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Winner of the 2023 Age Book of the Year and longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, “Limberlost” by Robbie Arnott, is a coming-of-age fiction narrative brimming with quiet longing and ambition. Set amid the Second World War, young protagonist Ned spends his summer hunting rabbits and pursuing dreams of buying a boat and seafaring. Evocative depictions of nature lull the reader through alternating passages of Ned’s journey of adolescence and adulthood. Readers will resonate with the novel’s themes of longing, recollection, and life. 🌳📖⛵

✅ We have Read Now 7-day loan copies of this title available, or you can request a regular or digital version via the catalogue. Link in bio.

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This Saturday! It`s a teen takeover with this after-hours extravaganza! 🎉

Get ready for an evening of entertainment, free food and fabulous prizes. Show off your skills in our talent show, check out the games room, get creative with our in-house artist, and even get career pathway advice! 🌭🎨🎤

📆 Saturday 3 June, 6pm
📍Sam Merrifield Library
🎫 Bookings link in bio

For ages 12-18 years.

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Do you have a bumper crop of fruit or vege you`d like to share? We have another seed, plant and produce swap this Saturday. Come and trade your garden goodies! 🍋🌱🥦

📍 Avondale Heights Library
📅 Saturday 3 June, 10am-11am
🎫 No bookings required.

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Just some of the excellent titles that have been long-listed for the Miles Franklin Literary Award ✍️

📚 Below are all the titles nominated for 2023:

- Hopeless Kingdom (Kgshak Akec)

- Limberlost (Robbie Arnott)

- Cold Enough for Snow (Jessica Au)

- Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens (Shankari Chandran)

- Enclave (Claire G Coleman)

- Losing Face (George Haddad)

- Forty Nights (Pirooz Jafari)

- Madukka: The River Serpent (Julia Janson)

- The Lovers (Yumna Kassab)

- Iris (Fiona Kelly McGrego)

- Waypoints (Adam Ouston)

👉 These are all available to reserve via our library catalogue. Link in bio.


For more about this prestigious award visit @milesfranklinliteraryaward

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#FlashbackFriday ⏳ Essendon Airport back in the day. Fancy a joy ride? 🛬

📷 Courtesy of State Library Victoria

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