Dusky Court Street Library

19/02/2024

In today's newspaper, "The West' there is an article about declining reading ability in WA classrooms saying:

"The number of children in West Australian public school classrooms who do not meet reading expectations for their age group is higher than both the state and national average for all students.

And the state’s year 3 students, across all school sectors, are also falling behind their eastern states counterparts.

What are the stats?

70 per cent – Indigenous students in WA who did not meet proficiency.

60 per cent – WA students falling short whose parents did not finish school.

68 per cent – The number of WA students who are proficient, according to NAPLAN 2023 data.

83 per cent – The number WA should aim for in 10 years, according to the Grattan Institute.

90 per cent – The minimum number we should aim for long-term.

$40 billion – The amount it will cost Australian taxpayers to support poor readers in schools today, who are more likely to drop out, over their lifetime according to the Grattan Institute."

Let's do our bit and see if we can help young people in our community by encouraging them (and helping them) to read a little more!

There are plenty of reading options at the Dusky Court Street Library, and if you or your young one can't find what you're looking for, let me know because there are more books inside.

11/02/2024

Wanju noonuk! Welcome!

The Dusky Court Street Library was established to help all members of the Lake Coogee community access reading materials no matter what age they are! From toddlers to adults, you're sure to find something wonderful to read.

As a passionate reader and lifelong learner, your Street Librarian was once a Secondary School Teacher and Adult Educator. Raelene's passion for helping everyone access reading materials came about when working as a Prison Educator in around 2001 in Victoria, Australia. One of the inmates, who would have been around 55 years of age, approached her and said that the only thing he wanted to do was to learn to read so that he could spend quality time with his grandchildren when he got released. From there, came a burning desire to do everything possible to ensure that everyone can access books at any time.

With the cost of living forever increasing, it's becoming harder and harder for families to buy books. So from that idea came the Street Library, a place where anyone can come and "Give A Book, Share A Book and Take a Book".
It was important to recognise the land and beauty of where the Street Library stands, so added to the design of the library is a short history of Lake Coogee (Lake Kou-Gee), a stunning photo of the lake at sunset with two of the most popular birds that live in the Lake Coogee wetlands.

The Dusky Court Street Library is registered with Street Library Australia, and its Community Number is 6164.

This page is dedicated to the Dusky Court Street Library and will hopefully include many book reviews, visits and posts in the years to come. Hopefully, the local children who contributed to the design will be able to grow with the library and see their handprints on an important community resource in the years to come. Do you have a book you've been wanting to read? Ask for it here! Do you have books you'd like to donate? Contact the Admin.

As this page is used by young people and adults of different ages, race and gender, please keep all content and photos respectful at all times. If anyone has any concerns about using the page, please contact the Admin. If anyone notices anyone behaving in an inappropriate manner around the Street Library, please call the Police or Co-Safe immediately.

11/02/2024

We have a surplus of books!

If you're looking for something specific, we may have it already. Our shelves are already full so not all books have made it out to the shelves just yet.

11/02/2024

11/02/2024

11/02/2024

The Street Library is finally in place.

11/02/2024

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11/02/2024

Stage 7!

The Street Library is almost ready for launch! Applying the final coats of varnish to protect it from the weather.

05/02/2024

Stage 6!

Thanks to Marcel & Asher for your valuable contribution 🙏