A little landscaping for Christmas?

The most popular magazine for the entire year is ....(drumroll please)...

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS!

Did you know that you can reserve magazines? So if you want to catch up on that issue you missed, or someone else has the latest, you can make sure you're the next in line!

Reading List - Top 10 Biographies

This month's borrowers are a discerning crowd indeed! Check out the top 10 biographies loaned in Camden and Narellan branches this December.

Gilbert, Elizabeth. Eat, Pray, Love: One woman's search for everything.


Watson, Jessica. True Spirit: The Aussie girl who took on the world.


Moody, Mary. Au Revoir: Running away from home at fifty.


Howard, John. Lazarus Rising


Alexander, Peter F. Les Murray: A life in progress


Lindsay, Robert. Letting Go


Higgins, Fiona. Love in the age of drought (A career girl, a cotton farmer and an unlikely romance)


Dosa, David. Making the rounds with Oscar


Cunxin, Li. Mao's Last Dancer


Xinran. Letters from an unknown Chinese mother: Stories of loss and love.

Can Your Fines! Library Fines Amnesty

Running from Tuesday the 4th of January to the 29th, Camden Council Library Services will be holding their annual fines amnesty.

This is a great opportunity to clear any outstanding overdue library fines. Just return your overdue items along with an item of non-perishable food, including packages or canned goods to Camden or Narellan branches.

These donations will be distributed to local young adults by Vinnies Youth Housing Macarthur.

Questions? For more information please contact Camden Council Library Services:

Camden Ph: 46457951
Narellan Ph: 46455039

Reading List: 10 most popular books for 2010

Our first reading list for the Camden Reads program.

Click the author to browse and reserve books available.

Did you like any of these titles? Or dislike them? Tell us what you thought and receive additional entries into the Camden Reads prize pool! Email reviews (100 words or more) to nlnlibrary@camden.nsw.gov.au.

10 most popular books for 2010

• Stieg Larsson - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo


• Stieg Larsson - The Girl who Played with Fire


• Stieg Larsson - The girl who kicked the hornet’s nest


• Elizabeth Gilbert – Eat, pray, love


• Li Cunxin – Mao’s last dancer


• Alice Sebold – The lovely bones


• Clive Cussler – The lost empire


• Michael Robotham – Bleed for me


• Monica McInerney – At home with the Templetons


• Ken Follett – Fall of giants

Do you want to win a great prize? Join our summer reading program!

Would you like the chance to win a pass to the Zoo? Perhaps you'd like to win a double pass to climb the Harbour Bridge? Or maybe a book or movie voucher is more your thing? These and other great prizes are up for grabs in Camden Libraries "Camden Reads: Summer reading program" Open to all ages, all you need to do to enter is come to Camden or Narellan Library and fill in a registration form then get reading. When you've read some books come to the library and we'll give you a ticket for every book you've read, so the more you read the more tickets you'll have in the draw. This is something the whole family can participate in this summer and it's not only books that can give you a chance of winning - talking books and magazines count to! So come and register and have a great summer reading.