Updated! Browse Indian authors on our Website.

The Indian authors list on our Authors by Genre page has been updated! Check out the page and click on an author and see what items of theirs we have in our catalogue.

From New York to Coogee Beach?

Cockburn Libraries is bringing its Outdoor Reading Room to the Aussie Day BBQ at Coogee Beach Reserve on Thursday. Inspired by New York's Bryant Park Reading Room , the Cockburn Libraries' Outdoor Reading Room brings reading to the great outdoors for the National Year of Reading 2012.

Enjoy the adult and kids books, magazines,and comics which will be available for browsing and reading.

Thursday 26 January 2012
1pm to  5pm
Coogee Beach Reserve, Powell Road, Coogee

There is no excuse not to come down ,as Spearwood, Coolbellup & Success Libraries will all be closed for the Australia Day public holiday.

Updated! Browse Vampire Fiction/Paranormal Romance authors on our Website.

The Vampire Fiction/Paranormal Romance authors list on our Authors by Genre page has been updated! Check out the page and click on an author and see what items of theirs we have in our catalogue.

50 Best Children's Fiction Books of 2011

Most borrowed kids' fiction books of 2011. 


So we conclude our week of 'best of 2011' lists with the 50 (well 51) most borrowed kids' books of the year.

1. Diary of a wimpy kid. The ugly truth / Jeff Kinney
2. Diary of a wimpy kid. Dog days / Jeff Kinney
3. Harry Potter and the deathly hallows / J. K. Rowling
4. Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets / J. K. Rowling
5. Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban / J. K. Rowling
6. Percy Jackson and the lightning thief / Rick Riordan
7. Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley's journal / Jeff Kinney
8. Harry Potter and the goblet of fire / J. K. Rowling
9. Percy Jackson and the sea of monsters / Rick Riordan
10. Are we there yet? : a journey around Australia / Alison Lester  ...see the complete list>>

110 Best Picture Books of 2011.

The most borrowed children's picture books of 2011

'Picture books are for everybody at any age, not books to be left behind as we grow older. The best ones leave a tantalising gap between the pictures and the words, a gap that is filled by the reader's imagination, adding so much to the excitement of reading a book.' - Anthony Browne, UK Children’s Laureate, 2009-2011

Picture books is one of the most popular categories at the library, with the top 20 picture books all making the Top 100 Books list.  I wonder if anyone has read all 110?

1. Where the wild things are / Maurice Sendak
2. Who sank the boat? / Pamela Allen
3. Magic beach / Alison Lester
4. Annie's chair / Deborah Niland
5. Where's my teddy? / Jez Alborough
6. The owl and the pussycat / Edward Lear
7. Spot says goodnight / Eric Hill
8. Can't you sleep little bear? / Martin Waddell
9. Jolly Olly Octopus / Tony Mitton
10. The troll / Julia Donaldson  ...see the complete list>>

50 Top YA novels of 2011

50 most borrowed Young Adult books of 2011 (well, the 58 most borrowed, as the last 12 all tied for 47th spot).

The Twilight juggernaut continues with the series taking four of the top five spots, with only The hunger games  standing in the way of a clean sweep at the top of the list.  John Marsden's Tomorrow, when the war began came in at 7, the highest Australian book, while James Patterson,  covering all his bases, gets in the Top 10 of the YA list (as well as the Top 10 of the Fiction list & the Overall list) with his YA fantasy series Witch & wizard.

1. Breaking dawn / Stephenie Meyer
2. The hunger games / Suzanne Collins
3. Eclipse / Stephenie Meyer
4. Twilight / Stephenie Meyer
5. New moon / Stephenie Meyer
6. The vampire diaries. Volume I. The awakening / L. J. Smith
7. Tomorrow, when the war began / John Marsden
8. Witch & wizard / James Patterson
9. City of bones / Cassandra Clare
10. Spirit bound / Richelle Mead     ....see the complete list>>

55 Best Comics of 2011

The most borrowed comics (or is that graphic novels?) of 2011.

In the January 2012 issue of The Believer, in the Sedaratives 'monthly advice column',   

Anonymous asks: "Are comic books really 'graphic novels,' or are they just comic books?" To which guest columnist Beth Littleford responds: "It's all a matter of perspective... which basically comes down to whether or not you've ever had a girlfriend."

No matter what your perspective, here is the list of the most popular ones of 2011 :

Popular Italian mouse

1. The secret of the sphinx / Geronimo Stilton
2. Who stole the Mona Lisa? / Geronimo Stilton
3. Asterix in Spain / Réne Goscinny
4. Dinosaurs in action / Geronimo Stilton
5. Big beefy book of Bart Simpson
6. Asterix in Britain / Réne Goscinny
7. Simpsons Comics Big bonanza
8. Star Wars. The clone wars. The wind raiders of the Taloraan / John Ostrander
9. The great Ice Age / Geronimo Stilton
10. Asterix the Gaul / Réne Goscinny   ..... see the complete list >>