Anti-Poverty Week 2023

Anti-Poverty Week will run over two weeks this year, from 15-27 October (due to the Referendum on a First Nations Voice to Parliament being held on Saturday 14 October). Libraries…

Reading Portraits goes International

Wangaratta Library’s Reading Portraits, in partnership with photographer Marc Bongers, presents a collection of images that depict individual’s connection to books, stories, reading and their local library. It has been…

Shared Leadership Project Reports 2023

The Shared Leadership Project has included for another year with 20 staff from across Public Libraries Victoria and the State Library, sharing their final reports and their learnings at an…

Early Years Handbook launched

The newly revised and updated Early Years Handbook for Public Libraries was officially launched at the Children and Youth Services Special Interest Group (CYS SIG) seminar in Castlemaine last month…

Intellectual Freedom in Libraries survey

The International Federation of Library Associations’ (IFLA) Advisory Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) is conducting a survey on Intellectual Freedom in all libraries….

Third Age Fitness DVDs

Are you looking to expand your catalogue with content designed specifically for older adults and seniors? Do you want to keep your patrons active and healthy? Third Age Fitness have…

Keep Safe Online resources

Public Libraries Victoria partnered with the Victorian Women’s Trust (VWT) in 2022 to deliver Rural Women Online Open Day sessions in public libraries. From this experience, VWT knows that we…

Public Play: Gaming, VR & AR at the library

A growing number of Victoria’s public libraries recognise the value of public play and gaming as opportunities for education, socialisation, fun and engagement across a range of demographic groups. Public…