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Toronto holds book lovers ball

The seventh annual Book Lovers Ball took place on Thursday 9 February at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.

Australian Romance Readers Awards 2011 winners announced

The winners of the 2011 Australian Romance Readers Awards were announced at the Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA) annual dinner in Sydney on 11 February, with Anna Campbell receiving the Favourite Australian Author prize for the third consecutive year.

National Year of Reading 2012 launches across Australia

The National Year of Reading 2012 has officially launched all around Australia.

National Year of Reading 2012 launch roundup

In Canberra the national launch took place at the National Library, hosted by the ABC’s Jennifer Byrne and featuring guests including actor William McInnes and award-winning children’s author and Children’s Laureate Boori Monty Pryor.

National Year of Reading 2012 ‘Our Story’ winners announced

Eight books, which together represent the Australian experience, have been selected to be The National Year of Reading 2012 collection.

British Library seeks wiki-in-residence

The British Library is seeking a keen Wikipedia editor, with ‘strong communication and organisational skills’ to be paid to edit the online encyclopedia all day for six months.

Penguin to stop supplying new ebooks, audiobooks through OverDrive

What's On

Events coming up include:

Love2Read Cafe
State Library of Western Australia
20 January - 26 February

Perth International Arts Festival
Perth, WA
10 February to 3 March

Love and Devotion exhibition
State Library of Victoria
9 March -1 July

Handwritten exhibition
National Library of Australia
Until 18 March

Bendigo Writers Festival
10 August -12 August

Feature

ILF raises $550,000 in 2011; aims for $600,000 in 2012

The Indigenous Literary Foundation (ILF) exceeded its fundraising goal of $500,000 for 2011, raising a total of $550,000 for the year.

In Brief

New Snowy Mountains literary festival

A new literary festival will be held in Jindabyne, New South Wales, this year. The inaugural Snowy Mountains Readers’ and Writers’ Festival will be held between 6 and 9 April and will include author talks, workshops on bookbinding, self-publishing and writing, a literary dinner, a poet’s breakfast, and activities for

International In Brief

Harvard staff and students protest library cuts

As previously reported by Library News, Harvard University library will be cutting staff. More than 100 protestors gathered outside the Holyoke Center and then marched through Harvard Yard in opposition to this news. They sought to increase awareness in the Harvard community and display opposition to the proposed cuts. The

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