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Discover the joy of leisure reading at Central Library\u2014reduce stress, strengthen your brain, and indulge in popular titles with no due dates!<\/p>\n

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Reading for leisure has been shown to be an effective way of reducing stress… with the added benefit of strengthening our brains!<\/p>\n

Whether you already love to read or want to try something new this year, you can find a number of popular fiction and non-fiction titles to read at Central Library.<\/p>\n

While the upper floors have books for study, you\u2019ll see that level 1 now has new shelves with books for leisure and wellbeing, as well comfy new chairs for you to relax.<\/p>\n

You can take these books home and read them at your own pace, as there are no due dates.<\/p>\n

They have the latest BookTok hits like the Fourth Wing, the Thursday Murder Club, the Twisted series and much more!<\/p>\n

Stop by level 1 of Central Library to have a look and pick something out or read more about leisure reading options at Flinders University<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Follow the library on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Twitter\/X<\/a>\u00a0for the latest news as they add more books.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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