Author Talk – Margaret Hickey
Shepparton Library, Thursday, August 18 at 6.30pm. Bookings preferred.
Goulburn Valley Libraries will welcome author and playwright Margaret Hickey, who has produced the bestselling novel Cutters End and the newly released novel Stone Town.
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Margaret is based in north-east Victoria and holds a PhD in creative writing, specialising in depictions of landscape in Australian literature. Her plays have been performed in regional Victoria, Brisbane, Melbourne and New York.
Cutters End has just been short-listed in the Best Debut Crime Fiction category in the Ned Kelly Awards.
Margaret’s novels are described as rural crime novels and Stone Town exemplifies this genre.
It features a town that has long since seen better days; a policeman looking for a quiet posting, whose hopes are shattered by the discovery of a body in dense bushland; and murder and mystery set against the Australian landscape.
You will have the opportunity to purchase a copy of Stone Town and have it signed by Margaret.
Craft and Coffee
Join us for about an hour as we gather to learn a new skill, have a chat and go home with a handcrafted accessory.
Tea and coffee provided but we appreciate you bringing a ‘keeper cup’. Bookings are required, as spaces and materials are limited.
Mooroopna Library
Sew your own toy, Thursday, August 25 at 10.30am.
Coasters from re-purposed materials, Thursday, September 22 at 10.30am.
Shepparton Library
Coasters from re-purposed materials, Thursday, August 17 at 10.30am.
Macramé keyring, Thursday, September 21 at 10.30am.
Tatura Library
Bracelet making, Thursday, September 1 at 10.30am.
Craft Circle
Mooroopna
The Happy Hookers meet every Friday at 10.30am in the sunny corner of the library. Bring along your crochet and knitting projects and join in the fun and laughter.
Shepparton
The Knitters meet every Friday from 10am to noon. Bring along your knitting or crochet projects and join the circle for friendly chat and yarn fun.
NEW: Ready Tech Go!
Keep up to date with an ever-changing digital world, with tips and tricks to help you learn the basics and master your smartphone, tablet, the internet, social media, cyber safety, online banking apps and more! This weekly program will take you through a new topic each week.
Bookings required and please bring your device or laptop.
Shepparton Library sessions at 10.30am. Bookings essential.
August 16 — Internet part one.
August 30 — Cyber Security.
August 9 — Email part three.
August 23 — Internet part two.
Libraries After Dark @ Shepparton Library
We know it’s cold outside, but it’s cosy in the library. Join us on Thursday nights until 10pm.
There’s always something to do, people to talk to or just a place to sit with a coffee and a newspaper. All our regular library services are available and sometimes we have a movie or craft activity. Get out After Dark at the Library.
Library membership is free — just ask Kim and Nicole how easy it is to join.
CrAfterDark
Thursday, August 25 at 6.30pm. #RepurposeRecycleRenew — a drinks coaster to protect your tabletop, made from repurposed denim.
Movie Nights
August 11 — Book Club (M)
Four long-time friends and book club members have their lives upended when they aim to spice up their mundane routines by reading the provocative bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey. With newfound confidence, they each begin to come alive as exciting romances are ignited and old flames are rekindled. Through it all, the ladies inspire one another to make this next stage of their lives the best and steamiest thus far.
September 8 — Daddy’s Home (PG)
Brad, an amiable radio executive, aspires to be a dad. Brad’s dream comes true when he marries Sarah and becomes stepfather to her two kids. But conflict arises in the form of the children’s biological father, Dusty, an outgoing special-ops agent.
Human Book Club
The Frontline Worker Perspective — Navigating COVID, Thursday, August 25 at 6pm.
The COVID pandemic changed the world in March 2020.
We adapted many behaviours, ways of thinking and models of service delivery. Let's listen to some personal stories from the frontline worker perspective.
Scrabble Club
What came before Wordle? Scrabble! Come along and test your spelling against like-minded people.
Scrabble is at Mooroopna every Friday afternoon from 1pm and at Shepparton each Thursday from 6pm.
Rhyme and Story Time and Baby Rhyme Time
Mooroopna
Rhyme and Story Time, third Wednesday of every month at 10.30am.
Baby Rhyme Time, third Thursday of every month at 10.30am.
Shepparton
Rhyme and Story Time, every Monday and Friday at 10.30am.
Baby Rhyme Time, every Wednesday at 10.30am.
Tatura
Rhyme and Story Time, second and fourth Thursday of the month at 9.30am.
YA Book Club @ Mooroopna
Mooroopna Young Adult Book group has recommenced. If you are between Grade 5 and Year 9, and love reading and discussing books, please give Mooroopna librarians a call on 1300 374 765 to find out more about this fun group.
YA Book Club @ Shepparton — expressions of interest!
Would you like to join a book club just for kids? You would need to be in Grade 5 or up to Year 9. Let the staff at the Shepparton Library know if you would like to join and which nights and times would suit you. We will organise a get-together so you can be part of planning for the group.
Click and Collect still available.
We understand that some people are still reluctant to come into the library or are unable to visit at the present time. All the services we offered during lockdowns are still available:
For information about Libraries After Dark, or about library services and hours, phone 1300 374 765 or email gvlibraries@gvlibraries.com.au
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