Street Library Blog

Ever wanted to start your own bookmobile and become a book seller? Owner of Iron Dog Books offers insights and lessons learned. Source: How to Start a Bookmobile

Source: The most beautiful libraries in Australia

The  Cultural Corporation La Carreta Literaria Let's read!  is a non-profit entity whose objective is to promote the pleasure of reading among children and young people through the development of programs and campaigns in the city of Cartagena, in the department of...

If you're a fan of random acts of kindness, you'll love what this West Bridgewater woman is up to. Source: 'It's nice to spread some joy': West Bridgewater now has its own 'rock library'

How do you run your Street Library? What do you do to entice people to stop at your Street Library?We are searching for passionate Street Librarians to share their words of wisdom with the Street Library community by being interviewed on Facebook or Instagram Live....

Sage, 4, and Jarrah, 8, with early childhood educator Carly Wells at the KU Gwynneville Preschool. Photo: Adam McLean. KU Gwynneville Preschool is the lucky recipient of a new street library. The new library at Berkeley Street, Gwynneville is the only one of its kind...

In this collection of art made out of books, we explore the ways in which artists cleverly create book art using discarded literary works. Source: 30+ Awesome Artworks You Won’t Believe Were Once Dusty Old Books on a Shelf

Hi, My name is Noah and I am a Street Librarian. I am 12 years old and I love to read. Like REALLY love to read. In Year 6 we had to create a community service project, and I decided to create my very own street library. I hammered it, nailed it and painted it. And...

  She always loved reading. So at 65, when Carole-Ann Warburton finally opened her own shop, she had 8,000 books ready to fill it Source: A new start after 60: ‘I handed in my notice – and opened my dream bookshop’

    Young Tiktok users are sharing their passion for books with millions – bringing titles they love to life online and reshaping the publishing world, all in under a minute Source: The rise of BookTok: meet the teen influencers pushing books up the...

We're in the middle of NAIDOC week - a time to learn more about about the First Nations people who have inhabited this country for over 65,000 years. NAIDOC Week. Source: 12 books by Indigenous authors you should read next.

  We told you about our favourite page-turners and now it’s time to hear yours. These are the tomes that had you riveted Source: From A Room Full of Leaves to The God of Small Things: books Guardian readers couldn’t put down

  If you’re searching for your next read, these celebrity book clubs have some great suggestions, and make it easy to discuss them with others Source: Looking for a book club? These celebrities have all started their own

Sometime soon, if you visit the State Library, you could be walking past someone who’s secretly trying to escape it. A few months ago Owen Spear, a psychologist and part-time escape room designer, spotted an invitation from the library to reinvent the place. So he...

The word 'Library' is derived from the Latin word 'Liber' which means “book”. Meanwhile, according to Britannica.com the 'Latinized Greek word, bibliotheca, is the origin of the word for library in German, Russian, and the Romance languages'. Source: The word...

  On Monday, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) announced the five finalists for the annual Public Library of the Year award Source: ‘A cultural masterpiece’: the world’s best new public libraries – in...

During the Sydney lockdown, my local daily exercise companion Ruth and I have hit the pavement to spot as many Street Libraries as we can. I must say we are getting rather good at it! One of my favourites is called the Book House in Annandale  - such a perfect name....

Street Library Australia is working with Dr Peter Chen of the University of Sydney to undertake the first ever study of Street Libraries and Street Librarians in this country.  This research will tell us a lot about our community of street librarians and the work they...

  Grandma Rosie’s Childcare Centre Dapto is... Fun A beautiful place A good place to play We chose to display a street library because... To bring books in We like street libraries We can play with it We can get books and read them and take them from Grandma...