Cory Greenwood·Feb 25The Early Years Crisis We’re Ignoring (and How Libraries Can Help)On any weekday morning across many Victoria, parents will cluster outside their local library with prams and coffee cups, toddlers bouncing…
Cory Greenwood·Feb 127 Signs Your Library is Stuck in 2011 (and how to fix them)We’ve all heard of "red flags" in the world of dating. You know the ones: they talk about their ex for forty minutes, they’re rude to the…
Cory Greenwood·Dec 21, 2025From Melbourne to Manchester: How Libraries Are Redefining WellbeingWhen State Library of Victoria/Public Libraries Victoria released the Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Public Libraries report, it felt…
Cory Greenwood·Oct 27, 2025Why Libraries Can’t Afford to Stay QuietIn 2022, the Patmos Library in Michigan stood on the brink of closure. Public funding had been stripped away, and its future looked bleak…
Cory Greenwood·Oct 6, 2025Full STEAM Ahead: How Libraries Power Hands-on LearningFrom photoluminescent painting to programmable embroidery machines (and a full-scale Dalek), Yarra Libraries’ STEAMfest has once again…
Cory Greenwood·Sep 6, 2025The Enduring Heart: Why the “Library” Brand is a Community Hub’s Greatest AssetAcross Australia, local governments are increasingly co‑locating public libraries with other serv…
Cory Greenwood·Jun 28, 2025The Secret to a Happier and Healthier Life is a Library CardWhat if the secret to a longer, happier life wasn’t a breakthrough drug or a meditation app, but a library card?
Cory Greenwood·Jan 24, 2025Storytime, Rhymetime and Library Jargon: the branding of early years programmingIn an effort to enhance the usability of Victorian public library websites, a recent research project, I reviewed every Victorian public…A response icon1A response icon1
Cory Greenwood·Jan 15, 2025I reviewed every Victorian public library website (so you don’t have to)As an advocate for the life-changing powers of public libraries, I am always interested to find ways of working collaboratively to enhance…
Cory Greenwood·Jan 8, 2025What’s an eLibrary? Public library websites and jargonIn 2018, almost 20% of Victorian public libraries referred to their online resources as “eResources”. Now in 2025, only 7% (that is just…
