Street Library Blog

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...

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....

‘Take a book, leave a book’ at this street library in Karachi Source: ‘Take a book, leave a book’: First street library opens in Karachi

Libraries are a profound resource that can use bibliotherapy to support people with fragile mental health, writes John DuffyRead more

What was the first novel? Why was it written? What need did it fill? Who wrote it? And most importantly, can you still read it today? Source: The World's First Novel Is Older Than You Think | Book Riot

Cultural pressure to downsize and live a minimalist lifestyle grows...but we're keeping our books. Source: Seriously, Leave Me & My #$%@ Books Alone

Townsville City Council is encouraging local residents to get involved in the Street Library movement and connect with those who live in their neighbourhood, to help foster strong community connections. Building a love of books and reading in your community can begin...

Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM  Meeting place: Eagle Junction Station, Brisbane Queensland Hosted by Kris Spann Visit 6 Street Libraries along the Kedron Brook Bikeway starting at Eagle Junction Station riding to Mitchelton Community Garden and...

Literacy can't wait! International Literacy Day 2020 - September 8. An opportunity to celebrate and commemorate the importance of literacy in our daily lives. Join our campaign to advocate for literacy and education as a human right. Source: LITERACY CAN'T WAIT

Want to know when National Read a Book Day is and what some fun National Read a Book Day activities are! Source: NATIONAL READ A BOOK DAY - September 6, 2020 | National Today

Reading classic novels 'frees emotions and imagination' and can boost your brain power, says Professor Philip Davis of the University of Liverpool. They improve quality of life instead of self-help books. Source: Classic novels can improve your quality of life,...

“There are times when dreams sustain us more than facts. To read a book and surrender to a story is to keep our very humanity alive.” Source: A 100-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor on How Books Save Lives

In this week's History & Heritage column, Molly Hone discusses a picture of readers in the Main Library's garden from 1935. Source: History & Heritage: Lazy days of summer, 1935

Feeling that the school system had not done enough to motivate kids to read, Antonio La Cava bought a used Ape motorbike in 2003 and rigged it to hold a mobile library. Source: Mobile Library Spreads the Joy of Reading in Southern Italy | The Vale Magazine

Add a bit of Whimsical wonder to your day with these gorgeous mobile libraries. They’re bringing reading back, yeah! Source: 10 Must See Mobile Libraries - Tinyme Blog

Ever wonder how slang terms originate and spread or stay regional? We're taking a look at the evolution of slang and what part the internet plays. Source: The Art of the Vulgar Tongue: The Evolution of Slang

If you could place any book in a Street Library, what would it be and why?They'd be the books I have to hand, and the ones I placed in the street library we began in the valley after the bushfires here a few months ago. It's on the Araluen Hall veranda, with hand...

If you could put any book in a Street Library, what would it be and why?  One fish two fish red fish blue fish by Dr Seuss. A wonderful book full of the most delightful nonsense imaginable (and unimaginable!). Wonderful rhymes, great pictures and suitable for...

The finishing touches have been added to an impressive interior space inside an old railway station in Tilburg, rebirthing it as an "urban living room" known as the LocHal Library. In reality, its a co-working space, library and cultural center rolled into one, styled...

Which is why we should spend more time in them Source: Good Things Happen in Book Stores