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Tumut Region Libraries

Locality: Tumut, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6941 2541

Address: 169 Wynyard Street 2720 Tumut, NSW, Australia

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

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24.01.2022 You can find all of our RRL Reads book reviews on the RRL Reads blog! http://ow.ly/MNam50BALZ3

23.01.2022 The NSW Reads Instagram read-along starts today! Pick up a copy of Lucky's by Andrew Pippos from the library, and read-along. Join in the discussion via @nswlibraryevents on Instagram. It's a big book club, and everyone is invited! #NSWReadsLuckys

22.01.2022 The most borrowed eBooks of 2020.

22.01.2022 Invite some magic into your home this School Holidays. Contact the Tumut Library on 69412541 for more information and bookings.

20.01.2022 RRL Reads: The Peacock Summer by Hannah Richell. The story grabbed me from the beginning as there is a sense that something sinister has happened. The author weaves the family story through Maggie and her grandmother Lillian, both who have struggles in life and a chance for love. The family secrets are gradually revealed, a sad tale, but also highlights a person's inner strength and capacity for love. From Cynthia at RRL HQ #rrlreads

20.01.2022 RRL Reads: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel. The Glass Hotel is an atmospheric, haunting story about searching for meaning and a sense of self. It is non-linear, and follows many different characters on their journeys with greed, loss, love, guilt, beauty, and purpose. The plot is almost beside the point - there is a Ponzi scheme, a beautiful hotel, music, art, wealth and poverty - it's all about the characters and how they play the cards they have been dealt, and cope with the consequences. Moody, dreamlike, mysterious, compelling. Available in print, audio on disc, and eBook (BorrowBox and indyreads). From Amy at RRL HQ #rrlreads

19.01.2022 If you have been thinking of starting a book club, now's the time to go for it! http://ow.ly/AyOg50D4I8B

18.01.2022 Some YA series you may need to re-read before the next book comes out. https://www.buzzfeednews.com//fantasy-young-adult-science-

18.01.2022 HEAR YE! HEAR YE!.... King Sharon proclaims it is time for FAIRYTALE BINGO. Take out your game sheets and use your texta to mark off each picture that is drawn. If you can line up 5 pictures in a row, either vertically or horizontally, YOU WIN! Visit the library with your winning game sheet to reach into the LUCKY DIP for your prize. Remember, if you don't win today, there are lots more chances in your LUCKY DIP BINGO KIT. So make sure you play each week day during the holidays and visit the library regularly to collect your prizes. YES! That's right! You might win lots of times! And while you're in the library ask the staff what twisted fairy tales are. Good luck my loyal subjects!

18.01.2022 There is no need to finish a book you aren't enjoying; your librarian says you can quit! If you need help finding books you will enjoy, fill in our form and we will choose for you! http://ow.ly/gSxF50BAKuH

18.01.2022 We have three different sources of free eAudiobooks, as well as books on disc in the library! Great for many reasons including super short arms.

16.01.2022 The whole Chronicles of Narnia is available as eBooks on BorrowBox! The original reading order - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the Horse and his Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The Magician's Nephew, and The Last Battle, but chronologically, The Magician's Nephew is first. Joy for all ages! http://ow.ly/zRFP50BAFR9

15.01.2022 RRL Reads: Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe. Written in 1722, this is the fictional memoir of a woman born into poverty, and lead into a life of extreme wickedness before repenting and enjoying love and riches in her old age. I found it very interesting to read a book about the lower classes in this time, and the lack of options, particularly for women. It is also a great adventure, full of amazing coincidences, much debauchery, and criminal high jinks. Available as an eAudiobook (indyreads). From Amy at RRL HQ #rrlreads

15.01.2022 RRL Reads: The Silence by Susan Allott. Switching between 1967 and 1997 we are given glimpses into the disappearance of Mandy. It is told through the eyes of multiple characters and covers many issues around family, addiction, marriage, authority, memory and the Stolen Generation. Normally it would have annoyed me to have so many characters that had issues to deal with, but not here - it added layers to the story and made you feel for the characters. Available in print, large print, book club kit, and eBook (BorrowBox). From Cynthia at RRL HQ #rrlreads

15.01.2022 Most listened to eAudiobooks of 2020. We have more options for eAudiobooks now, have you tried all three? (BorrowBox, RB Digital, and indyreads)

13.01.2022 Get ready for LUCKY DIP BINGO GAME number 2! LOL.... Take out your EMOJI BINGO game sheets and use your texta to mark off each picture that is drawn. If you can line up 5 pictures in a row, either vertically or horizontally, YOU WIN! Visit the library with your winning game sheet to reach into the LUCKY DIP for your prize. Remember, if you don't win today, there are lots more chances in your LUCKY DIP BINGO KIT. So make sure you play each week day during the holidays and visit the library regularly to collect your prizes. YES! That's right! You can win lots of times! Have you seen the EMOJI MOVIE yet? You can borrow the DVD from our library. And we also have a book by Tracey West you can request! Hey! That rhymes! ROFL!

12.01.2022 Kyle Perry will be in conversation with Catherine du Peloux Menage from Bad Sydney Crime Writers’ Festival, on Thursday the 5th of August at 6.30pm. This event will be live streamed from Randwick City Library with the support of NSW Public Libraries Association. Join in online; tickets are free - http://ow.ly/BO2050Fd1pO

12.01.2022 We hope the weekend brings you much uninterrupted reading time.

12.01.2022 EAudiobook of the week: Bluebird by Malcolm Know. Malcolm Knox has written a classic Australian novel about the myths that come to define families and communities, and the lies that uphold them. It's about a certain kind of Australia that we all recognise, and a certain kind of Australian whose currency is running out. Change is coming to Bluebird, whether they like it or not. And the secrets they've been keeping and the lies they've been telling can't save them now. Savage, funny, revelatory and brilliant, Bluebird exposes the hollowness of the stories told to glorify a dying culture and shows how those who seek to preserve these myths end up being crushed by them. Listen to it now via the RB Digital app. http://ow.ly/HMZT50CpH7V

12.01.2022 It's not too late to get a ticket to tonight's online author talk! http://ow.ly/5o4x50BALMF

09.01.2022 BEWARE! THIS IS REALLY, REALLY SCARY! LOTS OF EVIL LAUGHTER, THUNDER AND GHOSTLY MUSIC. Take out your SPOOKY BINGO game sheets and use your texta to mark off each picture that is drawn. If you can line up 5 pictures in a row, either vertically or horizontally, YOU WIN! Visit the library with your winning game sheet to reach into the LUCKY DIP for your prize. Remember, if you don't win today, there are lots more chances in your LUCKY DIP BINGO KIT. So make sure you play each week day during the holidays and visit the library regularly to collect your prizes. YES! That's right! You might win lots of times! If you like scary books you should try all our Goosebump books.

08.01.2022 RRL Reads: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. The Starless Sea is a lush, dreamlike, slowly beautiful story about love, friendship, meaning, time, fate, and mostly, about stories. It’s very bookish, deeply descriptive, and imaginative, telling many stories, alternately, slowly weaving them into one. I listened to the audio version, and it is beautifully done, though one accent in particular was not my favourite. It has a gorgeous sense of place, in New York City, and the world beneath, and was a beautiful, twisty, evocative, modern, yet nostalgic journey. Available in print, eBook, and eAudio (BorrowBox). From Amy at RRL HQ #rrlreads

08.01.2022 RRL Reads: St Kilda Blues by Geoffrey McGeachin. The atmosphere of 60s' Melbourne is wonderfully created in this story. Police were tough and were not afraid to throw their weight around (both the good guys and the corrupt). Policeman Charlie Berlin is asked to do a parallel investigation into a series of missing girls. Not only is he running out of time to find the last missing girl, but he has to deal a police corruption commission and the ghosts of his past. It was compell...ing to read the development of the killer alongside the investigation - he was a nasty fellow. This story was not only about solving the mystery but also how Charlie was still haunted by his WWII past and dealing with family life and tragedy, which added extra layers to the story. Available in print, CD and MP3 disc, and eAudio (BorrowBox). From Cynthia at RRL HQ #rrlreads See more

08.01.2022 RRL Reads: Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher. I picked this as a feel-good Christmas read. Plenty of snow, food, decoration, and the gentle healing of restorative relationships. A sweet read for dreaming of northern hemisphere Christmas-time. From Amy at RRL HQ #rrlreads

07.01.2022 Don’t forget to join us this Thursday at 10.30am for Storytime at the Tumut Library

06.01.2022 RRL Reads: Wonderscape by Jennifer Bell. I read so much and the stories can start blending together especially when authors all hop on a trending theme. When I find an author trying something different I get very excited! Wonderscape is an adventure, blending science, technology, time travel, history and gaming. Hard to believe and difficult to do but Jennifer Bell is very talented and pulls it all together brilliantly. I am hoping this turns into a series of amazing adventur...e stories. Arthur, Ren and Cecily would never have been friends in the real world but when they become trapped in the future their lives depend on teamwork and they become friends real fast. And don’t get me started on the bad guys in this book! We have lifelike androids, weapons disguised as beauty products, historical heroes that I know and some I would like to know more about, and also ethical dilemmas that make me very angry. I encourage everyone to visit Jennifer's website to play the Wonderscape game. Readers 10yrs+ are going to devour this book... so I had better hurry up and get it back on the ebook library shelf! Travel with wonder my friends! From your Children’s and Youth Services Librarian, Sharon #rrlreads See more

06.01.2022 RRL Reads: Before the Storm by Di Morrissey. Di Morrissey set the tone of this book in the beginning acknowledgements, it was an ode to regional news, and that is what we got. It was reinforced through the character's dialogue so much it began to annoy me. Aside from that, I enjoyed the storyline and was an easy read with a predictable ending. Available in print, audio on disc, ebook (BorrowBox and indyreads) and eAudio (BorrowBox). From Cynthia at RRL HQ #rrlreads

05.01.2022 RRL Reads: The Old Lie by Claire G. Coleman. Claire G. Coleman has, again, written an engrossing work of speculative fiction that cleverly, and powerfully brings home the impact of Australian history. Not an easy read, it is awash with bodily fluids and stench, and there are long, detailed battle scenes, but the emotion is gut-wrenching, and it is intensely thought provoking about race, gender, war, and power. The WWI and Wilfred Owen references appealed specifically to me, and I love how Coleman sets up familiar situations and then turns you upside-down. From Amy at RRL HQ #rrlreads

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05.01.2022 It's not too late to read Lucky's for NSW Reads - the book club across the whole state! Print and electronic copies are available (eBook via indyreads). Don't forget to get your free ticket for the online author talk with Andrew Pippos, on the 17th of February at 6.30pm. http://ow.ly/GmcU50Dw8wC

04.01.2022 A winning combination.....

03.01.2022 RRL Reads: Snow by Orhan Pamuk. Ka is a poet, back in Turkey from political exile in Germany. He travels to snowy Kars, a city far from Istanbul, where he grew up, to investigate local elections, a group of young women who had committed suicide, and to win the love of an old friend, Ipek. It becomes an impassioned tussle between the East and the West, within Turkey and the hearts of its people. It's about art, poetry, religion, poverty, love, yearning, and place. There is mystery, a touch of magical realism. I found The Museum of Innocence more engaging a story, but this was surprisingly easy to listen to. Available in eAudio (indyreads) From Amy at RRL HQ #rrlreads

02.01.2022 RRL Reads: The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. A story that has a lot of warmth and emotion. Set in Kentucky and features the women who started a packhorse library. We see a glimpse into the lives of the mountain people - the hardship and attitudes of the depression era. It is also a powerful story of the power of reading and knowledge and friendship and love. I just had to keep reading, hoping for everyone's happy ending. Available in print, large print, and eBook (BorrowBox). From Cynthia at RRL HQ #rrlreads

02.01.2022 RB Digital - eBooks, eAudiobooks, and magazines, all in one app! Free from your eLibrary. http://ow.ly/6XXE50BALrI

02.01.2022 Get ready for LUCKY DIP BINGO GAME number 3! BRRRRMMMMM.... Take out your TRANSPORT BINGO game sheets and use your texta to mark off each picture that is drawn. If you can line up 5 pictures in a row, either vertically or horizontally, YOU WIN! Visit the library with your winning game sheet to reach into the LUCKY DIP for your prize. Remember, if you don't win today, there are lots more chances in your LUCKY DIP BINGO KIT. So make sure you play each week day during the holidays and visit the library regularly to collect your prizes. YES! That's right! You might win lots of times! And while you're in the library look out for the Jake Maddox series where transport is used in lots of adventurous situations.

01.01.2022 RRL Reads: A Winter's Promise (The Mirror Visitor #1) by Christelle Dabos, translated from the French by Hildegarde Serle. After a slowish start, I raced to the end of this novel, only to find that I desperately need the next in the series. Dowdy and clumsy Ophelia runs a museum on her family ark, Anima, until she is promised in marriage to a man from another ark, and finds herself in a frightening, dangerous place, unable to know whom to trust. Dabos has created a fascinating world, based on but very different to ours, where people have different gifts to use, and abuse (Ophelia can travel through mirrors). In a place where little is as it seems, Ophelia must find a way for herself. This is beautifully imagined young adult fantasy. Available in print and eBook (BorrowBox). From Amy at RRL HQ #rrlreads