Street Library Blog

Reading before bed can be a gamechanger for sleep quality. Here's why, plus a few tips for making the most of your reading time. Source: Reading Before Bed: How It Can Improve Your Sleep

One of just 250 "Art Edition" examples from 2018 is up for auction Source: This $30,000 Ferrari Book Comes With A Stand Made From Fake Rocker Covers And Exhaust Headers | Carscoops

Long before Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, May Gibbs wrote a book about “a dear, nice little girl” and her dog, who get lost and have quite the adventure trying to find each other. More than 100 years after the book became the first written and illustrated by the beloved...

For nine years, The Stella Count has tracked the gender of authors reviewed in key Australian publications. The bias once firmly favoured men. But things have changed. Source: Something remarkable has happened to Australia's book pages: gender equality has become the...

It was Christopher Hitchens, the much-celebrated author and critic, who claimed, “everybody does have a book in them but, in most cases, that’s where it should stay.” Hitchens would, somewhat ironically, publish more than 30 books before he died in 2011, a year after...

The concept of ‘street libraries’ has become center of attraction among book lovers that were opened at various places of Islamabad and Rawalpindi aimed at promoting book culture among people. Talking to APP here on Sunday, an official of Department of Islamabad...

For almost 100 years the Foundry Lane site was an Iron Foundry- ‘ANDERSON and RITCHIE’-whose employees created Verandah and Gas Lamp Posts and many other iron products which can still be seen throughout Fitzroy. All of the homes developed on their former site have in...

We are Emily (my partner), Eef (me) and Mila (my 9yo daughter). We recently moved into the area buying our house together to start a new chapter in our lives. The Street Library project is our offering to our new community as a "hello" and invitation to connect...

Saltholmen Byttebibliotek In a tiny coastal village of Saltholmen, on the small island of Saltnes (3.5 hours south of Oslo, Norway) lives Rudi the Street Librarian. He  is passionate about keeping a well stocked “Byttebibliotek” (Street Library) for his community of...

Unputdownable literary tomes from both new and established Australian authors to add to your reading lists. Source: New Books by Australian Authors to Look Out For - T Australia

Why did the council decide to start a Street Library? Waratah-Wynyard Council has a vision to encourage the exchange of reading materials and foster a sense of community through the provision of the little street libraries. The hope is to get people engaged with books...

Love is in the air in the month of February Valentine's Day is not just about giving chocolates, gifts or cards it is all about fostering love with people in your community.Discovering a Street Library is like a warm embrace when you open the door of any Street...

Across America, books are being challenged at unprecedented rates. What’s behind the growing trend? https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/throw-those-books-in-the-fire-as-culture-wars-escalate-so-do-book-bans-20220207-p59u9e.html

The proportion of Americans who read books for pleasure is now at its lowest level ever recorded. The American Time Use Survey—which studies a representative sample of 26,000 Americans—found that b… Source: Are Screens Robbing Us of Our Capacity for Deep Reading?

A one-of-a-kind exhibition showcasing the history of book design, production and illustration from the Middle Ages to today. Visit the State Library of Victoria Source: World of the book 2022

  Oliver T. would rather read with the book club or work on his graphic novel series than join the Gardeneers outside. But Ms Quincy thinks a street library will break down borders and bring everyone together. Will the book club recruit some new members? Or will...

First it was community Street Libraries, now seed libraries are becoming popular. Source: Community seed library idea growing rapidly

Eight-year-old Dillon Helbig has earned a spot on the shelves of his local library, realising a dream he's held for years. And it all started with a little bit of guerilla distribution of his book. Source: This boy wanted to see his book on the shelf of his library,...

My Street Library on Delgado sits on a busy corner outside our home in a small northern coastal suburb in Perth, Western Australia. It is readily accessible for people making their way home or visiting the Iluka foreshore and beach close by. I guess I can blame social...

  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  We’re calling for Street Librarians and neighbourhood book sharers to create a love buzz by wrapping up...

The classic book club has gone to TikTok, complete with viral trends, hilarious memes — and good reads. Source: How TikTok is bringing people together in one big online book club

Paris’s Shakespeare and Company has hosted some 30,000 “Tumbleweeds” passing through town. Want to be the next one? Source: 8 Cool Bookstores and Libraries You Can Spend the Night In

Cessnock City Council has launched the Dolly Parton Imagination Library for 2022 – an innovative book gifting project aiming to improve the literacy levels of young children across the Cessnock Local Government Area. Initiated by the international country music...