Hobsons Bay council scraps plans to exclude print books at new library
Hobsons Bay City Council in Melbourne has scrapped plans to exclude print books from a new library’s collections, reports the Age. According to the Age, the Hobsons Bay City Council...
NSW library association launches funding campaign
The New South Wales Public Library Association has launched a campaign calling for increased state government funding of public libraries in NSW, which it says are ‘at crisis point’.The association—a...
Melbourne council forms advisory committee to oversee new Library amid community concerns
In Melbourne, the Hobsons Bay Council has agreed to form an advisory subcommittee to oversee the development of a new public library in Newport after a community campaign was launched...
International Library News
OCLC Introduces WorldCat Discovery ServicesLibrary bibliographic provider the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) has announced that WorldCat Discovery Services (WDS) will be launched in March, reports the Digital Shift. WDS provides...
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New city library branch opens in AdelaideAdelaide City Council officially opened its new City Library on Friday 7 February. The new library is located in the Rundle Place building on...
International Library News
HarperCollins makes ebook catalogue available to UK librariesHarperCollins UK will make over 5000 ebook titles available for library and school lending for the first time in the UK via OverDrive’s digital...
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Wellington City Council proposes $60,000 funding boost for librariesIn New Zealand, the Wellington City Council has proposed increasing its funding for the city’s public libraries by $60,000, reports the Dominion...
Vic govt announces final round of Living Libraries funding
The Victorian Government has opened the fourth and final round of funding for its Living Libraries Infrastructure Program. The program gives Victorian councils and regional library corporations grants of up...
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New $9.5 million library opens in Bendigo A new public library opened in the regional Victorian city of Bendigo on 28 January. According to the ABC, the $9.5-million two-storey building features a...
Melbourne Library Service ranked 19th in global library study
The Melbourne Library Service has been ranked in the top 20 library services around the world in a study conducted by researchers at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Germany. The...
‘The Rosie Project’ tops most-requested list at Libraries ACT in 2013
Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project (Text) was the most-requested book at public libraries in the Australian Capital Territory in 2013, reports Fairfax. The five most-requested books from Libraries ACT branches were: The...
SLV picks 10 Victorian books for annual ‘Summer Read’ program
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) and Public Libraries Network Victoria have announced the 10 books that will feature in the next ‘The Summer Read’—a statewide campaign to encourage library patrons...
Review of Victorian Public Libraries recommends statewide library card system
A two-year review into Victoria’s public library system has recommended that a library card system be introduced across the state. The second stage report in the ‘Tomorrow’s Libraries’ review, conducted by the...
SLSA to introduce technology ‘hub’ in response to falling visitor numbers
The State Library of South Australia (SLSA) in Adelaide will introduce a technology ‘hub’ and expanded events program in response to falling visitor numbers outlined in the Libraries Board of...
Reilly and Fox top PLR, ELR lists
Books by Matthew Reilly and Mem Fox have once again topped the lists of the highest scoring titles in the Public Lending Rights (PLR) and Educational Lending Rights (ELR) schemes....
Pan Macmillan, Bloomsbury sign with Wheelers ebook platform
ALS Library Services has announced that ebooks from Pan Macmillan and Bloomsbury are now available to Australian and New Zealand users of the Wheelers ePlatform library lending service. ALS managing...
NSW Government approves development plan for new Armidale Library
The New South Wales Government’s Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel has approved a development application for a new public library for Armidale in the state’s north. The panel said in...
Public libraries expenditure up six percent in 2011-2012
Total expenditure on public libraries in Australia grew by close to six percent in the 2011-2012 financial year, according to the latest statistics from the National and State Libraries of...
Antric joins NZ Association of Public Library Managers
Tim Antric has been appointed as the new executive director of the Association of Public Library Managers in New Zealand. Antric has previously worked in marketing and digital strategy roles...
Antric appointed executive director of NZ Association of Public Library Managers
The Association of Public Library Managers (APLM) in New Zealand has appointed Tim Antric has the association’s new executive director. Antric has previously worked in marketing and digital strategy roles for...