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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 04, 1968
Page
6
Libraries are not obsolete as Australian Library Week opens to boost reading and study. The article argues books remain essential for deep, self paced learning, offering ideas beyond sensory media and supporting free thought, democracy, and lifelong education.
Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn built St Mark's Library in 1957 as part of a National Cathedral site near the Parliamentary Triangle. The 26,000-title collection strengthens biblical studies theology and church history, aided by gifts from Jewish and international donors. The library supports Institute staff and students and aims to foster dialogue across faiths.
After more than 40 years of wandering the national library of Australia progresses toward a single home in Canberra. The collection nears one million items including books, maps, films, and manuscripts stored across multiple temporary sites. In 1926 convoys moved weekly from Melbourne, with shelves and cases weighing nine tons, as the library pursued a permanent headquarters. Now nearly all items will again be consolidated under one roof, requiring careful planning for moving 1,000 running feet of manuscripts and 400,000 aerial photographs among other holdings.
A survey shows ACT primary and secondary libraries lack adequate space seating and funding. Schools struggle with book collections under Wyndham scheme pressures, while journals on children’s literature are scarce and trained librarians are in short supply, risking the library’s central educational role.
Shiveru Yoshida, former Premier of Sarai, reviews one hundred years of Japanese history in a concise 140 page paperback. The cover notes a brief, period tone and a jacketed boards edition priced at 581 dollars from Nelson's Australasian Paperbacks.
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