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Love your library on 14 February. Move over St Valentine’s because 14 February is also Library Lovers’ Day and Tenison Woods College Library will be celebrating.

Library Lovers’ Day is a chance for everyone to connect with the library and share the library love.

The initiative, coordinated by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), aims to raise the   profile of the services which libraries offer. Australia’s public and school libraries provide quality information services that support lifelong learning, significantly impacting the cultural and information industry and we have celebrated Library Lovers’ Day for the past 11 years.

Here are a few facts about libraries in Australia:

There is one public library service point for every 15,000 people and more than seven out of ten public libraries are open for more than 30 hours per week.
More than 171 million items were lent to 8.6 million members of Australia’s public libraries and there were more than 112 million customer visits annually, that equates to more than 9 million visits per month.
There are 203 university libraries, used by around one million staff and students every year.
There are more than 9,000 school libraries and some 12 million people visit our National, State and Territory libraries every year.
Behind the scenes, 2,000-plus special libraries provide services for business users, lawyers, health professionals, government officials and other information consumers.

 As well as great books to read your library provides access to information and resources which have been carefully curated and chosen because they are high quality and meet your needs. What’s more, your librarian has been specifically trained to help you find the information you want.’ 

Save the date — 14 February, we will be running competitions for students and staff to celebrate the library love with us and tell us why they love libraries!

Alexandra Nicholson | Library Manager

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