Kildare College has opened a new library. Operating from a brightly decorated wooden box on located on the Lyons Road fence of the college, the street library is now open for business!
Director of Learning at Kildare College, Annette Lamont, said “Kildare’s Street Library is our gift to the community. A small way we can share our love of education and literacy, and our passion for reading”.
“The students designed the artwork and painted the Street Library, and members of the community have donated books to be included. It has been a great community project already”.
Decorated in the colours and names of the Houses of the College, the artwork reflects the beauty of the stained glass window of the colleges Chapel, drawing inspiration from St Brigid to give back to the community in which we live and operate.
Members of the community are encouraged to “Take a Book, Give a Book, Share a book”, which is the motto of the Street Library program.
Nic Lowe, the founder of Street Library, had a vision to build an Australian-based free library movement that encouraged literacy and community. The concept grew and gained momentum, and in July 2018, saw 791 registered Street Libraries. The goal is to increase the number of registered libraries to 5000 by the end of 2021.
