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Little library of joy

Little library of joy

Olly Downie has set up a street library in Sunbury. (Damjan Janevski) 248391_01 Sunbury resident Olly Downie has always loved literature. “I had a habit when I used to travel overseas, once I’d finished reading a book I’d write the date I’d travelled to and from that...

From Little Things, Big Things Grow!

From Little Things, Big Things Grow!

The children at Camelia Avenue Childcare Centre  in Everton Hills have been hard at work constructing their very own community hub! Located outside the centre, the hub contains a herb garden, community composting site, worm farm, street library, and even a toy...

Homegrown library inspiring readers

Homegrown library inspiring readers

Mango Hill’s Jessica Wright is connecting her community one book at a time and inspiring a network of readers. Find out how she’s doing it… Source: Homegrown library inspiring readers

The extensive guide of Port Stephens’ Street Libraries

The extensive guide of Port Stephens’ Street Libraries

Street Libraries have been popping up around Australia rapidly in the past twelve months. Australia’s first Little Street Library was created in 2015 and now, in New South Wales alone, there are over 1278 street Source: The extensive guide of Port Stephens’ Little...

Beeston’s very own Street Library – Nottingham Local News

Beeston’s very own Street Library – Nottingham Local News

A Street Library popped up in Beeston during the coronavirus lockdown. Located on Glebe Street, the little red box filled with books was originally intended to be a house for nesting owls but it has been re-purposed as a Street Library. Source: Beeston’s very own...

Take art, give art at the Free Little Art Gallery

Take art, give art at the Free Little Art Gallery

“It has this potential to create really positive connections because it is through kindness…and it promotes artists that wouldn’t perhaps have the opportunity… This is open … Source: Take art, give art at the Free Little Art Gallery

Children’s Street Libraries installed in the Blue Mountains

Children’s Street Libraries installed in the Blue Mountains

Bringing children's books to a street near you: 11 new kids street libraries. Blue Mountains City Council would like to thank all the children and volunteers who helped establish 11 new street libraries throughout the city. The kids street libraries project promotes...

BRISBANE STREET LIBRARIES

BRISBANE STREET LIBRARIES

Do you have the need to read? You could head to Dymocks or a Council library, or there could be a micro library hiding somewhere on your street and you just don’t know it yet. ‘Street L… Source: BRISBANE STREET LIBRARIES

Street Libraries popping up across the Georges River area

Street Libraries popping up across the Georges River area

Georges River Council has installed six street libraries throughout the area. If you are out and about in the Georges River Council area, you may notice something a bit different. Georges River Council has installed six street libraries throughout the area as part of...

Langri Tangpa Centre Created Australia’s 2,500th Street Library

Langri Tangpa Centre Created Australia’s 2,500th Street Library

Langri Tanga Centre (LTC), the FPMT center in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, used a US$300 International Merit Box Project grant they received in 2019 to create a “Street Library” on the center’s outside property. The International Merit Box Project was created

Street library for Wellington Point

Street library for Wellington Point

Wellington Point State High School unveiled a community library outside the school gates on Badgen Road on Thursday. Source: Street library for Wellington Point

Community Street Library for Beaconsfield

Community Street Library for Beaconsfield

Part of Book Week celebrations at Child and Family Centre As part of Book Week celebrations, the Beaconsfield Child and Family Centre have launched a new community street library. Donated by the Children's Book Council of Australia, the weatherproof library means that...

Community determined to stay connected – The North Central Review

Community determined to stay connected – The North Central Review

By Steph McNicol THE pandemic has brought out Mitchell residents’ creative ways of staying connected without contact, including a free library in Kilmore and a spoon village in Broadford. In late August, Kilmore resident and home daycare owner Renae Dargan decided to...

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