UNESCO

//A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.// — Henry Ward Beecher

=United Nations Educational Scientific and Culture Organisation=

The School Libraries Manifesto
Adopted: **2001** Amended: **2003, 2006**

**Policy Statement** - The school library in teaching and learning for all
The school library provides information and ideas that are fundamental to functioning successfully in today's information and knowledge-based society. The school library equips students with life-long learning skills and develops the imagination, enabling them to live as responsible citizens.

UNESCO/IFLA School Library Manifesto []

Melbourne ~ a UNESCO City of Literature
Melbourne's literary heritage and culture have been internationally recognised, with the city's designation in 2008 as the world's second UNESCO City of Literature, part of UNESCO's Creative Cities Network. http://www.arts.vic.gov.au/content/Public/About_Us/Major_Projects_and_Initiatives/City_of_Literature.aspx

The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas
The newly crowned Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas is the jewel of Melbourne's UNESCO City of Literature initiative. http://wheelercentre.com/ Housed at the State Library of Victoria, it opened in February 2010.