A Time for Dancing by Davida Wills Hurwin

What do you do when your best friend is dying?

Sam and Jules have been best friends forever. Now in the summer before senior year, Sam and Jules are certain they are ready for whatever the future brings. From college to professional dance careers, they'll share the triumphs and the tears together. But nothing could have prepared them for Jules's sudden illness and the discovery of its cause - cancer. Now both Jules and Sam must learn to accept the unacceptable - that Jules's cancer may not go away.

Calling all Graphic fans!

The Dubbo Branch Library has some great new Young Adult graphic novels.

Here is a sample:

Battlestar Galactica: Echoes of New Caprica by Emily Salzfass (Tokyopop)

The colonial fleet continues its perilous journey toward Earth and the hope of a brighter future, but the brutal Cylon occupation of New Caprica continues to impact the lives of everyone.

Star Wars Omnibus: Rise of the Sith

During the time of the Republic, the Jedi Council guided the Jedi Knights as they upheld their values of peace and justice throughout the galaxy - and the Sith waited in hiding for the right time to reveal their existence and take revenge...

Star Wars Omnibus: Emissaries & Assassins

It is the beginning of the end of the Galactic Republic. The Jedi just don't know it yet...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus - Volume 6

Volume Six of the Buffy omnibus series delves further into the lives of Buffy and her closest friends - Willow, Xander and Giles.

Wolverine: Logan by Brian K. Vaughan (Marvel)

Wolverine travels to a mysterious hill in Japan to come to terms with the ghosts of a long-forgotten incident in his past, a moment that re-forged him in the flames of love, death and destruction.

The Eternal Smile: three stories by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim

Meet Duncan. Charming and brave, he's the Princess's favourite - and he's on the way to winning the throne. But lately, the walls of reality in Duncan's kngdom are wearing a little thin...

Stephen King's The Dark Tower: Treachery by Robin Furth (Marvel)

Everyone knows treachery is defined as someone doing you wrong when they ought not be. So now you want to know how to spot it? Well then, welcome to Gilead...an' take your pick of sights to see.

Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Prodigal Son by Chuck Dixon

In the nineteenth century, Dr. Victor Frankenstein brought his notorious creation to life, but a horrible turn of events forced him to abandon it and slip away from the public eye. Two centuries later, a serial killer is on the loose in New Orleans, gruesomely salvaging body parts from each of his victims, as if trying to assemble a perfect human being.

The Jeans Go to Gaol (and do not collect $200...)

The Jean Genies continued their tour of Dubvegas and headed to the Old Dubbo Gaol. They hung around at the gallows, got pilloried, went through the wringer and inspected a very uncomfortable looking gaol toilet - but they had an excellent time. They made a flying visit to the Dubbo Visitors Centre and then went back to the library to relax.

Beat the Boredom!

The Dubbo Branch Library's Holiday program will help you remain un-bored for the entire school holidays...

For ages 13-18 - for more information contact the Dubbo Branch on 68014510.

Week 1- Tuesday 14 July 5.00-8.00pm - Twilight Formal and DVD viewing – Cost: $5
Come dressed in your formal gear for the Twilight Formal! Have “Prom Photos” taken, enjoy pizza and soft drink, and then sit back and watch the phenomenally popular ‘Twilight’ DVD.

Wednesday 15 July 4.30-6.30pm - Guitar Hero Fest – Cost $3
Unleash your inner Rock Star! Compete to become the Ultimate Guitar Hero and be in the running to win a prize. Pizza and soft drink will be supplied.

Week 2 - Tuesday 21 July 6.00-8.00pm - ‘Have You Got Talent?’ Cost $3
Show how talented you are at the Library’s ‘Have You Got Talent’ Night! Performers will have up to 4 minutes to impress the judges with a musical number, poetry reading, stand-up comedy act, dance or magic performance – or any other talent you have! Bring your own props, instruments or music and make a noise!

Thursday 23 July 2.00 – 4.00pm – ‘Fantasy Worlds’ Creative Writing Workshop Cost $5
Calling all budding authors! Join talented fantasy author Val Clark and learn how to write your own fantasy story. Each participant will receive a free pen and notebook.

The Jean Genies get decorated

The Dubbo branch library hosted some keen Jean decorators - here are the Jeans in all their glory...

Jean Genies Go to the Zoo!

The Jean Genies go to the Zoo!
The jeans are here and have been to the Taronga Western Plains Zoo! They met the keepers, were mauled by Juara the Sumatran tiger and worn by Cuddles the African elephant.

Drawing inspiration from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares, this event has 4 pairs of jeans travelling around NSW public libraries in 2009. The Jeans will appear from nowhere, create magic, then disappear!

The Dubbo Branch is holding two workshops to decorate the jeans at the Dubbo Branch on Monday July 6 and Wednesday July 8 from 4 to 5.45pm. Come along to one or both of the workshops to decorate the jeans using fabric paints and other craft materials.

The jeans will then go to gaol for fun, photos and frivolity before they disappear and travel to their next destination. Come to Dubbo Branch Library on Saturday July 11 before 10.30am to participate. A signed permission slip must be returned to the library on or before the departure date and participants will return to the library at 12.30pm.

Book early by calling (02) 6801 4510 as places are limited.

CBC Book Week Shortlist - Book of the Year - Older Readers

For those who are unaware, the Children's Book Council releases a shortlist of books that have been nominated for Book of the Year for Older Readers.


The shortlisted titles are:

CORNISH, D. M.
Monster Blood Tattoo Book 2: Lamplighter
Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia





EATON, Anthony
Into White Silence
Woolshed Press, Random House Australia





FRENCH, Jackie
A Rose for the Anzac Boys
HarperCollinsPublishers





MARCHETTA, Melina
Finnikin of the Rock
Viking, Penguin Group Australia





MOLONEY, James
Kill the Possum
Penguin Group Australia





TAN, Shaun
Tales from Outer Suburbia
Allen & Unwin