Government pledges funding for Trove
Monday, 3 April 2023
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has welcomed the federal government's commitment to funding the library's digital archive, Trove. In its May federal budget, the government will commit $33 million...
ALIA welcomes library budget announcement
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has welcomed the ‘positive outcomes’ for library and information workers announced in the Federal government’s 2020-21 budget. The federal government announced $31.2 million...
National Simultaneous Storytime attracts ‘more than ever’ as libraries reopen
Monday, 1 June 2020
Social distancing restrictions did not reduce the number of participants who took part in National Simultaneous Storytime, with ‘more than ever’ joining the 2020 Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)...
ALIA announces Covid-19 Relief Fund
Monday, 6 April 2020
The Australian Library and Information Service (ALIA) has announced it will set up a relief fund ‘specifically to help members who are experiencing a reduction in income as a result...
Books Create Australia announces agreement for digital library storytimes
Thursday, 26 March 2020
Books Create Australia, the joint industry group comprised of the Australian Booksellers Association, the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the Australian Society of...
SLV shuts doors temporarily amid state of emergency in Victoria
Monday, 16 March 2020
State Library Victoria (SLV) will temporarily close all public spaces and cancel or postpone upcoming events as ‘a preventative measure’ against the current coronavirus pandemic. The news comes alongside announcements...
NSW librarians warn of potential closures
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
The NSW Public Libraries Association (NSW PLA) has warned that libraries may be forced to reduce services or close if current funding levels aren’t guaranteed in law and indexed to...
Green Square Library wins top architecture awards
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
The architects who designed the Green Square Library and Plaza in the Sydney suburb of Zetland won two awards at the Australian Institute of Architects national awards on 7 November,...
ACT libraries to scrap fines
Thursday, 7 November 2019
The ACT’s libraries will abolish fines for late return of books from 21 November, becoming the latest locality to move away from the fines system, reports the Guardian. The ACT...
Thorpe wins 2019 ALIA Research Grant Award
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
Kirsten Thorpe from the University of Technology Sydney’s Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research has received the $5000 ALIA Research Grant Award 2019 for her project, ‘National Survey on...
XR-affiliated group book Brisbane library room despite ban
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
A group affiliated with Extinction Rebellion has defied Brisbane City Council’s ban on their use of library rooms by holding a meeting in Brisbane Square Library last week, reports the...
New Darling Square library to open next week
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
The new City of Sydney Library at Darling Square will open on 28 October. The Darling Square Library occupies two floors of the six-storey Exchange building, which also has a...
Brisbane libraries ban Extinction Rebellion protestors
Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Brisbane's LNP City Council has banned Extinction Rebellion activists from using the city's libraries to plan protests, reports the Brisbane Times. Lord mayor Adrian Schrinner put forward an 'urgency motion'...
Jan Richards to receive ALIA’s H C L Anderson Award
Wednesday, 16 October 2019
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) will present the H C L Anderson award to Central West Libraries NSW manager Jan Richards. Richards will be presented with the award...
SLNSW Children’s Library to open next week
Wednesday, 9 October 2019
The Children’s Library at the State Library of NSW (SLNSW) will open to the public for the first time on 12 October, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. The Children’s Library...
Book industry orgs endorse Jolly Postman agreement
Monday, 7 October 2019
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA), Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), Australian Publishers Association (APA) and Australian Society of Authors (ASA) have endorsed an industry agreement which enables libraries to...
WA government abandons art gallery, library & museum merger
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
The WA state government has abandoned a proposed amalgamation of the State Library of Western Australia, the Art Gallery of Western Australia and the Western Australian Museum, reports the Australian...
‘Transformed’ SLV to open in early December
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
State Library Victoria (SLV) has announced it will open its ‘transformed’ library on 5 December, following a five-year, $88 million redevelopment. The redevelopment includes a suite of new spaces and...
Victoria’s Libraries After Dark program rolls out to another six libraries
Wednesday, 18 September 2019
The Victorian state government is expanding its Libraries After Dark program—which funds social evening activities in libraries as an alternative to gambling venues—to another six libraries. Dandenong, Springvale, Sebastopol, Moe,...
WA researchers warn of ‘alarming’ loss of teacher librarians in public schools
Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Researchers in Western Australia have warned student literacy will continue to suffer unless an ‘alarming loss’ in the number of teacher librarians is reversed, reports ABC News. Edith Cowan University...
Digital loans spike at Mackay libraries
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Mackay Regional Council libraries has reported a spike in its digital loans over the past year, reports the Daily Mercury. In 2018–19, the number of electronic loans of magazines more...
Gippsland library trials 24-hour access
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Foster library in Gippsland, Victoria, is running a trial to give its members 24-hour a day access, reports the Age. Members will use a swipe card to enter the library...
Melbourne’s City Library becomes first Australian library to hire social worker
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Melbourne City Council has hired a full-time social worker for its libraries, as part of an Australian-first program to provide support services to people experiencing homelessness, reports Government News. The...
State Library of Queensland grant recipients announced
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
The State Library of Queensland has announced the recipients of nearly $900,000 in state government grants, to fund Queensland public library initiatives. Close to $400,000 has been awarded to 16...
Australian Children’s Laureate Foundation, Amazon partner to donate books to school libraries
Wednesday, 21 August 2019
Amazon Australia has partnered with the Australian Children’s Laureate Foundation (ACLF) and children’s laureate Morris Gleitzman to donate $20,000 worth of books to 40 Australian primary school libraries. Each school...
National e-deposit service launched this week
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
The national e-deposit service (NED), a collaboration between Australia’s national, state and territory libraries, will launch at the National Library of Australia (NLA) this week. The project provides digital infrastructure...
ALIA diversity report reveals Indigenous professionals underrepresented in library sector
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has published this year’s Workforce Diversity Trend Report, which details the diversity of the galleries, libraries, archives, museums and records (GLAMR) workforce. The...
Vic government to provide $44.7m to public libraries for new books, resources, programs
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
Victorian public libraries have received $44.7 million in funding from the state government to buy new books and e-resources, and to deliver programs such as story time for children and...
Library to open in former Marrickville Hospital building
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
A new library and pavilion will open in the heritage-listed former Marrickville Hospital building in Sydney’s inner-west on 31 August, reports Broadsheet. The new facility will house 85,000 books and...
ALIA calls for public access to Australian Standards
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has called for a non-exclusive distribution model of Standards information in Australia, in its submission to the Standards Australia Distribution and Licensing Policy...
