New books, Painting, Photography, Rare Books & Arts:
The presses keep rolling….. L. Bernard Hall : the man the art world forgot by Gwen Rankin This marvellous new biography of Bernard Hall, published in association with the State… Read More ›
Social life & customs, Such was life:
An interesting and amusing memoir of a Melbourne boy growing up during the Depression is the book The Palace of Signs: memories of hard times and high times in the… Read More ›
The ABC has recently run another of their always interesting Top 100 surveys, and this year’s effort devoted to Music in the Movies (and that title worried me from the… Read More ›
Cosi Fan Tutte : an opera in two acts by Mozart is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened this Wednesday June 26. Please note… Read More ›
People & professions, Such was life:
A common question we get asked at the Library is where can I find information about a particular person?
A new report produced by the State Library of Victoria and Public Libraries Victoria Network explores what public libraries may look like in 2030 and the results may surprise you.
About us, Announcements, News:
The State Library of Victoria would like to send condolences to the family of Leigh Masel who passed away over the weekend.
17June to 5 July inclusive The Library will be reorganising some collection and activity spaces and creating a community language laboratory. As a result: The Audio Visual room will close… Read More ›
About us, Announcements, News:
Today we are very pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013-14 Creative Fellowships, a program we started ten years ago to foster the creative use of the State Library’s collections… Read More ›
Andrew McConville, the State Library’s very own mop-top, couldn’t resist commemorating the anniversary of this special madness! In Melbourne on 14 June 1964 all five Beatles, John, Paul, George, Ringo… Read More ›
