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Marie Jerome<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It is with great anticipation the latest addition to the one of the most favourite franchises has been released, \u2018The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes\u2019 has been described as a sleek prequel to The Hunger Games. Coming to the library soon, reserve your read now!<\/p>\n Did you know that reading helps your mind grow? It helps connect different parts of your brain. Research, carried out at Emory University in the US, found that reading a good book may cause heightened connectivity in the brain and neurological changes that persist in a similar way to muscle memory. After reading a book, your brain activity is boosted for days. It is exercise and nourishment for your mind.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have you seen the latest riddle in the library? There will be a new one each week, come up and test your brain, it is great to hear the chatter and ideas flowing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Library Assistant Marie Jerome It is with great anticipation the latest addition to the one of the most favourite franchises has been released, \u2018The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes\u2019 has been described as a sleek prequel to The Hunger Games. Coming to the library soon, reserve your read now! Did you know that reading […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1763,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1744","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/1744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=1744"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=1744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/05\/jbareham_200520_1020_songbirds_snakes_0001.0.jpg\")
<\/p>\nBook of the week – More than a Kick<\/h3>\n
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Talking about exercise and mental health, the book of the moment is \u2018More than a kick\u2019 by Tayla Harris, a compelling true story of how a photograph of her kicking for goal resulted in extreme online trolling when it was posted to social media. Tayla has been lauded for how she navigates the social and mainstream media storm that followed. Reading through this, there are many positive messages for young women on all levels. New and ready to be borrowed.<\/p>\n