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About Read More - the Moreland Reading Project

The Moreland Reading Project (MRP) is a celebration of reading which aims to develop a community culture in which the importance of reading is valued and acknowledged. Since its inception in 2000, the MRP has hosted a wide range of free activities to appeal to our diverse Moreland community. 

From the topical and informative to the escapist and experimental, events have included talks by local and international authors as well as workshops varying from recording your own music, poetry writing, parenting and tracing the history of your house. Other activities have included film nights, cultural performances, sporting demonstrations, cookery sessions, special children's storytimes and fun competitions. 

Hear talks, watch demonstrations, join in workshops or view displays on topics ranging from health and wellbeing, do-it-yourself projects, lifestyles, the environment, food and history. Gain an insight into the work of authors from Moreland, Victoria and overseas as they share their writing experiences with us. Take children along to special storytime sessions and craft activities. Enter fun reading competitions throughout the year for chances to win great prizes.

A highlight of the MRP is the library's "BookStart Kit" which is distributed to every Moreland baby through the Maternal and Child Health Nurses. The free kit contains a board book and advice on developing children's reading skills from an early age as well as information on parenting resources.

A community wide initiative, the Moreland Reading Project provides a forum for community groups to promote their own reading related activities. Local organisations interested in becoming involved in the MRP should phone Mary on 9353 4009.

Made in Moreland

Moreland is home to a diverse population of musicians, writers and filmmakers. To celebrate and preserve this artistic and cultural wealth, Moreland’s library service created Made in Moreland in 2002 – a program to support and promote local musicians, writers and filmmakers. 

As part of Made in Moreland, the library actively seeks to purchase CDs by local musicians. Copies are placed in the library’s general lending collections, with one copy of each CD also kept in the library’s local history collection, thereby preserving Moreland’s musical history for future generations.  

The Made in Moreland collection now comprises over 280 CDs and is still growing. A specially designed Made in Moreland sticker highlights local CDs as well as books and films by Moreland residents or those that have a special connection with the area. 

Resources and listings to help you Read More

New books and audio-visual materials listings

Listings of Moreland City Libraries new books and other materials is a very popular resource with library users. 

You can now download listings below.

Made in Moreland

New Fiction

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Moreland City Libraries Selection and Collection Development Policy

Health resources - consumer information 

Moreland City Libraries has developed booklists outlining recommended reading and information sources on the six most common risks to health and wellbeing in the Moreland community, as identified by the Moreland Municipal Public Health Plan.

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The booklists recommend up-to-date books, videos and internet resources on each topic.

Click on the links above, or ask for a copy of these lists on your next visit to the library. For further information, phone Tonya on 9389 8618. 

Read More author listings

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Banned and challenged books

Go Ask Alice, The House Of The Spirits, Lord Of The Flies, Brave New World and To kill A Mocking Bird - What do all these titles have in common? They all appear on the American Libraries Association’s list of the most challenged and banned books from 1990 – 2000. Collect a copy of the list of the 35 most frequently banned and challenged books from one of the five Moreland Libraries.

History of Moreland fact sheets

Moreland Libraries have produced a series of History of Moreland fact sheets providing a brief history of the Moreland area. 

Compiled by a library staff member and revised by local history buffs including Laurie Burchell, the fact sheets were produced as a resource for school children studying the local Moreland area. Topics covered include information about the indigenous Aborigines living in Moreland, first white settlement and the history of Pentridge Prison.

A bound copy of the fact sheets has been sent to each primary and secondary school in the Moreland area. For individual fact sheets please phone Mary Pritisanac on 9353 4009 or visit the history of Moreland fact sheets online page on Council's website.

Coburg: between two creeks

Copies of the recently revised and expanded edition of Coburg: between two Creeks by Dr. Richard Broome are now available from Moreland libraries for $29.95. 

Copies can be posted at an additional cost of $5.90 to cover postage and packaging. The first edition of this book won the Fellowship of Australian Writer's Local History Prize. 

This second edition brings Coburg into the new millennium. Dr Richard Broome is Associate Professor of History at La Trobe University and the author of five books on Australia's ethnic, sporting, cultural and Aboriginal history. For more information, phone Mary on 9353 4009.

Bibliotherapy  
Books to help children deal with social issues

Does your child suffer from a fear of the dark? Has there been a recent death in your family? Has your child experienced bullying?

The Moreland Library Service has prepared annotated booklists of recommended materials to help children deal with the following issues:

  • Bullies and Bullying

  • Death and Dying

  • Fears and Phobias

  • Divorce and the Changing Family

The booklists have graded each book according to suitability for preschoolers, lower, middle and upper primary school and secondary school children. If a child can identify with a character in the book who is experiencing a similar problem, they can then assess their actions and motives, consider the meaning of the story and apply this meaning to the problem confronting them. Please ask for a copy of these lists on your next visit to the library. For further information, phone Christine on 9389 8607.

 

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