The Campaspe Regional Library are excited about being involved in the State Library of Victoria's Summer Read Program. We are thrilled to announce that we have secured a very special author for a guest appearance on January 15th at Radcliffes. Steven Conte, who wrote the Zookeeper's War and won the inaugral Prime Minister's Literary Prize for doing so, will be visiting Echuca as part of the Summer Read program. As well as author visits across the state, people can vote for their favourite book from the Summer Read list and be in the running to win one of five vouchers for accommodation at a Best Western Hotel, or a pack of all 20 Summer Read books, a Sovereign Hill Ticket package, 12 mini libraries of five Victorian books and 15 $100 book vouchers. Prizes will be drawn at the State Library on March 20th 2009, voting closes on Feb 28, 2009. Last Friday three of our library staff attended the official launch of the Summer Read where we caught up with Alan Brough (actor and bookworm...and of Spicks and Specks fame). Alan is the ambassador for the Summer Read program. For more info about all the books and author visits please go to www.slv.vic.gov.au/goto/summer We will have more information about the author visit soon. We will have all the books on the Summer Read list so get reading and voting.
