‘Dear Walt’: Whitman in Victoria
Victorian school teacher Bernard O’Dowd entered a brief but remarkably intense and intimate correspondence with American poet and iconoclast Walt Whitman.
President of the Library Board of Victoria, John Wylie AM, today announced four new members will join the Library Board. Karen Wood, Hugh Williams, Donata Carrazza and Cheri Ong will commence their new appointments today, each for a three-year period.
Read about the new browsing feature of our redesigned online catalogue and learn how to discover related material in the collection.
Our online catalogue has had a major redesign. Learn how to use the handy new feature: the Resource recommender.
In August 2018, we launched a major redesign of our online catalogue. Learn how to make the most out of its improved, user-friendly design and enhanced functionality with this series of blog posts.
People & professions, Such was life:
During her 1854 voyage to Melbourne, the ‘Marco Polo’ published a weekly newspaper for passengers- which provides a vivid description to life on board.
Arts & literature, Musicals, Such was life:
King Arthur has a rich artistic and cultural legacy. Explore the rise and rise of Arthur, a king for the ages.