Welcome to the October edition of The Hills Shire Council's Library e-newsletter.

In this edition...

• School Holiday Activities  
• A Touch of Twilight  
• The Hills are Alive with Orchids
• Digital Downloads
• New in the Library
• Halloween Storytime 
• What's On in October   
   

School Holiday Activities

Click for more information about the range of school holiday activities available at your local library.

A Touch of Twilight - Thursday 7 October

How well do you know Twilight?  Test your knowledge at our Twilight trivia evening and create a Twilight charm bracelet!  Suitable for youth - 12-20 year olds.

The Hills are Alive with Orchids - Thursday 28 October

Join Allan Kerruish from the Cumberland Orchid Circle, and learn orchid care secrets! This seminar is designed for the beginner to learn how to grow different orchids, both in the home and outdoors.

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New in the Library

Bestsellers

• Lost Empire - Clive Cussler
• Don't Blink - James Patterson
• Tuscan Rose - Belinda Alexandra
• 44 Cranberry Point - Debbie Macomber
• The Accidental Vampire - Lynsay Sands
• Burning Lamp - Amanda Quick

Non-Fiction

• At Home : a Short History of Private Life - Bill Bryson
• True Spirit - Jessica Watson
• 1000 Ideas for Home Design and Decoration - Mariana Eguaras Etchetto
• Greek Cookery from the Hellenic Heart - George Calombaris
• The Power - Rhonda Byrne
• Sliding into Home : a Memoir - Kendra Wilkinson; with Jon Warech

Music CDs 

• Afternoon in Paris - Stephan Grapelli
• Mojo - Tom Petty and the Heatbreakers
• Now : the Hits of Winter 2010
• Sweet and Wild - Jewel
• Triple J's Hottest 100 : Volume 17
• We are Born - Sia
• Raymond v Raymond - Usher

DVDs

• Masterchef Australia: Master Class
• 4 Ingredients
• Italian Food Safari with Maeve O'Meara and Guy Grossi
• Poh's Kitchen : Poh's Passion
• Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey

Download Audiobooks

• Instant Emersion Japanese
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Fight Terrorism One School at a Time - Greg Mortenson
• Betrayal in Death - J D Robb

Download ebooks

• Shadow Command - Dale Brown
• Frommer’s Travel guides
• Whatever You Do, Don’t Run: My Adventures as a Botswana Safari Guide - Peter Allison

Halloween Storytime

DURAL WEDNESDAY 27 OCTOBER 6PM - 6.45PM Suitable for ages 3-10 years DURAL LIBRARY, PELLITT LANE, DURAL FREE BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL	ROUSE HILL - Come dressed in your favourite scary outfit. THURSDAY 28 OCTOBER 4PM - 5PM Suitable for ages 4-8 years VINEGAR HILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY LEVEL 1, 29 MAIN STREET ROUSE HILL TOWN CENTRE
BAULKHAM HILLS FRIDAY 29 OCTOBER 4PM - 4.45PM Suitable for ages 4-8 years BAULKHAM HILLS LIBRARY RAILWAY STREET, BAULKHAM HILLS

What's On in October

• Centrelink - Financial information services - giving you options
• Age Pension Seminar
• Bella's Story: A Magical Morning with Author Sandra Rowland 
• A Taste of Zumba

Click here to check the library website events page for regular events and more details.