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Scholar Talk: Searching for Charlotte: Australia’s First Children’s

Scholar Talk: Searching for Charlotte: Australia’s First Children’s

TUESDAY 3 November 2020 11am to 12pm Australia’s first children’s book, A Mother’s Offering to Her Children, was published in 1841. The book’s author, referred to simply as ‘A Lady Long Resident in NSW’, was actually Charlotte Waring Atkinson.- An event at the State...

Community Street Library for Beaconsfield

Community Street Library for Beaconsfield

Part of Book Week celebrations at Child and Family Centre As part of Book Week celebrations, the Beaconsfield Child and Family Centre have launched a new community street library. Donated by the Children's Book Council of Australia, the weatherproof library means that...

At this bookstore in Taiwan, visitors shop in the dark

At this bookstore in Taiwan, visitors shop in the dark

Wuguan Books in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is almost completely dark so shoppers can recreate the experience of reading a book under the covers with a flashlight. Source: At this bookstore in Taiwan, visitors shop in the dark

Growing up in a house full of books is major boost to literacy and

Growing up in a house full of books is major boost to literacy and

A new study by the ANU School of Sociology has found that people who grew up in book-filled homes have higher reading, math, and technological skills. The paper was co-authored by Joanna Sikora, Source: Growing up in a house full of books is major boost to literacy and

Mini Red Biblio in Krakow, Poland

Mini Red Biblio in Krakow, Poland

Meet Tina the Street Librarian from Krakow, Poland. Tina and her husband, Norbert own a small pizzeria called Pizza Chata. They are passionate about books and thought the pizzeria was the perfect location to share the love of reading by installing "Mini Red Biblio"....

Melbourne I Love You tote

Melbourne I Love You tote

Totes for change in the City of Melbourne. Description The most Melbourne tote bag ever! All profits from the sale of this tote bag will be used to purchase Street Libraries that we will gift to a local community that needs it most! Street Libraries are small boxes...

Waleed Aly Street Library Patron

Waleed Aly Street Library Patron

  We are super excited to announce Waleed Aly as our Street Library patron. With a shared vision to bring a Street Library to every street in Australia, Waleed wants to make sure that no one will miss out on going on an adventure with a book. Waleed is a Walkley...

Book Week Celebrations

Book Week Celebrations

Schools around Australia celebrate Book Week this year from 17th – 23rd October, with displays, author talks, and a variety of activities around the theme of “Curious Creatures Wild Minds”. Visit the Children's Book Council of Australia to find amazing resources and...

10 Ways to Read More Each Month for Less

Reading is a great way to pass the time—especially while you’re stuck at home—but it can quickly get expensive. Here’s how to read more while spending way less. Source: 10 Ways to Read More Each Month for Less

A young woman from a small town in Arunachal Pradesh has set up a roadside ‘Street Library’ with just a rack loaded with books and couple of wooden benches for readers to sit. Source: Herald Malaysia Online

Writing wrongs: ‘Our society is about to hit a literacy crisis’

Writing wrongs: ‘Our society is about to hit a literacy crisis’

Russell Daylight’s university students express themselves clearly when they speak. “Their sentences start in the right place, they speak coherently,” he says. But when they sit down at a keyboard to put those thoughts on a page, they produce a confusing jumble of...

Sao Paolo “Casinha de Troca de Livros”

Sao Paolo “Casinha de Troca de Livros”

WHO WE ARE We are a bi-national couple (she: Brazilian, 52, language teacher / he: French, 56, engineer) without kids but with two major passions: books and classic cars. We have a personal library with more than 4,000 books including some originals from the 16th...

Northside Baptist Church Crows Nest

Northside Baptist Church Crows Nest

Why not visit Ernest Place in Crows Nest?  Take a stroll to the local 'village green,' where you will find cafés and experience the dining scene. It is also the place for local mums group to meet up and has a bustling commercial hub. Josh the executive pastor at...

Millions of books, monkeys and an orchestra

Millions of books, monkeys and an orchestra

In the heart of Melbourne, where a common department store now stands, you could once step off the street and into a very different world — complete with millions of books, exotic animals and even a live orchestra. Source: Beneath a rainbow arch in the heart of...

Homeless people aren’t literary? Think again

Homeless people aren’t literary? Think again

Sarah Garnett, 60, founded The Footpath Library, a not-for-profit that provides books for the homeless. She met artist Michael Kelly, 64, when he was browsing through some Penguin Classics, and has helped him get back on his feet....