Wednesday, 9 May 2012
The increased funding for the National Library of Australia announced as part of the Federal Budget is part of an overall boost of $64.1 million over four years announced by Arts Minister Simon...

Monday, 7 May 2012
A network of solar panels has been installed onto the rooftop of Bega library, effectively making the library self-sufficient in terms of electricity consumption.  Forming part of a town-wide project...

Wednesday, 2 May 2012
The National Library of Australia is joining other major libraries across the world in adopting a new standard for cataloguing in the first quarter of 2013. Resource Description and Access...

Wednesday, 2 May 2012
The National Library of Australia has acquired two pairs of rare floor globes from a New York gallery. The two pairs of terrestrial and celestial globes were produced between 1799...

Wednesday, 2 May 2012
The ABC’s First Tuesday Book Club is calling for people to vote for their favourite Australian books to create an ultimate reading list. To coincide with the National Year of...

Wednesday, 2 May 2012
City of Sydney’s first ever month-long book amnesty has resulted in thousands of borrowers returning their books, renewing library cards or signing up as new members. People who emailed, phoned...

Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Harvard University, one of the world’s richest academic institutions, has announced it can no longer afford academic journal subscriptions, advising staff to support open-access publishing instead, by submitting work to Digital...

Thursday, 26 April 2012
Waverley Council has guaranteed the continuation of the ‘Nib’ Waverley Council Award for Literature this year by committing to maintain the value of the prize and make up any shortfall...

Thursday, 26 April 2012
A rare book of poetry once owned by Australian convicts has been found in a charity sale in Burnie, northern Tasmania. Local Pam Thorne was helping run the Burnie Emu Bay...

Thursday, 26 April 2012
A British historian has accidentally discovered a trove of rare Egyptian ancient scrolls in the collection of the Queensland Museum. John Taylor, an internationally respected Egyptologist from the British Museum,...

Wednesday, 18 April 2012
At the recent opening of the new Carindale library in Brisbane, Lord Mayor Graham Quirk announced an election commitment to spend $100,000 on a new ‘Writers in Residence’ policy to...

Wednesday, 18 April 2012
A new initiative announced by the Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind and Copyright Licensing Limited is intended to improve blind and print-disabled New Zealanders' access to international ebooks. The...

Wednesday, 18 April 2012
The Carindale Library reopened on 29 March in a new $2.67 million premises in the front of the new $300 million extension of Carindale Shopping Centre. The new building was...

Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Softlink has launched ‘Library Link’, a mobile application for android and iPhones that allows users to search for resources, place renewals and check alert messages for holds and overdue items....

Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Health Libraries Australia will hold a professional development day in conjuction with the ALIA Biennial conference in Sydney. It will take place at the Garvan Institute in Darlinghurst, Sydney from...

Thursday, 12 April 2012
Sue Roberts, the State Library of Victoria’s new CEO and State Librarian has taken up her position this week. A published author and leading thinker on the changing role of...

Thursday, 12 April 2012
The State Library of Queensland has launched two exhibitions and a series of events which pay tribute to memories of Queensland floods and celebrates the state's spirit of recovery. Two...

Thursday, 12 April 2012
St Clair library in the City of Penrith, NSW, has been renovated and reopened with new air-conditioning, carpet, desks and paint. The renovations were funded by a $70,000 grant from...

Thursday, 12 April 2012
The Very Cranky Bear by Australian author Nick Bland (Scholastic) has been chosen for this year’s National Simultaneous Storytime, taking place on Wednesday 23 May at 11am AEDT. Registrations are...

Thursday, 12 April 2012
In a move that may prove very positive for libraries, Pottermore’s approach to library lending differs from those of the big publishers, who have either withdrawn their ebooks from library...

Thursday, 12 April 2012
Victorian public library staff are invited to apply for the 2012 Shared Leadership Program, aimed at enthusiastic future leaders. Those selected will participate in a series of four residential workshops...

Tuesday, 3 April 2012
To coincide with the National Year of Reading, BBC Worldwide Australia’s pre-school channel CBeebies is launching a new TV series featuring celebrities reading popular Australian books for young children. 'CBeebies...

Tuesday, 3 April 2012
A range of videos and presentations from the disaster preparedness seminar run by National and State Libraries Australia (NSLA) in Brisbane this month are now available online. The seminar, which was held...

Tuesday, 3 April 2012
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has reiterated its concerns 'that although more and more ebooks come to be provided through our libraries, the current PLR/ELR rules make no provision...

Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Library users worldwide, including in Australia, will be able to ‘borrow’ Harry Potter ebooks from 29 March, if their local libraries are signed up to the services of ebook and...

Wednesday, 28 March 2012
The Ballarat Mechanics’ Institute’s new Centre for Modern Australian Writing was opened on 23 March by Dominic Brine, manager and breakfast presenter at ABC Radio Ballarat. The Centre aims to...

Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Public Libraries Australia (PLA) has announced the recipients of its small grants scheme to support smaller libraries in delivering programs in support of the National year of Reading. The successful...

Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Publishers and libraries will now be able to more accurately locate information via web databases about identities pursuing creative activities. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has created the International...

Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Tweed Council councillors have voted to advise Lismore, Byron and Ballina councils that they would pull out of the Richmond Tweed Regional Library network if it returns to a county...

Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu opened The Lamm Jewish Library of Australia on Sunday 18 March. The turnout for the event was larger than expected, with dozens of people forced to...