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Cessnock City Council has launched the Dolly Parton Imagination Library for 2022 – an innovative book gifting project aiming to improve the literacy levels of young children across the Cessnock Local Government Area. Initiated by the international country music...

Want some new bookish podcasts in your feed? We've got some new ones hot off the press for 2022 to recommend! Source: New Bookish Podcasts to Listen to in 2022 | Book Riot

We would like to thank Street Library very much for the donation as winners of the CBCA (VIC Branch) 2021 Book Week competition. The students at Bellbrae Primary were very excited that they won the competition.  Some grade 6 students painted the Street Library before...

The "stick library" is similar to a street library, but instead of people being encouraged to take a book and leave a book, pooches are trading sticks. Source: Take a stick, leave a stick: The beachside 'library' for dogs

This post features the weirdest libraries in the world. Source: 16 Wonderfully Weird Libraries Around The World

  The UK’s iconic red phone boxes are slowly being decommissioned, but many are being given a new lease of life – one is even a nightclub Source: Thinking outside the box: unusual uses for the UK’s old phone boxes

I like finding them for lots of reasons! It is such a nice surprise to stumble on one unexpectedly, they all have different personalities and I enjoy the creativity of the owners who install them. They're a sign of a caring community, and it's great to see books I've...

We are excited to celebrate our wonderful volunteer Jonathan Englert. Jonathan and his wonderful team at Andiron Group use hard-hitting, often experimental communications to make fast-growing companies irresistible. For the past three years, Street Library has been so...

  Langri Tangpa Centre (LTC) is a non-profit organisation, founded in 1982, and run entirely by volunteers. The LTC is a teaching and meditation centre in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and they provide a friendly and supportive environment for learning and...

Story Time in Space is a program by the Global Space Education Foundation that has astronauts aboard the International Space Station read STEM related kids' books. Source: Your Kids Can Now Watch Astronauts Reading Stories From Space

Good Housekeeping sat down with Tom Fletcher ahead of the release of his new audiobook and appearance on Strictly. Read the interview here. Source: Tom Fletcher interview:Reading, his new audiobook & Strictly 2021

Henry Alexander Wylie, a champion long distance, and underwater swimmer established Wylie's Baths in 1907. Wylie’s daughter Wilhelmina, along with Fanny Durack, were Australia’s first two female Olympic swimming representatives. The first gold and silver swimming...

The author shares the reads that stand out for her. BY JOANNE FINNEY 08/09/2021 Welcome to The books that shaped me - a Good Housekeeping series in which authors talk us through the reads that stand out for them. This week, we're hearing from Sarah Winman, who is best...

The language that trended in 2021 tells a story of the most consequential moments and phenomena of the year. If… Source: The Most Memorable Words and Sayings of 2021

The best reading journals help organize and log your reading. Here are options for great reading journals to get you started. Source: 25 Of The Best Reading Journals (+ Tips For Keeping One) | Book Riot