Upper Murray Regional Library

Albury City Libraries

As you may be aware Albury and Lavington libraries have separated from Upper Murray Regional Library Service as of the 30th of June. For more information about how this may effect you please see the attached document .

Overdue Books? Want to avoid fines?

Forgot to return your books? From now until the 1st of September we are running an amnesty on all overdue items.

Fines will be waived for all overdue materials returned during the amnesty period. Overdue items may be returned to the circulation desk or through the book drop at any of the Library locations.

School Holiday Activities at Wodonga Library

Fun with Puppets!

For primary school aged children grades 1 - 6

Have fun making a variety of puppets at the Wodonga Library this school holidays. Be creative and make a sock puppet with attitude. Try a colourful paper plate or get your "fingers" working making some character finger puppets

Where: Wodonga Library

When: Wednesday 1st of July, repeated Friday 10th of July

Time: 2.00pm-3.30pm

Cost: $2.20

Booking are essential. Please phone Wodonga Library on (02) 6022 9117

Travelling Treasures
Take a look at some of the unique items from the State Library of Victoria’s collection celebrating the International year of Astronomy and the Bicentenary of Charles Darwin’s birth. The items include navigational aids used by Captain James Cook: a celestial atlas and globe. Also works by Charles Darwin: 4th edition of ‘Origins of the Species’ and an earlier work ‘Zoology of the Voyage H.M.S Beagle’ Part 3.

Where: Wodonga Library When: 4th of August Time: 6pm-7pm For more information or to make a booking Ph: (02) 6022 9117	Where: Beechworth Library When: 5th of August Time: TBA For more information please phone (03) 5728 3092

Mobile Library Schedule

The mobile library schedule for July 2009 - December 2009 is now available. Click here to download the pdf version.

Please note that stops that are listed in red may have had their times changed

For more information about where the mobile library stops please visit the mobile library page

2009 YABBA Shortlist

YABBA which stands for Young Australians Best Book Award has announced the shortlist for 2009, the list has been compiled from student nominations across Victoria and beyond. This is an annual award which is divided into four sections; Picture Story Books, Fiction for Younger Readers, Fiction for Older Readers and Fiction for Years 7-9. To see a list of all the books in this years shortlist click here.

For those interested YABBA are also running "write on" a short story / picture book competition. For more information about this see here

2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission

The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission was established on 16 February 2009 to investigate the causes of, preparation for, and responses to the Victorian Bushfires, which swept through parts of Victoria in late January and February 2009 and the impact of the fires on infrastructure

To view a live stream of the hearing please visit http://vbrc.net.au/live1/

To view, download and print transcripts of the hearing please visit http://www.royalcommission.vic.gov.au/Public-Hearings

The Australian Newspaper Plan

The National Library in conjunction with the State and Territory Libraries are in the process of collecting and preserving the nations newspapers. Newspapers not only report news but they also give us an insight into social and cultural trends at the time of publication. There are, however, many newspapers missing from the collection. To see if you can help or to see a complete list of the missing newspapers please visit The Australian Newspaper Plan.

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