Wednesday, 25 October 2017
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has presented its 2017 Research Grant Award to Linh Nguyen for her project ‘An investigation of humanoid robots and their implication to Australian...

Wednesday, 25 October 2017
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has won the Australian Institute of Project Management’s  (AIPM) National Project of the Year for its Digital Library Infrastructure Replacement (DLIR) program. The program,...

Monday, 23 October 2017
The recipients of the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) 2018 fellowships have been announced. Author and historian Grace Karskens is the recipient of the $75,000 Coral Thomas Fellowship for her research...

Wednesday, 18 October 2017
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has published its fourth annual Education, Skills and Employment Trend Report, which forecasts a modest increase in the number of qualified positions available...

Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Mitchell Shire Council in Victoria has invested $5000 in books for people with dyslexia, in response to community feedback, reports the ABC. The books are designed in a font called...

Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Dudley Denny City Library in Mackay, Queensland, has won top spot in the 2017 Master Builders Queensland Awards' Refurbishment/Renovation over $2 million award category, reports the Daily Mercury. The judges...

Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Fraser Coast Regional Council in Queensland has abolished overdue book fines at its libraries, arguing that the fines require too much staff time to administer, reports the Fraser Coast Chronicle. Deputy...

Tuesday, 3 October 2017
The State Library of NSW’s DX Lab has established a Young Creative Technologist Award, worth $10,000, for a person aged 18-25 to create an ‘innovative digital experience’ using some of...

Tuesday, 26 September 2017
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) board has issued a statement in support of a yes vote in the same-sex marriage postal plebiscite. The ALIA board first made a statement...

Tuesday, 26 September 2017
The City of Sydney and the NSW Heritage Council has approved the State Library of NSW’s planned $15m redevelopment of its Mitchell building. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the library...

Tuesday, 26 September 2017
The State Library of WA has opened a co-working space for entrepreneurs and creative workers, called Studio 001. The space includes more than 10 individual workspaces; access to Adobe Creative...

Wednesday, 20 September 2017
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) has partnered with Melbourne-based online creative marketplace Redbubble on a competition for new artwork inspired by the library’s collection. The competition ‘#createarthistory’ aims to...

Tuesday, 19 September 2017
The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) and the National Library of Greece (NGL) have signed an agreement to create a Global Greek Diaspora Library to open in 2018, reports Greek...

Wednesday, 13 September 2017
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has won the ACT’s Project of the Year, awarded by the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM), reports PS News. The NLA was recognised...

Wednesday, 13 September 2017
The WA state government’s Better Beginnings literacy program has been awarded a Best Practice Honoree recognition at the 2017 Library of Congress Literacy Awards. Since 2004, the Better Beginnings program...

Wednesday, 6 September 2017
The Australian Libraries Copyright Committee (ALCC) has welcomed the government’s response to the Productivity Commission inquiry into intellectual property, labelling its recommendations ‘a good start to the implementation of vital changes...

Wednesday, 6 September 2017
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) has reached its $27.7m fundraising goal, which it targeted in order to complete the SLV’s $88m ‘Vision 2020’ redevelopment. A $3.5m donation from the...

Wednesday, 23 August 2017
The University of NSW Canberra will open the John Howard prime ministerial library at Old Parliament House, featuring personal papers, mementos and documents from Howard’s time as prime minister from...

Wednesday, 16 August 2017
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced the winners of the 2017 ALIA Excellence Award, which honours contributions to the library and information sector. The recipients are: Kerry...

Tuesday, 8 August 2017
Maribyrnong Council in Melbourne is calling for early concept designs and a feasibility study on plans to develop the Footscray Library into a community and cultural hub, reports the Maribyrnong...

Tuesday, 8 August 2017
John Vallance has been appointed NSW State Library CEO and state librarian. Vallance has been headmaster of Sydney Grammar School for the past 17 years. NSW arts minister Don Harwin...

Tuesday, 8 August 2017
Library patrons in regional Western Australia will be limited to two inter-library loan requests per month, while new-release titles will no longer be available under the program, amid changes made...

Wednesday, 2 August 2017
Melbourne’s City of Casey will open the new Narre Warren Library at the $125m Bunjil Place development on 28 October. The two-level library will feature a dedicated children’s library, study...

Wednesday, 2 August 2017
Residents of Guildford in Perth are protesting a report to be presented to the City of Swan councilors on 2 August that details plans to close the Guildford library, reports...

Monday, 31 July 2017
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) has announced the recipients of its 2017 Creative and Specialist Fellowships, including several writers working on book projects. The recipients of the Creative Fellowships,...

Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Brisbane City Council library staff are among the council staff taking protected industrial action in response to the council’s 2.5% pay rise offer, reports the Courier Mail. Services Union secretary...