The library can now give you access to eBooks in two different ways. We

have two sets of Kindles which have been preloaded with a variety of

titles. These are available for a four week loan. If you are looking for one

of these on our catalogue you can search for eReader in the anywhere

field, and it will come up. This is an excellent way to trial an eReader if

you are considering purchasing one.

You can also borrow eBook titles through the catalogue. We are linked to

Project Gutenberg which gives you access to tens of thousands of books.

You may have noticed that there are now books on the catalogue which

have [electronic resource] beside the title. These are the eBooks. If you

want to look through a list of the titles available, type electronic resource

into the anywhere field in the catalogue. This will bring up a list of all the

eBooks.

To borrow, simply click on the title that you require, and then click the

borrow eBook button. If you have not already logged in to the catalogue it

will prompt you to enter your borrower ID and your pin. Your borrower ID

is on your card underneath the barcode, and your pin is the first four let-

ters of your surname in capital letters. You will then get a message saying

that your eBook loan expires in 28 days. Click continue and on the next

screen there is a link on the right to download the eBook. If you do not

wish to download it straight away, the link will be available when you log

back into the catalogue, under current eBook loans.

If you receive a message saying that there are no eBooks available for

loan this means that the book is already out on loan. If this is the case

you can reserve the eBook in the same way you reserve a print title, by

clicking on reserve title, and entering your details.

Any eBooks which you borrow do count towards your 15 item limit on

your card. If you have finished with your eBook and wish to return it early,

please contact your local branch and library staff can do this for you.

eBooks are now available!

Library Lovers News

Southern Downs Regional Libraries July 2013 Volume 2, Issue 3

Inside this issue:

Unusual libraries 2

Spotlight on Harlan

Coben

2

New Books 3

Authors of histori-

cal fiction

4

Top Reads 4

Authors of

Glitz & Glamour

4

Funny Questions 4

Book title quiz 5

The Computer

School

5

Author Visits 6

New DVDs 6

Logic Puzzle 7 The Equation Bookshelf is

designed by Marcos Bre-

der. The idea is that you

can put things in priority

order, using the movable

(parenthesis), [square

brackets], and {braces}.

This hobbit house is a private

library built to house a collectors

Tolkien collection.

Unusual Libraries

Page 2 Library Lovers News

If you have any

ideas of what

could be

included in this

newsletter

please let us

know; we

would love to

hear your

opinions.

This newsletter

can be emailed

to you if you

wish. Ask to be

added to the

email list at

your local

library.

This building is actually a parking

garage in Kansas, USA which is

used for the public library.

Harlan’s first books are a series focusing on a sports

agent named Myron Bolitar. After writing seven

books, Coben wanted a change and wrote the

thriller Tell No One which has won multiple awards

and has been turned into a film. He has followed

this up with multiple award winning novels.

The Southern Downs Library Service has Harlan

Coben titles in both print and audio format available

for loan.

The library now has a Pinterest account. You can find us at

http://pinterest.com/sdrclibraries/

Harlan Coben is an American author who has over 50 million books in print

worldwide. He has been published in 47 languages. His last six novels, Six

Years, Stay Close, Live Wire, Caught, Long Lost, and Hold Tight all debuted at

number one on the New York Times Bestseller List.

Spotlight on Harlan Coben

Wheat Belly by

William Davis

New Books

Volume 2, Issue 3

Watch this space! The library will soon have online courses and magazines for you to try. Links

will become available shortly.

Page 3

And the

mountains

echoed by

Khaled Hosseini

Bannon Brothers:

Triumph by Janet

Dailey

Your ideal cat by

Benjamin L. Hart

Remembering

Whitney by Cissy

Houston

As darkness falls

by Bronwyn Parry

The rise and fall

of a domestic

diva by Sarah

May

Anthem for Jack-

son Dawes by

Celia Bryce

Nine days by Bill

Clegg

The accidental

husband by Jane

Green

All good things by

Sarah Turnbull

The accidental

apprentice by

Vikas Swarup

These are some of our most borrowed titles

over the last two months.

Kindle set

Reader’s Digest select editions

Better Homes and Gardens magazine

Australian Country Style magazine

Australian House & Garden magazine

The drop by Michael Connelly

Authors of Glitz & Glamour

Modern Day Romances

These are actually questions asked by library patrons

in libraries around the world.

Have you got any Shakespeare in proper Eng-

lish?

How do you milk bats?

I want a guide book to help identify the little

people that I see on my lawn.

I want a book by the author with a bald head

and a beard.

I was here about three weeks ago looking at a

cookbook which cost $39.95. Do you know

which one it is?

I am looking for a list of laws which I can break

that will send me back to jail for a few months.

Which power points in the library are suitable

for my hairdryer?

Jean Auel (pre-history)

Marion Zimmer Bradley

(Arthurian)

Philippa Carr

Alexander Cordell

Dorothy Dunnett

Barbara Erskine

Diana Gabaldon

Kathleen & Michael

Gear (Native American)

Winston Graham

Kerry Greenwood

(Ancient Greece)

Sue Harrison (Native

American)

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Cecelia Holland

Christian Jacq

(Egyptian)

John Jakes (American

Civil War)

Stephen Lawhead

(Arthurian)

Colleen McCullough

(Ancient Rome)

Caiseal Mor (Celtic)

Edith Pargeter

(Medieval)

Sharon Penman

(Arthurian)

Jean Plaidy

Fay Sampson

(Arthurian)

Linda Lay Shuler

(Native American)

Mary Stewart

(Arthurian)

Nigel Tranter

Authors of Historical Fiction

Elizabeth Adler

Leona Blair

Pat Booth

Celia Brayfield

Jacqueline Briskin

Sandra Brown

Anita Burgh

Shirlee Busbee

Jackie Collins

Joan Collins

Shirley Conran

Jilly Cooper

Vera Cowie

Janet Dailey

Barbara Delinskey

Lucinda Edmonds

Julie Ellis

Elizabeth Gage

Judith Krantz

Jayne Anne Krentz

Johanna Lindsey

Patricia Matthews

Judith Michael

Fern Michaels

Una-Mary Parker

Erin Pizzey

Amanda Quick

Harold Robbins

Nora Roberts

LaVyrle Spencer

Danielle Steel

Penny Vincenzi

Kathleen Woodiwiss

Do you know of book titles containing :

1. A girls name _____________________

2. An animal _____________________

3. A place _____________________

4. An adjective _____________________

5. A colour _____________________

6. A feeling _____________________

7. A verb _____________________

8. A boys name _____________________

9. A number _____________________

10. A word repeated _____________________

Book Title Quiz

Page 5 Library Lovers News

Not

hibernating

this year,

just catching

up on my

reading.

The Computer School

SDRC Libraries is a subscriber to The Computer School program. The Computer School runs

comprehensive easy to follow technology training which can be done online from home or

within your library. If you are interested in trying this out, contact your library branch for the

password.

The Stanthorpe library is very excited to have two upcoming author visits.

Robin de Crespigny will be visiting on Monday 29th July. She will

be talking about her book The People Smuggler : the true story

of Ali Al Janabi, the ‘Oskar Schindler of Asia which has been

short-listed for the Walkley Award for Non-Fiction and The Stella

Award.

Nicole Alexander is returning to the library on the 3rd of

September. Nicole’s new book, Sunset Ridge will be pub-

lished shortly. Nicole came and spoke to us on her last pro-

motional tour, and gave a very entertaining talk.

More information on these author visits will be available

closer to the events.

Author Visits

Page 6 Library Lovers News

Books

wash away

from the

soul, the

dust of

everyday

life.

Quiescit Anima Libris The soul finds respite in books

New DVDs

The life before

this

Ancient Greece BeeGees: One

night only

The Landlady

Animatrix Bed of Roses 21 Jump Street Carla’s Song

Logic Puzzle - Rescue that cat!

Southern Downs

Regional Libraries

Allora Library 4666 3742

Mobile Library 4661 0342

Stanthorpe Library 4681 2141

Warwick Library 4661 0342

www.southerndowns.qld.gov.au

The charming cats, including Ratchett, of Kingfisher Avenue caused the local fire brigade to be

called out five times one night last week. They had all become stuck up a tree. Which fireman res-

cued which cat from which tree?

Trees: Ash, Beech, Elm, Oak, Willow

1. Fluffy, the giant ginger tom, became stuck up the willow tree; his rescuer was not Ken.

2. Jock did not rescue a cat from the willow tree, did Boris?

3. Slater, the tortoiseshell moggy, was rescued by Dirk.

4. Rick rescued the cat from the ash tree, this was not the adorable black and white kitten

called Percy.

5. Tiddles was not stuck in the ash tree.

6. Ken did not rescue a black and white cat, but he climbed a tree whose first letter was di-

rectly after the initial of the name of the fireman that climbed the beech tree to rescue one

defenceless little kitty.

Volume 2, Issue 3 Page 7

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