Thursday, December 08, 2005
New CD Roms for loan and use in the library
From January 2006, the library will no longer allow the use of games from the internet. Instead, a range of CD Roms are available.
Ages 3+
Ages 3+
- Paddington- the World Mystery Tour - Explore the world by helping Paddington find his Aunt Lucy.
- Phonics First- Beginners reading programs
- Smudge Spells- learn spelling under the sea
- Disneys Ready for Math with Pooh- Counting, sorting, adding and subtracting.
Ages 8+
- Scooby Doo 2- Monsters Unleashed - Someone has brought the costumes of Scooby's greatest villians to life and now they're threatening Coolsville! Can you help Scooby and the gang solve the crime?
- Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? - Lead a crime - stopping chase around the world
- Disney Princess Magical Dress Up- Create a gown, pick out a crown and live the princess dream
- Uncle Albert's Mysterious Island - Find out what sort of strange secret Uncle Albert brought back from his faraway island
- Chemicus- Journey to the other side - Another world, shrouded in secrecy and intregue, lies on the other side of reality, but the balance between our worlds is in danger...
- The Saddle Club- Willowbrook stables- Solve the mystery, compete in events and look after your horse
- Hands on experiments for smart kids- Touring the Planets - 100 fun interatctive experiments with water, gas, parachutes, telescopes and pulleys
- Spy Kids Learning Adventures- Mission: the Underground Affair - The SpyKids are ona a new mission and they need your help. Deep in the jungle, the anti gravity mines have been plundered. The Spy Kids must journey beneath the Earth to find the secrets of ... the Underground Affair
The variety of games available will change periodically. Most games are also available for loan.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Chance to win family pass to the movies : Colouring-In Competition
Nanny McPhee is about 7 very naughty children and their attempts to rid themselves of their 18th Nanny. However there is a little bit of magic about Nanny McPhee which the children find out much to their discomfit and much to our amusement.
There will be stickers and colouring-in competitions at the library.
For more information on the movie check out
www.nannymcphee.co.uk
There will be stickers and colouring-in competitions at the library.
For more information on the movie check out
www.nannymcphee.co.uk
Thursday, December 01, 2005
And it's goodbye from her...
What do you say when you're leaving after 19 years serving the community as Chinchilla Shire Librarian? Friday 9th December will be my last day on the job and it's causing a lot of mixed feelings.
Satisfaction - a lot has been achieved and I think I'm leaving things in very good order and well-positioned for the future. It's a time to see another generation coming on and bringing their children in to share the love of books and reading, a time to see how useful this new website will be to our staff and clients, a time to see how the library can offer clients an opportunity to learn and grow for the rest of their lives, and a time to see how our staff are enthusiastically continuing the programs and activities which have begun in the new library.
Sadness - it's the end of my opportunity to offer service and ideas in this capacity. It's a time to say goodbye to the many valued customers who have become wonderful friends over the years, a time to think of the many customers I served for years who are no longer with us. Time moves on.
Happiness and optimism - it's a time to move forward with my own life. There will be time for family and friends, time to chat and time to share, time to do lunch and time to travel and read, time to play music and smell the roses, time to enjoy being a granny and time to spend with my wonderful mate of 36 years. Goodbye and God bless.
Judy Bell
Satisfaction - a lot has been achieved and I think I'm leaving things in very good order and well-positioned for the future. It's a time to see another generation coming on and bringing their children in to share the love of books and reading, a time to see how useful this new website will be to our staff and clients, a time to see how the library can offer clients an opportunity to learn and grow for the rest of their lives, and a time to see how our staff are enthusiastically continuing the programs and activities which have begun in the new library.
Sadness - it's the end of my opportunity to offer service and ideas in this capacity. It's a time to say goodbye to the many valued customers who have become wonderful friends over the years, a time to think of the many customers I served for years who are no longer with us. Time moves on.
Happiness and optimism - it's a time to move forward with my own life. There will be time for family and friends, time to chat and time to share, time to do lunch and time to travel and read, time to play music and smell the roses, time to enjoy being a granny and time to spend with my wonderful mate of 36 years. Goodbye and God bless.
Judy Bell
