10 Jul, 2023 | Adelaide, Blog, Brisbane, Canberra, Events, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
The Children’s Book Council of Australia’s annual Children’s Book Week® is almost upon us, and this years’ theme is ‘Read. Grow. Inspire’. This years’ celebrations will take place between August 19-25 and Street Library Australia is VERY proud to be supporting the...
17 May, 2023 | Blog, Sydney
Papa Bear Childcare in Miranda, NSW, is one of the newer members of the Street Library Community.Their Gawura Street Library gets its name from the Dharawal word meaning ‘whale’, and its artwork – created by Aboriginal Elder Aunty Deanna – ...
17 May, 2023 | Adelaide, Blog, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
Every year Street Library Australia donates Street Libraries to individuals and not-for-profit organisations who can demonstrate the need for community building and a passion for literacy. We are on the lookout for interested parties keen to join the Street Librarian...
16 May, 2023 | Adelaide, Blog, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
Street Library Australia is proud to support our friends at Placescore as they conduct the 2023 Australian Liveability Census. Placescore is looking for local experts (that’s you!) to tell them what it’s like to live in your neighbourhood. The information you...
2 May, 2023 | Blog, Press, Stories in the media, Sydney
Big thanks to ABC News Breakfast who recently took the time to speak with a couple of the folks behind Street Library Australia. While the local Street Library story has its roots in Sydney’s Inner West, the Street Library movement in Australia is growing...
20 Mar, 2023 | Blog, Sydney
Warrah is a community based organisation in Dural that is dedicated to supporting individuals with a disability across a range of services and settings. Thanks to a generous donation from Hornsby Council, Warrah is now the proud owner of its very own Street Library!...
10 Nov, 2022 | Blog, Sydney
A lovely project from Sydney-based librarian, Lisa. Source: Inner West Council Library and History
14 Sep, 2022 | Blog, Sydney
A very wise teacher once said that a Street Library is a tiny vestibule of literary generosity. Hilltop Child Care Centre’s Tony Teddy Street Library in Merrylands, NSW, is strong testament to this idea and has taken it a step further. The centre’s staff are all too...
8 Sep, 2022 | Blog, Sydney
The Sydney Library of Things is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting a sustainable and sharing community. Source: Home – The Sydney Library of Things
10 Aug, 2022 | Blog, Sydney, Uncategorized
Meet Robert, Street Librarian, author, and proud dog dad to Cooper the Beagle. Situated in Cherrybrook, Robert received his Street Library, Manuka Honey Reading, at no cost to him as part of Hornsby Council’s Street Library Council Grant Pack. Robert (and Cooper)...
6 Oct, 2021 | Blog, Sydney
I have always loved reading, and a few years ago I started an Instagram account to share my love of books (come find me at www.instagram.com/katie.reads.things!). Since then, my bookshelf has been overflowing with books that I’ve picked up on recommendations...
27 Sep, 2021 | Blog, Sydney
Thanks to the wonderful folks at Hornsby Shire Council, we’re in a position to give 20 FREE Street Libraries to budding librarians who live in that local government area. This is a $300 Street Library for just $0…..all you have to do is install it –...
