Friends of the Wagga Wagga City Library
PO Box 5571
WAGGA WAGGA
No 3, April 2014
The Friends of the Library Book Sale was held on Friday afternoon and
Saturday morning, 7th and 8th March. This was a huge success, raising a
total of $2,525.00. Thanks to all our helpers during the 2 sessions, the
Friday afternoon was hectic at first, and the Saturday morning steady all
the time. There were customers we had never seen before, as well as
our regulars, so all good.
PLEASE NOTE: If you haven’t filled in the form for registering as a Volunteer with Wagga Council,
contact Chrissie Bolton at the library, 6926 9700, to pick up a form and return it for the future. Also,
donations are welcome at any time, contact the library if you need help with delivering books for the
book sale.
Club Celluloid:
This month the movie is “Django unchained” a Quentin Tarantino movie produced in
2012. An American Western set in the pre-Civil War south era, stars Jamie Foxx and
Leonardo Dicaprio. It will be screened on Thursday 10th April, at 7pm.You can
become a member of Club Celluloid, able to attend all ten films, for $110, or you can
attend the films without joining, for $16.50 per film. Bookings are essential if you
have not joined the club. Download the membership form from the library home page and drop it
into the library to join, or ask at the desk. Membership for 2014 can be purchased until 8th
May 2014.
LEGOland: back by popular demand. Tuesday 15th April, with three sessions.
Bookings are essential, phone 6926 9700 or email wcl@wagga.nsw.gov.au.
Children must be 5 years or older, with a responsible adult accompanying them.
Because this was so popular last year, you need to be booked into one of the
sessions, 10.30 till midday, 12.30 till 2pm, or 2.30 till 4pm. Toby Mobbs, Wagga’s
resident LEGO guru will be on hand to help with the creations. It will be held in
the Community Learning Space on Level 1.
“One Book, One Wagga” continues to grow apace, with copies flying in and
out of the library, and the little badges with the logo appearing all over
town. People find others who have read the book and discussion starts. At
the moment, preparations are under way for the Gala Dinner on May 9th.
One Book One Wagga concludes in style with a three course gala dinner attended by the “Spirit
House“ author, Mark Dapin. Mark will tell the story behind his latest novel, talk of his long career
in journalism, and take questions from the audience.
Enjoy a three course meal and a complimentary glass of wine in the company of one of Australia’s
best writers.
Where: Mirage Room, Wagga RSL Club
When: Friday, 9th May, 7pm
Cost: $40
Bookings essential: 02 6926 9700 or email wcl@wagga.nsw.gov.au
The Friends of the Library invite all our members and their guests to attend this dinner. It would be a
great night out to have a couple of tables that are from the Friends, we will discuss this at our next
meeting on 8th April.
There is currently a campaign by the NSW Public Libraries Associations, to raise
awareness of the funding model used by the government in NSW to provide library
services. 93% of the costs of running library services are borne by the local
government sector, only 7% of the funding comes from the NSW government.
There is a petition at the front desk of the Wagga Library, please fill it in as soon as
possible, we need 10,000 signatures to have a petition qualify to be presented to parliament. There
is a review of library services undertaken by the Library Council of NSW, which is being considered as
part of the NSW budget for 2014-15, so the timing is important.
We will welcome back early this month, the Library Manager, Claire Campbell, from her extended
holiday with husband Ian, in Europe and visiting family in Japan. Acting Manager, Chrissie Bolton, is
counting down the hours until she can hand back the reins to Claire. It has been rather hectic all
month.
Next monthly meeting for the Friends is on Tuesday 8th April, in the level one Community Learning
Space at 5.30pm.