The Belmont community now has access to a free book, DVD or some lemons thanks to a new water-proof street library.
The Kalkee Murray Street Library opened outside Uniting AgeWell Kalkee Community, Murray, on the corner of Spring and Francis Streets, with a community event on Thursday, October 12.
Lifestyle coordinator Fiona Allchin said this was the first chapter in the library’s future, with plans for a community notice board to be installed at the site and residents to write book reviews.
“There are about eight DVDs and 20 books on display at a time,” she said.
“Each book has a sticker on it saying, ‘With love from the Kalkee Murray Street Library’, and comes with a beautiful bookmark made by our craft group and bearing the same message.”
The wooden street library has a glass cover and a roof painted with white clouds, an initiative from the aged care residents to help them connect with the community.
Ms Allchin said the residents loved helping run the library as it gave them a “sense of purpose” and that the not-for-profit aged care facility had received positive feedback from the community.
She also said people could choose a free book or a DVD from the street library. Free lemons at the site will also be alternated with herbs and cherry tomatoes that residents grow on site.
The Uniting AgeWell Kalkee Community, Murray, residents will regularly visit the street library to see if anything needs replenishment and connect with the community.
