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Issue 102

September 2020

What’s on at

your Library

5 September - Justice of the

Peace at the Library; 9.15am-

11:00am

9 & 23 September - NDIS

community Information

representative. 9.30am - 3.30pm

23 September - Literary Salons

in the Library with Carol Millner

ESL classes; every Monday -

Beginners 5.00pm

Intermediate 5.30pm

Rhymetime; every Tuesday &

Wednesday - 11.00am

Storytime; every Thursday -

10.30am

Where can I

find Support?

Town of Bassendean Community Support helpline

9377 8099

Town of Bassendean Seniors & Disability Services

9279 6588

Beyond Blue 1300 224 636

Kids Helpline 1800 551 800

Lifeline 13 11 14

Department of Health Healthy WA

1800 551 800

We welcome our first Western Australian poet. Carol will discuss chosen poems from her

chapbook ‘Poems About The House.’

Wednesday 23 September, 2020.

6pm - 7pm

Please book via the trybooking link below.

www.trybooking.com/BKXSE

Bassendean Memorial Public Library presents

‘An Evening with Carol Millner.’

High Demand labels. Items in High Demand are available on a 2

week loan only, with no renewal. Look out for our new High Demand Labels

next time you pick up your reservations.

Events can also be booked by

ringing 9279 2966 or coming into

the Library

The Mission Australia Local Area Coordination Service is available to answer your questions about the NDIS. A Local Area

Coordinator (LAC) can help you with topics such as how to access the NDIS and using the NDIS my Place Participant portal.

The LAC will be available in the Library on Wednesday every fortnight, to answer your question about the NDIS on an individual basis.

Our Friday Opening Hours have changed!

As from September 4, the Library is now open from 9.00am - 5.30pm on Fridays.

Our new Opening Hours are:

The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke. (2020).

In Australia, Arie waits impatiently for classical pianist Diana to return from a world tour and is hopeful that she'll finally agree to plan their wedding. On her travels, Diana composes a song for Arie. Late one night, her song is overheard and begins its own journey across the world.

I really enjoyed this author's previous novel (Star-Crossed) so I was quite excited to see this release. I'm happy to report that I found it to be a great read! I was a bit thrown by the big event that occurs near the start of the novel (you'll know what I mean when you read it), just because I wasn't expecting it at all. What I like about this book is that while there are some jumps between different characters and what I would call little intermission chapters, it never gets confusing and the story all flows together really well. All of the characters are really likeable and feel realistic. Love is the running theme throughout this story and that love takes many forms: relationship, family, friend and so on. BG

TV Series

Anne with an E

Dirty John

The haunting of Hill

House

30 Rock: season 1

Doctor Who: season 12

Jordskott II

Movies

Dark waters

The iron mask

Hearts and bones

Black water

The call of the wild

The invisible man

The rhythm section

Resistance

Infamous

Just mercy

Love and honor

A rainy day in New York

The Francois Truffaut

collection

New DVDs

DVD Review

Mad men (seasons 1-7)

A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Don Draper. Beautifully filmed and acted 1960s period piece. You will get caught up in the busy lives of the main cast. Attention to detail of the settings and 60's lifestyles (which will leave today's health & safety/PC brigade having a heart attack) is superb. You will feel that it was filmed on location in 1960s. A truly binge worthy series that will stay with you long after you’ve watched the last episode. It offers a glimpse into a time that has truly gone forever.

Your Suggestions Please!

We’re inviting you to help build our collection by telling us what you want to watch & read.

Check the Library website for New Titles in Stock, updated weekly.

Fiction

Hunting game / Helene Tursten

Rowland Sinclair series / Sulari Gentill

Who we were / B. M. Carroll

The end of October / Lawrence Wright

The black art of killing / Matthew Hall

Like mother, like daughter / Elle Croft

Elly / Maike Wetzel

Love after love / Ingrid Persaud

Come again / Robert Webb

The one / Kaneana May

The minute I saw you / Paige Toon

The frightened ones / Dima Wan-nous

Conversations with friends / Sally Rooney

The nickel boys / Colson Whitehead

My dark Vanessa / Kate Elizabeth Russell

Tiny pieces of us / Nicky Pellegrino

Non fiction

COVID-19 / Michael Mosley

The home edit / Clea Shearer

Celery juice / Anthony William

Worry-proofing your anxious child / Bev Aisbett

Stitch stories / Cas Holmes

The first time he hit her / Heidi Lemon

eServices Seniors

Print from anywhere, pick up at the library. With our MobilePrint Service, you can use your personal computer or mobile device to print to

the library’s printers from anywhere. Standard print charges apply and you will be

able to see the cost of your print job before you come to the Library.

EFTPOS is now available.

Did you know you can access newspapers such as Have-a-go newspaper and The West Australian Senior newspaper at the Library? These publications, as well as the Community Newspapers, are available from the foyer.

We have many brochures for services and activities tailored to our Seniors that are available from aisle 7 (the large print section).

You can also find application forms for the Senior’s Card at the reference desk.

We have a large range of Large Print books and Audio books to help accommodate your reading needs.

Books 2 U We deliver Books 2 U.

Our Housebound Book Delivery

Service is happy to deliver to

patrons who are unable to come to

the Library.

Monthly deliveries - last Thursday

and Friday of the month.

Bassendean Dairies.

Local dairies provided daily milk supplies to families until the devastating infectious disease Rinderpest impacted local dairies in the 1920’s. Bassendean was ideally suited for agriculture with alluvial soil and access to the river for transport and complimentary local industries were attracted. Many families grew their own food and vineyards and plant nurseries were established in the district. Many people had double blocks with a paddock for their horse and large vegetable patches.

Richard Purser and Company, based in Bassendean, produced and sold farm equipment to help the dairy industry including chaff cutters, milk separators and butter churns.

Did you know straying stock was a common problem and features regularly in the early West Guidford Road Board minutes? Solutions were to improve fencing, impound stock and create the position of the Pound Keeper in 1948.

As early as 1882, straying stock was reported on the Bassendean Estate.

Daily News 19 October 1882, p. 4

An early dairy was Frank Honner’s Tatiara Dairy on Parnell Parade c1909.

The Town of Bassendean Seniors & Disability Services is a small community agency offering personalised Home Care Services that supports independence and the wellbeing

of seniors and frail aged. Services include, but are not limited to, personal care, domestic assistance, social support and transport.

Ashfield Community Centre, 2 Colstoun Road, Ashfield, WA 6054

9279 6588 8.30am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm Tuesday 9am - 6pm

Wednesday 9am - 6pm Thursday 9am - 6pm Friday 9am - 5.30pm Saturday 9am - 1pm

Closed Sundays and Public Holidays

Free English classes in the Library

Bassendean Memorial Library invites adults whose first language is not English to join our free English classes.

Monday evenings from 3 August, 2020.

5.00 pm - 5.30 pm for beginners 5.30 pm - 6.30 pm for Intermediate

Register your interest at the Library information desk or call us on 9279 2966.

Our Justice of the Peace

service is on

the first Saturday of the month.

9.15am - 11.00am

EFTPOS is now available

We are happy to share that our Craft Group is up and running

again! The group meets on Mondays 9am -12pm. Come and

go as you please and bring whatever crafty projects you like as

it's a casual gathering of like minded people.

Water damaged books

With the recent wet weather and the popularity of drink bottles, we

have had some of our books being returned with water damage. Accidents happen but we ask that

you take a little more care with your Library items. Please treat your books like your pets. Keep them safe, dry and well fed, er...read!

Remember, you may be required to pay the replacement costs of items returned in a damaged condition.