This is the only award in Australia that reflects what teenagers want to read. The Inkys are international awards for teenage literature, voted for by readers online at www.insideadog.com.au.

There are three awards: the  Inky for an Australian book, the  Inky for an international book, and the won by a young person for a creative response to a book they love, in any format they choose.

Vote for your favourite  and  books from the shortlist!

You must be under 20 to vote, and you can only vote once.

Voting closes on November 20

Vote Online Inside a Dog

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This month we have teamed up with the Big Book Club to bring to you our special Guest for November

Judy Nunn

Judy Nunn's career has been long, illustrious and multifaceted. After combining her internationally successful acting career with scriptwriting for television and radio, Judy decided in the 80s to turn her hand to prose.

Embarking on adult fiction in the early 90s, Judy's three novels, THE GLITTER GAME, CENTRE STAGE and ARALUEN, set respectively in the worlds of television, theatre and film, became instant bestsellers. Her subsequent bestsellers, KAL, BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS, TERRITORY, PACIFIC and HERITAGE confirm her position as one of Australia's leading popular novelists.

Her latest title MARALINGA is The Big Book Club's selection for November 2009.

So come along to meet and hear Judy Nunn, one of Australia's best loved and most successful authors.

Books will be available for sale and the author will happily sign copies.

When: Monday, 30th November 2009

Time: Morning tea from 9:30am, Talk begins at 10:00am

Cost: FREE

Where: Boulevard South, The Boulevard Centre

Bookings are essential and can be made over the phone on 9383 8999 or in person at the Cambridge Library Service Desk

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Disability Access Questionnaire

Town of Cambridge is reviewing its Disability Access and Inclusion Plan. If you would like to have input, please download a copy of the survey by clicking here.

Alternatively you can email jane@e-qual.net to have a copy emailed to you, or ring 9389 9930 to provide feedback over the telephone.

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The West Australian back issues now available Online

You can now read electronic editions of past issues of The West Australian on any of the public PCs at the Cambridge Library. This resource can also be accessed from your home computer, but you will need to request the password first from the staff.

The online edition, like the print version, is published daily Monday to Saturday but not on Sundays, Good Friday or Christmas Day. You will have access to all editorial and photographic material as well as all the printed sections (excluding The West Magazine).

The content of the digital archive covers July 2004 to yesterday, if you need access to issues older than that, The State Library of Western Australia has an almost complete collection of The West Australian newspaper on microfiche.

Please see library staff to gain access.

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Choice now available Online

Choice Online is now available on the Cambridge Library Computers.  Click on the Choice icon and then see the library staff to gain access!

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The Computer School

The Computer School is now available online at Cambridge Library.

The Computer Skills Index Link!  Any Library member can click on the logo below and instantly access a powerful database that provides direct links to hundreds of (beginner to intermediate level) computer skills' tutorials - requiring no supervision whatsoever.  The Computer Skills Index Link provides you with instant, quick-lesson education.  It contains hundreds of comprehensive tutorials and more than a thousand related exercises, activities and assignments.  Learning topics include: Computer Basics, Email and the Internet, Internet Research and Design, ECommerce, MS Vista, Photoshop, Publisher, Dreamweaver, Access, Excel, Word and much much more.

This service is available by clicking on the Computer School image and entering your library card number.

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Family History Online

Ancestry.com is now available online at Cambridge Library. 

Explore your family history through Australian and overseas historical records, including census records, birth, marriage and death records, settler, convict and immigrant lists, directories and newspaper obituaries.  Also available are photos, maps, and historical publications.

This service is only available from the public terminals within Cambridge Library.

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Hand in your Old Mobile Phone at the Library for Recycling

The Town of Cambridge Library is one of the designated "hand 'em in" locations for residents and staff to recycle their pre-loved mobile phone handsets, batteries and accessories. Help to save valuable resources and protect the environment through this recycling effort as more than 90 per cent of mobile phone products contain materials that can be extracted and reused such as plastics, gold, silver, copper and nickel. 

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Local Studies database (Cambridge Notes) now online

The Local Studies database, also called Cambridge Notes, is now available online.

The Timeline database holds snippets of information on historical events in the Cambridge area. These notes have been sourced from resources within the collection and from information provided by local residents. Database entries are added and amended as new information comes to hand.

The Resource database is an index of Local Studies items that are not catalogued in the main Cambridge Library catalogue. It currently holds information on all articles in our newspaper clippings collection and our photograph collection.

To search these databases online, visit the Local Studies web page then click on the Cambridge Notes link.

Type in your search terms, choose the database you wish to search, then click the search button.

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Mouse Skills

Do you lack confidence when you have to use a mouse?
Click on the following links to practice your mouse skills.
You will learn how to move and click a computer mouse, click buttons, use drop-down menus, scroll-bar menus and fill-out forms.

Central Kansas Library System presents Chris Rippel's Mouse Aerobics

Palm Beach County Library presents Mousercise

Monroe County Public Library, Indiana presents Mouse Exercises for Seniors

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