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1001 Books achieved! This morning we had the pleasure of Cheston Freer and his mum Sarah visiting us to receive his award for being the first young reader to reach 1001 books before school! I’m sure you’ll agree that reading 1001 books before school is no small feat and Cheston was awarded a certificate from the 1001 books before school organiser Larryn. He also received a voucher from Megs Bookshop from Margie Arnold who stayed on to personally read a short story to Cheston. Congratulations Cheston on a magnificent effort! The 1001 Books before school is an initiative that will be ongoing throughout this year and aims to support the early literacy development of children and to encourage a love of reading between parents and their children. You can register your children to be part of the initiative at either the Port Pirie Regional Library or the Crystal Brook Library. There are 80 other children currently working towards the same goal and we look forward to seeing them join Cheston at the top of the ladder :)

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Flashback Friday Members of the Port Pirie Football Club PORT PIRIE: Members of a Football Club. According to a researcher, the man on the far left, in a suit, is Frank Athol Veitch who was heavily involved with many local sports. The man back row sixth from left may be Ronald Veitch. The photograph (B 54313) and information are courtesy of the State Library of South Australia.

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Harry Potter Trivia Night We are happy to announce that booking for the Harry Potter trivia event begins TODAY. Tickets are $5 dollars and can be pre purchased from either the Port Pirie Regional Library or the Crystal Brook Library. This event is licenced and although we will not be serving alcohol, you are more than welcome to bring your own favourite beverage to the event. PLEASE NOTE: No tickets will be available on the night and bookings will not be taken via the phone or through Facebook. Books are essential and we hope to see you there. :)

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Flashback Friday Wheelbarrow overflowing with dead mice. Caption reads: '4th, 5th night's catch at [?] stack Crystal Brook S.A.' The 'Advertiser', 23 June 1917, pg. 10, has the following information: 'Mr F.G. England, who is conducting operations under the Harvest Board, began work on the local [wheat] stacks on Wednesday with his double-fence trap. On the first night of operations with only part of the stack fenced, Mr England succeeded in bagging 15,400, and this morning, with the stack fenced all round, 60,000 were caught. The two catches aggregate over a ton and a quarter. There are still a large number of stacks to be dealt with'. This photograph (PRG 5/15/50/6) is courtesy of the State Library of South Australia

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Harry Potter Trivia Night Its official! We have a date set for the Harry Potter Trivia night! The event will be held on Friday the 23rd of June at 6:30pm for a 7pm start with an expected finish time around 9pm. Tickets will be available on Monday the 29th of May. Tickets will be $5 per person with groups of 6 per table (individual tickets can also be purchased but for group purposes there will be a maximum of 6 per table.) It is a BYO food and drinks event. Dress up is optional and prizes will be awarded for the best dressed provided by Megs book shop. There will other prizes and competitions throughout the night to be won as well!! Keep your eyes peeled for more information in the coming days and we look forward to seeing all out potter fans at the event! :)

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Media Monday Ways to deal with dirty books Great demonstration from the Boston Public Library by using the DePulvera Book cleaning machine. Are we likely to get one of these? Not in our lifetime. We’re happy with the elbow grease method, but it’s a great idea all the same. :)

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Booksale underway As you can see from the image, the booksale is in full swing. We have a large selection of items available this time around and there is plenty for everyone so please feel free to pop in and have a browse. :)

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