In recent times the library services has expanded its digital content. Not

only in regards to eBooks, but also to online content. You can now borrow

the Project Gutenberg eBooks through the library catalogue, these are

books which are not restricted by copyright, a great place to find digital

copies of some of your favourite classics. There are instructions on how to

borrow an eBook later in this newletter. We also have Kindles available for

loan. These eReaders come preloaded with a number of titles and have

the same borrowing conditions as a paper book.

Online services have expanded, you can now borrow digital copies of 80

magazines, learn a new language, do an online computer course or com-

plete a course in one of 100s of subjects all completely free. The links for

all of these services are on our online library catalogue and staff are al-

ways happy to lend a helping hand if you require assistance in accessing

these services. Over the next few newsletters we will be covering each of

these online resources in more detail.

Digital Content at your local library

Library Lovers News

Southern Downs Region Libraries September 2014 Volume 2, Issue 3

Inside this issue:

Home delivery

service

2

Popular magazine

titles

2

New books 3

How to borrow an

ebook

4

Top reads 5

A decade of best-

sellers

5

Suprising endings 6

It appears that there are

quite a few cat lovers in

amongst the library lovers.

How about a bookmark or

set of bookends to appeal

to the feline fancier?

Piece it together!

We have jigsaws available for loan, both for adults and children. These

are on a four week loan. If this is not quite enough time then you can re-

new your puzzle, either in branch, online or over the phone.

This cover is made to resemble a

Penguin Classic.

Covers for Ebook readers and Kindles

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If you have any

ideas of what

could be

included in this

newsletter

please let us

know; we

would love to

hear your

opinions.

This newsletter

can be emailed

to you if you

wish. Ask to be

added to the

email list at

your local

library.

How about a cover which is in

the style of an optometrists'

chart?

The library now has a Pinterest account. You can find us at

http://pinterest.com/sdrclibraries/

The library provides a home delivery service for housebound residents in War-

wick and Stanthorpe. Residents who would like to take advantage of this ser-

vice can contact their local branch, and fill out a profile of what sort of items

you would like. You will then receive a delivery every fortnight.

Home Delivery

Popular Magazine Titles

These are our most borrowed print magazine titles over the last few months

Australian Home Beautiful

Australian Country Style

The Australian Womens Weekly

Australian House & Garden

Better Homes & Gardens

Outback: Heart of Australia

New Books

Volume 2, Issue 3

Keep up to date as to what is happening in your local library branch by

following us on Facebook under Southern Downs Regional Libraries

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Remember! You can reserve any

titles in the library at any of the

library branches in the region.

If we dont have what you are

looking for we may be able to do

a purchase request or an Inter

Library Loan.

To find the new titles on our

library website, go to the library

catalogue and on the left hand

side you will see a links to New

Titles, which will bring up all

items which have been recently

catalogued, and New Issues,

which brings up all recent print

magazine titles.

Project Gutenberg eBooks are now available through our catalogue. These

books are all now in the public domain, meaning that they are not covered by

copyright. To see a complete list of eBooks available go to our catalogue

http://spydus.southerndowns.qld.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/

OPAC/HOME, click on catalogue, and then on advanced search. Under collec-

tion choose eBook and then click OK. This will bring up a list of all our eBooks.

Once you have found an eBook to borrow

you can do this yourself through the cata-

logue. Click on the title of the book that

you want to borrow, you can tell this is an

eBook by the [electronic resource] in the

title.

Clicking on the title brings up the record for this book. At the top and bottom

of the screen are three buttons- Place Reservation, Save Record, and Borrow

eBook. Click on Borrow eBook. This will bring up a screen where you can log in

to the catalogue if you havent already done

so. Once logged in a screen pops up saying

that your loan will expire in 28 days, do you

wish to continue? Click on continue. This

should take you to a screen which says

Item issued successfully On the right hand

side of the screen is a link which says Click

here to download eBook now. Clicking on

that link will download the book to your computer.

The downloaded book will be in .epub format, which is a format used by ge-

neric eBook readers. If you have a Kindle or Kobo reader you will need to use

a program to convert the book into a format recognized by your device. A

Google search will bring up many results, however a very popular program to

use is Calibre which can be downloaded free from http://calibre-ebook.com/.

This website has instructions on how to use the program as well as the

download.

How to borrow an EBook

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These are some of our most borrowed titles over the last few months.

These are the best selling novels of each year from 20032013 according

to Amazon

Top Reads

Page 5 Newsletter Title

School holiday

activities will

be held over

the

September

holidays in the

Warwick &

Stanthorpe

branches.

Betrayal [Kindle edition]

by Danielle Steel

Hell Island [Kindle edition]

by Matthew Reilly

Jacks and Jokers

by Matthew Condon

Kindle Set 1 [eReader]

No mans nightingale

by Ruth Rendell

Say You're Sorry

by Michael Robotham

Strangers in Death

by J. D. Robb

The Opal Desert

by Di Morrissey

The Secret Keeper [Kindle

edition] by Kate Morton

A Decade of Best-Sellers

2003 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling

2004 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

2005 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling

2006 Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others

Dont by Jim Collins

2007 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling

2008 A New Earth: Awakening to Your Lifes Purpose by Eckhart Tolle

2009 The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

2010 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson

2011 Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

2012 Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James

2013 StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath

At this stage StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath is still in the lead for 2014

Sleep is good, he said, and books are better! - George R. R. Martin

The Most Suprising Endings in Literature

Southern Downs

Region Libraries

www.southerndowns.qld.gov.au

1. Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card 2. Atonement - Ian McEwan 3. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie 4. Behind the Scenes at the Museum - Kate Atkinson 5. The Talented Mr. Ripley - Patricia Highsmith 6. The Chatham School Affair - Thomas H. Cook 7. The Moonstone - Wilkie Collins 8. The Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Orczy 9. The Killings at Badger's Drift - Caroline Graham 10. The Spy Who Came In From the Cold - John le Carre

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