The Grove Community History Library
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| 31°59′52″S 115°45′48″E / 31.997640°S 115.763282°E | |
| Location | Peppermint Grove, Perth, Western Australia |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 2006 |
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| Items collected | Books, journals, newspapers, magazines, manuscripts, personal papers, maps, oral histories, films, photographs and ephemera |
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| Website | The Grove Community History Library |
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
- State Library of Western Australia - Library Board of Western Australia Award for Excellence 2014[2]
- Museum Australia - 2012[3]
References
- ^ The Grove Community History Collection Development Policy, 2011
- ^ Library Board of Western Australia
- ^ Museums Australia Publications and Design Awards