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Helen Garner says State Library of Victoria turned into ‘party central’, with planned job cuts to ‘bring disgrace’ on Melbourne
Published: December 3, 2025 14:01
Acclaimed author ‘sick’ about 171-year-old institution’s proposed restructure as hundreds of writers sign open letter in protestFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHelen Garner…
I have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon Haigh
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/03/state-library-victoria-cuts-changes
Published: December 2, 2025 23:22
If the ‘suits’ can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safePardon me that this is a little personal.I first visited the State Library of Victoria aged 12. I held books retrieved from its…
State Library of Victoria faces job cuts as staff accuse management of pursuing ‘digital vanity projects’
Published: November 27, 2025 14:00
Under the plan, 39 jobs would be lost and the public-facing workforce of reference librarians would be cut from 25 staff to 10Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastState Library of Victoria staff have accused management of undermining…
British Library strikers deserve our support | Letters
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/18/british-library-strikers-deserve-our-support
Published: November 18, 2025 17:45
Jane Ghosh says it’s time to value all library workers, while Keith Flett wonders if the local MP can helpZadie Smith commendably pays tribute to the staff who make available the wonderful cultural gems in the British Library (Does Britain value culture…
The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist – podcast
Published: November 17, 2025 05:00
Between 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries across Europe. Were the thieves merely low-level opportunists, or were bigger forces at work?By Philip Oltermann. Read by Daniela Denby Ashe…
The man on a mission to save Mauritania’s ‘city of libraries’ from encroaching desert sands
Published: November 12, 2025 05:00
Desert settlement of Chinguetti faces rising sands, dwindling tourism and insecurity due to conflict in neighbouring MaliOn a recent afternoon, 67-year-old Saif Islam made his way into the courtyard of a library in Chinguetti, a tiny desert settlement…
Does Britain value culture any more? Ask the striking workers at the British Library | Zadie Smith
Published: November 11, 2025 16:30
The dispute over pay at this great national institution gets to the heart of our misplaced prioritiesYou know a country by its values. By what a country values. And it turns out that what a country values can change over time. Sometimes, though, there’s a…
More reading tests won’t help children improve their literacy – here’s what will | Letters
Published: November 5, 2025 17:33
Michael Robinson says teachers, governors and unions need to get round the table and find real solutions, not argue about testing for 13-year-olds. Plus letters from Simon Gibbs, Helen Elliott and Tristram BurdenAs the chair of governors at a large…
I joined the oldest and most overlooked library in my town – and it feels like being part of a secret club | Dellaram Vreeland
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/02/local-library-books-mechanics-institute
Published: November 1, 2025 23:00
The Ballarat Mechanics’ Institute has had a reading room for 165 years but today it has just 530 members – and tens of thousands of book lovers are missing outSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterI love my local libraries. I adore the staff, the…
Stephen King’s son among writers boycotting British Library event in solidarity with striking workers
Published: October 31, 2025 15:51
King’s son, Joe Hill, joins V Castro and Keith Rosson in withdrawing from the Tales of the Weird festival this weekend in support of industrial actionHorror authors are used to pushing the boundaries of fiction, but for some in the field there’s one…