Boan Close Bizzy Bee Library, Little Green Pantry & The Sprout Spot in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Community organisation

Boan Close Bizzy Bee Library, Little Green Pantry & The Sprout Spot

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Address: 9 Boan Close, Florey 2615 Canberra, ACT, Australia

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25.01.2022 A local follower has generously offered the gift of a vacuum sealed half leg of ham. It can be collected from McKellar, alternatively delivery maybe possible in the Belconnen area. Please comment below if you are interested. Such a lovely gift.

25.01.2022 Street libraries aren't just about books or reading. They are also about community and building connections. So very happy to announce that the library is now a collection point for plastic bottle caps. As you have probably seen in the news, a charity in Victoria is recycling the caps and turning them into superhero prosthetic limbs for kids. So awesome. So please drop your bottle caps off in our bin pictured below, and we will get them to somewhere they can actually do some good.

24.01.2022 Come & find out more about street libraries this Saturday. We will be in area 3.

23.01.2022 We collect lids here at Bizzy Bee Street Library for Holden Rally Team - Lids4Kids. One of our lovely neighbours picked the lids up and washed them all! Gretta estimates that there is around 4,000 lids! We'll be taking the lids to The Fabulous Florey Community Fair next week so that Tim can use them at his Lids4Kids stand! Gretta mentioned that some lids were not the right type and some were deposited dirty so mould had formed. It is a good idea to wash your lids before dropping them off. A big thank you Gretta for her tremendous effort!

23.01.2022 Spotted: A new Lil Street Library In Evatt. This makes four for Evatt Address: Evatt Street Library 10 William Webb Drive.... #lilstreetlibraries #Canberra #Evatt

21.01.2022 Lots of books, check us out this week. And no need to put them together

21.01.2022 Please pop around & support this library if you can.

19.01.2022 Look at these amazing new street libraries! Congratulations Sonja @ Brodzky Pl, McKellar & Fiona @ Stuckey Pl Charnwood. Thanks to a generous donation by Belconnen Community Council and excellent facilitation by Shah & Roz from Lil Street Libraries. Head over & check them out.

19.01.2022 We're loving this!

17.01.2022 We have a great selection of: kids, teen, chick lit, fantasy, reference, biography books. The bottom drawer of our little green pantry has some tinned food & fresh lemons. Come & check us out!

17.01.2022 BELCONNEN - ITS GIVEAWAY TIME!!! Thanks to the Belconnen Community Council we're on the hunt for Lil Street Library (LSL) hosts in Belconnen's remaining 'have ...not' suburbs. To be in the running you must: a) live in Belconnen, Charnwood, Holt or McKellar. b) tell us in the comments below (i) what suburb you live in, (ii) what theme you would decorate your Street Library; and (iii) why you would make the best host for your suburb. Entries CLOSE at midnight Friday 25 October 2019. The WINNERS will be announced on Sunday 27 October 2019. Good luck!! TERMS & CONDITIONS The winners must: 1. Decorate and install the LSL SAFELY on their own property within 14 days of receiving it. 2. Be willing to host a community launch event on either the 16-17 November or 23-24 November weekends. 3. Assume the role of the Street Library host and take care of the LSL on an ongoing basis. 4. Be willing to have the LSL listed on the Lil Street Libraries FaceBook page. 5. Be prepared to be interviewed and photographed for a LSL FaceBook post once the LSL is installed. #lilstreetlibrary #streetlibrary #Canberra

17.01.2022 IMPORTANT NOTICE It is times like this that community becomes even more important, therefore it is with much regret that we have decided to temporarily close the library. It is simply impossible to provide adequate infection control. The library will be emptied out & locked up as of this Sunday afternoon. It will be up & running again as soon as the COVID-19 crisis eases. At this stage the Little Green Food Pantry will remain open. However we would request the following:... *unopened packaged food only *wash your hands before & after using the pantry *wipe down all packages at home before using Plastic lid collection is also suspended. Could those local to the Belconnen/Florey area please share this post. Many thanks. Looking forward to seeing you back at the library later in the year. Rachael & Sharon

16.01.2022 This pretty Lil Street Library makes three for Hawker. With a degree in librarianship and a love for books, it was only a matter of time before Karen hosted a ...Lil Street Library of her own for her neighbourhood. The Mens Shed helped Karen put some new hinges on an old metal chest she already had and a talented friend painted the artwork for her. This LSL stocks books for all ages (early, young, teen and adult). Address: 7 Tanumbirini St Hawker #lilstreetlibraries #Canberra #Hawker

16.01.2022 In case you don't get time to read them all

16.01.2022 October 15th marks International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day - a special day to honour the babies and children who are no longer in our arms, and to... show support for all bereaved families who face this tragic loss. Every day in Australia, a baby is stillborn approximately every 4 hours. Thats 6 babies every day; 6 families with shattered hearts and broken dreams every single day. And it has been this way with no change for two decades now. Not to mention the stats becoming dramatically higher if you also include early pregnancy loss (miscarriage) or neonatal/infant death. On the evening of October 15, buildings and landmarks all around Australia and the world will be lit up in pink and blue to remember those babies gone too soon and pay our respects. Last year was Canberras first year participating and this year weve made it bigger and better. In conjunction with our friends at Pregnancy & Infant Loss Australia, this year weve organised the Telstra Tower, National Carillon and Kings Ave Bridge to beautifully light up Canberra in pink and blue. Wed love to capture as many amazing photos as we can next Tuesday night and show our support for local Canberra bereaved families. We hope to see many of you there! With awareness comes change and we hope this event can bring about some more change and support for Aussie families (images credit to Glenn Martin photography and Google)

16.01.2022 The pantry is currently well stocked.

14.01.2022 This is lovely and shows what a difference street libraries can make.

14.01.2022 Franklin's newest street library will be open from New Year's Eve.

13.01.2022 Harry Potter fans this looks like fun!

13.01.2022 For any littlies out trick or treating this evening

12.01.2022 Looking for a new Christmas tradition?

12.01.2022 Due to COVID-19

12.01.2022 We're back!!! The library is open as of today. Please practise good hygiene by washing hands before & after using. The pantry has had a lot of use which is fantastic. But it means that stock is very low. Please consider popping an unopened package of in date food in there if you can. Please share this post so word gets out that we're open.

12.01.2022 Hello Florey Community, It's been a while since we posted. Rachael has been in Sydney having radiation, and Sharon has been very busy looking after a relative. But thanks to the generosity of the local community, the pantry & the library are full to overflowing. So please share this with your neighbours & local contacts. The library & the pantry are both accessible 24/7 in the front garden of 9 Boan Cl, Florey. We plan to put up a solar light in the next few weeks so that the...re will be better visibility at night. Everything in them is free! Our motto is: take what you need, leave what you can. All we ask is: Donated food items are unopened and in date COVID safe guidelines are followed ie sanitise hands before & after visiting, wipe items down before use Interested in setting up a pantry or library or both?! Inbox the page, we'd love to help you get started. Sharon & Rachael P.S. watch this space, the goal for 2021 is a plant library

12.01.2022 Looking for an entertaining read this weekend? Pop past & pick up the sequels to Crazy Rich Asians.

11.01.2022 Belconnens first Lil Street Library thanks to Bor and Jessica Address: 81 Totterdel street, Belconnen #lilstreetlibraries #Belconnen #Canberra

10.01.2022 Thanks to the generosity of our local Buy Nothing Florey/Scullin/Page/Hawker/Weetangera, ACT, group we now have a solar light for night time visits, as well as a newly established plant library. We operate on a philosophy of 'take what you need, leave what you can.' The book library, plant library & free pantry, are designed to foster community spirit as well as reducing waste. ... Please pay a visit and consider sharing this post with with our local community. Thanks to everyone who has supported this project over the last 2 years. Wishing you a safe, healthy & peaceful 2021. Rach

10.01.2022 SUPERMAN IS COMING! Join Laura and her family this Saturday to lift Supermans cape and officially launch Canberras very own Superman Lil Street Library.... Were so excited to see another superhero join our LSL ranks! Well share more about Laura and her story after the launch - after all, we dont want to spoil the surprise #lilstreetlibraries #Evatt #Canberra

10.01.2022 Best cake I've ever seen. Hope somebody makes this for my birthday next year!

09.01.2022 Fabulous dedication!

08.01.2022 Renee Thompson, owner of Hair Journey, Palmerston, was disappointed to discover that Palmerston was one of Canberra's 'have not' suburbs. (A suburb without a street library. ) So she grabbed a trolley from Target & sourced some books from Canberra Lil Street Libraries. And now has this cute little library trolley. Renee is hopeful that it will inspire a Palmerston resident to put a street library at their house & take Palmerston off the 'have not' list. Does your workplace need a little library trolley? #leaveabook #takeabook #shareabook

07.01.2022 Interested in finding out more about Street LIbraries? Rachael will be at the Fabulous Florey Community Fair. Florey Primary School, Saturday, November 30, 10am-2pm. Stop by, say hi and see a newly painted library on display as well as an upcycled library.

07.01.2022 Looking for something fun to do with the kids this weekend? Thanks to the generosity of Belconnen Community Council, we are moving closer to the goal of a street library in every suburb of Canberra. Yay! On Saturday afternoon at 3pm in Brodzky Place, McKellar gets its first street library. Followed closely by Charnwood on on Saturday morning at 11am in Stuckey Place. Come along, bring a book to share, take a book to read, and enjoy being part of the community.

07.01.2022 Delighted to attend the launch of a new library at a local housing complex this morning. This was the result of a successful partnership between residents, Belconnen Community Council & Canberra Lil Street Libraries. Beautiful art work by a talented, local year 12 student-a true community project. Belconnen Community Council Tara Cheyne MLA Elizabeth Kikkert MLA... Gordon Ramsay MLA Mark Parton MLA Yvette Berry Florey Neighbourhood Watch Lil Street Libraries See more

06.01.2022 Check this out!

05.01.2022 This Little Free Library also has shelves to share plants! "My wife, Linda, gave me a Little Free Library for my 75th birthday. We have always been greatly int...erested in books and have belonged to various book clubs, haunted community libraries, and I once owned a used bookstore. We are also avid gardeners, so we wanted to broaden the community sharing aspects to include not only books but also plants. So when we built the structure to house our Library, it also included shelves to give away plants." - Mort Womack, volunteer steward of Little Free Library #65447 in Tucson, Arizona See more

04.01.2022 Look what arrived in the mail! That's right - the Street Library kits for the remaining have not Belconnen suburbs. Our wonderful LSL volunteers will be busil...y putting the kits together over the next week or so. Stay tuned as well be running a lil competition to find the perfect LSL hosts in Belconnen, Charnwood, Holt and McKellar. Thanks again Belconnen Community Council for supporting literacy, community connections and a culture of sharing in this beautiful city of ours #streetlibrarykits #Canberra

03.01.2022 Lots of books taken from the library over the holidays which is excellent. Unfortunately the bizzy bee stamp has gone missing though. Just a reminder that we are collecting lids from milk, juice and soft drink bottles. Also plastic bread tags. Happy Monday!

03.01.2022 Our sun rosy has had a much needed haircut, and their are lots of cuttings available. Help yourself & check out the library & pantry while you're there. Both are overflowing!