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Jul, 2018

Love cooking …

By: dalbywordpress | Tags: bell, bell library, Chinchilla Library, dalby library, family, Jandowae Library, meandarra library, Miles library, Moonie library, Tara Library, Wandoan Library | Comments: 0

Do you love to cook? Our shelves are full of beautiful recipe books that will truly inspire you to cook like a Masterchef contestant. If you are looking for healthy recipes, you may enjoy 500 Ketogenic Recipes by Dana Carpender or Eat Well, Be Well by local author Karen Land. Do you love cooking sweets? Try The Vintage Sweets Book by Angel Adoree or Dessert Bar by Pamela Clark. These cold nights you may like to use your slow cooker. Your family will never be bored at dinner time when […]

Aug, 2017

What is marginalia?

By: dalbywordpress | Tags: bell, bell library, books, Chinchilla Library, dalby, dalby library, first five forever, friends, storytime, storytime for bubs | Comments: 0

For centuries, readers have inscribed books with handwritten marginal notes, or marginalia. These annotations can serve as ownership indicators, inscriptions, study notes, summaries, or they can facilitate what has been described as social reading in which two or more readers discuss the book’s contents in a margin-based conversation. Samuel Taylor Coleridge coined the term marginalia to encompass all such annotations, but the practice is as old as the printed book and even older: marginalia have been found in scrolls painstakingly copied down by medieval monks. Marginalia can serve […]

Apr, 2017

How do you choose a book?

By: dalbywordpress | Tags: bookclub, books, dalby library, learning, reading | Comments: 0

Why do some books fly off the shelves while others sit and gather dust? It’s all about the cover. The book cover plays a prominent role in our decision to borrow a book. A cover or jacket’s ability to catch our eye and draw us in can often make or break a book’s success. We use book covers to determine the worth of a book, the kind of story that might be told within, and whether or not we should take it seriously and borrow the book from the […]

Mar, 2017

Storytime

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Your young kids are active, cheeky, and constantly learning. With songs and rhymes, stories, movement and activities, Storytime is an interactive session geared towards developing your child’s early literacy capabilities. Our Storytime sessions are currently postponed, but there are lots of ways that you can continue Storytime at home, including Reading books together Watching your favourite stories narrated on Story Box Library Singing and dancing to your favourite nursery rhymes or songs together Storytimes are interactive sessions between parent (or caregiver) and Western Downs Libaries offer several unique Storytime […]

Mar, 2017

Bookclub – Where Great Minds Think Alike

By: Lisa Harth | Tags: bell, Bell Bunya Community Centre, bookclub, books, Chinchilla Library, dalby library, Jandowae Library, meandarra library, Miles library, Moonie library, Tara Library, Wandoan Library | Comments: 0

It doesn’t matter if you’re into Shakespeare or Sci-fi, Christian Grey or Dorian Gray you’re certain to find something new to read at one of our popular Bookclubs. Our Bookclub sessions have been postponed. Please follow us on Facebook for updates and to be notified when our Bookclubs resume. Bookclubs meet all over our region and provide a welcoming, chatty and fun escape for those of us looking to get excited teasing out the finer points of our latest read. For some it’s a monthly dose of sanity, for others it’s […]