Dream reading

There is much discussion about your dream man, or woman, the qualities they should possess and the unmentionables that preclude them as suitable. But what about your dream read? Are you as fussy? Does your list mean you must live beyond 100 to achieve your dreams? Can you only read in your chair, in bed, under the trees? Or is a dream read for you just being able to... read, that is. Anything. Anywhere. As long as it's your time, your dream, in whatever time frame available.

June is the month for dream reading. You can find yours on one of our shelves. Visit the library to choose or make a request at www.library.wsc.nsw.gov.au

Building paradise by David MacFarlane

“Early one morning I set off to explore the island. I climb the steep hillside behind the cabins, which rises about 300metres above the bay and is scattered with deep gullies, rock pools, and wet-season waterfalls. There are dozens of different ferns, vines, and rainforest trees searching for daylight under a dense canopy of wild shapes.
It’s a tough climb, but the ground eventually levels off, so I must be near the top of the hill. I get only occasional glimpses of sea or sky through the cluttered forest.

I sit on a smooth rock-shelf for ages. I’m thinking it’s quite possible that I’ve just been walking on land that no human has ever touched….”

How, what, where, when or with whom will you Escape into May?
Visit your library for inspiration, temptation and exhilaration!

April is for #feeling. Join the twitter discussion tonight from 8pm AEST. Use tags #feel and #nyr12.

Feeling emotional

This month’s reading is all about emotions. What reading really makes you feel, or makes you think about your feelings and other people’s feeling. This could be the time to explore stories of romance and love, or read about exciting sporting moments You may read about how to improve your performance in sport (or about sports people) as you feel the changes you need to make to be fitter.
This can also be a time to explore horror titles which make you feel fear… or thrillers, to explore feelings of suspense.
Feel Reading might also be about your favourite crafts, hobbies and interests as you read about woodworking and think about the feeling of wood in your hands, or reading about wine beer tasting methods and the feeling as you drink (and you might even be drinking as you read to help with the feeling).

I think I can I think I can... we know you can!

Think:

To employ any of the intellectual powers except that of simple perception through the senses; to exercise the higher intellectual faculties.

"For that I am I know, because I think." Dryden

We all know the story of the little engine and what he was thinking about. Single minded and determined. Is that how you think?
What makes you think? When do you do your thinking?
What will you think and read about for the National Year of Reading in March?

In our libraries this month we have taken the hard work out of thinking for you. We have searched our collection and after much thinking, have created displays and wrapped some thinkable items for a borrowing surprise. Think also about checking out the Daily Quick Picks shelf but you'll need to be fast for these, they are walking out the door. So this month, even if you don't have time to think, you do, because  we've done a lot of the thinking for you. All you need to do is visit us, borrow from us and take a moment or two this month to really think.

Helen

Laugh

I’m sure you’ve all heard the saying that laughter is the best medicine, so to ensure we all stay in optimum health, enabling us to read more, this month’s theme is laugh. Did you know that laughter stimulates five different parts of the brain, so reading something humorous can actually help keep your brain from aging? (another good reason to read something fun!). We can be laughing with humour, joy, embarrassment, or even nervous laughter.

What kind of reading makes you laugh?
Do you like black humour, comedy, joke books, satire or parody?
Are you giggling, chuckling, snuffling a laugh or laughing out loud?
Whatever makes you laugh, we are sure we have plenty to tempt you on our shelves. When you find one, tell us about it so we can join you in laughing.

#nyr12

We spent last year thinking about it and planning for it and now it’s here. So Happy New Year to all our readers and welcome to the National Year of Reading 2012. Are you planning to challenge yourself this year? A new genre perhaps, or new authors? Maybe re-visiting favourite childrens’ reading with precious grandchildren? How about the e-reader you received for Christmas, have you worked out the downloads yet?
In the library and at the love2read2012 blog we are preparing for a sensational 12 months - and some serious reading. Books, in print or electronic, for reading and listening, games to play, research to be done and of course, plenty to tweet about.
If you haven’t tweeted before, don’t be shy this year. It’s really easy and we’d love your input. You can always follow us one month to see how it’s done. It’s a wonderful way to obtain new suggestions for reading (I know because I asked and now have so much on my TBR list).
Remember, reading means something different to everyone, but without it, we are without well, everything libraries, love2read2012.wordpress.com and the National Year of Reading hope to promote, month by month.
So here’s the start, January is the Amazing read – what’s yours?
Join us. Tell us your favourites. We all love2read, we like to know what’s out there so we don’t miss out – on anything.
Helen