The Footpath Library has been fortunate to receive funding over the past two years from The Greeba Jamison Perpetual Charitable Trust. Last year’s funding came just at the right time when our Melbourne mobile library services had been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and extended lockdown periods. The grant enabled The Footpath Library to recommence…
We recently had the privilege to sit down with some of our readers who attend our mobile libraries in Melbourne and talk about what reading means to them; and as always happens, we all walked away with fuller hearts and a steadfast commitment to keep doing what we’re doing, because… reading matters. We met with…
2023 has been busy across our programs in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Here’s a quick update on what’s been happening across The Footpath Library Programs. Sydney Apart from our regular service at Martin Place, The Footpath Library has commenced monthly mobile libraries at neighbourhood centres in Waterloo and Newtown, as well as trialing a new…
In 2021, our MD Sarah received an email out of the blue. It was from a woman called Coralie who wanted to talk about how the Foundation she managed could help The Footpath Library. The Founder and Chair of the Foundation had a passion for literacy and wanted to help people experiencing homelessness. With a…