Roary’s Reads: A year without Autumn by Liz Kessler

If you could see into the future – would you look?

Jenni Green doesn’t have a choice. On her way to visit her best friend, Autumn, Jenni suddenly finds she’s been transported exactly one year forward in time.

Now she discovers that in the year that’s gone by tragedy has struck and her friendship with Autumn will never be the same again. But what caused the tragedy? How did Jenni skip a year? And can she find her way back to the past to try to change what lies ahead?

Find A year without Autumn by Liz Kessler on our library catalogue.

Discover the TV Book Club choices for spring 2012

This brilliant fiction set includes something for everyone, from Westerns and thrillers to historical and romantic novels, so there’s sure to be something to suit your tastes. Discover some new authors and kick off 2012′s reading with this unmissable collection…

• Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
• The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt
• The Somnambulist by Essie Fox
• Into The Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes
• The Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
• Girl Reading by Katie Ward
• The Report by Jessica Francis Kane
• The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
• Half the Human Race by Anthony Quinn
• You Deserve Nothing by Alexander Maksik

The TV Book Club will next be shown on More4 on 26th February at 7.20pm.

Book Review: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré

Each month we review a book that a member of library staff has read. If you would like to share your thoughts on this book or any other book you can submit your own review on our book lovers’ corner. You can also leave a star rating and review on our library catalogue.

If you love books as much as we do, why not join one of our library book groups.

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré

With the recent critical success of the “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” movie, perhaps it`s time to re-visit the 60`s Cold War world of George Smiley and “The Circus”.

In “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold”, Smiley is a largely absent presence on the fringes of the story, but “The Circus” – the British Secret Intelligence Service, based at Cambridge Circus – and “Control”, it`s leader, are very much in evidence…read more

South Ayrshire’s Landscape – Then & Now

Photography Exhibition

A wonderful exhibition of images taken around South Ayrshire comparing the landscape as it was then and how it is now, will be on display from Monday 20th February at Carnegie Library.  The exhibition will then move on to Troon and Alloway libraries, please see dates below or check our events calendar.

Carnegie Library - 20th February until 3rd March 2012
Troon Library – 5th March until 17th March 2012
Alloway Library – 19th March until 31st March 2012

This is a free exhibition

Roary’s Reads: Number the stars by Lois Lowry

They plan to arrest all the Danish Jews. They plan to take them away. And we have been told that they may come tonight.

In wartime Copenhagen, the world is suddenly a scary place for ten year old Annemarie. There are food shortages and curfews, and soldiers on every corner in the city.

But it is worse for Annemarie’s Jewish best friend, Ellen, as the Nazis continue their brutal campaign. With Ellen’s life in danger, Annemarie must summon all her courage to help stage a daring escape.

A modern classic.

Find Number the stars by Lois Lowry on our library catalogue.

‘An Introduction to IT’: Basic Computer Courses at the library

‘An Introduction to IT’ is an informal introduction to computers in a relaxed and friendly environment.  This is an ideal course for the absolute beginner, helping you to use email to keep in touch with friends and relatives, teaching you how to search the Internet to guarantee the best results and much more.

To register an interest

Pop into the Cyber Centre at Carnegie Library, Ayr or telephone (01292) 618492.

Learn something new at your library

If you would like to learn something different or improve your existing skills, then pop in and see what’s available in your local library. We offer a fun, friendly and informal learning experience in a relaxed library environment. Find out what you can do.

This Valentine’s day you’re better off spending the evening with a good book…

Now of course the scores under woman could equally well apply to men.

Find a good book on our library catalogue.

New features for our eRead mobile app

More and more of our customers are accessing our OverDrive-powered eRead service using their mobile device to checkout eBooks and eAudio. Today, OverDrive is pleased to announce new features for its mobile apps that are sure to increase that usage even further.

With the release of OverDrive® Media Console™ v2.4 for Android™, BlackBerry® and Windows Phone, users can:

• Return audiobooks as well as eBooks.
• Find definitions while reading using the dictionary lookup feature. Users can also use Wikipedia search, too!

The system requirements are still the same. The free apps can be installed on phones and devices running…

• Android v1.5 (or newer)
• Touch screen BlackBerry OS v4.7 (or newer)
• Non-touch screen BlackBerry OS v4.5 (or newer)
• Windows Phone 7 (or newer)

OMC v2.4 for iOS —iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch®—will have early audiobook returns and dictionary lookup for iOS v4.0 (or newer) available soon.

Users with OverDrive Media Console already installed will get a notification that an update is available.

If you haven’t downloaded the app yet just search for ‘Overdrive Media Console’ on your app store.  For instructions on how to download the app and to check if your device is compatible with our eRead service visit OverDrive’s Media Console.

Roary’s Reads: Out of the depths by Cathy MacPhail

Tyler Lawless has a gift. She can see dead people and sometimes they ask for help.

Tyler has moved to a new school, hoping to make a fresh start. But this isn’t going to be easy as a boy who is supposed to be dead keeps appearing in her classroom. He is trying to tell her something, but can Tyler work out what it is?

A spooky new story featuring Tyler Lawless, heroine to the unlawfully dead….

Find Out of the depths by Cathy MacPhail on our library catalogue.

Who was Stieg Larsson?

Stieg Larsson: Behind the Dragon Tattoo

Although Stieg Larsson died before his “Millenium Trilogy” became a publishing phenomenon, Lisbeth Salander (“the girl with the dragon tattoo”) and Mikael Blomkvist (the journalist who works with her) are now part of popular culture. A new film – starring Rooney Mara (as Lisbeth) and Daniel Craig (as Blomkvist) – was released at the end of December and has been nominated for numerous awards.

Who was Stieg Larsson? Did he model his two lead characters on anyone? Where are those hard-to-pronounce places? Join us for an interactive journey behind the dragon tattoo at the Awesome Stories website.

Find titles by Stieg Larsson on our library catalogue.