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Helsinki Built a Library That Brings a Whole City Together
Why do half of all Finnish citizens visit the library every month? The answer lies in Oodi Library, a blueprint for fostering human convergence. Source: Helsinki Built a Library That Brings a Whole City Together
Say ‘Hello’ to Emily, Eef and Mila – Our Street Librarians of the Month
Street Libraries are a beautiful way of making community connections, particularly for those new to a neighbourhood. Meet Emily, Eef and Mila (9), who moved to Farmborough Heights (NSW) earlier this year and quickly established a Street Library to help create...
Holly Throsby is our Author Judge for the 2022 Street Library of the Year
We’re thrilled to share that musician and novelist Holly Throsby has agreed to join us as this years’ Author Judge for the 2022 Street Library of the Year. Holly, whose third novel Clarke was recently published by Allen & Unwin, will make her selection from a...
How one school turned boys into happy book nerds
Reading is central to the learning of all students at Ashfield Boys' High.Source: AFR
Inner West Council Library and History
A lovely project from Sydney-based librarian, Lisa. Source: Inner West Council Library and History
Looking After Your Street Library
How’s your Street Library looking? Do you want to show it some love? Or, hands up if you’re sick of the endless rain and the damage it’s doing to properties, communities and Street Libraries around the country? Hello there! Books remain our friends throughout time and...
Gulp. Did somebody say ‘Christmas’?
Street Libraries make fantastic gifts that literally keep on giving, not just to your loved ones, but to the wider community. More and more we’re finding that people are purchasing Street Libraries for others. At Christmas time when we tend towards over-consumption,...
Welcome, Honeybee!
The Honeybee Library in Middle Ridge, QLD, is one of the newer libraries on the literary block and Street Librarian Jo says that while the painting and decorating of the library was a passion project for her family, establishing the library itself has been a real...
Nominations Open for Australia’s Street Library of the Year, 2022!
How excellent is your local Street Library? Is it a contender for Australia's Street Library of the Year 2022? Would you like to put your own Street Library forward for this auspicious gong? We love seeing all sorts of Street Libraries springing up around the country...
WardellCORE – Fostering a Resilient Community
Our thoughts are with the community of Wardell on the NSW North Coast who have experienced the full effect of the flooding in Northern New South Wales this year. WardellCORE is a community-centred recovery and service hub focused on the wellbeing and social care....
The libraries of things bringing back neighbourhood sharing
Two new community initiatives offering the opportunity to borrow everything from chainsaws to party supplies are aiming to reduce waste and bring back the tradition of neighbourhood sharing. Source: The libraries of things bringing back neighbourhood sharing
SICS Radio – Community Value in Street Libraries
Street libraries offer communities an alternative and sustainable venue for finding and reusing books, supporting literacy at the ground (or street) level. In SICS Radio’s 3rd broadcast celebrating Social Sciences Week, we discuss how Social Science helps us...
Library exhibit shows ‘glimpse of humanity’ in lost items in books
Over a period of 10 years, a team of librarians has been collecting little items found in returned library books. There are now more 350 items which are being featured in a physical and online collection. Source: Library exhibit shows 'glimpse of humanity' in lost...
The Tale of Tony Teddy Street Library
A very wise teacher once said that a Street Library is a tiny vestibule of literary generosity. Hilltop Child Care Centre’s Tony Teddy Street Library in Merrylands, NSW, is strong testament to this idea and has taken it a step further. The centre’s staff are all too...
Geocaching x Street Libraries
Unearthing literary discoveries in your local Street Library is super-exciting, but for many individuals finding a Geocache inside a Street Library is next level! Geocaching is a real-world outdoor adventure played all over the world. Participants use the Geocaching...
Double the Street Libraries
We were pretty thrilled to read in the Ballarat Courier recently that the Street Library population in Ballarat, VIC, has more than doubled since the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic. There aren’t many figures that have come with the pandemic that we welcome or...
The Sydney Library of Things
The Sydney Library of Things is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting a sustainable and sharing community. Source: Home - The Sydney Library of Things
Afghan women have opened a library to combat Taliban ruling
With many women forced out of work and girls unable to attend school under the Taliban, the library in Kabul hopes to assist them in gaining education. Source: Afghan women have opened a library to combat Taliban ruling
Have you heard of Books on the Rail?
Books on the Rail encourages Aussie Book Ninjas to take a book from a train, read it and then return it for someone else to enjoy. Source: Books on the Rail | About
Henry VIII breakthrough as document reveals monarch’s deathbed ‘grief’ over Anne Boleyn
KING HENRY VIII's final words about Anne Boleyn were full of "grief", according to an historian who told Express.co.uk of the monarch's mourning for his second wife. Source: Henry VIII breakthrough as document reveals monarch's deathbed 'grief' over Anne Boleyn
Celebrating Robert & Cooper
Meet Robert, Street Librarian, author, and proud dog dad to Cooper the Beagle. Situated in Cherrybrook, Robert received his Street Library, Manuka Honey Reading, at no cost to him as part of Hornsby Council’s Street Library Council Grant Pack. Robert (and Cooper)...
Street Libraries Front Page News in Blackall
Remember the wonderful women of the Blackall Country Women's Association (CWA)? These ladies have partnered with Street Library Australia to establish Libraries in the outback town of Blackall, in Queensland, along the banks of the Barcoo River. We're thrilled about a...
New Product Alert – Say ‘Hello’ To The Post Topper
Meet the Post Topper (official name!). An interstate-friendly option for creating a sturdy stand and base for your Street Library. With courier costs through the roof, we are no longer able to ship our pre-made mounting posts. Enter the Post Topper - 3 pieces of...
Farewell, Cecile!
Street Library would like to express huge gratitude and love for our outgoing GM, Cecile, who has generously poured her personality, creativity and love of books into Street Library from the organisation’s very beginning. Street Library Founder, Nic Lowe, says: “I’ve...
REaD with Contact & Street Library Australia
Congratulations to the residents of Wanaaring in remote New South Wales, who recently celebrated the addition of mobile Street Libraries to their community, made possible by Street Library’s donation program. Street Library Australia has partnered with the region’s...
Edible exchanges springing up around the country – ABC Radio National
Vicky from Froggy Creek Street Library spreads the word about the benefits of a sharing economy, including Street Libraries. With the cost of living top of mind for many people, some are taking part in edible exchanges as a way to swap food with their neighbours. It's...
If you’ve ever lost a beloved book, this Tasmanian ‘book detective’ will help you find it
Toby Wools-Cobb uses investigative skills from his career as a librarian and the archaeological expertise from his studies in Egyptology to find copies of long-lost titles. Source: If you've ever lost a beloved book, this Tasmanian 'book detective' will help...
Big Weekend of Books – ABC Radio National
ABC RN's on-air writers' festival is back for its third year! The Big Weekend of Books is two jam-packed days of conversations with writers you love and others you're going to love, on August 6 and 7 on your radio, online and via the ABC listen app. Source: Big...
Fundraising at Dido Street Early Learning Centre
Congratulations to the children of Dido St Early Learning Centre in Kiama, NSW, on Wodiwodi land, who held a pie drive to raise the funds to purchase the Two Story House Street Library. Families of children who attend the service as well as the wider...
Dreaming with eyes open – Welcome to Book Week 2022
Dreaming with eyes open is the theme for Book Week 2022 and we are celebrating this iconic event with a 10% discount on our most popular Street Library, The Shed, for all schools, P&Cs, pre schools, childcare, and family day care centres.
