Library Lovers News

Southern Downs Regional Libraries June 2014 Volume 3, Issue 3

Inside this issue:

Languages other

than English

2

New books 3

Top ten novels of all

time

4

Top reads 4

Best selling sci-

ence fiction

4

Authors of espio-

nage

4

Unusual libraries 5

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

5

Quiz 6

Your library in the digital age

As our society has moved into the digital age, the role of the library has

changed, no longer just about books, you are now able to access a range

of other products and services. There are a number of different digital ma-

terials which are part of the collection such as CDs, DVDs, and audiobooks

in cassette, CD and MP3 format.

Ebooks

Many people are using eBooks these days. The library now has access to

all of the Project Gutenberg eBooks through the catalogue. Project Guten-

berg is a digital library of public domain books which are not covered by

copyright. When searching our catalogue you will see some books under

the collection EBook. To borrow one of these eBooks you simply click on

the title, and then on the ‘borrow eBook’ button. If you have not already

done so you will need to enter your borrower details, and then the book

will be available for you to download. The loan period is for four weeks,

and the item will be taken off your record automatically at the end of the

loan period. If you wish to return the title earlier you will need to talk to a

library staff member and have them take it off your record.

The other eBook option that the library offers is preloaded Kindles. Kin-

dles are an eBook reader and they are loaned for a four week period and

come with approximately 30 titles preloaded. There is an instruction sheet

inside the cover and they are quite easy to use.

Computers & Electronic Devices

The library also has iPads and Android tablets available for use within the

library. This is a great opportunity for people to try out using a pad or tab-

let free of charge. We also offer free computer and wifi access. Our com-

puters now have the library edition of Ancestory.com and Skype installed

and have some computers with scanners attached.

How do I log in to the online catalogue? You can find the catalogue at http:www.spydus.southerndowns.qld.gov.au/, or by typing in the

address found on the back of your library card. This will take you to the council website. You can then find a link on the right hand side of the page, or under

facilities at the top of the page. To log in enter your barcode number and your pin, which is the first four letters of your surname in capital letters.

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Magazines

Many magazines are now published in digital format. With

your library membership you are able to access

Zinio for Libraries. The links can be found on the library section of the council

website, and on the online catalogue. Follow the prompts to set up a Zinio ac-

count if you don’t already have one, and then once you have entered in your

library membership information you can ‘borrow’ a magazine. Once you have

downloaded the magazine, it is then yours to access for as long as you re-

quire. The magazines can be read online, or if you download the Zinio viewer

for your device, you can read it at your convenience.

Online Learning & Databases

There is a link on the left hand side of the catalogue which takes you through

to a variety of online databases. These databases are all free of charge, al-

though you may need to register to use some of them.

We are also subscribed to Transparent Language Online which offers free

courses in over 80 languages. This service also offers beginner and

intermediate courses in English.

Universal Class offers free online access to over 500 non-credit continuing

education courses covering a wide range of subjects from accounting to

writing skills

The Computer School offers free computer training. Following the link will

take you to a log in page where you can enter the following details:

Select by type - Library member

Username - member

Password - member4370

Languages other than English (LOTE)

Books written in languages other than English can be accessed through your

local library. These books are requested from Public Library Services (PLS)

and stay in branch for up to twelve months. The normal borrowing rules apply

to these items. If you cannot see the language you require, please ask library

staff and they may be able to get some items in for you.

Some of the languages available are:

Afrikaans

Arabic

Bosnian

Chinese

Danish

Dutch

French

German

Greek

Indonesian

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Spanish

Thai

Balancing Act by

Joanna Trollope

New Books

Volume 3, Issue 3

I have sought rest everywhere, and only found it in corners and

books. ~ Thomas à Kempis

Page 3

Shadow Spell by

Nora Roberts

Carnal Curiosity by

Stuart Woods

Fatal Impact by

Kathryn Fox

Just One Evil Act

by Elizabeth

George

The Execution

by Dick Wolf

Royal Exile by

Fiona McIntosh

Be Careful What

You Wish For by

Jeffrey Archer

The Runaway

Woman by

Josephine Cox

The Son by Jo

Nesbo

The Telling Error

by Sophie

Hannah

Big Sky Secrets

by Linda Lael

Miller

Top Reads

These are some of our most borrowed titles

over the last few months.

Australian Home Beautiful

Australian Woman’s Weekly

Australian Country Style

Australian House and Garden

Don’t Blink by James Patterson

Gardening Australia

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Authors of

Espionage

Best Selling

Science Fiction

(as compiled from a survey of top authors)

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by

Mark Twain

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust

The Stories of Anton Chekhov by Anton

Chekhov

Middlemarch by George Eliot

The Top Ten

Novels Of All Time

Ted Allbeury

Eric Ambler

Evelyn Anthony

Dale Brown

Tom Clancy

Stephen Coonts

Len Deighton

Ian Fleming

James Follett

Ken Follett

Colin Forbes

Frederick Forsyth

Simon Gandolfi

John Le Carre

Alistair Maclean

Tim Sebastian

Craig Thomas

Douglas Terman

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert

Heinlein

2001- a Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Slaughterhouse-five by Kurt Vonnegut

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by

Douglas Adams

Dune by Frank Herbert

Neuromancer by William Gibson

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by

Philip K. Dick

Gateway by Frederick Pohl

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

1984 by George Orwell

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

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Unusual Libraries

This temporary installation is a combination of a tree house and a library,

and was set up in London’s Regent’s Park. It was created by an art collabo-

rative as a catalyst to ignite the collective imagination, encouraging adults

and children alike to explore a variety of creative responses to nature.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez passed away on the 17th

April 2014, aged 87 years. He was born in Araca-

tuba, Columbia and was raised by his grandparents

for the earlier part of his life. Gabriel moved to Mex-

ico in 1961, and a public tribute was held for him in

Mexico Cities Fine Art Palace in late April. He is sur-

vived by his wife, Mercedes Barcha, and two sons,

Rodrigo and Gonzalo.

The novelist, short-story writer, journalist and screen

-writer is well known for his novels One Hundred

Years of Solitude (1967), The Autumn of the Patri-

arch, (1975, and Love in the Time of Cholera

(1985). Gabriel, or Gabo as he was known throughout Latin America, was

awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.

Much of Garcia Marquez’s work has a theme of soli-

tude. When asked about this theme he has been quoted

as saying “I think it's a problem everybody has. Everyone

has his own way and means of expressing it. The feeling

pervades the work of so many writers, although some of

them may express it unconsciously."

Gabriel Garcia Marquez is considered one of the most

influential authors of the 20th century and will be greatly

missed.

Vale Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Quiz: Cats in Literature

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

Can you match the feline to the book it comes from?

Volume 3, Issue 3 Page 6

Answers to the “Can you guess the book from it’s closing line?”

1. Animal Farm by George Orwell 2. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

3. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 4. Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

5. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison 6. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

7. Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

Macavity

Behemoth

The Cheshire Cat

Crookshanks

Greebo

Mrs Norris

Simpkin

Dinah

Cat

Richard Parker

Just So Stories

Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone

The Master and Margarita

Witches Abroad

Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats

Alice in Wonderland

Life of Pi

Alice in Wonderland

The Tailor of Gloucester

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban