Street Library Blog

Reading is my passion. I can’t imagine not having access to books, yet this is exactly what happened to Jewish readers in France during World War II....

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines. Source: Kansas City Library's Giant Bookshelf

Perth’s Ocean Keys Shopping Centre is the West’s newest and hottest reading destination, thanks to support from the Paint Wanneroo REaD initiative, the Rotary Club of Mindarie, and Clarkson Library. Source: Suburban shopping centre teams up with providers to establish...

I first came across a Street Library a few years ago, on holidays in Gerringong NSW.  I fell in love with the idea and was then on the lookout for any others I might come across.  I live in Banks, the most southern suburb of Canberra. I hadn't noticed any other Street...

Hi I'm George or GG and welcome to my bibliotheca in the inner west of Adelaide! What an adventure it's been since I first dug a hole in November 2020.  I never would have imagined the library morphing into such a sizable collection!  But such has been the amazing...

Some people's hobbies are stamp collecting. Some collect coins or ornamental spoons or action figurines— things that indulge the collector and inspire them to continue their hobby. For inner west Sydney residence Jill, she loves walking the streets and hunting down...

Reviving reading one book at a time in Phek Town Nagaland, India. ‘Pick A Book’- a community-based Street Library project was founded by Vezito Tetseo and was officially opened on the 30th of January 2021. It's not just a Street Library but a community space where...

Source: 22 Memes About Reading That Only Bookworms Will Appreciate

Our local community group Marburg and District Residents Association at the beginning of last year had discussed the possibility of having some sort of a lending library here in Marburg.  The mobile library which visited fortnightly had stopped coming as a new library...

Growing houseplants helps Micka Brown in his journey to stay off alcohol. He is now sharing the joy by giving strangers free plants and encouraging others to do the same through social media. Source: Micka's spreading joy across Australia one free plant at a time -...

Celebrate your literary love with these entertaining quotes about books that will inspire you to dive into your next story. Source: Quotes About Books That Truly Speak to Bibliophiles

While the library did not disclose the identity of the woman who borrowed the book, they gave certain hints about her asking their followers to reach out to them if they know her. Source: ‘Nearly 82 years overdue’: Book borrowed in 1939 retuned to library

This alluring and mysterious emporium trades in antique books and curiosities from Australia’s pre-federation history. Its treasures span the entire second floor of a converted Surry Hills warehouse, and – if you’ve got an appointment – you can sit in its grand...

BY HERBERT LUI4 MINUTE READ If you’ve decided to read more, you’re not alone. According to Statista in 2018, 23% of respondents resolved to read more in the new year. Yet reading surged in the early days of the pandemic, with 41% of respondents reporting reading more...

This Valentine’s Day, instead of the usual flowers and candy, how about giving your honey a romance novel, customized just for you two? “Our special service is we will put you and your sweetheart in your very own personalized romance novel,” said Kathy Newbern, who...

Meet Nick Earls, author of 27 books for adults, teenagers and children. Two of his books have been adapted into feature films, and five into stage plays. His most recent work is the award-winning novella series Wisdom Tree, described in the Sydney Morning Herald as ‘a...

  Travel to Amsterdam (The Netherlands), famous for canals, beautiful houses, 'coffee' shops, and now Minibiebs. 'Minibieb' is the Dutch version of a 'Street Library’'. The noun 'bieb' is a colloquialism for 'bibliotheek' ('library') and is the default in spoken...

Guilford Young College – Street Libraries Australia   Over the past two years, students of Guilford Young College in Hobart (TAS) undertaking the Exploring Issues in Society (EIS) Year 11 course have gifted 14 Street Libraries to various community members and...

Looking for the perfect date but also want to just curl up on the couch and read a good book?Take a chance on a blind date with a book this Valentine’s Day  We’re calling for Street Librarians and neighbourhood book sharers to create a love buzz by wrapping up books...

Keen cooks on a shoestring budget have long known that their local libraries offer a treasure trove of cookbooks. But sometimes they're short of the sophisticated suite of appliances needed to make the recipes they find - from blenders and dehydrators to slow cookers,...

The pandemic has thrown us many challenges, but Judith and Abigail Manalil learnt a valuable life lesson: that plants can give you food and flowers, but they need constant care in order to survive. When studying from home during lockdown, Judith, 9, and Abigail, 7,...

Sadiya Shaikh realized her family’s ancestral village in Bihar, India, had no library. So the 18-year-old set one up herself: Maulana Azad Library. Source: For Indian teen who launched village library, it’s about more than books