Street Library Blog

71-year-old Béla Varga said the book - which covers the flora and fauna of Hungary - was as big as it can possibly be. Source: The world's largest book takes six people to turn a page

Samples were gathered into a book, but the arsenic was a risk. The digital age changed that. Source: The strange history of poisonous wallpaper and a dangerous book

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Planet Word, a new museum dedicated to words in all forms, will open in Washington, D.C., in May 2020. Source: This new interactive museum in Washington D.C. is entirely dedicated to words

Tamworth kids are "celebrating the magic of books" more than ever, one year on from the local launch of a global initiative. Source: Turning the page in Tamworth with flourishing reading program

Lucie Maucher and Eliska Jeffrey from Froebel Kindergarten were in my studio to discuss their fantastic Street Library. Have a listen Source: In conversation: a multi-lingual street library

From toys to cake tins and tools, libraries are taking service to their communities well beyond books Source: Playtime with puppies: the Australians reimagining what libraries can lend

Regis Hornsby are very passionate about creating community connections. A Street Library has opened a new chapter for the community at Regis Aged Care, Hornsby. It set to bring the community surrounding Regis even closer through a joint love of reading. Reading is so...

The St George’s Anglican Paddington Street Library is right at the Five Ways intersection next to a bus stop and right near our front gate. It’s a great spot that our community regularly passes and we’re loving having our Street Library in full view!...

A community has sprung up around a new library of things in Bulli on the NSW South Coast, where you can borrow tools and other handy things. Source: Make-Do Library of Things helps locals reduce waste and share handy items

"The Blue House Street Library is named for my blue house! It is so much more than a box of books-it is full of delight, excitement, wonder, horror and pathos.  I really enjoy seeing books come and go, and the grass worn away where visitors stand to check out the...

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. ❤️Create a love buzz by wrapping up your books and placing them in your Street Library for your neighbours to...

Are you finding it hard to read deeply and even remember what you've read after a year of scanning digital screens? You're not alone — but you should be able to fix it. Source: Your deep-reading brain is the perfect antidote to screens — and here's how to engage it

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love my tsundoku. Source: The value of owning more books than you can read

Paradise for bookworms and cat-lovers! 😻📚 Source: Nova Scotia Bookstore Is Full Of Kittens You Can Play With & Adopt

If sharing is caring, then 35-year-old Cassandra Hogan sure cares a lot. She is one of the inaugural members of Carlton Kitchen Library in Melbourne, a library that trades less in books and more in cooking equipment....

  We have transitioned from a literate culture to one that values speed, immediacy and the decoding of small grabs of words in search for information. But old and new ways of reading can co-exist. Source: If you can read this headline, you can read a novel....

Back in 2012, Guinevere de la Mare and Laura Gluhanich were sipping wine at the now-closed Bistro Central Parc, a cozy French restaurant near the Panhandle in San Francisco decked out in twinkling fairy lights. They were complaining about book clubs. Source: How two...

You haven't lived #librarylife to the max until you've marathoned these librarian podcasts. Tune in for interviews, advice, and even some laughs. Source: 13 Must-Hear Librarian Podcasts

The City of Ryde is working with the community to share books through the installation of little libraries in our public domain. Source: Street Libraries

Knowing that a trip to the park reaches legend status when dogs can show you just how much of a good boy they are by fetching a stick, Andrew Taylor from Kaiapoi created a stick library to offer the ultimate adorable park accessory. Aware that some sticks with sharp...

Michael shares his story with us about how he started taking photos of Street Libraries. About 3 years ago I embarked on a plan to explore Sydney on foot. Mainly to regain some fitness but also to share my experiences with friends around the world and introduce them...

There are certain areas or places, where it is hard to find a library and does not have a trace of reading culture. Source: Library on wheels: 7 amazing mobile libraries around the world