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Street library concept struggles to take hold in regional communities
Few street libraries are available in the region and could be due to lack of awareness and fear of detracting from established community libraries. Source: Street library concept struggles to take hold in regional communities
The Human Library: Unjudge someone
Explore a diverse collection of ‘human books’ during this conversation-style storytelling event. ‘Human books’ are individual volunteers who share their story in conversations with small groups of readers. A few possible topics include race, gender, religion and...
Celebrating Country Women Association Blackall Street Library
Blackall is located in central-western Queensland, between Longreach and Charleville and 500 km south-west of Rockhampton. Nestled on the banks of the mighty Barcoo, Blackall is known for its colour and culture. The town is the Arts Capital of the West, boasting an...
Celebrating Preston Beach Street Library
Street Library Australia (SLA) donated the library with the aim of engaging the community in the joy of reading. The Street Library in Preston Beach will benefit both locals and visitors to the town, and organiser Dr Sue van Leeuwen thanked SLA, FMG, Shire of Waroona...
Kings Cross Community Garden
A new community garden has grown from the rooftop of a Kings Cross (NSW) car park.Founding member Terry (left) and over 120 avid gardeners welcomed their newly installed Street Library. This wonderful community hub hopes to reduce social isolation and bring...
25 Words For Book Lovers – BOOKGLOW
If you're a person who is passionately enthusiastic about books—otherwise known as a bibliolater—you should know these 25 words for book lovers. Source: 25 Words For Book Lovers - BOOKGLOW
Kyra shares her love of books with everyone
Books have always had a special place in Kyra's heart. She has been a reader her entire life and is hoping to spread the love of reading with her whole community with her Street Library. Kyra is passionate about sharing the books she reads on her Instagram account...
Creative ways to decorate your home with old books
Decorate your house in style using old books. Wondering how? Read these eight interesting and creative ways to decorate your home with old books. Source: Creative ways to decorate your home with old books
Adopt a Book and a Cat in These Purr-fect Bookstores
Plan your next road trip with this purr-fect guide to bookstores with adoptable cats across the U.S. and Canada. Source: Adopt a Book and a Cat in These Purr-fect Bookstores
10 Amazing Pieces of Furniture Made From Books
Post by @AngelaWeir4. Source: 10 Amazing Pieces of Furniture Made From Books
Duchess of Cornwall leaves copies of favourite books inside phone box Street Library
Snaps shared on Instagram showed the Duchess of Cornwall beaming as carried her contributions inside the converted phone box in Abergeldie. Source: Duchess of Cornwall leaves copies of favourite books inside phone box
Penang’s old phone booths get a new ring as pop-up libraries
In George Town, a community initiative transforms derelict phone booths into colourful 'pocket libraries' Source: Penang's old phone booths get a new ring as pop-up libraries
Bucks’ smallest library? Iconic red telephone box transformed into book exchange
A classic red phone box has been transformed into a book exchange library in a small Bucks village. Source: Bucks' smallest library? Iconic red telephone box transformed into book exchange
Street Library in Jerusalem
World Book Day: Street library in Jerusalem Source: World Book Day: Street library in Jerusalem
17 Quizzes For Huge Book Worms
Don't mind me, I'm just taking a break from reading my book to take 100 quizzes. Source: 17 Quizzes For Huge Book Worms
Meet Rachael the Street Librarian who loves sharing books with her community
My name is Rachael, and myself along with our two resident black cats, who love to keep a consistent eye on things, are the ones behind our Coorumbung Rd Street Library. For a long time, I have loved the idea of having a Street Library and was thrilled to open one...
These Women Rode Miles on Horseback Just to Deliver Library Books
Librarians are amazing. Source: These Women Rode Miles on Horseback Just to Deliver Library Books
The History Of Bookmobiles
From its inception in the 1800s to the library and bookstore bookmobiles still operating today, here is the history of bookmobiles. Source: The History Of Bookmobiles | Book Riot
The Paint The Ridge REaD Dhinawan Street Library
In the lead up to this event the Dhinawan who lives at Little Diggers Preschool and Child Care Centre visited services in our community… the Lightning Ridge Central School, Youth Centre, Walanbaa Dhurrali, Lightning Ridge Preschool, and the LR Play Group…...
Sharing the Joy of Reading
Help Hannah a Year 11 student researching Street Libraries
I’m Hannah and I’m a secondary school student from Adelaide. I have always had a love for reading and you can often find me curled up on the weekend with my favourite book. For school, I am undertaking a project and my passion for reading sparked the idea to create a...
10 Signs You’re A Bibliophile, Because So What If You Like Books More Than People?
When I moved from Southern California to Montreal last year—a journey of almost 3,000 miles—I knew I had to pack light. So I sold all of my furniture, purged my closet, and got rid of anything that wasn’t absolutely essential to my daily life. Then… Source: 10 Signs...
Selecting a perfect reading spot
London’s ‘most beautiful’ library that looks like a ‘mini Vatican City’ and is free to visit
It's considered the finest 18th Century interior anywhere in the British Isles The library is just gorgeous (Photo English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images) It's not everyday you get to see something absolutely breathtaking for free, but there's one place in...
Mobile library Street Books feeds literary passions
For more than a decade, librarians with the nonprofit mobile library Street Books have been biking around Portland bringing books directly to people who live outdoors. Now, two of its street librarians, founder Laura Moulton and former patron Ben Hodgson, have...
This Turkish library is shaped like a shelf of giant books.
Here’s something wonderful: Karabuk University’s library, in Karabuk, Turkey, is designed to look like a row of large books on a shelf. It’s so cheerful—and there is a pleasure and clarity in… Source: This Turkish library is shaped like a shelf of giant books.
Mumbai: Senior citizens set up free library on Mulund footpath to promote reading
Anyone can pick up a book of their choice from the library at Khandoba Mandir and take it away for free after writing down their name and contact number on a register, and return it later. Source: Mumbai: Senior citizens set up free library on Mulund footpath to...
Reading Club 2000 – Manila, Philippines
Reading Club 2000 is a community reading center in Bangketa sa Barrio La Paz that is open 24/7 to everybody who loves to read and learn. The Reading Club 2000 which is a free-for-all public library like no other: it lets anyone borrow and then bring back or keep any...
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
With four glass towers shaped like half-open books, the National Library of France, opened in 1995, was one of President Mitterrand’s most ambitious and costliest projects. Some 12 million tomes are stored on 420km of shelves and the library can accommodate 2000...
Meet Luis Soriano, the Spanish teacher bringing books to children in rural Colombia by donkey
For the past 25 years, the biblioburro – or donkey library – has changed the lives of hundreds of children Source: Meet Luis Soriano, the Spanish teacher bringing books to children in rural Colombia by donkey