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Ted Baillieu on Boroondara Libraries

The Leader of the Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition and Liberal Member for Hawthorn, Ted Baillieu had this to say about libraries:

"A good library is the heart of a good society.

"Libraries, in all their contemporary forms, nurture knowledge, exploration and dreams.

"The better the library, the better the future.

"Public libraries put everyone within reach of their goals.

"I am proud that my own family has long supported Victoria's libraries."



Ted Baillieu is the Leader of the Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition and Liberal Member for Hawthorn.

Phillip Adams and Boroondara Libraries

Phillip Adams on Boroondara Libraries

Phillip Adams (AO) has fond memories of Boroondara Libraries. Here is what he had to say as part of our sesquicentenary celebrations.

"My formal education was exceedingly brief and seemed to compound my ignorance.

But the local library?

The East Kew sub branch of the Kew Municipal Library?

That's where I really learned. That's where the world was revealed. That's where I learnt the power and magic of books. I owe that little local library everything and continue to regard the public library service as one of Australia's greatest achievements.

So happy 150th to Boroondara!"

Phillip Adams is a broadcaster, social commentator, film producer, writer and satirist.