Dispute over Surry Hills library facade reaches Supreme Court
Thursday, 16 March 2017
The Supreme Court will hear a case brought by the City of Sydney against two companies over the construction of the glass facade at the Surry Hills library, reports the...
Heiss among new appointees to Library Board of Queensland
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Author Anita Heiss is one of nine new appointees to the Library Board of Queensland, announced by the Queensland government this week. The appointees will serve a three-year term beginning...
Ipswich purchases land for new CBD library
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Ipswich City Council in regional Queensland has taken ownership of a 1.3 hectare parcel of land in the Ipswich CBD in preparation for a new $150m city library and entertainment...
Australian public library stats report released
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
The National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) has released its annual Australian Public Libraries Statistical Report for the period 2014-2015. The report found that total expenditure on public libraries increased...
City of Bayswater to overhaul library services
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
The City of Bayswater in northeastern Perth is planning to overhaul its library services and is considering pop-up libraries alongside the renovation of aging facilities, reports CommunityNews.com. The Bayswater Council...
‘Long-promised’ Gosford regional library delayed again
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
A ‘long-promised’ regional library in Gosford on the New South Wales Central Coast has been delayed for ‘procedural’ reasons, reports Coast Community News. At a council meeting on 24 January...
ALIA, universities among signatories to letter in support of ‘fair use’
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
A number of library bodies and universities are among the signatories to a letter to government in support of the Productivity Commission’s recommendation to introduce a ‘fair use’ exception into...
First ‘Librarians’ Choice’ top 10 list published
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
The first ‘Librarians’ Choice’ list of 10 highly recommended new-release titles has been published. The monthly listing aims to ‘harness the time-honoured value of “librarian’s picks” into a single nation-wide...
New library for suburban Geelong
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Geelong city council has released plans for an $8m community hub with a new library at its centrepiece, reports the Geelong Advertiser. The ground-floor library, to be located in the suburb...
Volunteer-run library ‘agencies’ replace mobile service around Bendigo
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
The Goldfields Library Corporation in regional Victoria has opened the first of seven new volunteer-run library agencies, which will replace its mobile library service, reports the Bendigo Advertiser. The Dingee...
Lyndall appointed ALIA VP-elect
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Lyndall Osborn has been voted vice president-elect of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) board. Lyndall will assume the role following the ALIA general meeting on 17 May. She...
State Library of NSW secures $15m in private donations for new galleries, learning space
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
The State Library of New South Wales has secured $15m in private donations to fund new public galleries and a learning space in the Mitchell building. The galleries and learning...
NSW Librarian made AM in Australia Day honours
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Jan Richards, the manager of Central West Libraries in rural NSW, has been made a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia for ‘significant service to library...
Oz candidate stands for IFLA presidency
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Former Australia Library and Information Association (ALIA) president Christine Mackenzie is standing for the role of president of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). ALIA is supporting...
SLNSW releases Sydney Harbour Bridge oral history using new online tool
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
The State Library of NSW (SLNSW) is marking the 85th anniversary of the Sydney Harbour Bridge by releasing its full collection of unedited interviews with the people who built it,...
SLV, Readings to host Melbourne book club
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Independent bookselling chain Readings and the State Library of Victoria (SLV) will host a book club series, focusing on 10 recent books by Melbourne authors. Each event, which will be...
Humanoid robot ‘Pepper’ put to work at Mackay Library
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
Dudley Denny City Library in Mackay, Queensland, has introduced a 1.2m emotionally intelligent robot called Pepper as an ambassador for the library, reports the ABC. Librarian Jaala Beauchamp said the...
Perth library receives more architectural awards
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
The City of Perth library received two more architectural awards late last year, reports Community News. The library won the National Entertainment and Recreation Facility Award at the Master Builders...
SLV receives $8m donation for new gallery
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) has received a donation of eight million dollars to fund a new exhibition space, reports the Age. The donation is one of the largest...
Government announces $16.4m funding for Trove in MYEFO
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
The National Library of Australia (NLA)’s digital archive Trove will receive $16.4m over four years from 2016-17 in the federal government’s Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), announced in...
ALIA, ALCC welcome Productivity Commission’s fair use recommendations
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and Australian Libraries Copyright Committee (ALCC) have welcomed the Productivity Commission’s recommendation Australia adopts a fair use exception in its copyright laws. The...
Qld introduces coding and robotics grants program for Indigenous students
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
The Queensland State Government has introduced a new series of grants for public libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Centres to provide coding and robotics programs to young Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Contributor funds help Trove upload new documents after NLA budget cuts
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
The Department of Communications and the Arts has told a senate estimates committee that groups have been funding the National Library of Australia’s digital archive Trove to continue to upload...
‘The Cow Tripped Over the Moon’ to be read for National Simultaneous Storytime 2017
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Tony Wilson and Laura Wood’s The Cow Tripped over the Moon (Scholastic) will be read for National Simultaneous Storytime 2017, the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has announced. National...
TAFE promises consultation over changes to Ultimo library
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
TAFE NSW has said it will consult with staff and students over changes to Sydney’s Ultimo TAFE library, after the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and other groups criticised...
SLQ wins Gallery and Museum Achievement Award for ‘Peace and Quiet’ exhibition
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
The State Library of Queensland’s signature program team have won the engagement category at the 2016 Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards (GAMAA) for the exhibition ‘Peace and Quiet’. The exhibition,...
Ayres appointed NLA director-general
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Marie-Louise Ayres has been appointed as director-general of the National Library of Australia for a five-year term. Ayres has served in senior management roles at the NLA since 2002, most...
ALIA joins Professions Australia
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) has joined Professions Australia, the peak body for professional associations. ALIA CEO Sue McKerracher said it joined as ‘our interests align in the important...
Melbourne CBD building to include ‘highly curated’ street-level public library
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
A 70-storey residential and commercial building approved for the Melbourne CBD will include a street-level public library run in collaboration with Victoria University, reports Architecture Australia. Architect Jean Nouvel said the...
Sydney Uni library offers fine amnesty by donating to Koori Centre
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
The University of Sydney is offering a reduction in fines on overdue library items, with the proceeds being donated to the Koori Centre to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
