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A pedal-powered library has launched in Canberra’s inner south | Her Canberra

4 May, 2025 | Blog, Canberra, In the media, Press, Stories in the media

London might have a bookstore on a barge, but Canberra has its own quirky independent bookshop. It’s time to meet The Book Bike. Source: A pedal-powered library has launched in Canberra’s inner south | HerCanberra

Read: In a world of overwhelming choice, I love the whittled-down book selection at my local street library

13 Feb, 2025 | Blog, In the media, Stories in the media

Safe to say that Jane Howard of The Guardian gets it. What a beautiful piece. There may be a book I want to read, there may not. But making the choice feels so much easier than keeping up with new releases… Source: In a world of overwhelming choice, I love the...

Talking Street Libraries on ABC Adelaide

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...

The one thing Newtown’s Nut Cluster street library refuses to share

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...

National Shared Reading Week on ABC Melbourne!

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...

What can you do if your child hates reading?

19 Aug, 2024 | Blog, In the media

Our awesome board member, Prof. Genevieve McArthur, has written a piece for The Conversation with some advice on what you can do if your child hates reading. Don’t panic – you’re not alone. Book Week is a time to celebrate reading and favourite...

My Street Library was just a family project. What happened next, well, you wouldn’t read about it.

1 Jul, 2024 | Blog, In the media, Stories in the media

Written by Amy Adeney for Nine Newspapers I’ll be honest – my motives for installing a street library outside my house were not particularly community-minded. At the time I was really into “projects”. We’d just finished transforming our swimming pool into a trout pond...

Reading print improves comprehension far more than looking at digital text, say researchers

23 Jan, 2024 | Blog, In the media, Stories in the media

Now this is something we can get behind! A study from the University of Valencia found that print reading could boost skills by six to eight times more than digital reading Source – The Guardian, AU: Reading print improves comprehension far more than looking at...

Street Libraries on Bump

14 Jan, 2024 | Blog, In the media

We’re currently feeling a warm glow of recognition thanks to Bump on Stan who saw fit to write a Street Library-inspired montage into Ep 5 of the program’s new series. Yay! No spoiler alerts here – you’ll have to watch it for yourselves to gain context –...