‘Students Need School Libraries’ campaign website launched
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
The School Library Coalition has launched the ‘Students Need School Libraries’ website, with the campaign set to begin on 16 October. The campaign ‘seeks to highlight the importance of having school...
State Library of NSW opens dedicated children’s learning centre
Wednesday, 3 October 2018
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) has opened a new purpose-built children's learning centre, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Facilitated by a $1 million donation to SLNSW, the John B...
Christchurch’s $92.7m public library set to open this October
Wednesday, 3 October 2018
The new $NZ92.7 million ($A89m) Tūranga public library, the ‘most modern’ and largest in the South Island of New Zealand, will officially open to visitors on 12 October this year....
First of SLV $88.1m redeveloped spaces revealed
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
State Library Victoria (SLV) has opened the first of its renovated spaces as part of its $88.1 million ‘Vision 2020’ redevelopment. The new spaces include two new reading rooms, a dedicated...
SLQ opens Queensland’s first ‘tool library’
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has partnered with the Brisbane Tool Library to open Queensland’s first tool library, reports the Age. The membership-based service, located at South Bank in Brisbane,...
ALIA announces ‘Truth, Integrity, Knowledge’ campaign for 2019
Wednesday, 19 September 2018
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced a new campaign that will promote the library profession throughout 2019. The Truth, Integrity, Knowledge (TIK) campaign will focus on ‘why librarianship...
‘Libraries Change Lives’ campaign launched in Victoria
Wednesday, 19 September 2018
Public Libraries Victoria Network (PLVN) and State Library Victoria (SLV) have begun a statewide campaign to raise awareness and grow funding for Victorian public libraries. The Libraries Change Lives campaign, launched...
Maitland councillors lodge rescission motion over public library funding
Wednesday, 12 September 2018
In NSW's Lower Hunter Valley region, three Liberal councillors from Maitland City Council have lodged a motion to reverse council support for public library funding, following the state government’s announcement of a $60...
$132k granted to regional NSW mobile library for upgrades
Wednesday, 12 September 2018
The Clarence Valley Council has upgraded its mobile library service after being granted $132,000 by the NSW state government for a new van, reports the Daily Examiner. The more ‘cost-efficient’...
Devonport library reopens as part of $48m paranaple centre
Wednesday, 5 September 2018
Tasmania's new Devonport Library has reopened as part of the $48 million multi-purpose building known as the paranaple centre, reports the Advocate. Jane Forward at Devonport Library said that the new...
NZ to host 2020 World Library and Information Congress
Wednesday, 5 September 2018
The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) has announced that Auckland will host the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in August 2020. Around 3000 library professionals will attend the...
Librarians offered incentives to move to NT as part of $50m government strategy
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
The Northern Territory government has announced a new initiative to increase the population of the NT, seeking to create 21,000 jobs and add $10 billion to the economy over the...
$60m invested into NSW public libraries
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
The NSW government has announced a $60 million boost to NSW public libraries, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. The announcement, made on Friday, 24 August by Arts minister Don Harwin,...
East Arnhem Land community library re-organises according to Yolngu culture
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
In Galiwin'ku, a remote community in the Northern Territory, the community library has replaced the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system with a system of organisation based on local Indigenous concepts. It...
New inquiry into ACT public libraries
Wednesday, 15 August 2018
The ACT Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Environment and Transport and City Services has announced a new committee inquiry into the future of the territory’s public libraries. The inquiry into...
Footpath library opens in Port Macquarie to provide books for the homeless
Wednesday, 15 August 2018
The Rotary Club of Port Macquarie and Orange Sky Laundry have set up a footpath library in Port Macquarie, reports the Port News. Initially founded by Sydney woman Sarah Garnett...
Vandalised street library rebuilt
Wednesday, 8 August 2018
A Canberra street library that was destroyed by vandals in late July has been rebuilt by the local community, reports the Age. The Lyneham and O’Connor Little Library was set on...
Amateur historian seeks donations to digitise historic WA footage
Wednesday, 8 August 2018
An amateur historian who bought 74 reels of historic WA films that were found by the roadside in Perth is seeking funds from the public to digitise them, reports the...
Child tops ALIA most-borrowed list in 2018; Pape tops nonfiction
Wednesday, 1 August 2018
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has partnered with library provider Civica to compile a list of most-borrowed books from Australian libraries from June 2017 to May 2018. Like last...
Renew Our Libraries campaign seeks increased library funding in NSW
Wednesday, 1 August 2018
Public library users across New South Wales are being encouraged to sign a petition calling for a fairer funding model as part of the Renew Our Libraries campaign, reports the...
Finch, Loo awarded J S Battye Creative Fellowship
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
State Library of Western Australia (SLWA) has awarded the James Sykes Battye Creative Fellowship, valued at $10,000, to writer Steven Finch and illustrator Gabby Loo for their interactive community project Oracle...
Tasmania’s LINCs to be called ‘libraries’ again
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
The Tasmanian government will begin rebranding the state’s 52 Learning and Information Centres (LINCs) starting mid-year, reports the Advocate. Tasmania’s libraries have been called LINCs since 2009 but the Liberal...
Hundreds of rare flood-damaged books salvaged by freeze-drying
Wednesday, 18 July 2018
Victorian conservators are working to save around 400 rare books through freeze-drying treatments, after thousands were destroyed during floods affecting the University of Tasmania’s law library earlier this year, reports...
SLV 2018 fellowships announced
Wednesday, 18 July 2018
State Library Victoria (SLV) has announced the recipients of its 2018 fellowships, including the inaugural Indigenous Victorian Aboriginal Cultural Research Fellowship. The recipients of the Creative Fellowships, worth $15,000 for...
John Oxley Library awards winners announced
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
The State Library of Queensland has announced the winners of the 2018 John Oxley Library Fellowship, John Oxley Library Award, and John Oxley Library Community History Award, collectively known as...
Sexual abuse victim seeks compensation from NLA
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
The National Library of Australia (NLA) is being pursued for compensation by a Balinese man who was the victim of sexual abuse revealed in a book of diary entries by...
Stokes donates $1m to NLA for fellowships
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
Outgoing council chair of the National Library of Australia (NLA) Ryan Stokes has donated $1 million to support research fellowships at the library. The $1 million gift from the Stokes...
Safe harbour scheme extended to libraries, cultural institutions
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
Australian libraries and cultural institutions will now be covered by the copyright safe harbour scheme, which protects them from being held liable when their online services are used by others...
‘Alpacas with Maracas’ to be read for 2019 National Simultaneous Storytime
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
Matt Cosgrove’s picture book Alpacas with Maracas (Koala Books) has been chosen for the Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) National Simultaneous Storytime next year. National Simultaneous Storytime will take...
NSW govt cuts public library funding by 18% in 2018-19 state budget
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
The NSW state budget has cut funding to public libraries by 18%, according to peak body Local Government NSW (LGNSW). The 2018-19 NSW state budget allocated $23.5 million to libraries,...
