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SLSA receives funding boost in state budget 

12 June 2013

The State Library of South Australia (SLSA) will share in an additional $18.2 million earmarked for the state’s major cultural institutions over the next four years. The South Australian Government...

Grybowski appointed Australia Council CEO 

17 May 2013

Tony Grybowski has been appointed as the new CEO of the Australia Council for the Arts. Grybowski joined the Australia Council in 2007 and previously held the position of executive...

New funding for SLV announced in budget 

8 May 2013

New funding for the State Library of Victoria (SLV) has been announced in the 2013-14 Victorian state budget, released on 7 May. Victorian Arts Minister Heidi Victoria said in a statement that...

International Library News 

2 April 2013

Penguin eases library ebook lending restrictions In the US, Penguin has announced that it will now make all of its frontlist ebook titles available for library lending at the same...

New Arts, Small Business ministers appointed 

25 March 2013

Tony Burke has been appointed as the new Federal Minister for the Arts and Gary Gray has been appointed as the new Federal Minister for Small Business. Prime Minister Julia...

New library services for western Victoria 

15 January 2013

A new library in Lake Bolac in western Victoria was officially opened in December. The $240,000 facility is the first permanent library for the town, which is located approximately 100km...

International Library News 

9 January 2013

UK Labour Party calls for national body for libraries In the UK, the Labour Party has released a policy report on the public library service that recommends the establishment of...

Johnson joins BICC 

5 December 2012

Simon & Schuster Australia managing director Lou Johnson has joined the Federal Government’s Book Industry Collaboration Council (BICC). Johnson replaces Penguin Australia CEO Gabrielle Coyne on the council and as...

In brief 

4 December 2012

Fairfax Media donates 12,000 photos to NLA Fairfax Media has donated its collection of glass-plate negatives to the National Library of Australia. The collection includes 12,000 photos that have previously been...