Our founder, Sarah Garnett, headed up to Merriwa, in the Upper Hunter Valley region as an Australia Day ambassador. Here are a couple of pics of how she spent the day, which included talking about how The Footpath Library started and what kind of work we do.
Sarah Garnett was privileged to hear Dr Charlie Teo’s Australia Day address last night at the Sydney Music Conservatorium. His speech on racism, immigration, the tall poppy syndrome, and scientific research, as well as all the things that make Australia a great place to live, was truly inspirational.
A huge thank you to The Dyson Bequest which has purchased $5000 worth of children’s books from Indij Readers for us to send out as Christmas presents—this will bring a smile to many little faces!
Please help those who help us! From 14–24 November, visit a participating cafe or restaurant near you and raise funds for StreetSmart Australia so that they can continue to make grants to organisations like us. More info here.
The Footpath Library has come a long way since it kicked off with Sarah Garnett in Sydney in 2003. Now in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, and with a team of volunteers to boot, The Footpath Library’s outgrown its old website. We’ve been working pretty hard behind the scenes to put together a website that fits [...]