Community Impact Archives - INCITE Magazine https://incite.alia.org.au/category/features/community-impact/ The magazine for the library and information sector Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:26:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://incite.alia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/cropped-logo-32x32.png Community Impact Archives - INCITE Magazine https://incite.alia.org.au/category/features/community-impact/ 32 32 The hold shelf https://incite.alia.org.au/the-hold-shelf/ https://incite.alia.org.au/the-hold-shelf/#respond Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:24:22 +0000 https://incite.alia.org.au/?p=1698 The hold shelf sits just inside the entrance, level three, close enough to the doors that it feels less like furniture and more like part of the building’s circulation system, something you pass through rather than arrive at, unless you know it’s there and slow down deliberately, which I always do.

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]]> https://incite.alia.org.au/the-hold-shelf/feed/ 0 The Margaret Hamilton Creators’ Residency https://incite.alia.org.au/the-margaret-hamilton-creators-residency/ https://incite.alia.org.au/the-margaret-hamilton-creators-residency/#respond Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:08:48 +0000 https://incite.alia.org.au/?p=1694 The Margaret Hamilton Creators’ Residency is a new initiative from the NSW branch of The Children’s Book Council of Australia [CBCA] and provides a week of focused time and space for children’s and young adult authors and illustrators to work on their craft. The residency takes place in the CBCA office at Writing NSW Rozelle,… Read More »

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]]> https://incite.alia.org.au/the-margaret-hamilton-creators-residency/feed/ 0 Bowled over by the MCC library https://incite.alia.org.au/bowled-over-by-the-melbourne-cricket-club-library/ https://incite.alia.org.au/bowled-over-by-the-melbourne-cricket-club-library/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:21:06 +0000 https://incite.alia.org.au/?p=265 On a trip to Naarm in early February, I had the opportunity to visit the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) Library. The Library is housed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, in an area that has been a site of learning since time immemorial.  During… Read More »

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]]> https://incite.alia.org.au/bowled-over-by-the-melbourne-cricket-club-library/feed/ 0 Moon festival at Fisher library https://incite.alia.org.au/moon-festival-at-fisher-library-a-cultural-bridge-for-international-students/ https://incite.alia.org.au/moon-festival-at-fisher-library-a-cultural-bridge-for-international-students/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:11:19 +0000 https://incite.alia.org.au/?p=259 As the full moon rises across many parts of Asia, families gather, lanterns glow, and stories of reunion fill the air. At the University of Sydney, we brought this spirit to life through a Moon Festival celebration designed to help international students feel less homesick, more supported, and truly connected. Hosted on the Fisher Library… Read More »

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