The Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards were announce on Friday by Hon John Day, Minister for Culture and the Arts, you can find out all the winners over on the SLWA site.
WA author and Miles Franklin winner, wins the Premier’s Prize. With Lisa Lang winning the People’s Choice Award.
Local author Kim Scott recently won the Miles Franklin award for the second time with his novel “That Deadman Dance.”
Check out an interview with the author about the book here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqY8v1l9Pls
The State Library would like to congratulate the winners of the 2008 and 2009 Premier’s Book Awards. For a full listing of winners please visit our website. The winning titles are available for purchase from the State Library Shop.
One of the State Library’s most unusual artworks, the Books Moove Me cow, is now ‘live to the public’ on the Ground Floor of the Library. She was created by members of the WA Branch of the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and is a unique way of showcasing children’s books by talented locals.
Books Moove Me cow
To find out more about her, check out the webpage at http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/books_moove_me_cow
Come on in to the Library and say hello to the Books Moove Me cow – see if you can find a book helicopter, a book-a-saurus, or some zombies up a tree. And if you like the look of the books, they are available at the State Library Shop.
The SLWA Shop is having a massive May Discard Book Sale on Wednesday 26th Thursday 27th Friday 28th and Saturday 29th May beginning each day at 10am and closing at 4pm. The sale will be held near the SLWA Shop, inside the SLWA main entrance on the ground floor. Prices range from 50 cents for children’s books, $1.50 for large print, $2 for fiction, $3.50 for non fiction, and some higher prices for ‘special’ books. New stock will be brought out each day.
The SLWA Shop is having a massive April Discard Book Sale soon on Wednesday 21st Thursday 22nd Friday 23th and Saturday 24th April beginning each day at 10am and closing at 4pm. The sale will be held near the SLWA shop, inside the SLWA main entrance on the ground floor. Prices range from 50 cents for children’s books, $1.50 for large print, $2 for fiction, $3.50 for non fiction, and some higher prices for ‘special’ books. New stock will be brought out each day.
The SLWA Shop is having a massive Discard Book Sale this week on Wednesday 17th, Thursday 18th and Friday 19th beginning each day at 10am and closing at 4pm. The sale will be held across from the SLWA shop, inside the SLWA main entrance on the ground floor. Prices range from 50 cents for children’s books, $1.50 for large print, $2 for fiction, $3.50 for non fiction, and some higher prices for ‘special’ books. New stock will be brought out each day.
2008 Harmony Week Activities @ Your State Library
The State Library of Western Australia is celebrating Harmony Week 2008 in language, literature and images.
On 18, 19 & 20 March from 1 – 2pm there will be hour long demonstrations of the MyLanguage website in the State Library reception area. MyLanguage is a national portal developed by a partnership of State Libraries in Australia. It provides a one-stop-shop which enhances access to multilingual online information in Australia’s diverse languages – over 70 of them! Check out MyLanguage.gov.au for more details.
The State Library Bookshop will be displaying multicultural and multi-lingual pre-loved books. Fiction books and biographies in good condition will be for sale at the bargain price of $2 each.
From 26 March, the Department of Immigration will be displaying the winning entries from this year’s ‘WA Harmony Day High School Photographic and Media Competition’. High school students from across the State have submitted entries on the subject of what harmony means to them. The entries were judged by a panel of experts who are professionals in the field of multimedia, film, photography and education. The winning schools will receive a prize and individuals will receive a certificate acknowledging their participation during the launch of the exhibition on Wednesday 26 March at 4.30 pm. The best images will be displayed in the Theatre Foyer at the State Library (Francis Street entrance).
Public libraries state-wide are also holding storytelling sessions, ‘living library’ events, multicultural morning teas and cultural exchange forums. For details of dates, times and venues see www.multicultural.wa.gov.au or pop in to your local library.
