SCIENCE WEEK

12 - 20 August

National Science Week is an opportunity for everyone to talk science, see science and do science.

Whether you're using your STEM skills in a workshop, going on a virtual tour of the galaxy with our VR headsets, or getting creative in the Makerspace - the library is the place to be for Science week!

June Adult Workshops

Judgement Day By Mali Waugh

Family law judge Kaye Bailey is found murdered in her chambers. Is this the work of a disgruntled complainant? Or an inside job from a jealous colleague? Or is there something even more insidious at the heart of this brutal act? Detective Jillian Basset is just back from maternity leave, struggling with new motherhood as she tackles the biggest case of her career.

Homecoming By Kate Morton

Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek in the grounds of the grand and mysterious mansion, a local delivery man makes a terrible discovery. A police investigation is called and a small town becomes embroiled in one of the most shocking and perplexing murder cases in the history of South Australia.

QUEENIE IN SEVEN MOVES BY ZANNI LOUISE (JF)

To Queenie home is 'Peachy', the little house where she's lived forever. So when she and her mum are forced to move out, they find themselves bouncing from one place to the next, with no idea where they might actually end up. But in the search for a fixed address, Queenie makes unexpected friends, reconnects with old ones and finds the courage to sing her song for the world.

Motherland By Stephanie Trethewey

Stories of the strength, heartbreak and passion of rural mums, based on the hit podcast. Stephanie Trethewey's Motherland gives a voice to the extraordinary lives of fourteen rural mothers across the states, territories, cultures and generations.

THE ORPHANS BY FIONA McINTOSH

A tale of two children meeting under very sad circumstances. Young Tom who had to say goodbye to his mum and baby sister, and Fleur, the undertaker's daughter. While their adult lives go separate ways, they're drawn back together when Fleur's loving father dies suspiciously. These two young people have so much to give each other, while people are trying to tear them apart for their own personal gain. But as the old saying goes, 'true love finds a way'.

– Chris, Wandoan Library.

Modern Country Homes By Inside Out

From across the country, this selection of stand out projects incorporate sensuous material choices, clever architecture and authentic interior design in majestic remote Australian locations, meant to not only withstand seasons but accommodate and work with the surrounding landscape and environment.

River Sing Me Home By Eleanor Shearer

Mary Grace, Micah, Thomas Augustus, Cherry Jane and Mercy. These are the names of her children. The five who survived, only to be sold to other plantations. The faces Rachel cannot forget. It's 1834, and the law says her people are now free. But for Rachel freedom means finding her children, even if the truth is more than she can bear. Only once she knows their stories can she rest. Only then can she finally find home.

A MAN CALLED OTTO (DVD)

Otto Anderson is a grumpy widower who is very set in his ways. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in the quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that will turn his world upside-down. Based on the bestselling novel, A Man Called Ove , by Fredrik Backman.