{"id":5438,"date":"2020-03-12T04:09:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T04:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=5438"},"modified":"2020-03-12T04:09:14","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T04:09:14","slug":"paul-jennings-display-calls-library-in-world-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/03\/12\/paul-jennings-display-calls-library-in-world-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Jennings display calls library in world first"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The haunted dunny from children\u2019s book\u00a0<em>Round the Twist<\/em>\u00a0and Paul Jennings\u2019 colourful sea creature in\u00a0<em>The Fisherman and the Theefyspray\u00a0<\/em>are among characters and scenes in a new exhibition inspired by the famous writer.<br \/>\nA magical, immersive world expressed through Jennings\u2019 writings will be presented at Newcastle Library\u2019s Lovett Gallery in the form of sculptures, interpretative panels and various illustrations from his books.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sea-creature-inside-(1).jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/getattachment\/Council\/News\/Latest-News\/Paul-Jennings-display-calls-library-in-world-first\/Sea-creature-inside-(1).jpg.aspx\" alt=\"Sea-creature-inside-(1).jpg\" \/><br \/>\nNamed for his 1985 bestseller, the\u00a0<em>Paul Jennings: UNREAL!\u00a0<\/em>exhibition will be displayed for the first time away from the Warrnambool Art Gallery when hosted in Newcastle from Friday night.<br \/>\n\u201cPaul Jennings AM is one of Australia\u2019s best loved storytellers whose books have sold millions of copies worldwide, won countless awards and been turned into hit television series,\u201d Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said.<br \/>\n\u201cI know many parents who grew up loving the stories of Paul Jennings and I hope that they have passed this love onto their children.<br \/>\n<em>\u201cUnreal<\/em>\u00a0will appeal to children and parents alike and the exhibition will serve as a celebration of Jennings\u2019 work for Newcastle families.<br \/>\n\u201cSo far, more than 2,000 students are scheduled to visit school workshops, which are still available.<br \/>\n\u201cThe City of Newcastle invests around $15 million in delivering cultural facilities in our city year in year out and the Library plays a vital role in telling our stories and showcasing wonderful Australian talent like Paul Jennings.\u201d<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inside.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/getattachment\/Council\/News\/Latest-News\/Paul-Jennings-display-calls-library-in-world-first\/Inside.jpg.aspx\" alt=\"Inside.jpg\" \/>The English-born writer has sold more than 10 million books worldwide in 18 different languages, with his characteristic series of events ending with a twist to resonate across cultures.<br \/>\nThe Library launch on Friday 13 March includes performances from local artists, craft activities and access to the exhibition.<br \/>\nMany of the items on display are privately owned by Jennings, a Warrnambool resident, and other individuals.<br \/>\nJennings\u2019 books are available in print, audio and e-books from Newcastle Libraries.<br \/>\nCurrent programming scheduled for the duration of the exhibition includes school excursions, school holiday programs and professional development opportunities for teachers and librarians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The haunted dunny from children\u2019s book\u00a0Round the Twist\u00a0and Paul Jennings\u2019 colourful sea creature in\u00a0The Fisherman and the Theefyspray\u00a0are among characters and scenes in a new exhibition inspired by the famous writer. A magical, immersive world expressed through Jennings\u2019 writings will be presented at Newcastle Library\u2019s Lovett Gallery in the form of sculptures, interpretative panels and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/03\/12\/paul-jennings-display-calls-library-in-world-first\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Paul Jennings display calls library in world first&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5438\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}