The Grove Community History Library

The Grove Community History Library
Type Public library
Established 2006
Location Peppermint Grove, Perth, Western Australia
Coordinates 31°59′52″S 115°45′48″E / 31.997640°S 115.763282°E / -31.997640; 115.763282Coordinates: 31°59′52″S 115°45′48″E / 31.997640°S 115.763282°E / -31.997640; 115.763282
Collection
Items collected Books, journals, newspapers, magazines, manuscripts, personal papers, maps, oral histories, films, photographs and ephemera
Website The Grove Community History Library
The Grove Library, 1 Leake Street, Peppermint Grove, Western Australia

The Grove Community History Library is a digital library within The Grove Library of Peppermint Grove, Western Australia, funded by the Town of Cottesloe, the Shire of Peppermint Grove and the Town of Mosman Park. The library focuses on the people, places and events that have shaped the suburbs of Cottesloe, Peppermint Grove and Mosman Park. In 2006 it was established as a conventional paper-based community collection but became entirely digital in 2011.[1] Much of the collection is available online.

Awards

References

  1. The Grove Community History Collection Development Policy, 2011
  2. Library Board of Western Australia
  3. Museums Australia Publications and Design Awards
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