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Whereas other Australian library services are attempting to provide library services to the Indigenous people of Australia, this collection is part of an effort by past librarians which has been so successful that up to 80% of those using the library at any given moment may be Aboriginal.
Whereas other Australian library services are attempting to provide library services to the Indigenous people of Australia, this collection is part of an effort by past librarians which has been so successful that up to 80% of those using the library at any given moment may be Aboriginal.

== Public art ==
There are numerous pieces of public art around the Alice Springs Public Library; these include:

* The "Nevil Shute Giant Books" which form part of the Nevil Shute Memorial Garden by the entrance to the library; these were installed in 2007 and are featured on the [[Australia's big things]] list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nevile Shute Giant Books |url=https://artmap.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/content/nevile-shute-giant-books |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Alice Springs Public Artwork Map}}</ref>
* The murals "All Them Tourists Goin’ to Look at Countryside" and "Lookin’ Through Gap at Alice Springs Town" by [[Billy Tjampitjinpa Kenda]] in partnership with [[Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists]] which were installed in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Them Tourists Goin’ to Look at Countryside |url=https://artmap.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/content/all-them-tourists-goin-to-look-at-countryside |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Alice Springs Public Art Map}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lookin’ Through Gap at Alice Springs Town |url=https://artmap.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/content/all-them-tourists-goin-to-look-at-countryside-1 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Alice Springs Public Artwork Map}}</ref>
* The "Library Art Path", concrete inlays, outside the library was installed by artist Elliat Rich in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Library Art Path |url=https://artmap.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/content/library-art-path |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Alice Springs Public Artwork Map}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 01:17, 3 June 2024

Alice Springs Public Library
The entrance to Alice Springs Public Library featuring the Nevil Shute Memorial Garden there, 2024
Photo of the entrance to the Alice Springs Public Library
Map
23°42′06″S 133°53′00″E / 23.701668165277656°S 133.8833562956607°E / -23.701668165277656; 133.8833562956607
LocationAlice Springs, Australia
Typepublic library
Other information
Websitehttps://alicesprings.nt.gov.au/recreation/library
Alice Springs Public Library, 2019
External view of the library showing mural painted/designed by Billy Tjampijinpa Kenda with Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists, Mural completed in 2020, photo taken 2024.

The Alice Springs Public Library is a free public library service in Australia. While the library provides traditional library services to the community of Alice Springs, it also supplies a unique distance service to the remote people of Central Australia. While officially named the Nevil Shute Memorial Library, the name is little used.[1]

Location

The physical library is on the corner of Leichhardt and Gregory Terraces, Alice Springs. However, remote users can also access the library collection via the online catalogue. This catalogue provides access to not only the Alice Springs library service, but also the collections of all public libraries in the Northern Territory.

Alice Springs Collection

The Alice Springs Collection is a collection of materials which relate to the historical, scientific and cultural heritage of Central Australia. This is a reference collection and items are not available for loan. They can be viewed in the Library during regular opening hours. All items in the collection are not for loan.

The Alice Springs Collection also has a significant digital collection and holds editions of the Centralian Advocate, from 1947-2015, in PDF format and over 6000 images, most of which are from the Central Australian Historical Images Collection, on an intranet system available on computers inside the collection room.

Akaltye Antheme - Giving Knowledge

The Akaltye-Antheme (pronounced 'aculcha andum') collection, a collection of materials produced for and by the Aboriginal people of Central Australia, is alongside the Alice Springs Collection, one of the major special collections at the library.

Meaning 'giving knowledge' in Arrernte, Akaltye-Antheme offers visitors to the library an insight into contemporary Indigenous issues and culture and is designed for browsing. All items in the collection are not for loan.

A sub-set of the collection is the Local Languages Collection which consists of early reader texts and books for adults in more than 8 different Central Australian languages.

This collection was recently awarded first prize in the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Library Stars competition. This acknowledged the unique nature of this collection, which contains material not held by any other library or archive service.

Whereas other Australian library services are attempting to provide library services to the Indigenous people of Australia, this collection is part of an effort by past librarians which has been so successful that up to 80% of those using the library at any given moment may be Aboriginal.

Public art

There are numerous pieces of public art around the Alice Springs Public Library; these include:

  • The "Nevil Shute Giant Books" which form part of the Nevil Shute Memorial Garden by the entrance to the library; these were installed in 2007 and are featured on the Australia's big things list.[2]
  • The murals "All Them Tourists Goin’ to Look at Countryside" and "Lookin’ Through Gap at Alice Springs Town" by Billy Tjampitjinpa Kenda in partnership with Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists which were installed in 2020.[3][4]
  • The "Library Art Path", concrete inlays, outside the library was installed by artist Elliat Rich in 2012.[5]

References

  1. ^ Australian Library and Information Association. "Library stars". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Nevile Shute Giant Books". Alice Springs Public Artwork Map. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ "All Them Tourists Goin' to Look at Countryside". Alice Springs Public Art Map. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Lookin' Through Gap at Alice Springs Town". Alice Springs Public Artwork Map. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Library Art Path". Alice Springs Public Artwork Map. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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