street, showing Technical College (former), J. Barnes & Sons, Rockhampton. 'A' Block(1914), a Federation era (designed by Thomas Pye) two-storey brick and sandstone structure, ribbed metal gable roof with a central cupola, consisting of a dome supported by a ring of columns on a square base with a central ridge ventilator. The Bolsover Street elevation is a symmetrical composition, mostly faced with sandstone, consisting of a two-storey verandah penetrated by gabled... projections either side of a central entrance. - from Qld. Heritage Register. This building stands on land donated by James Stewart Esq. and started life as the Technical College, providing courses for post school students, and became Rockhampton State High School in 1919. from ‘Brown and Blue’ by Barbara Webster. This building previously housed TAFE and, since 2014, Quality Hotel Regent. But wait, there's more! Check out this fascinating back story .. James Barnes (c1842-1913) a blacksmith who immigrated from England in 1883 established a business in Rockhampton 1892. Two of his four sons were involved in the business, George Francis (blacksmith) and James Joseph (wheelwright) with A J Neddrie were partners in J Barnes and Sons blacksmith and coach works in Bolsover Street next door to the Technical College from 1900 to 1936. In 1936 the Department of Public Instruction acquired the land around the Technical High School. In January 1937 the business dissolved between Barnes and Neddrie. James Joseph's son William Reginald Barnes bought the business and continued as J Barnes and Sons in Derby Street. J Barnes and Sons still exists today specialising in steel and aluminium fabrication. Rates Books, History Centre and TROVE. #FlashbackFriday Photo caption: Neg No. 3693 Bolsover Street showing Technical College - Rockhampton

12.01.2022 Does your child have their very own library card? If you sign up your baby, toddler or child aged 5 years and under as a library member, we will give you this gorgeous kit filled with First5Forever goodies. Membership is free and the F5F kit is absolutely free too.. what are you waiting for? All library branches open today at 9am.... #First5Forever #LibrariesRock #Read

12.01.2022 I am Shirley Purdie This is my story Ngayin-ga Birrmarriyan-nga Berrembi jarragbe ngaginybe.... My mother shows me how to get bushtucker and she shows me how to paint. Now I'm a famous artist. My paintings are all over the world hanging in important places. Happy times. Told in English and Gija, this is the story of Shirley Purdie, famous Gija artist, as told through her paintings. #First5Forever #FreshDelivery #ShirleyPurdie #MyStory

11.01.2022 Wide Glide, Road King or Fat Boy, whatever you model, Haynes Manuals and Rockhampton Regional Libraries have you covered. All you need is a library card and you are free to ride! Check out the Haynes Manuals link on our library catalogue for more info... https://youtu.be/V-XceZnU_u8... #HaynesManuals #HarleyHeaven #LibrariesRock #RockyNats2021 #2021QueenslandStateHOGRally

11.01.2022 "The perfect title for your little (and not so little) Star Wars fan, The Secrets of the Jedi is a beautifully illustrated volume fit to grace the shelves of any archive. Filled with facts and tales from the Star Wars Universe, it delves deeper into the ethos and philosophy of the Jedi and the tales of their adventures as the protectors of the galaxy. It also provides a clever introduction to Aurebesh - the alphabet of the Star Wars universe through a series of Master quotes and a handy guide to help you translate them. Check it out from the library https://bit.ly/2Mgfdvg" - G Read this, you will- Yoda

11.01.2022 Happy World Kindness Day! Our staff at the Northside Library were thrilled to receive these little Random Acts of Kindness notes recently! Thank you! What is your favourite act of kindness?... #Kindness #NorthsideLibrary #RandomActsofKindness #worldkindnessday #makekindnessthenorm

10.01.2022 We celebrated Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori (Maori Language Week) last week by diving into some great works on BorrowBox. We always enjoy going back and reliving a cult classic like Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff. Did you know Duff tried writing a thriller as his first novel, but it was rejected. He burned the manuscript and started writing Once Were Warriors, which had an immediate and great impact. For those keen to expand or learn Maori, make sure to add the bestselling Maori Made Easy by te reo Maori advocate and professor Scotty Morrison (Ngati Whakaue) to your collection.

09.01.2022 An early photo of Bouldercombe, circa 1890s/1900s. Located along the Burnett Highway, the discovery of gold in 1865 placed the area of Bouldercombe, then known as Crocodile Creek, on the map. By the end of 1866, the Crocodile Creek Goldfields had a population of approximately 3000 men, women, and children plus approximately 1000 Chinese all trying their luck. Also by this time hotels and shops were being erected and a township was beginning to form. Unfortunately resentment b...y some of the European miners of the Chinese miners over perceived incorrectly marked out claims, the lack of successful mining conditions, and general discrimination, a riot occurred on 7 January 1867 where the Chinese miners were attacked, their tents burned, and goods stolen. After the riots, as well as lack of success and other mining areas opening up, the population declined until 1894 when William Usher discovered a gold reef located on the foothills of the town at the end of what is now Mt Usher Road. Mining was not to last, and the area became known for farming; the orange orchards of the Dwyer brothers were especially well known. The Bouldercombe was also known as Mt Usher and Unionville. The origin of the name is unknown, however it more than likely refers to the boulders that were in the Creek and around the area. #FridayFlashback #CentralQueenslandCollection #RockhamptonHistoryCentre

09.01.2022 It's been a long time between colouring competitions, so here is great opportunity to sharpen those pencils and get creative! Entries close Sunday 24 January - pick up your entry form at your local library branch or check out this site for more info: https://bit.ly/38y0Sqe #RockyNats #LibrariesRock

08.01.2022 As Americans are tucking into their Thanksgiving dinner this weekend, we take a wander down memory lane to meet one well known and beloved American soldier who was stationed in Rockhampton during World War Two. Jack Quincy Fleming from Wyoming United States of America, arrived in Rockhampton at the beginning of June 1942 as part of 41st Infantry Division of USA Army where he is billeted at the Rockhampton Showgrounds, and worked in the Ordinance unit that had workshops in th...e Medcrafs Biscuit Factory on the corner of Alma and Fitzroy Streets. During this time a Rocky lass caught his eye, and Jack and Joyce Woodward were married on 21 December 1943 at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Serving in New Guinea and the Philippines, Jack’s war ended on 9th September 1945. Jack, Joyce and family spent a short time back in the United States before deciding that Rockhampton was home, moving back in 1946. Jack Fleming was well known for building, and lovingly caring for St Christopher’s Chapel which was built by the US troops in 1943 as a non-denominational Chapel. Jack Fleming died in 2011 at the age of 95. #FridayFlashback #RockhamptonHistoryCentre #AmericansinRocky

08.01.2022 Jeanette simply couldn't wait to get started reading and found a perfect spot at the Southside Library to tackle her new book. We absolutely LOVE seeing fantastic reading moments like this at our libraries! We look forward to seeing you soon.... #Read #QueenslandLibraries

07.01.2022 This photo of the Kalka Hotel, located on the corner of Lakes Creek Road and Water Street, North Rockhampton was taken around the time of the great 1918 flood. The publican at that time was Alice Ellis whose husband James Ellis had the licence from 1916. The building in the photo dates from 1904, as the original building was burnt to the ground in 1904. Alice didn’t have the hotel for long after the flood as she transferred her license of the Kalka Hotel, to Grace Moylan. #FlashbackFriday Photo caption: Neg No. 3461 Kalka Hotel

07.01.2022 Veronica Roth is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Divergent series, the Carve the Mark duology, The End and Other Beginnings collection of short fiction, and many short stories and essays. Roth wrote Divergent, her first novel, during the Christmas holidays when she was at university.

06.01.2022 "The story is about a kid called Ricky, who flees from Child Services into the New Zealand wilderness with his bushman foster father Hec. The characters in this movie are great. A lot of the comedy comes from exaggeration and characters blowing things way out of proportion. Both Ricky and Child Services officer Paula think they are the main character of a movie script they’re writing inside their own heads. This is juxtaposed against the more taciturn Hec, who brings the more serious and emotional beats of the story. I also really like how creative Taika Waititi is with the soundtrack. I also loved the Lord of the Rings reference!" - CN Hunt for the Wilderpeople is available on Kanopy with your library card.

04.01.2022 Anne Rice was born Howard Frances O'Brien. When she went to kindergarten, she told her teacher to call her Anne because she was tired of having a boy's name. When she married her husband, Stan Rice, she took his last name and has used the name Anne Rice ever since. Throughout her career, Rice has published under several names. She adopted the A.N. Roquelaure pseudonym, taken for the French term for a type of men's cloak, in order to grant herself a certain amount of creative freedom from the works for which she was already well known. Rice has also published under the name Anne Rampling.

04.01.2022 Now we have your attention! We are still promoting the important message of #BowelCancerScreen with QLD Health. We have lots of great books to read for all ages .. check out these classy titles!! #LibrariesRock

04.01.2022 Welcome to Ready Set Go! Today we are retelling the classic tale of The Three Billy Goats Gruff, using shadow puppets. Shadow puppets are super easy to make, and heaps of fun to use - either retelling a favourite story, or making up new ones! #ReadySetGo #3BillyGoatsGruff #First5Forever #ShadowPuppets

03.01.2022 Alex was super excited to pick up his free First 5 Forever library bag filled with goodies when he joined the library recently. Veronica was delighted to share the moment with him! All our youngest members, aged 5 years and under receive a bespoke F5F bag when they join. Does your child have a library card.. it's free to join! #First5Forever #LibrariesRock

03.01.2022 Two years ago, this is the conversation that 11 year old Jack had with his mum at Gracemere, 'If we had to evacuate because of the fires in CQ, what would you bring?' His mum answered, 'Oh, there's not much chance we'd have to evacuate!' Well, a little while later we DID have to evacuate to Rocky. I remember that the sky was very orange and it was very hot. It also took us ages to drive out of Gracemere. We didn't know we had to evacuate until our friends told us! This time a...bout two years ago the bushfires raged in the Central Queensland areas of Kabra and Gracemere. Tell us your memories of this event from 28 November 2018. #EmergencyPreparedness #CQBushfires #Gracemere #Kabra #LibrariesRock

02.01.2022 Who are these three well-known Australians? This painting by Martin Shaw has been travelling around Australia for the past 40 years to over 222 venues posing this very question -and the answers provide a fascinating snapshot of our social history throughout the nation. The exhibition, #3WellKnownAustralians is currently on display at the Southside Library during opening hours from Monday to Friday until January 2021. Come along and have your say on who you think they are!

02.01.2022 Welcome to Ready Set Go! Today we are telling a story about a pirate captain and his treasure using an origami boat! #ReadySetGo #First5Forever #PaperFoldStories

02.01.2022 Don't forget to collect this week's Ready Set Go Take Home kit from today! Just pop in to Southside Library at any time and ask for your free kit at the customer service desk. Are you ready to play some BINGO! This week we will be reading "Wombat Stew" by Marcia K Vaughan and playing BINGO as we go! collect your BINGO boards (and an extra special surprise) in your take home kits and then join us here, or at the Lively Kids Facebook group at 10am on Thursday morning to play along! #ReadySetGo #StorytimeFun #WombatStew #Bingo #First5Forever

02.01.2022 Your STEM Challenge this week... is to build a boat! Pick up your free STEM Pack with instructions from the Gracemere Library today, or tomorrow! #STEM #GracemereLibrary #SchoolHolidays #LibrariesRock

02.01.2022 While we are on the topic of poo....check out this awesome Dads Read by Corey from Qld Health's Bowel Cancer Screen program as part of our partnership with Queensland Health to promote the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. Remember to look out for the banners and bollard covers on display at all our libraries. We have LOTS of great books (especially for young readers) that may start conversations about bowel health, with great resources to inspire older people about digestive health too. Check out the QLD Health website for more info: https://bit.ly/3iPDszk