Labour Day Public Holiday
Posted by: Fremantle City Library on: February 27, 2012
Please note the Library will be closed on Monday 5th March 2012 for the Labour Day public holiday.
Tuesday Bookclub for March
Posted by: Fremantle City Library on: February 22, 2012
The Tuesday Bookclub book for March is Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. The bookclub will meet to discuss on Tuesday March 20, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm. Feel free to leave your comments in this post.
If you would like to join the Tuesday Bookclub, email frelib@fremantle.wa.gov.au or phone 9432 9766.
Thursday Bookclub for March
Posted by: Fremantle City Library on: February 22, 2012
The Thursday Bookclub book for April is The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. The bookclub will meet to discuss on Thursday March 15 at 2.30 pm – 4.30 pm. Feel free to leave your comments in this post.
If you would like to join the Thursday Bookclub, email frelib@fremantle.wa.gov.au or phone 9432 9766.
Outdoor storytime fun!
Posted by: Fremantle City Library on: February 20, 2012
Meet us outside on Thursday 1st March 2012 for storytime to celebrate the National Year of Reading. This event is free, and no bookings are required.
10am, Thursday 1st March
King’s Square
For ages 2+
Our Story winners
Posted by: Fremantle City Library on: February 17, 2012
The winner of the Our Story voting for Western Australia is Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey.
Collecting thousands of votes across Australia, Our Story let people nominate the book which best represented their state, with the results announced at the National Year of Reading on February 14. In Western Australia, Jasper Jones gathered the most votes.
The selections for the other states were:
For more information on Our Story, and the National Year of Reading, visit Love2Read.
Happy National Year of Reading
Posted by: Fremantle City Library on: February 15, 2012
Yesterday marked the opening of the National Year of Reading (NYR). To celebrate, we held a special event by the outdoor reading room in the shade of the trees in King’s Square, with authors, books and cake. This cake was specially prepared for us by Culleys.
Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettit opened the NYR festivities.
Helen from Fremantle City Library introduced our authors and speakers
First was Susanna Iuliano, author of Fremantle’s Italians, who spoke about the porgram pairing up Melville students with native Italian speakers, which resulted in recording the oral histories of the Italian community in a book.
Heather Zubek spoke with Andrew Relph (author of Not drowning, reading published on Fremantle Press), who also brought up interesting theories of how reading affects the brain.
Thank you everyone for helping and attending this enjoyable event, and keep an eye out for future National Year of Reading events that we will be holding.
Library Lovers Day
Posted by: Fremantle City Library on: February 14, 2012
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Happy Library Lovers Day for the 14th of February. We also have a special event for today, the launch of the National Year of Reading with local authors, held in King’s Square.
We met Jen Banyard
Posted by: Fremantle City Library on: February 13, 2012
Author Jen Banyard visited Fremantle City Library on the 18th of January, and while she was there, Jen encountered some fans plus Bosko, the mascot of the Premier’s Summer Reading Challenge.
Keep an eye out for the special WA author bookmarks in books at our displays – great reads from local authors!
Big thank you to Fremantle Press
Posted by: Fremantle City Library on: February 3, 2012
Thanks Fremantle Press!
Local publisher Fremantle Press supports Fremantle Library’s outdoor reading room with books for the whole family. Fremantle Press kindly donated a range of their books from picture books and children stories to award winning novels for adults and stimulating non-fiction reads for people to enjoy in Fremantle’s outdoor reading room, located in King’s Square by the Jean Hobson playground.
Fremantle City Library invites you to the launch of the National Year of Reading
Posted by: Fremantle City Library on: January 25, 2012
The National Year of Reading is about turning Australia into a nation of readers. Nearly half of all Australians (46%) don’t have the literary skills needed to cope with everyday life and work according to a national survey. During 2012, the National Year of Reading, we aim to improve this statistic. Join us as we discover and rediscover the joy of reading.
Mayor of Fremantle, Dr Brad Pettitt will officially launch Fremantle’s National Year of Reading program with special guests:
Susanna Iuliano sharing stories from Fremantle’s Italians: a glimpse into the past (uno sguardo nel passato…)
Heather Zubek interviewing Andrew Relph on his recently released book Not drowning, reading
Date: 14 February 2012
Time: 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.
Venue: outdoor reading room (King’s Square)
RSVP: 7 February 2012 (08) 9432 9766 or frelib@fremantle.wa.gov.au
Stay and enjoy a delicious morning tea, meet the authors or simply relax and read in the outdoor reading room
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