How do public libraries fight racism? Can you be addicted to books? What’s it really like to be a librarian? Meet Me at the Library takes you inside public libraries across Central Victoria to find out how these remarkable spaces bring us together. With wise, wonderful and witty characters, from the keyboard warrior using the library’s free WiFi to help reunite families, through to the reformed smoker who’s replaced cigarettes with books, you’ll find out why these surprising, creative and democratic places – our public libraries – are more important than ever. Produced with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Find out more at www.cbf.org.au
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Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
“It’s quaint, that’s probably the best word to describe it.”
The small town of Dingee (population: 206) in Central Victoria has all the essentials, and not much more. There’s a pub, church, bush nurse, general store, and a public library.
Historically known as a dairy farming community, severe drought and flood have meant many of the farms have packed up and moved on.
“That’s where the library’s great. People will come in here just to get away from all their angst and worry about it.”
Discover why the public library in Dingee, which is located in an historic railway station, is giving meaning to the lives of residents in the town.
Credits:
Host/Producer: Anne-Marie Middlemast
Supervising Producer: Jane Curtis
Mix Engineer: Hamish Robertson, Tall Tale Audio
Music: Eliza Hull / Blue Dot Sessions / Chad Crouch
Artwork: Justine Henry
Supported by: MAIN 94.9FM and Goldfields Library Corporation
Produced with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation.
Find out more at www.cbf.org.au
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