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Werris Creek Library

Locality: Werris Creek

Phone: +61 2 6768 7340

Address: 59A Single St 2341 Werris Creek, NSW, Australia

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

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24.01.2022 Membership of our libraries provides access to download Ebooks and eAudioBooks to your computer or portable device and to your portable device BorrowBox apps an...d Story Box Library childrens video books. Via Kanopy Videos and Movies. You can stream 10 films and documentaries every month, plus unlimited childrens TV and movies, and its all for free. If youre not already a member, you can join online at https://cnrl.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/HOME See more

24.01.2022 Arts North Wests Panorama Project sketchbooks have arrived! If youre aged 16 or above, and would love to fill a little book at home with art or writing as par...t of a region-wide creative activity, this free project is tailor-made for these historic times. Register online at artsnw.com.au or phone 02 6732 4988, and youll receive a sketchbook in the post. There are no limits to how you fill up your sketchbook. After 1 August, drop off your finished book at a central community location, and it will join hundreds of others on a travelling exhibition of our regional libraries. At the end, your masterpiece will be returned to you! We might be isolated, but this project can bring a region together. See more

23.01.2022 In the first two weeks of Click and Collect operation 431 books and DVDs have been borrowed. To borrow books and DVDs, members can call Werris Creek 6768 7340 ...or Quirindi 6746 2350 between 10am and 1pm and 2pm to 5pm, Tuesday to Friday at Werris Creek and Monday to Friday at Quirindi. Library staff can also advise how to borrow online. You can choose your own material or library staff will put a selection together for you. Simply arrange a time so items can be left outside the libraries for collection. Items cannot be returned until after COVID19 restrictions are lifted but will be automatically renewed until that occurs. Non-members can join up online to gain access not only to books and DVDs but also a wide range of Ebooks and eAudioBooks, BorrowBox apps and Story Box Library childrens video books. Also available are Kanopy Videos and Movies and members can stream 10 films and documentaries every month, plus unlimited childrens TV and movies. Membership is free. To join online go to Central Northern Regional Library website https://cnrl.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/HOME.

23.01.2022 Join us as we celebrate all our Libraries have to offer the region. Featured is the Werris Creek Library. We are celebrating our region, staff, community, volu...nteers and services online for this year's 'Local Government NSW Week' - as COVID19 restrictions mean we can't run our annual community events. #LGWeek2020 #LocalGovernmentWeek #CouncilsDo #WerrisCreek See more

22.01.2022 If you would like a sketch book to take part in this project please contact Arts North West. The sketch books will tour as an exhibition to north west public libraries later this year.

21.01.2022 Werris Creek Library will close at 5pm on Thursday 24 December and open again at 10am on Tuesday 5 January

20.01.2022 Sunflower seeds now available at the library!

20.01.2022 All Branch Library members can participate but you need to register first. Limited tickets.

18.01.2022 NSW READS LUCKY'S. This summer Central Northern Regional Library is joining in the very first state-wide reading program, NSW Reads. It's a big book club, and e...veryone in New South Wales is invited. You are encouraged to read Sydney author Andrew Pippos's debut novel, 'Lucky's' a must-read saga, and a gripping monument to Greek diaspora. Central to the theme of Lucky's is the iconic Greek milk bar/café businesses, found in so many Australian towns and suburbs. NSW Reads will celebrate the heritage of these venues and the migrant experiences of food and community as readers from all over the state share a reading experience. Pop into your local library to get your copy of Lucky's by Andrew Pippos or reserve your copy from the CNL website https://cnrl.spydus.com//F/WPAC/ALLENQ/16352469/10410870,1 and join in at as NSW Reads! Follow @NSWLibraryEvents on Instagram to keep up to date with all the news and events. See more

18.01.2022 Click and Collect now available! Reserve items online or call your library & we'll select for you then pick up your items from outside the library

18.01.2022 Call in to Werris Creek library or phone us on 67687340 Tuesday-Friday if you would like to join in the reading challenge.

17.01.2022 Nominations have opened for the 2021 Liverpool Plains Shire (LPS) Australia Day Awards. There are 7 categories, and the aim of the awards is to recognise outsta...nding contributions by individuals and groups to the local community, plus highlighting the importance and significance of Australia Day. The theme for 2021 is The Story of Australia - Reflect, Respect, Celebrate. Full details of criteria, eligibility and the nomination process can be found on the official nomination form. The form can be completed online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LPSAUS21. Hard copies of the form are available from the LPSC Administration Centre, Werris Creek library and the Visitor Information Centre Willow Tree. You can request a form be emailed to you by calling the Customer Service Desk on 6746 1755 or via an email to [email protected]. Details of how to return completed nominations is provided on the forms Due to COVID-19 2020 has been a very different year for most people. However, many volunteers and organisations have continued to do a remarkable job under very difficult circumstances. We need you to let us know of those people and organisations you feel are deserving of these awards by taking a few minutes of your time to nominate them, said LPSC Mayor, Councillor Doug Hawkins OAM. The categories for the 2021 (LPS) Australia Day Awards are: Citizen of the Year - open to persons 18 years or older on 26 January 2021 Young Citizen of the Year - open to persons under 18 years of age on 26 January 2021 (Both Citizen and Young Citizen categories will be assessed on the commitment the nominee shows to the community through their various community based activities over the last 12 months) Local Legend - Seeks to recognise those individuals who have worked tirelessly without recognition behind the scenes to support an organisation in its activities or an individual in achieving success in a chosen field Sportsperson of the Year - open to persons 18 years or older on 26 January 2021 Junior Sports Person of the Year - open to persons under 18 years of age on 26 January 2021 (Both sports categories will be assessed on the sporting achievements of the nominee including the number of different sports at which the nominee excels and the level at which they represent. Sportsperson of the Year also includes recognition of those men and women who have given outstanding service to a sport or sporting organisation over many years). Marie Maunder Community Service Award - Seeks to recognise an individual who has made an ongoing and outstanding contribution to community service to the Liverpool Plains District. Emergency Services Community Award - As well as looking at contributions within a nominee’s given Emergency Service Agency (ESA), judges will be specifically looking for examples of additional community service nominees have performed, above and beyond their normal ESA duties. Nominees must be Australian citizens, residing in the Liverpool Plains Shire local government area at the time of nomination. You may nominate a person in more than one category however they cannot win more than one category and cannot win a category they won the previous year. The LPS Australia Day Awards Ceremony will be presented at the Royal Theatre Quirindi, commencing at 10am, on Tuesday 26 January 2021. The LPS Australia Day Awards reward and recognise individuals and organisations that have made a noteworthy contribution or given outstanding service to our local communities. Because these awards are grassroots, it is other community members who know who deserves to be recognised. Your nominations are essential in making the awards successful so please take a moment and consider nominating those that make a difference and enrich the fabric of our Shire, he concluded.

16.01.2022 We’re inviting Australians of all ages and from all walks of life to share and celebrate the joys of reading.

15.01.2022 At Werris Creek and Quirindi libraries - 10am to 11am each day is reserved for Seniors and other vulnerable members of the community to visit in safety.

15.01.2022 Keeping our libraries, staff, and community safe With the libraries at Werris Creek and Quirindi reopening face-to-face operations, under strict social distanc...ing and hygiene protocols, one of the major tasks being undertaken by librarians is safely returning the books and DVDs borrowed under the click-and-collect system used during the shutdown into circulation. Over a 6 week period from mid-April 1,336 items were borrowed and now as they are returned the are put into quarantine for 72 hours after which they are disinfected before going back on the shelves, said LPSC Mayor, Councillor Andrew Hope. (Pictured - At Quirindi library, Marg Muirson disinfects book before they go back into circulation) The health, safety and well being of our library staff and visitors to the library is Councils number one priority and the reopening has taken place following the best advice provided by NSW Health. Social distancing means that only 4 visitors at a time can be in Quirindi library with 8 visitors the maximum number in Werris Creek. Bookings are essential to use the public computers and visitors are limited to 30 minutes per day. Call Werris Creek 6768 7340 or Quirindi 6746 2350 to make an appointment. Please use hand sanitiser provided and if you are unwell please dont enter the library. Only Seniors and vulnerable people are allowed access between 10 and 11am, Councillor Hope said. Working together, we can do our best to safeguard library users, the staff and the community. Thanks for your cooperation on this important issue, Councillor Hope concluded.

15.01.2022 National Simultaneous Storytime is back for its 20th year! Join us online on Wednesday 27 May at 11am as Australian Children's Laureate Ursula Dubosarsky reads ...Whitney and Britney the Chicken Divas, by Lucinda Gifford Books (Scholastic Australia). Register now to watch via Zoom from our Children's Library: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au//national-simultaneous-storytime

15.01.2022 At the libraries - 10am to 11am each day will be reserved for Seniors and other vulnerable members of the community to visit in safety. Those who borrowed from ...the libraries via click and collect can return books and DVDs when convenient. Books will then be quarantined for a period of 72 hours. Bookings are essential to use the public computers at the libraries and will be limited to 30 minutes maximum per person per day. LPSC is taking guidance from NSW Health to ensure the affected facilities operate in a COVID-19 safe way. This will include exclusion of staff and visitors who are unwell, limiting the number of visitors to allow for the 4 square metres per person rule, providing distance markers for people queuing at service points, ensuring adequate handwashing facilities and/or sanitiser, and enhanced cleaning. See more

14.01.2022 National Simultaneous Storytime is back for its 20th year! Join in on Wednesday 27 May 2020 at 11:00am as we head into the world of Whitney and Britney the Chic...ken Divas! https://www.alia.org.au/nss To watch Emma Watkins from The Wiggles read the story, plus download story-related activities and classroom resources go to the Story Box Library: https://storyboxlibrary.com.au/ You can access it using your library card, if not contact your local library. See more

14.01.2022 The Centrelink Agency is still operating at Werris Creek Library Tuesday- Friday 10.00 -12.00 by appointment or you can phone us at the library on 67687340 during these hours and we will provide information to you.

12.01.2022 Hazel Edwards Week This week in the library we are celebrating Hazel Edwards and the 40th Anniversary of Theres A Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake one of A...ustralias most loved picture books. Over the course of the week, enjoy listening to stories read by Hazel herself, a colouring in competition, story times, arts and crafts and writing activities. Watch the Storytime featuring Hazel Edwards book! https://youtu.be/w6nwTdwPNB8 Pickup the colouring page at the Tamworth library or follow the link below and print your own. Drop in you entries to the Tamworth Library or email to: [email protected] http://www.innovationstew.com.au//2/06/hippo_colouring.pdf See more

12.01.2022 Interested in family history? Library members can can access Ancestry Library Edition from home during the COVID-19 closures. Follow these simple instructions t...o log in to www.cnl.nsw.gov.au and get started! If youre not already a library member you can join up now via website https://cnrl.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/HOME See more

11.01.2022 School Holiday Activities are back at Werris Creek Library! For ages 7+. Places are limited, contact the library on 67687340 to book

11.01.2022 Robot Soccer @ Werris Creek Library Thursday 21 January 11am-11:45am Ages 8+ Bookings essential

11.01.2022 It's #LawWeek! Law week is held every year in May to promote community awareness and understanding of the law, the legal system and the legal profession. For ge...tting help to find sources of free legal help go to https://legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au/getting-help #nswpubliclibraries#legalanswersnsw See more

09.01.2022 BE KIND LIVERPOOL PLAINS - BE KIND TO YOURSELF. Did you know you can access Ancestry Library Edition from home during the COVID-19 closures? Follow these simple... instructions to log in to www.cnl.nsw.gov.au and get started! If youre not already a library member you can join up now via website https://cnrl.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/HOME See more

08.01.2022 The LPS Garden Competition is open to all Shire residents. Entries are open and will close on Friday 9 October at noon. Enter online at https://www.surveymonkey....com/r/LPSGC20 or you can pick up hard copies of the entry form at Councils Administration Centre, Werris Creek and Quirindi libraries and the Visitor Information Centre Willow Tree See more

07.01.2022 Announcing the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award Shortlist. The White Girl by Tony Birch (The University of Queensland Press) Islands by Peggy Frew (Allen & Un...win) No One by John Hughes (UWA Publishing) The Returns by Phillip Salom (Transit Lounge) Exploded View by Carrie Tiffany (Text Publishing) The Yield by Tara June Winch (Penguin Books Australia) University of Queensland Press Allen & Unwin Books UWA Publishing Transit Lounge Publishing Text Publishing Penguin Books Australia Speaking on behalf of the judging panel, Mitchell Librarian of the State Library of NSW and Chair, Richard Neville, said, The books on this years shortlist, diverse in form and tone, all explore the effects of trauma. From familial stories of neglect and abuse to the national story of racial and cultural dispossession, these novels demonstrate powerfully how past trauma continues to inform the present. #MFLA2020

06.01.2022 Spring is here! We're celebrating with a beautiful bunch of wattle babies by May Gibbs. May Gibbs (1877-1969) author, illustrator and cartoonist has capture...d the hearts and imaginations of generations of Australians with her lovable bush characters and fairytale landscapes. We're lucky to hold a remarkable collection of Gibbs' original illustrations, cartoons and literary papers, most of which was deposited into the Mitchell Library in 1970! Discover more with our May Gibbs story: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/may-gibbs Image: 'Illustrations for Wattle Babies' by May Gibbs, c 1918. The Northcott Society and Cerebral Palsy Alliance

06.01.2022 We're getting excited for School Holidays! Join us online and take part at home in the F.A.S.T. Food, Art, Science and Technology workshops created by the CNRL ...Library Innovation Studio and the Library Children's Services teams. Find out more on the library Children's Events page at https://bit.ly/CNRLkidsevents and watch the trailer now to find out what we've got in store for you! See more

06.01.2022 Our libraries aim to increase literacy in our communities children. Find out more at https://cnrl.spydus.com//spydus.exe/MSGTRNGEN/WPAC/CHILDREN Not a library member yet? Join online at https://cnrl.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/JOIN

06.01.2022 Welcome to Local Government Week 2020 This years Local Government Week theme is Councils Do, which reflects the critical role local government plays in providi...ng infrastructure, services and support and bringing communities together. Never has that role been as important as it is now, in the wake of drought, dust storms, fires, smoke, floods and a pandemic that has rewritten the way we go about our daily business. The annual Local Government Week event has traditionally been an opportunity for Liverpool Plains Shire Council to showcase some of the great work it undertakes to support and serve the local community. Like so many other things in the current pandemic environment, Local Government Week 2020 is forced to take a very different format to previous years. This year, LPSC is featuring several short video clips on its Facebook page that highlight the variety of services Council provides. They focus on childcare, parks, gardens and recreation grounds and local libraries. Were also utilising the event to launch the Shires 2020 Garden Competition and the Plains Postcard Competition.

04.01.2022 Today we are celebrating Australian Reading Hour! We invite you to set one hour aside to read today, whenever it suits you. You might like to read on your own, ...or with the children in your life. Join us and unwind, be inspired and find joy in books!

03.01.2022 Operating as normal - Quirindi Library, Werris Creek Library, Werris Creek and Quirindi pools, Eastside Childcare, the Willow Tree Visitor Information Centre, Meals on Wheels and the Service NSW Agency Quirindi.

02.01.2022 We are happy to announce that all CNRL branches will re-open during the week of 1 June with some changes to hours and services. In order to do this under Social Distancing requirements we have made some temporary changes. Visit our news page for more details: https://bit.ly/CNRLnews