Book Lovers Lane holiday closure
Please note that Book Lovers Lane will be closed from Wednesday, 25 December until Wednesday, 1 January inclusive. We will be back open and trading as normal from Thursday, 2 January.
Where is Book Lovers Lane?
Within the Niche Markets at Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets
36 Mildura St, Fyshwick ACT 2609
For general enquires phone reception on 02 6171 6300
When is Book Lovers Lane open?
Thursday 9:00am – 4:00pm
Friday 9:00am – 4:00pm
Saturday 9:00am – 4:00pm
Sunday 9:00am – 4:00pm
Donating Books
Each year, Lifeline Canberra gives over 1 million books a new home through our Bookfairs and Book Lovers Lane bookshop. These sales provide a major portion of the funds needed to run the 13 11 14 crisis support line in Canberra.
We accept all clean books (except Readers Digest Condensed books), comics, magazines and pamphlets, encyclopedias (pre-1940 or the last 20 years only, please), sheet music, maps and atlases, calendars and postcards, stamps and trading cards, records, CDs, DVDs, talking books, puzzles, board games and models, collectable card games, war gaming and miniatures, computer software and games for current and historic operating systems. Materials in languages other than English are welcome.
Books and other items can be donated at Book Lovers Lane within our opening hours.
Thank you! Your support keeps our shop running.
Where to donate
You will find our donation facility off Nyrang Street within the Niche Markets.
Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets
When to donate
Books and other items can be donated at Book Lovers Lane within our opening hours.
Please only bring what you can carry. If you have a large donation please call the Lifeline Canberra office on 02 6171 6300 to arrange a collection or please take your donations to our Warehouse at Mitchell
Donations check list
Clean resalable books and items.
Please pack books and items flat in boxes no more than 10 kg in weight.
If you don’t have boxes please place your books in cloth bags.
If the books or items are damaged or soiled we cannot accept them due to the high cost of recycling them.
