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25.01.2022 We love how these librarians in the USA have found ways to provide their patrons with some fabulous take home packs. https://bookriot.com/pandemic-library-take-home-kits/

25.01.2022 Who else was a Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys fan?

24.01.2022 Who can resist a list of ‘best’ books to read? https://bookriot.com/new-york-times-top-ten-books-2020

24.01.2022 This is such a lovely library. It looks like they are serious about celebrating Christmas.

23.01.2022 Someone's guilty conscience caught up with them! Stolen in the 1980s, this valuable book has now been returned. https://www.croatiaweek.com/rare-400-year-old-book-stolen/

22.01.2022 Gail Jones wrote an impassioned submission to the parliamentary enquiry into the creative industries, proving how vital our literature is to our identity and economy. https://theconversation.com/gail-jones-australian-literatur

22.01.2022 Teacher librarians are crucial to student learning. Who remembers their school librarian? Fond memories, we hope! https://www.smh.com.au//it-s-a-crucial-role-teacher-librar

21.01.2022 Who’s been to the Writers’ Festival? I saw Richard Flanagan and Laura Tingle in conversation this afternoon in front of a theatre full of enthusiastic readers- total joy!

20.01.2022 The irresistible Miffy is 65 years old! This exhibition will be coming to Melbourne in April - June 2021 at the Bunjil Place gallery. https://theconversation.com/unpacking-the-magic-of-miffy-a-

19.01.2022 As armchair travel is the only travel we’ll be doing for a while, here are some beautiful libraries that you can virtually tour. https://www.atlasobscura.com//7-libraries-you-can-visit-fr

19.01.2022 What a great project. Have you read any of these lost Australian classics? https://theconversation.com/10-lost-australian-literary-tre

19.01.2022 How has Covid-19 changed the future design of our libraries? https://www.raeco.com.au//raeco_/2020/Nov/4/future_library

18.01.2022 And the winners are.... https://email.synergymail.com.au//B535EC250D4D33473F753D86

17.01.2022 These books are as close to overseas travel as we'll be getting for quite a while...enjoy! https://www.cntraveler.com//the-86-greatest-travel-books-o

16.01.2022 And the winner is... https://www.theguardian.com//douglas-stuart-wins-booker-pr

14.01.2022 Books involving libraries, either real or imaginary have always inspired me. I've just finished The Paris Library, based on the true story of the American Library in Paris during the Occupation, and the brave staff who continued to provide books for their 'subscribers'. Inspirational stuff! What's your favourite book, set in a library? Let's make a list! https://www.betterreading.com.au//heartbreaking-and-uplif/

09.01.2022 Glimpses of Utopia - Jess Scully’s vision for the future This is the third post in our series about the amazing public libraries in the City of Sydney. Cr Jess Scully spoke to FOLA about their council’s vision for the city, and the libraries’ role in supporting the renewal and enhancement of urban life. It turns out Jess has thought deeply about this subject and has gathered her thoughts in a remarkable book called Glimpses of Utopia. In it she explores some of the history of... urban, social reformers from the 19th and 20th centuries and then shares her pragmatic and optimistic approach to transforming Sydney as we head into the middle decades of the 21st century. If there’s a theme that runs through Glimpses of Utopia, it is about putting humans at the centre of all decisions, and not relying on the nexus of technology, economics and profit to determine what our communities look like. It’s a wonderfully positive message and particularly relevant as we find our way through the current pandemic. Well said, Jess. You can find out more information about Jess’s book here: https://glimpsesofutopia.com/

09.01.2022 What book’s ending made you cross?

08.01.2022 "In regional communities libraries play a pivotal role in providing a safe, inclusive learning space for the whole community. https://www.parkeschampionpost.com.au//parkes-library-and/

06.01.2022 https://www.theguardian.com//jan-morris-historian-travel-w Have you read any of Morris's books?

05.01.2022 How could anyone resist visiting these libraries? https://bookriot.com/libraries-that-look-like-books/

02.01.2022 Congratulations Julia Baird. Your book Phosphorescence has deservedly scooped the pools! https://www.theaureview.com//winners-of-the-2021-abia-awa/

01.01.2022 Congratulations City of Sydney Council