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Matraville writer sets up street library in front garden | News Local
Matraville writer Monica Lizama is sharing the wonder of reading with her neighbourhood by running a “street library” in her front garden on McCauley St. Source: Matraville writer sets up street library in front garden | News Local
This Valentine Day – Blind Date with a Book
Blind Date with a Book - Dot's Competition filled with love this Valentines Day! Dot is one of our most fabulous Street Librarians. She has embraced Valentine's Day in a big-hearted way! Dots' library is filled with books wrapped with love thanks to the guys from...
Our suburban food forests: Dennis’s garden, February 2019, with street library
permaculture, home gardening, organic, food production, art Source: our suburban food forests: Dennis's garden, February 2019, with street library
Article from local paper re launch of our street library bribie Island – Street Library Incorporated Mail
Source: Article from local paper re launch of our street library bribie Island - [email protected] - Street Library Incorporated Mail
Surfboard library: it started with two girls wanting to surf with no boards
Adriaan started fixing up unloved surfboards languishing on Sydney's nature strips. Soon, there was a crowd at his door. Source: Surfboard library: it started with two girls wanting to surf with no boards
Five Canberra holiday activities to get you through the last week
With only one week to go, you might be running low on ideas to keep the kids busy. Don't worry, we've got you covered - and you don't have to fork out a fortune. Source: Five Canberra holiday activities to get you through the last week
Books: why the Internet hasn’t killed them off
Are the stacks of books in your library still alive? Why keep them if they are not? Why does our attachment to the printed word not waver in the face of its digital counterpart? Source: Books: why the Internet hasn't killed them off
Kids on Campus at Wodonga TAFE sets up a street library | The Border Mail
Wodonga TAFE’s childcare centre has joined the street library movement, offering books for the general public to borrow or keep for free Source: Kids on Campus at Wodonga TAFE sets up a street library | The Border Mail
New boat-shaped street library sets sail at Falmouth | The Examiner
New boat-shaped street library sets sail at Falmouth Community Centre. Source: New boat-shaped street library sets sail at Falmouth | The Examiner
Hobsons Bay City Council Street Library Workshop
Only open to residents of Hobsons Bay – specifically targeted at Altona North and Brooklyn
Dot’s Book Nook Street Library
WHAT DOES THE STREET LIBRARY BRING TO YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY. When I retired I decided to join the Street Library Movement after reading about it and the joy it was bringing to local communities. The thought of sharing the love of reading, building neighbourhood...
The things I’ve used as a bookmark…
Libraries aren't just for books. They're often spaces that transform into what you need them to be: a classroom, a cyber café, a place to find answers, a quiet spot to be alone. It's actually kind of magical. This week, we have stories of people who roam the...
Street libraries double in Canberra with plan for one in every suburb | The RiotACT
Despite problems with vandalism and theft, the number of street libraries in the Canberra area has doubled in the past year and organisers are hoping to see at least one … Source: Street libraries double in Canberra with plan for one in every suburb | The RiotACT
13 Reasons Why Libraries are Holding Us All Together | Read It Forward
Source: 13 Reasons Why Libraries are Holding Us All Together | Read It Forward
One easy New Year’s resolution to help save democracy in 2019: Go to the library !
We can fight the ignorance and misinformation that breeds hate. And you can start at your local public library Source: One easy New Year's resolution to help save democracy in 2019: Go to the library | Salon.com
New library in local park | Forbes Advocate
Forbes' first street library has been installed just in time for the Christmas holidays. Source: New library in local park | Forbes Advocate
Is this Italy’s smallest library? It might also be the cutest !
Antonio La Cava, a retired school teacher, transformed his three-wheeler into a tiny mobile library to spread the joy of books to children in the remote communities of Basilicata. Source: Is this Italy’s smallest library? - BBC Reel
Street library launch at our aged care facility in Portarlington | Arcare
The community at our 5-star aged care facility in Portarlington officially launched their new street library for everyone in the community to enjoy. Source: Street library launch at our aged care facility in Portarlington | Arcare
How Seattle’s public library is stepping up to deal with the city’s homelessness crisis
"The library is the number one benefactor of the homeless in the city.” A pioneering public organisation is taking a stand against the growing problem of homelessness on the West Coast. In so doing, it is re-defining the very idea of a library. Source: How...
KU Donkin Street Library – KU Children’s Services
All KU child care centres and preschools have been independently assessed against the National Quality Standard as amongst the highest quality in the country. Source: KU Donkin Street Library – KU Children's Services
New street library opens in Moss Vale | Southern Highland News
KU Donkin A new street library providing books for children and families has opened in Moss Vale outside of KU Donkin Preschool. Source: New street library opens in Moss Vale | Southern Highland News
Clifton Park Primary School Street Library
The graduating year 6 class of Clifton Park Primary School along with the Parent and Citizen Association in Australind, Western Australia are gifting their school a Flat Top Street Library. They are in the process of designing...
Street Library of the Year of 2018
The winner is........The Little Red Door Street Library! Congratulation! This fabulous Street Library is well stocked and loved by their community thanks to the wonderful Elspeth, Adrian, Isla and Raffi Comments...
Darwin High’s Street Library
If you have books you enjoyed and would like to add to the street library, then put them in Darwin High’s beautifully decorated Street Library Source: Darwin High’s Street Library
Church reaches out through street library
Source: Church reaches out through street library
Read all about it! Communal street library opens in St Ives | North Shore Mums
An idea by a nine-year-old local schoolgirl has led to the creation of Ku-ring-gai's first official street library at Warrimoo Avenue in St Ives. Have you spotted a yellow box on a street near you? Or a colourful wooden hut stuffed with tempting books to leaf through?...
Street Library comes to Evolve Housing – Evolve Housing
Evolve Housing has installed western Sydney’s first ever community housing Street Library in one of our resident blocks. An event was held on 22 August with Evolve Housing staff joining residents and their children to officially launch the project and enjoy afternoon...
There’s a track winding back from the outback box that inspired this street library – Community Early Learning Australia
Print or PDFWe love a good library story here at Amplify, and we were happy to publish this story from Sue Motley and Leigh Best, CELA members from Armidale Community Preschool, sharing the experience of installing a street library at their community preschool in...
Little Street Library – Gannawarra Shire Council
Gannawarra Library Service has installed a Little Street Library at the Kerang Railway Station. The Little Street Library will provide a range of free books and magazines for travellers of all ages to enjoy on their journeys. Source: Little Street Library - Gannawarra...
