Reading Ambassador Dogs in Libraries

Posted on Mon 30 Oct, 2017Mon 30 Oct, 2017 by Molly Brown | Leave a comment

Today’s post comes to us from beloved author of over 200 books, including the classic children’s book, “There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake“, Ms. Hazel Edwards OAM. She gives us insight into a wonderful program from Melbourne’s Yarra Plenty library, which was the brainchild of librarian Marlies Irvine-Tammes. We love what they are doing! In […]

Readers for Life: Books and Bribery by Jackie French

Posted on Tue 17 May, 2016Mon 16 May, 2016 by interlibnet | 1 Comment

Today’s post is guest post from Jackie French Jackie was the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2014/15 and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. She is also an historian, ecologist, dyslexic, and a passionate worker for literacy, the right of all children to be able to read, and the power of books. Jackie is a passionate […]