3 Apr 2025

Tales from the Fun-brarian

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 3 April 2025

Libraries have a reputation for being quiet places where a stern-faced librarian frowns at the slightest noise and constantly tells you to shush! 

Fun-brarian, Claudine Crabtree

Fun-brarian, Claudine Crabtree Photo: SUPPLIED/Claudine Crabtree

Our next guest wants to challenge that perception - in fact Claudine Crabtree describes herself as a Fun-brarian.

At a time when our literacy rates are declining, Claudine wants to get more kids into libraries, more noses in books and more pages being turned.

The recipient of a Winston Churchill Memorial grant, Claudine has recently returned from a fact-finding mission overseas.

Fun-brarian, Claudine Crabtree

Fun-brarian, Claudine Crabtree Photo: SUPPLIED/Claudine Crabtree

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