10 Nov, 2022 | Blog, Stories in the media
Reading is central to the learning of all students at Ashfield Boys’ High.Source: AFR
28 Sep, 2022 | Blog, Stories in the media
Two new community initiatives offering the opportunity to borrow everything from chainsaws to party supplies are aiming to reduce waste and bring back the tradition of neighbourhood sharing. Source: The libraries of things bringing back neighbourhood...
15 Sep, 2022 | Blog, Stories in the media
Street libraries offer communities an alternative and sustainable venue for finding and reusing books, supporting literacy at the ground (or street) level. In SICS Radio’s 3rd broadcast celebrating Social Sciences Week, we discuss how Social Science helps us...
15 Sep, 2022 | Blog, Stories in the media
Over a period of 10 years, a team of librarians has been collecting little items found in returned library books. There are now more 350 items which are being featured in a physical and online collection. Source: Library exhibit shows ‘glimpse of humanity’...
8 Sep, 2022 | Blog, Stories in the media
We were pretty thrilled to read in the Ballarat Courier recently that the Street Library population in Ballarat, VIC, has more than doubled since the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic. There aren’t many figures that have come with the pandemic that we welcome or...
1 Sep, 2022 | Blog, Stories in the media
With many women forced out of work and girls unable to attend school under the Taliban, the library in Kabul hopes to assist them in gaining education. Source: Afghan women have opened a library to combat Taliban ruling
8 Aug, 2022 | Blog, Press, Stories in the media, Uncategorized
Remember the wonderful women of the Blackall Country Women’s Association (CWA)? These ladies have partnered with Street Library Australia to establish Libraries in the outback town of Blackall, in Queensland, along the banks of the Barcoo River. We’re...
21 Jul, 2022 | Blog, Stories in the media
Vicky from Froggy Creek Street Library spreads the word about the benefits of a sharing economy, including Street Libraries. With the cost of living top of mind for many people, some are taking part in edible exchanges as a way to swap food with their neighbours....
20 Jul, 2022 | Blog, Stories in the media
Toby Wools-Cobb uses investigative skills from his career as a librarian and the archaeological expertise from his studies in Egyptology to find copies of long-lost titles. Source: If you’ve ever lost a beloved book, this Tasmanian ‘book...
20 Jul, 2022 | Blog, Stories in the media
ABC RN’s on-air writers’ festival is back for its third year! The Big Weekend of Books is two jam-packed days of conversations with writers you love and others you’re going to love, on August 6 and 7 on your radio, online and via the ABC listen app....
23 Jun, 2022 | Blog, Stories in the media
Whittlesea Community Garden unveiled its new Street Library earlier this month, bringing the community together in the sharing of books. Put together by the Whittlesea Men’s Shed and painted by the students of Whittlesea Secondary College, WSC, the idea was presented...
23 Jun, 2022 | Stories in the media
Earlier this year, The Financial Times published its selection of member’s libraries around the globe. It promoted a flurry of responses regarding remarkable reading rooms. Here are some favourites… Source: The world’s most wonderful libraries: the readers’...
