15 Jan, 2025 | Blog, Events, Win
The summer school holidays are LONG. If you are looking for a creative way to keep the kids occupied during the school holidays then we have a fun idea for you. Street Library Australia and Madman Films have teamed up to celebrate the film adaptation of Alison...
16 Dec, 2024 | Blog, Perth
Introducing the Falcon Street Library in Falcon, WA. What a beautiful creation it is. Street Librarians Sarah and Brad repurposed this disused refrigerator to create their Street Library and enlisted the artistic services of local illustrator and designer Elli Moody...
9 Dec, 2024 | Blog, Events
Are you thinking of gifting a Street Library to someone you love and/or appreciate this year?To ensure timely delivery of Christmas gifts please place your order by Sunday December 15 to ensure courier collections on Monday December 16. After that there is no...
3 Dec, 2024 | Blog, Events
Embrace the joy of reading more books this summer by signing up for Libraries Change Lives’ Big Summer Read. Source:...
10 Nov, 2024 | Blog, Events
Thanks to all who took part in this year’s National Shared Reading Week. We hope you enjoyed some new stories and made friends along the way. A big thank you to our NSRW ambassadors Amy Adeney and Maryam Masters and our Shared Reading Experts Claire...
7 Nov, 2024 | Blog, Volunteer
Do you know an Australian child in Year 6? Researchers from several universities across Australia are conducting research into how to support the wellbeing of children with language and literacy difficulties during their transition into high school. If this is of...
4 Nov, 2024 | Adelaide, Blog, In the media, Stories in the media, Volunteer
What a treat it was to hear dedicated Street Librarians Jody & Tanya tell ABC Adelaide’s Jo Laverty about the The Little Library on Lloyd Street and what what having a Street Library in the community means to them. Thank you to Jo Laverty of Drive on ABC...
15 Oct, 2024 | Blog, Events, In the media, Stories in the media
To mark SLA’s second annual National Shared Reading Week from October 28 to November 3, this Newtown resident will be leading a progressive book crawl, stopping to browse, chat and read to children and adults. Visit Sydney Morning Herald for the full story on...
9 Oct, 2024 | Blog, Events
Reading aloud to children (especially in the early years of a child’s development) greatly improves language and literacy skills, and Story Box Hub has been actively supporting and encouraging the practice of storytelling since 2013. We’re very pleased to have teamed...
25 Sep, 2024 | Blog, Events, In the media, Melbourne
We’re excited to have Melbourne-based author and Street Librarian Amy Adeney on board as a volunteer Ambassador for National Shared Reading Week (NSRW). Amy joins Sydney author Maryam Master in supporting our week-long event, which kicks off on Monday 28th October...
