Where is Book Lovers Lane?
Within the Niche Markets at Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets
When is Book Lovers Lane open?
Thursday 10:00am – 4:00pm
Friday 9:00am – 4:00pm
Saturday 9:00am – 4:00pm
Sunday 9:00am – 4:00pm
Canberra Themed Sale
Celebrate Canberra Day by joining us Thursday 4th – Sunday 7th March for our special Canberra Day Themed Sale.
April Fools Day Sale
Gearing up for April Fools Day join us Thursday 25th – Sunday 28th March for our special sale dedicated to all things funny!
Easter Weekend Sale
Join us Thursday 1st – Sunday 4th April for our special Easter Themed Sale.
ANZAC Day 2021 Sale
ANZAC Day 2021 please join us Thursday 22nd – Sunday 25th April for our special ANZAC Themed Sale.
Donating Books
Each year, Lifeline Canberra recycles up to 1 million books — many to our Bookfairs, Book Lovers Lane, to other charities, and to paper recycling.
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.
Where to donate
You will find our donation facility off Nyrang Street within the Niche Markets.
Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets
When to donate
Please bring only what you can carry
Saturday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
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 / items
Books / items to be packed flat in boxes no more than 10 kg in weight.
If you don’t have boxes please place your books / items in cloth bags
If the books / items are damaged or soiled we are unable to accept them due to the high cost in recycling them
