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Australian Cookbooks Travelling Display

Long before Masterchef, food and recipes played an important part in family life. What do you think were popular recipes appearing on the dinner tables in our past?

Sutherland Library will be hosting a display of colourful reproductions from the State Library of NSW's fascinating collection of original cookbooks.
This display reveals a culinary story about food trends from the 1860s to the present day.

Cookbooks provide an interesting social record of the times and document the impact of food on war, celebrations, the Great Depression, migration and new technology.

Australian Cookbooks is a free display that can be seen at Sutherland Library during hours of opening from 10 September to 4th October 2010.

Parenting Support Information Session - Fussy Eaters

Have you ever wondered why your child is a fussy eater? Should you be worried about what and how much your child eats?

Briony Howland, a nutritionist from Birth in Balance will be speaking at Engadine Library about many aspects of fussy eating and what parents can do to encourage good eating patterns in their children.

Where: Engadine Library
When: Tuesday 14th September 2010
Time: 10.30-11.30
Contact: 9548 6003
Cost: Free

Get Reading this Spring!

Spring is almost here and it's time to get outdoors with a good book and celebrate Get Reading!: Australia's largest annual celebration of books and reading. Now in it's ninth year Get Reading! is a nationwide campaign to encourage more Australians to discover or rediscover a love of books.

In 2010, Get Reading! will run from 25th August to 30th September. Sutherland Shire Libraries are celebrating this event by providing free 50 Books You can't Put Down guides. These guides provide a wide range of reading suggestions for young and old from many different genres. Sutherland Shire Libraries also have copies of all books listed in the guide to help you get started.

Have a look at the Get Reading! site for more information on the campaign and upcoming events. You can also read the first chapters of most of the 50 books here. For a list of all 50 titles and their availability in the Library follow this link.

Otherwise, come into any Sutherland Shire Library this September, pick up your free guide and Get Lost! Get Fresh! Get Real! Get Hooked! Get Comfy! Get Reading! 

Linking Generations - Primary School Art Competition

Is Sutherland Shire home to the next Great Australian Artist?

Cronulla Library will be holding a great exhibition of artworks completed by Shire children in Years K-2. The works depict an older person who is special
to them. Plenty of colour, expressions of love with no airbrushing required.

See these artworks at Cronulla Library from Saturday 11th to Monday 20th September

No Problem Seminar - How to Focus on Solutions

How would you like to improve your ability to think and see different solutions?

Shake off your 'old' negative thinking habits?

Enjoy life without letting problems get the best of you?

Feel empowered and be able to deal with any problem?

Use the Internet to find the best information quickly?


Sutherland Library will be hosting a free 90 minute seminar given by the author Elizabeth Hanley on solving problems based on the book No Problem! 4 simple tools to solve any problem.

When: Saturday 11th September 2010
Time: 2.00 - 3.00pm
Cost: Free
Where: Sutherland Library
30-36 Belmont Street, Sutherland
Phone: 9710 0351

Do You Love To Read? Looking to join a Local Book Group?

Would you like to share your love of reading with others in a relaxed social environment?

A new Book Club in Sutherland Shire would like to welcome new members to join and participate in some stimulating and interesting discussions.

For all the details, check out Bookish Ardour