Western District

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday

Partly cloudy. Patchy early morning fog. Isolated showers and thunderstorms from midday. Heavy falls possible with thunderstorms. Winds light this morning

but tending southerly and averaging 15 to 25 km/h by mid afternoon.

Temperatures 28 to 34 during the day.

Ballarat Afternoon thunderstorms. Max 31

Warrnambool Early fog clearing. Max 26

Hamilton Afternoon shower or storm. Max 33

Colac Afternoon shower or storm. Max 31

Fire Danger: Low to Moderate [0-11]

UV Alert from 9:50 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Forecast for Thursday

Cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds northeasterly averaging 15

to 25 km/h tending south to southwesterly up to 30 km/h around midday.

Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures

reaching the mid 20s.

Ballarat Storms and showers. Min 19 Max 27

Warrnambool Storms and showers. Min 19 Max 23

Hamilton Storms and showers. Min 20 Max 27

Colac Storms and showers. Min 19 Max 27

Details

Outreach Library Service

The Library Outreach Van provides a mobile library service to twelve rural locations throughout the Colac-Otway, Corangamite and Moyne shires.

Beeac, Beech Forrest, Birregurra, Coragulac, Cressy, Forrest, Gellibrand, Lavers Hill, Nullawarre, Lismore, Peterborough and Skipton are visited on a fortnightly basis.

The van carries a collection of over 1200 items available for loan, including:

• Fiction and non-fiction books for all ages
• Talking books on cassettes and CD
• Videos, DVDs
• Large Print books
• Magazines

Stock is changed regularly, and library staff are happy to bring titles in each borrowers area of interest upon request. Items borrowed may be returned at any branch.

The van is equipped with a wheelchair lift to enable easy access for anyone who has a problem using steps.

The loan period for items borrowed on the Outreach van is aligned to the fortnightly visits:

• DVDs, Videos = two weeks
• Magazines = two weeks
• Other items = four weeks

January to July 2010 Timetable

For further information contact:

Home Library Service

The Colac, Camperdown and Warrnambool Libraries provide services to those unable to come to the library due to frailty, disability or ill health. The Home Library Service also delivers materials to aged care facilities and retirement villages. Temporary deliveries can also be arranged after hospitalization or illness.

How the service operates

Library staff select items for Home Service clients, and deliver them to their homes on a regular monthly basis, with the help of volunteers. Some clients choose their own materials from the home service van. The full range of library materials is available for loan, including large print books, talking books on tape or CD, and magazines.

How to join

If you are interested in joining the Home Library Service, please contact the Library Outreach Services Coordinator on 5231 4613 at Colac or the Warrnambool Home Service on 5559 4990. We will arrange to visit you to assess your eligibility and discuss your reading interests.

Become a volunteer

The home library service relies on the goodwill of volunteers who generously give their time to deliver library materials to housebound library members. Each volunteer delivers to the same people each month, to help build a friendly, personalized service. Only one to two hours is required.

If you would like to become a volunteer, please contact the library.

Library Outreach Stops