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Book review by Cheryl Thompson – Lola in the Mirror

5 February 2024

  Lola in the mirror written by Trent Dalton   Reserve the book here.   Lola in the Mirror is the new work of fiction from Trent Dalton, the Australian award-winning journalist and bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe, All Our Shimmering Skies, and Love...

DVD review by Cheryl Thompson – The Velvet Queen

13 November 2023

  The Velvet Queen   Reserve the DVD here.   This wonderful wildlife documentary follows the journey of two Frenchmen on their quest to find the elusive snow leopard in the harsh terrain of the Tibetan Highlands. Multi-award-winning nature photographer Vincent Munier guides award-winning author...

Book review by Gary Ellem – 48 Hours to Kill

18 September 2023

48 hours to kill by Andrew Bourelle     Reserve the book here.     This is a great thriller. Ethan Lockhart is serving 10 years for armed robbery but is given 48 hours furlough to attend his sister’s funeral. He decides to use these...

Book reviews by Kyogle Book Discussion Group

14 July 2023

  These titles got awarded ⭐5/5 from the Kyogle Book Discussion Group. Keep reading to see how they rated the other titles they've been reading.                 Hassanah Long shadows by David Baldacci – ⭐5/5 No Gods, no monsters...

Book review by Gary Ellem – I Will Find You

14 July 2023

I will find you by Harlan Coben     Reserve the book here.       Harlan Coben again delivers another great novel with his traditional twists. David Burroughs in serving time in jail for murdering his own son when he sees a photo of...

Book review by Gary Ellem – Call of Empire

14 July 2023

Call of Empire by Peter Watt     Reserve the book here.       This is Volume 5 of the Ian Steele series or the Colonial series. Call of the Empire continues the story of the Steele family and the different characters engaged with...

Book review by Gary Ellem – Eleven Bats

14 July 2023

Eleven bats by Anthony "Harry" Moffitt     Reserve the book here.     I recently attended a Library Conference in Albury and Anthony Moffitt was one of the speakers who spoke to us about the power of working in teams. He spoke about the...

Book review by Gary Ellem – City of Windows

14 July 2023

City of Windows by Robert Pobi   Reserve the book here.     I hadn’t read any of his books before and what caught my eye was at the very top of the book was “I Loved this” Lee Child and then on the back...

Book review by Gary Ellem – The Last Orphan

14 July 2023

The last orphan by Gregg Hurwitz     Reserve the book here.       This is book eight in the Orphan X series, which continues the exploits of Evan Smoak. As a child Evan was taken from an orphanage and trained as an off-the...

Book review by Gary Ellem – The Unbelieved

14 July 2023

The unbelieved by Vikki Petraitis   Reserve the book here.     This is a great Aussie thriller set in the small coastal town of Deception Bay. Fans of Jane Harper’s “The Dry” would enjoy this book. There have been a number of sexual attacks...

Book review by Gary Ellem – The Battle of Long Tan

6 January 2023

  The battle of Long Tan by Peter FitzSimons   Reserve the book here.   This is another great historical book by Peter Fitzsimons about the famous battle for Australian troops in Vietnam on 18 August 1966.  I didn't have a great deal of knowledge...

What’s new in the library in January?

4 January 2023

Click here to download our list of new titles for adults that have been added to the library ready for you to borrow in January. If you'd like to reserve any of them, you can do so through our library app, our online member services...

What’s new for kids in December?

1 December 2022

Click here to see all the new stuff for kids at the library in December! You can reserve these now on our library app, the member services page or at your nearest branch.  

What’s new in the library in December?

1 December 2022

Click here to download our list of new titles for adults that have been added to the library ready for you to borrow in December. If you'd like to reserve any of them, you can do so through our library app, our online member services...

Audiobook review by Corinne Hughes – Killing Time

29 November 2022

Killing time - written by Stephen Leather, read by Paul Thornley     Reserve this audiobook book here.       Billy and Charlie are elderly gents living out their final days in a less than great aged care home in Blackpool.  The care is...

What’s new for kids in November?

2 November 2022

Click here to see all the new stuff for kids at the library in November! You can reserve these now on our library app, the member services page or at your nearest branch.  

What’s new in the library in November?

2 November 2022

Click here to download our list of new titles for adults that have been added to the library ready for you to borrow in November. If you'd like to reserve any of them, you can do so through our library app, our online member services...

What’s new for kids in October?

5 October 2022

Click here to see all the new stuff for kids at the library in October! You can reserve these now on our library app, the member services page or at your nearest branch.  

What’s new in the library in October?

5 October 2022

Click here to download our list of new titles for adults that have been added to the library ready for you to borrow in October. If you'd like to reserve any of them, you can do so through our library app, our online member services...

Book review by Gary Ellem – When You Are Mine

19 September 2022

  When you are mine by Michael Robotham   Reserve the book here.     I have read a couple of Michael Robotham books and have enjoyed them all. This is a stand-alone title and not part of a series. Philomena McCarthy has defied the...

Book review by Gary Ellem – The Hitler Years

9 September 2022

  The Hitler Years: triumph 1933-1939 by Frank McDonough The Hitler Years: disaster 1940-1945 by Frank McDonough   Available as  eAudiobooks on Libby.   The Hitler Years – Triumph 1933-1939 (16 hours) by Frank McDonough.  On 30 January 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed the German...

What’s new for kids in September?

1 September 2022

Click here to see all the new stuff for kids at the library in September! You can reserve these now on our library app, the member services page or at your nearest branch.  

What’s new in the library in September?

1 September 2022

Click here to download our list of new titles for adults that have been added to the library ready for you to borrow in September. If you'd like to reserve any of them, you can do so through our library app, our online member services...

What’s new for kids in August?

31 August 2022

Click here to see all the new stuff for kids at the library in August! You can reserve these now on our library app, the member services page or at your nearest branch.  

What’s new in the library in August?

31 August 2022

Click here to download our list of new titles for adults that have been added to the library ready for you to borrow in August. If you'd like to reserve any of them, you can do so through our library app, our online member services...

Book review by Gary Ellem – The Widow of Walcha

12 August 2022

  The Widow of Walcha: a true story of love, lies and murder in a small country town by Emma Partridge     Reserve the book here. Also available on BorrowBox as an eBook and eAudiobook.       I listened to this as an...

Book review by Gary Ellem – The Night Shift

25 July 2022

  The Night Shift by Alex Finlay     Reserve the book here.       This is just a good crime fiction book with some interesting twists. It involves the murder of 3 teenagers at a Blockbuster Video Shop in New Jersey and then...

What’s new for kids in July?

1 July 2022

Click here to see all the new stuff for kids at the library in July! You can reserve these now on our library app, the member services page or at your nearest branch.  

What’s new in the library in July?

1 July 2022

Click here to download our list of new titles for adults that have been added to the library ready for you to borrow in July. If you'd like to reserve any of them, you can do so through our library app, our online member services...

Book review by Gary Ellem – Dark Horse

27 May 2022

  Dark Horse  by Greg Hurwitz     Reserve the book here.     This is book 7 in the Orphan X series which is a series I have thoroughly enjoyed. Evan Smoak was raised and trained as part of the Orphan Program, an off-the-books...

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