tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77096513822771590612024-03-05T16:36:42.594-08:00Read all about it, Mandurah!2012 is The National Year of Reading in Australia and there will be lots of exciting events happening around the country to promote reading.
On this blog we'll keep you up to date with events and activities happening in Mandurah, Western Australia to help you to discover and rediscover the joy of reading.National Year of Reading Project Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480645778060154466noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7709651382277159061.post-90578745249559203742012-12-09T23:13:00.000-08:002012-12-09T23:14:50.344-08:00First Wednesday Book Club in 2013<br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The First Wednesday Book Club was started as one of the City of Mandurah's National Year of Reading 2012 initiatives. Throughout 2012 the group's monthly meetings were co-ordinated by the City of Mandurah's National Year of Reading Project Officer.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">This book club will continue to meet in 2013 and beyond under their own steam. They have lots of exciting ideas about how to develop their activities including writing a blog with book reviews and recommendations, event listings and other information of interest to keen readers in and around Mandurah.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">You can find their new blog at:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you would like to join the group then come along to their first meeting for 2013</span><br />
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National Year of Reading Project Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480645778060154466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7709651382277159061.post-25233585940063983722012-11-29T23:03:00.002-08:002012-11-29T23:05:10.313-08:00Let's Read early literacy campaign<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The 2013 Let's Read early literacy campaign, with $1million funding from the federal government, will raise awareness of the importance of reading with children and support the work of reading professionals. The campaign was initiated during the National Year of Reading and leveraged off the success of the year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Find out more about the Let's Read campaign and how to get involved <a href="http://www.letsread.com.au/">here</a>.</span></span></div>
National Year of Reading Project Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480645778060154466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7709651382277159061.post-48139330758991687282012-11-06T22:17:00.000-08:002012-11-06T22:17:44.518-08:00Writers in the Library - Stephanie Roberts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You are invited to meet local Mandurah author Stephanie Roberts at the launch of her first book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Thursday 15th November at 2pm</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Unconditional love of a dog can teach humans the lessons of life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">"On the Wings of Autumn" is an unusual journey into relationships both human and animal, with Stephanie learning how those tie together. It is sometimes fun, sometimes thoughtful and sometimes sad ... a look back at a full life, packed with all those emotions and more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">A must-read for anyone convinced their pets read their mind, offer comfort during trying times and would gladly give up their lives to save ours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>To book your seat Phone 9550 3650</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>or email </strong><a href="mailto:libstaff@mandurah.wa.gov.au"><strong>libstaff@mandurah.wa.gov.au</strong></a></span></div>
National Year of Reading Project Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480645778060154466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7709651382277159061.post-20956467734950680732012-11-04T21:13:00.001-08:002012-11-04T21:16:13.667-08:00Read Out Loud @ the Eastern Foreshore<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Join us for a special story-time session near the playground on Mandurah's Eastern Foreshore. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Look out for the Love2Read marquee.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Feel free to bring along <em>your</em> favourite read-aloud books, to turn up at any time between 10am and 4pm and to stay for as long as you like.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; line-height: 200%;">Class and childcare centre groups are welcome at this event. To arrange a group visit, please contact Deidre Robb on 9550 3237 or email </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; line-height: 200%;"><a href="mailto:deidre.robb@mandurah.wa.gov.au"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue;">deidre.robb@mandurah.wa.gov.au</span></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; line-height: 200%;">For information about other Read Out Loud events in WA see <a href="http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/whats_on/national_year_of_reading">http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/whats_on/national_year_of_reading</a></span></div>
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National Year of Reading Project Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480645778060154466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7709651382277159061.post-40185480668723722592012-11-01T00:30:00.000-07:002012-11-04T20:26:07.999-08:00Extended Opening Hours at Mandurah Libraries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The City of Mandurah is delighted to announce that the opening times at Mandurah Library and Falcon eLibrary and Community Centre have been extended. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">9am - 6pm Friday</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">9am - 5pm Saturday</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">10am - 4pm Sunday</span><br />
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National Year of Reading Project Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480645778060154466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7709651382277159061.post-51963646186063906222012-10-21T19:00:00.000-07:002012-10-21T19:00:59.157-07:00It's never too late ... to learn to read - Short Story Competition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>"It's never too late ... to learn to read"</em> was a short story competition for unpublished, new, emerging and established Australian writers to tell their own stories about adults learning to read. The aim was for the creation of exciting, inspiring and challenging stories to support and encourage adult learning, and to highlight the fact that "It's never too late ... to learn to read".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Speech Pathology Australia's Book of the Year Awards aim to promote children's books as literacy tools, as well as raising awareness of the role speech pathologists play in helping children develop language and literacy skills. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The winners of the Speech Pathology Australia 2012 Book of the Year Awards are as follows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Lower Primary: <strong><em>The Little Refugee</em></strong> by Anh & Suzanne Do</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Indigenous Children: <strong><em>The Snake and the Boy</em></strong> by Azmen Sebastian</span><br />
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National Year of Reading Project Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480645778060154466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7709651382277159061.post-49792423266542868802012-10-15T19:38:00.001-07:002012-10-15T21:53:05.511-07:00eBooks from Overdrive - Learn how!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">When Adam is not making music he spends most of his time brewing stout, jumping in rivers and reading books written by men.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Alison Lester's award-winning book <em>Are We There Yet?</em> tells the story of her family's exciting journey around Australia in a camper van.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ian Reid is a widely published author of literary and historical non-fiction whose writings have been translated into several languages. Originally from New Zealand, Ian now lives in Perth, where he is a Winthrop Professor at The University of Western Australia and Emeritus Professor at Curtin University.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Falcon eLibrary and Community Centre is considering hosting a young adults book club for youths aged 12 and up. We have a number of titles available with ten books in each collection. You will have one month to read it and once a month you will meet up with the rest of the group to discuss the book and any others that you may be reading. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We are asking for expressions of interest to decide which day and time will be most suitable. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To register your interest email your name, phone number, email address and preference for day and time to <a href="mailto:elibstaff@mandurah.wa.gov.au">elibstaff@mandurah.wa.gov.au</a> with <em>Young Adult Book Club</em> as the subject.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">For more information phone Julie Larnach on 9550 3230.</span>National Year of Reading Project Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480645778060154466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7709651382277159061.post-85120912046279319842012-09-19T22:25:00.000-07:002012-09-20T22:33:25.293-07:00Mums of Mandurah visit to the library<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This week Falcon eLibrary and Community Centre hosted a visit from members of Mums of Mandurah Incorporated<span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong>*</strong></span>. This child-friendly visit was tailored to the needs of the group and included a tour of the library including the children's section and parenting collection, a storytime session and craft activity followed by a complimentary morning tea and chat with other parents. Visitors were given an information pack about key services offered by the library.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Mandurah Libraries welcomes visits from community groups and we are happy to tailor the visit to the needs of your members. To arrange a group visit please phone:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Mandurah Library on 9550 3650 or </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Falcon eLibrary and Community Centre on 9550 3230.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The registration desk will be open during your visit and people who are not already library members are welcome to join the library during the visit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">From craft activities, drawing and games to bookclubs, storytelling and group art projects, the Mandurah Libraries are a great place to spend your school holidays! So join us for some fun and games with your friends at the libraries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The schedule of activities for the <strong>October 2012</strong> school holidays are now available. Be sure to book your child's spot as places are limited. All activities are FREE!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">See the October School Holiday program for:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">- <strong>Mandurah Library</strong> <a href="http://www.mandurah.wa.gov.au/HBItem_241676.PDF"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">- <strong>Falcon eLibrary and Community Centre</strong> <a href="http://www.mandurah.wa.gov.au/HBItem_240666.PDF"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Bookings can be made at the desk at each library or by phoning:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">- Falcon eLibrary and Community Centre on</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> 9550 3230.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://cbca.org.au/winners08.htm">Winner of the 2008 Australian Young Adult Book of the Year Award</a>, <i>The Ghost's Child </i>is an allegorical fable asking powerful questions about the worth of life and the power of love. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;">FREE TALK</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; line-height: 150%; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> is co-presented by the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre,</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">National Year of Reading,</span> <a href="http://www.mandurah.wa.gov.au/inqb8.htm"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">INQB8 Centre for Contemporary Art</span></a> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and Mandurah Libraries</span>.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The <span style="color: #cc0000;">SHOW</span> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">premieres</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> at </span><a href="http://www.manpac.com.au/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Mandurah Performing Arts Centre</span></a> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">from </span></span></span></span><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_8" o:spid="_x0000_s1028" style="height: 151.5pt; left: 0px; margin-left: 18.15pt; margin-top: 619.7pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: margin; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: margin; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-wrap-distance-bottom: 0; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-top: 0; mso-wrap-style: square; position: absolute; text-align: left; visibility: visible; width: 123pt; z-index: 2;" type="#_x0000_t75"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><v:imagedata o:title="MPAC" src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\Deidre-R\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image007.png"></v:imagedata><w:wrap anchorx="margin" anchory="margin" type="square"></w:wrap></span></span></v:shape><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Friday 28<sup>th</sup> September – Friday 5<sup>th</sup> October. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Suitable age 10+. Full details </span><a href="http://www.manpac.com.au/show_inside.php?id=132"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "Rockwell Extra Bold", "serif";"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.centromandurah.com.au/retailer.php?id=1173">Corona Books</a> have given us some great new release books to give away at the next meeting.</span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">keen readers who love discussing what they are reading and have recommendations to share;</span></span> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">those who do not want to commit to reading one particular title each month;</span></span> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">busy people with limited time for reading for pleasure. Come along and get that must-read recommendation to inspire you to treat yourself to more reading time; and</span></span> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">those who can’t promise to make it every month but would love to attend whenever they are able.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Feel free to bring along books you have finished with to pass on to others.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This month I'll be recommending the winner of the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction, 2011: <a href="http://textpublishing.com.au/books-and-authors/book/traitor/">Stephen Daisley's debut novel Traitor</a>. This was one of those books I wanted to read slowly to savour the images and beautiful language. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For more details about the performance of <em>The Gruffalo's Child</em> and ticket prices, please see the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre's website </span><a href="http://www.manpac.com.au/show_inside.php?id=113"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">If you can't make it to these storytime sessions, then you will have another chance to hear the story of <em>The Gruffalo</em> at <a href="http://www.readallaboutitmandurah.blogspot.com.au/p/reading-hour.html"><strong>The Reading Hour Pyjama Party</strong></a> on 25th August where this very popular bedtime story will be read on stage by a reading champion!</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We have a fantastic opportunity for Australian writers - published, unpublished, student and mature age - to be part of an initiative that not only supports the National Year of Reading 2012, but also has the potential to improve the skills of the 46% of Australians who struggle with literacy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>"It's never too late ... to learn to read" writing competition!</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">"It's never too late... to learn to read" is a short story competition for unpublished, new, emerging and established Australian writers. For some, it will be the chance to tell their own stories; for others, it will be the opportunity to imagine the experiences of an adult learning to read. Our aim is for the creation of exciting, inspiring and challenging stories to support and encourage adult learning, and to highlight the fact that "It's never too late... to learn to read".</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Published writers will have the opportunity to win a $3,000 cash prize for their work, and emerging / unpublished writers, $1,000. The judges will be looking for stories that excite, inspire and challenge audiences. Fourteen stories (8 from published authors, 6 from unpublished) will be chosen as winners, and these will be announced during <a href="http://www.thereadinghour.org.au/"><b>The Reading Hour in Sydney 2012</b></a>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Entries close on <span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b>6 August 2012.</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Competition rules, entry form and more information<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.love2read.org.au/never-too-late.cfm"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To help spread the word about this competition, you can download the poster <a href="http://love2read2012.wikispaces.com/file/view/ALW_2012_library_flyer_A4.pdf">here</a>.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This competition was also held in 2011. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You can<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">read (and listen) to last year’s entries <a href="http://www.love2read.org.au/never-too-late-2011.cfm">here</a>.</span></span></span></div>
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