El espacio multicultural “Lost in Books” ofrece libros en 40 idiomas y está enfocado en la educación infantil y la cohesión de la comunidad inmigrante. Una librería que busca algo más que “perderse entre los libros”.
More than 180 languages are spoken in the Sydney suburb of Fairfield, with creative storytellers at one of its bookshops ensuring many are passed down to the next generation.
We caught up with Jane Stratton, director of Lost In Books, a multilingual bookshop for children in Sydney's west. The bookshop is celebrating its first birthday this month.
Opening a bookstore in the age of e-readers and online shopping might seem like a challenging venture, but Lost In Books in Sydney’s west is certainly not your average retailer.
The Fairfield bookshop’s In Other Words residency was one of eight projects across western Sydney to share funding of more than $400,000 from Create NSW to create hubs for a diverse mix of arts, screen and digital projects and organisations.
More than 40 per cent of residents were born in Australia, but languages other than English are spoken in 75 per cent of Fairfield homes. Jane Stratton, of the Think + Do Foundation, recently opened Lost In Books, a multilingual bookshop and creative space in the heart of Fairfield.
Emerging and established authors, graphic novelists and translators will now have a place in Fairfield to develop, produce and deliver new literary works in languages other than English thanks to funding from Create NSW.
