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Search For New Street Library Artist – Wollongong

Search For New Street Library Artist – Wollongong

Wollongong City Council is on the hunt for a local community artist to create an engaging artwork for a new Street Library (also known as a Book Box). Source: Search for new street library artist – Wollongong

Would you like some Street Libraries with your News Breakfast?

Would you like some Street Libraries with your News Breakfast?

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 it's roots in Sydney's Inner West, the Street Library movement in Australia is growing...

The libraries of things bringing back neighbourhood sharing

The libraries of things bringing back neighbourhood sharing

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 sharing

SICS Radio – Community Value in Street Libraries

SICS Radio – Community Value in Street Libraries

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...

Double the Street Libraries

Double the Street Libraries

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...