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24.01.2022 Throwback Thursday: Sometimes 1984 feels like yesterday, sometimes it doesn’t- as evidenced by this Gumi Festival programme from our Local Studies collection. The programme cover features Gumi Girls Lyn Jackson, Narelle Johnston, with Ken McKenzie (aka Gumi Dunger) #throwbackthursday #localstudies #waggahistory #gumifestival #nswpubliclibraries

20.01.2022 Got documents that need certifying? A Justice of the Peace is on duty in the library this morning and every Friday between 10am & 12 noon.

20.01.2022 The kiddies will love this tasty Aussie take on pasta, Donate the ingredients for this anytime dish and share the joy of giving this Christmas!

19.01.2022 A reminder to all our patrons that we are closed today for the Queen’s Birthday public holiday. You can still return items through our external chute, and you can access our digital library for eBooks, eAudiobooks, and online magazines. We will re-open at 10am on Tuesday, June 15.

18.01.2022 Your library holds over sixty award winning HSC Society and Culture Personal Interest Projects, wow! They're a valuable resource; they can only be viewed in the library, and must not be photocopied/photographed. If your student group wants to come check them out, call the library to make a booking

18.01.2022 Throwback Thursday: Romano’s Hotel, on the corner of Fitzmaurice and Sturt Sts, in 1993 and 2020. The hotel was originally built as the Commercial Hotel in 1857, and became Romano’s in 1945. Photo credits: J. Morrow and P. Casey. #throwbackthursday #waggahistory #localstudies #nswpubliclibraries #pubhistory

17.01.2022 Throwback Thursday: The 2WG Women's Club was launched in 1937 by Ida (Nan) Roberts. The Club ran twice-daily broadcasts from the 2WG studio in Fitzmaurice Street, providing vital links for local women, some of whom were isolated on rural properties. Women could exchange greetings and news items, under creative pseudonyms such as "Shockaroo", "Ginger Mick" and "Lady Greensleeves". The Club was responsible for the establishment of Wagga's first Aged Care Facility, The Haven, i...n 1955, as well as raising money to provide practical support to new mothers, furnish the maternity ward at the hospital and purchase a mobile x-ray unit. You can find out more about the 2WG Women's Club by listening to interviews with some of the members, at https://amplify.gov.au/waggawagga #localstudies #waggahistory #2wgwomensclub #womenshistory

17.01.2022 Throwback Thursday: The Bathing Beach, Wagga, NSW. (The Rose Series P. 7457) This postcard featuring Wagga Beach is undated, but was donated to our Local Studies collection by Ed and Julie Tonks. St Michael's Cathedral can be seen in the background. George Rose was an Australian photographer who rose to prominence as a stereographer, producing 3-D photographs from the 1880s to 1920, taken on his journeys throughout Australia and the world.... After stereographs declined in popularity, Rose began producing postcards from around 1912. After Rose's death in 1942, other photographers continued his work under the Rose postcard name. #throwbackthursday #nswpubliclibraries #localstudies #waggahistory #waggabeach #visitwagga

14.01.2022 Australia Reads 2020 Virtual Event will feature some of Australia's most incredible authors, Judy Nunn, Peter Fitzsimons, Peter Helliar, Michael Robotham, Dervla McTiernan, Jimmy Barnes, Andy Griffiths, Nikki Gemmell, Anita Heiss, Virginia Trioli and and our favourite Blue Heeler... BLUEY! Celebrate the joy of reading live on-line today at 12.30pm!

08.01.2022 3.5 billion people can't be wrong. Rice is yummy! Donate the makings of Spanish rice to our Christmas Food Appeal. 1 packet of rice, 1 jar of salsa and 1 pack of stock cubes. You can help someone whip up this Mexican mainstay meal. Share the joy of giving this Festive season.

07.01.2022 Mike Caulfield, director of blended and networked learning at Washington State University Vancouver, developed SIFT: a practical approach to quick source and claim investigation, encouraging readers to take a minute or two to seek out basic information about sources and claims before they engage more deeply with media. Suitable for senior high students and up, follow the link for the free starter course: http://bit.ly/SIFTinformation

06.01.2022 Throwback Thursday: A festive Baylis Street, captured from the Station Place taxi rank. In the foreground, the Amoco fuel station and Malvern Star Stores, and further along, the Victoria Hotel and Hoyts (Plaza) cinemas. Undated, but most likely from the late 1960s, it can be found in the Wagga Wagga City Library Local Studies collection. #throwbackthursday #localstudies #baylisstreet #waggahistory #nswpubliclibraries

03.01.2022 Support our Christmas Food Appeal. Donate non-perishable food items and give the gift of dignity to vulnerable people in our community.

03.01.2022 Good news, family history buffs! Remote access to Ancestry has been extended for library members, until 31 December 2021. Ask our staff for more information! Lost Wagga Wagga Museum of the Riverina Charles Sturt University Regional Archives Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society Inc.

01.01.2022 Have a wonderful senior in your life who would benefit from some basic IT classes? Every Friday morning in June our Tech Savvy Seniors classes will cover iPads/iPhones, email, online shopping, and social media Just call the library to book.

01.01.2022 Garth Nix, bestselling author of Angel Mage, presents his latest novel, The Left- handed Booksellers of London, in conversation with Yasmin Greenhalgh from Stanton Library. This new fantasy adventure, set in 1980s London follows one girl's quest to find her father, leading her to a secret society of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World when it disastrously intrudes into the modern world. Presented in collaboration with NSW Public Libraries. This pres...entation will be broadcast online using Zoom. Tickets are available at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/garth-nix-presents-the-left