SLQ awards announced
Historian, author and University of Queensland librarian Dr Jeff Rickertt has been awarded the 2010 State Library of Queensland John Oxley Fellowship, worth $20,000. The fellowship will assist his research...
Libraries campaign for ‘Year of Reading’ in 2012
A National Year of Reading will be officially launched in the week of 11 July, to coincide with the Australian Booksellers Association national conference, with the ‘Year of Reading' itself...
Bolinda launches ‘e-audiobook’ service for libraries & book retailers
Audiobook publisher Bolinda has launched Bolinda Digital, a new ‘e-audiobook’ service for both online book retailers and libraries.Bolinda Digital titles will appear on-screen in catalogue searches as the library or...
WA libraries to receive almost $3 million more to buy books
The Western Australian state government has announced increased funding for books for libraries in the state. Culture and Arts minister John Day said council-run libraries would share $9.3 million dollars...
In brief
Allen & Unwin launches UK listAllen & Unwin will publish up to 12 titles a year on its new UK list, with sales and marketing to be provided by Atlantic...
McIntyre wins librarians award at annual Dromkeen lunch
Pam McIntyre, lecturer in language and literacy at the University of Melbourne's Graduate School of Education, was presented with the 2009 Dromkeen Librarians Award at the annual Dromkeen Literary Luncheon...
Bushfire appeal: booksellers can help with Rebuilding with Books campaign
The industry-wide Rebuilding With Books initiative is now in full swing, helping families who lost their homes and belongings in the Victorian bushfires. Administered jointly by the Australian Booksellers Association...
‘Australian Library News’ launches website
WBN's sister publication Australian Library News (ALN) has launched a new website at www.librarynews.com.au.The site contains information about ALN, the only independent, weekly news source on the library sector in...
WA library literacy program wins top business arts award
The State Library of Western Australia’s family literacy program this week won a top award for its role in fostering literacy in the community. The Better Beginnings program took out...
Countdown to Harry Potter 7
Booksellers across the country are making final preparations for the launch of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and last book in J K Rowling's ‘Harry Potter' series,...
$9 million for Centre for Books and Ideas at SLV
The Victorian Government made good on its pre-election promise for a new literature centre in Melbourne when it allocated $9 million to the State Library of Victoria (SLV) for a...
‘Online’ conference ‘a great success’
More than 1000 library and information professionals gathered in Sydney from January 30 until 1 February for Online, the biennial conference examining the future of the industry. Conference convenor Kay...
Libraries get cuddly for Valentine’s Day
Two of Australia's leading library bodies have combined to launch a special promotion for Valentine's Day, highlighting Australians' dedication to libraries.Public Libraries Australia and ALIA are holding Library Lovers Day...
Thorpe-Bowker to acquire ‘Australian Library News’
WBN's publisher Thorpe-Bowker has agreed to purchase Australian Library News (ALN), the popular weekly e-newsletter for Australian and New Zealand library professionals, from its current owners, Stevens and Dent Information...