Woman paid $1500 to read ‘Don Quixote’ at the NLA
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Canberra woman Moira Christie will be paid $1500 to read Don Quixote as part of the National Library of Australia’s (NLA) Money to Read program, reports ABC News. In an...
Steed awarded 2016 Dromkeen Librarian’s Award
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) has presented this year’s Dromkeen Librarian’s Award to Sarah Steed, senior manager of content and engagement for Libraries ACT. Steed has worked for more...
Campbelltown Council exploring library programs for children with autism
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Campbelltown Council in Sydney will run a trial program for children with autism, reports the Daily Telegraph. A motion for the council to prepare a report on options to improve...
Sydney libraries to receive new technology
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
The City of Sydney is introducing new technology in its nine municipal libraries, including self-service kiosks and radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, reports Government News. The self-service kiosks will give users the...
Geelong Library wins National Architecture Award
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
The Geelong Library and Heritage Centre was awarded the Sir Zelman Cowen Award for public architecture at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2016 National Architecture Awards. The library, which was...
ALIA holds gala dinner at Parliament House
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) held a gala dinner at Parliament House in Canberra on 7 November to celebrate public libraries. ALIA produced a ‘Ten ways that libraries...
Report finds library of the future is a 24/7 ‘community support centre’
Thursday, 3 November 2016
A new report by Civica Library & Education Solutions and the University of Technology Sydney has found the library sector has a strong belief libraries will become community support centres,...
SLV and Vic public libraries launch statewide early literacy program
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) and Public Libraries Victoria Network (PLVN) have jointly launched ‘1000 Books Before School’, a statewide early literacy program designed to tackle adult illiteracy and...
New ALIA award for library design to be presented in 2017
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced the inaugural Australian Library Design Awards will be presented in 2017, in partnership with the Australian Public Library Alliance and the...
NSW councils call on state government to fund its share of public libraries
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Blacktown mayor Stephen Bali has criticised the NSW government for gradually decreasing its commitment to public libraries, in a speech at the NSW Local Government conference on 17 and 18...
Library, creative sectors among respondents to NZ National Library strategy document
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
The National Library of New Zealand has published the feedback to its proposed strategic direction. In total, the library received 164 submissions, including from peak bodies from the library, publishing...
Proposed rooftop bar, restaurant for redeveloped NSW state library
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
A rooftop bar and restaurant at the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW) have been proposed as part a rejuvenation of some of Macquarie Street’s famous heritage buildings, reports...
SA state library workers ramp up industrial action to protect jobs
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
The Public Service Association (PSA) is preparing to escalate industrial action to try to save 20 full-time jobs at the State Library of South Australia, reports InDaily. Members have already...
List of mood-boosting books announced for World Mental Health Day
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) released its list of 252 books chosen by members as the best ‘mood-boosting titles’ on World Mental Health Day on 10 October. The list was produced...
NLA announces 2017 Fellows
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has announced the recipients of its 2017 Fellowships, awarded to local and international scholars to ‘make extensive use of the library’s rich and carried...
Hospital libraries project wins ALIA Research Grant Award
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Ann Ritchie and Michele Gaca have won the 2016 ALIA Research Grant Award for their project, ‘The contribution of Australian hospital libraries towards their organisations’ achievement of accreditation by the...
SLV Google Expedition launches
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
The State Library of Victoria’s (SLV) Google Expedition, which uses virtual reality to create the experience of an immersive field trip, was launched in Mildura on 16 September. The expedition...
Rural library introduces 24-7 access service
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Tullamore Library in Central NSW has claimed to be the first Australian library to be open to the community 24 hours a day, seven days a week. An open day...
Brisbane council opens new mobile library
Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Brisbane city council unveiled its new mobile library at King George Square on 20 September. Staffed and driven by librarians, the custom-built vehicle ‘transforms into a multi-dimensional library’ with a...
SLV to be Melbourne Music Week hub
Wednesday, 21 September 2016
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) will host a number of music events in November as part of the 2016 Melbourne Music Week (MMW). Melbourne lord mayor Robert Doyle said...
NT library writes of $80k of lost and missing library books
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Palmerston Council in the Northern Territory has written off more than $80,000 in lost and missing library books from the past three years, reports News.com.au. The missing stock increased in...
Victorian library to replace library trucks with ‘agencies’
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
The Bendigo Library in regional Victoria is replacing its library trucks with bricks-and-mortar ‘agencies’, reports the Bendigo Advertiser. The Goldfield Library Corporation (GLC), which covers Bendigo Library, plans to remove...
University of Adelaide library to downsize collection by up to 70%
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
The University of Adelaide’s Barr Smith library will downsize its collection by up to 70% over the next two to three years as part of a major modernisation, reports the...
City of Literature office offering free SPN conference tickets for librarians
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
The Melbourne City of Literature Office is offering ten free one-day tickets for workers in the library sector to the Small Press Network’s (SPN) Independent Publishing Conference in Melbourne on...
Melbourne to relocate City Library by 2020
Wednesday, 31 August 2016
Melbourne City Council will relocate the City Library on Flinders Lane in the CBD by 2020, reports the Age. Melbourne Library Service manager Anne-Maree Pfabe told the Age that the...
NetGalley simplifies access for ALIA members
Tuesday, 30 August 2016
A new initiative by digital proofs provider NetGalley will give Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) members faster access to new titles by validating members with digital badges. Publishers will...
Summer Reading Club announces ‘Heroes and villains’ theme
Wednesday, 24 August 2016
The Summer Reading Club (SRC) has announced a ‘Heroes and villains’ theme for its 2016-17 library program, which will run from 1 December 2016 to 31 January 2017. The theme...
ALIA launches ‘uplifting books’ campaign
Wednesday, 24 August 2016
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is running a campaign to find Australia’s ‘favourite mood-boosting titles’. ALIA is currently inviting the public to nominate books for the campaign and...
ALIA makes My Big Idea shortlist
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
The Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) submission to the Concern for Future Generation’s My Big Idea national competition has made the shortlist. ALIA’s suggestion is for every child to...
SA State Library to cut 20 jobs
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
The State Library of South Australia (SLSA) will cut nearly 20 full-time jobs as part of a restructure to save $6m over three years, reports the ABC. Public Service Association...
