Thornleigh laneway library

18/07/2024

Keen eyes may have noticed that the property the little laneway library is on has recently sold.

We had planned to take the library with us BUT the new family are happy to keep it, so everyone can keep enjoying it - we will hand the FB page over to them in September.

Thanks for all the enthusiasm and all the little local librarians who restack books for me when it gets messy 📕 ❤️

03/06/2024

Fill in the form if you’re keen to participate

Do you regularly take, give and share books via the Street Library network, but are not a Street Librarian yourself?

Martyn Lyons, from the University of New South Wales, is compiling a research paper on the use of Street Libraries and is looking to conduct short, in-person interviews with regular borrowers within the Sydney Metropolitan area.

Visit our blog for more info.

https://streetlibrary.org.au/wanted-street-library-users/

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30/10/2023

We are ready for Halloween tomorrow night! Pop past at 430 for some treats….

01/10/2023

From little things big things grow! Our amazing library artist who drew all of the detailed pictures on our library all those years ago is about to become world famous - well done Birds in Suits on the release this week of your first illustration collab with the amazing Trent Dalton: Lola in the Mirror - I’m going to start selling viewings of the library to make some cash 💰 😂 Street Library Australia ♥️

I am so enormously proud to have worked on the illustrations for the latest novel from the hugely talented Trent Dalton, Lola In The Mirror. It comes out on the 4th October and you can pre order it now.
If you are in Sydney on the 10th October, Trent will be talking with the amazing Indira Naidoo about this beautiful story - grab your tickets now!

18/09/2023

Come on people! Whoever dumped two large boxes of 1983 world encyclopedias in front of the library with no cover, please come and collect them and dispose of them elsewhere. The fact that you a) expect someone wants them and b) expect me to then recycle them or move them out of the weather is incredibly unfair

20/08/2023

Lots of new books stocked in the library today ❤️

08/04/2023

Need a break from people this weekend - we have popped out 5 complete jigsaw puzzles ♥️ 🐇

23/12/2022

A little holiday gift for all - 4 free coffee vouchers for Six and Seven cafe Westleigh Village to help with relaxing and reading

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02/10/2022

Nothing says week 2 of a rainy school holidays like a freshly edited library - lots of Wimpy Kids in EUC and a stack of other books in the rain proof box below

Take as many as you want or tag a friend who needs them

15/09/2022

📚 'Street Libraries are a symbol of trust and hope – a tiny vestibule of literary happiness.'

There are few things in life lovelier than curling up with a good book, and street libraries are an open invitation to share this joy of reading with your community. When people donate a book and borrow a book, they create a fulfiling cycle of generosity that allows them to gift what they love to those around them.

Street Library Australia aims to motivate people to engage with their community in a positive and easy way. A beautiful mission indeed 🧡

📸: IG

11/09/2022

To help you ease into Monday pop on down and grab one of three free coffee vouchers for Six and Seven at Westleigh Village - and a book too