A Libray Planet post by Fiona Kells. The Newcastle City Library occupies the War Memorial Cultural Centre on Laman Street, in the heart of Newcastle. The Library was established via the generosity of Sydney ophthalmologist Dr Roland Pope, who in the late 1940s gifted his personal collection of more than 2,000 books, along with more…
Category: Australian Libraries
Steve Williams’ Fergus McDurgus Library Project
Sometimes, things just come together and make life a little better. You meet and fall in love with someone, and get a chance to move to the other side of the world. You’re a bit useless at sport, skip school during gym, find the local library is warm and dry, and accidentally discover a lifelong…
Marrickville Library and Pavilion, Sydney, Australia – Magic in Marrickville
Written by Paul Jewell (Business Librarian, Western Sydney University) @pdjewell For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ Marrickville Library main entrance (picture courtesy of Inner West Council Library and History Services) Acknowledgment of Country Firstly, we recognise the Library is situated on land which was home to the Gadigal and Wangal Peoples of the Eora Nation. The library site…
City of Perth Library, Perth, Australia – a Dream in universal design
Written by staff at City of Perth Library For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ The modern, award-winning City of Perth Library is in the vibrant Cathedral Square precinct in the heart of the City. It is a public library, with a collection split across five levels and a range of…
Melbourne Athenaeum Library, Australia – a library littered with ghosts of the past
Written by Kirby Fenwick For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ Athenaeum Library Melbourne wouldn’t be complete if it didn’t attempt to wade into the history of a library that has existed for more than one hundred and seventy-five years. A library that sits above the street, a quiet place where a…
Melbourne Cricket Club Library, Australia – the best kind of secret
Written by Kirby Fenwick Pictures by David Studham For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanetnet.wordpress.com/contribute/ The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely of places—so said Roald Dahl. I thought about his words this week when I stepped through the doors of a library that was only recently brought to…
The Geelong Library & Heritage Centre – the Dome
Written by Jes Layton For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ It’s no secret the modern community library is and has been experiencing a renaissance of sorts. There is near to no other more perfect example of this than the Geelong Library & Heritage Centre, affectionately called ‘the Dome.’ The Geelong Library…
State Library Victoria, – the oldest public library in Australia
Written by Jes Layton For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ Melbourne is well known for its thriving public library network, although the gem at the city’s centre is none other than the State Library of Victoria. State Library Victoria, Australia’s oldest public library is home to a large rare books collection,…
Library at the Dock, Melbourne Australia – reclaimed Wood and a recording studio
Written by Jes Layton For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ A favourite of Melbourne’s inner suburbs, Library at the Dock is one of the City of Melbourne’s six public libraries and four community hubs. The Library at the Dock—built mostly of engineered timber and reclaimed hardwood—faces north along the waterfront and…
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