New Books lists are now Available on the Library Catalogue
The Library has recently added to the Library Catalogue several lists of new additions to our collection. Each list shows the new titles added to the collection of Sutherland Shire Libraries in that month.The links below point to the November 2006 lists but each category gets a new list each month. The latest lists are always available from the Book Lists tab of the Library Catalogue.
- New Biographies
- New Adult Fiction
- New Mills & Boon
- New Adult Non-fiction
- New Travel
- New CDs
- New Adult DVDs
- New Junior DVDs
- New Graphic Novels
- New Large Print
Is there something that you would like to see us do in this area? Leave a comment and we'll have a look at it.
What's Under Wraps?
On Thursday 14th December at 6pm, while Sutherland Library is temporarily closed, our branch libraries will be taking centre stage 'unwrapping' our favourite kind of gift - new books. Come in to your local branch and be the very first to borrow latest library purchases. We're inviting you to discover new authors, new topics, new recipes and crafts, and all new adventures in reading.Each branch will have a different selection so why not visit more than one? You might be the first to uncover a treasure that allows you to...
- win every argument
- make wire jewellery
- grow herbs
- plan a travel adventure to Mexico, Honolulu or Nepal
- gain insight into planning that special wedding
Come in and discover What’s Under Wraps?
Give us 1 Hour and We'll Improve your HSC Results
Sutherland Shire Library has a library tour especially geared to the Year 11 and Year 12 Higher School Certificate students. The tour includes:- Instruction in the use of the library’s catalogue to find literary criticisms, study guides, information on the local area, information on current issues, and much more.
- A tour of both floors of the library to see the wide variety of resources available.
- A visit to the Technology Access Centre and our web site, which provides an excellent starting point when searching for HSC related information on the Internet.
Tours are conducted by arrangement at Sutherland Library. Each session lasts for 45-60 mins.
Bookings are essential and can be made at the Sutherland Library Enquiry desk or by telephoning 9710 0351.
Sutherland Shire: A History
Just in time for christmas the latest book on the history of the Sutherland Shire is now available. Called, Sutherland Shire: A History, the new publication was commisioned by Council to celebrate the Centenary of the Sutherland Shire.All Sutherland Shire Libraries have copies of the book for loan. It is also available for purchase from
Dymocks Miranda, Unleashed Books at Miranda, Engadine Book Centre, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Council's customer service centre for $39.95.
The book will be officially launched in December as part of the Centenary Celebrations. Visit the Sutherland Shire Council web site for more information about the Centenary of the Shire celebrations.
Fiction Follies: November 2006
Fiction Follies is a monthly newsletter containing a selection of NEW fiction added to the collection of the Sutherland Shire Libraries. Click on the book title to reserve your copy.New Mysteries
The fields of grief by Giles BluntThis is a terrifying psychological thriller in which a spate of suicides could just be the work of a serial killer. When John Cardinal's wife plummets to her death after losing her battle with depression, everyone is sure it is a tragic suicide - there's even a note. Everyone, that is, except Detective John Cardinal. Could somebody with a grudge have targeted his ex-wife? When more suspicious suicides are discovered it appears something more sinister is at work. Recommended for readers of John Connolly and Tess Gerritsen.
Going home by June Thomson
The 20th Jack Finch detective novel.
The imaginary gentleman by Helen Halstead
Lyme Regis, 1806: Laura Morrison, aged 30, meets Mr Templeton, with whom she has an instant rapport. After three chance meetings, he disappears and no one will confirm ever seeing him. Laura risks danger and disgrace to discover the truth. Information comes to light convincing her family she is deluded - the gentleman is imaginary. They conspire to force her to marry her cousin, Sir Richard Morrison, in the belief that marriage will cure her ills. Laura begins to doubt her own sanity, and agrees. The conspiracy begins to unravel...
Dread murder by Gwendoline Butler
A cleverly cunning and old-fashioned mystery that hides a gruesome murder behind its charming facade. Set in the court of King George IV. Light and easy to read.
Second son by Christy Kenneally
A far reaching web of evil touches everybody in a small Irish community. When the realize the extent of the corruption they unite for revenge.
The broken souls by Jack Kerley
It looked like an abattoir when they found the mutilated body of the young journalist inside her car. And if Carson Ryder and his partner had known what they were getting into, they would never have taken the case. Too late, what looks like the work of a lone madman spreads tentacles that wrap themselves round all sorts of strange areas. And it's not long before attention focuses on the city's most unlikely suspects: the wealthy family whose philanthropy has made them famous and influential.
New Romance and Family sagas
Fools fall in love by Freda LightfootPatsy Bowman is a newcomer to the market. Riddled with insecurities, her impudence and cheek win her friends and enemies alike. But it is her curiosity that soon starts to unravel secrets the Higginson sisters would much rather keep hidden. Fat and jolly, Molly Poulson hasn't a care in the world until both her daughters fall in love with the wrong young man. Molly is determined they see the error of their ways, but the more she interferes, the more complicated it gets.
New historical fiction
Mister Pip by Lloyd JonesIn a small school in Bougainville an eccentric teacher educates his children by reading from a copy of Dickens “Great Expectations”. The novel becomes a welcome escape from the war and destruction surrounding them
The Boleyn inheritance by Philippa Gregory
Another entertaining novel set in the reign of Henry VIII. The central characters are Anne of Cleves and Henry’s fifth ill-fated wife, Catherine Howard.
New Thrillers
The wrong man by John KatzenbachAn art history student is stalked by a psychopath. When attempts to scare him off fail the girl’s family embark on an ingenious but extreme plot to be rid of him. For readers of Michael Connelly and Nelson De Mille.
The seal by Adriana Koulias
It is the year 1307 and the ancient Order of the Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon is in danger. The King of France and Pope Clement V are plotting its destruction, scheming to appropriate the Order's most sacred relic: an ancient mystery encrypted on the ring seal of the Grand Master, Jacques de Molay. For readers of “The Da Vinci code”.
The overseer by Jonathan Rabb
In the summer of 1531 Medici soldiers working for Pope Clement VII tortured to death an obscure Swiss monk. What he would not reveal was the location of a simple manuscript, “On supremacy”, which far surpassed anything, imagined my Machiavelli. This has now fallen into the hands of cabal intent on ripping apart society and creating a terrifying new world order. Global intrigue and political conspiracy.
Equinox by Michael White
Two women are found dead, their bodies marked in strange ways. Stranger still, they seem to be replicating crimes that occurred in the 1600s. The journalist who discovers this link now becomes involved in a desperate race to stop the killer completing a series of ritual murders.
The patriot’s club by Christopher Reich
32 year old Wall Street Investment banker and his pregnant fiancé are on the run from a terrifying secret order of powerful politicians, lawyers and stockbrokers.
Other new fiction
Unstolen by Wendy JeanBethany Fisher's life has always been overshadowed by her missing brother. Four-year-old Michael was abducted when Bethany was a baby and no trace of him was ever found. Twenty years later, Bethany is a college graduate and has a small son of her own. But her life is thrown into turmoil one evening when her mother follows a man home from the supermarket and savagely beats him to death. What could have made this mild, middle-aged woman suddenly snap? Packing the emotional punch of "The Lovely Bones", this powerful novel explores how the comforting lies we tell ourselves can be ultimately more destructive than confronting difficult truths.
The soul by Tobsha Learner
Soul is a story of two women, across two eras, and their struggle with obsessive love and revenge. Part murder mystery, part psychological thriller, part commentary on genetics and human behaviour, sexual jealousy and betrayal, it is both provocative and unputdownable.
Mothers and sons by Colm Toibin
A sensitive and beautifully written meditation on the dramas surrounding this most elemental of relationships. Each of the nine stories focuses on a moment in which an unspoken balance shifts: in which a mother or son do battle, or experience a sudden crisis, thus leaving their conception of who they are subtly or seriously altered.
Daddy’s girls by Tasmina Perry
Serena, Cate, Camilla and Venetia have grown up in a world where money can buy you anything but love. Their father Oswald Balcon revelled in belittling his daughters, often bullying them to tears. Finally he is killed but did one of his daughters finally snap and kill him? Glamorous locations, sexy and sensational characters and an explosive plot keep you guessing until the final finger-scorching page.
Wife in the fast lane by Karen Quinn
From the author of “The Ivy chronicles” a funny, heartbreaking and absurd journey that will strike a chord with any one who has ever dared to dream of having it all.
Note : These descriptions are taken from the publisher’s summary.
Have you recently seen an interesting book that we don’t have? Visit our web site to Suggest an Item for the Library's collection.
Lapsit in 2007
The Library will be taking bookings for our 2007 Lapsit Program (February to June) from Monday 27th November. To make a booking telephone Sutherland Library on 9710 0178 or Engadine Library on 9548 6003.
Lapsit is a storytime program for babies from 6-18 months that includes stories, rhymes, finger plays and songs. Lapsit is held at both Sutherland and Engadine Libraries. The program aims to promote the benefits of reading to children from an early age in developing literacy.Lapsit is free! There is a one baby, one lap policy and parents/carers must be prepared to join in! For more information check out our Lapsit page or contact the Children's & Young Adult Services department.
Have you attended one of our previous Lapsit programs? Leave a comment and let the future mums, dads, grandmas and grandpas know what you thought of it.
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