Queensland school librarian wins CBCA award
Queensland librarian Judith Russell has been awarded the Dame Annabelle Rankin Award for services to literature by the Queensland branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA). Russell, who...
International library news
Macmillan adds Entangled Publishing ebooks to library lending program In the US, Entangled Publishing will make all of its titles available via Macmillan Publishing’s library ebook-lending program, according to a...
Mitchelton library renovations boost visitor numbers
Brisbane City Council has seen an increase in visitors to the Mitchelton Library since spending $1.39 million on renovations to the library, reports Brisbane Times. The upgrade adds features such...
ARTIC community library in Brisbane to close
The Acacia Ridge Technology Information Centre (ARTIC) in Brisbane will close in May, reports the Courier Mail. The volunteer-run community library, which has been operating since 1999, will close due...
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Visitors down, ebook loans up at Brisbane libraries Brisbane’s libraries have recorded a ‘massive slump’ in visitors but a ‘skyrocketing’ rate of ebook loans in the past five years, reports...
Riverbend opens pop-up store
Independent Brisbane bookseller Riverbend Books has opened a temporary pop-up store in the same street as the well-known bookstore. Riverbend owner Suzy Wilson told Bookseller+Publisher that the store, which is located on...
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Brisbane libraries to waive fees for food this Christmas City libraries in Brisbane will waive overdue fees in exchange for canned food this Christmas. The initiative last year resulted in...
Atwood to visit Perth, Brisbane
Margaret Atwood will appear in Perth as part of Perth International Arts Festival on 23 February, and will also appear in Brisbane as part of a Brisbane Writers Festival ‘Bookend’...
BWF celebrates 50 years
The Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) ran from 5-9 September, following the presentation of the Queensland Literary Awards. The festival included an ‘all night party’ to celebrate the festival’s 50th birthday. This year’s festival was the...
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Brisbane agriculture, fisheries and forestry library to close The Queensland Government has announced that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Library in Brisbane will close, reports the ABC. Minister...
Specialist Brisbane bookshop for sale
Specialist Brisbane bookshop The Language People is currently for sale. The store, which specialises in language-learning and adult literacy and numeracy resources, including English-as-a-second-language materials, is located in Brisbane's West...
Women of Letters comes to Brisbane
Women of Letters, an afternoon of letter reading and writing, came to Brisbane on Thursday 7 October and UQP's Kirsty Burow was there. Here, she pens a letter of her own:...