The Lucas Girls: A match to remember Q&A
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We spoke to Belinda Ensor and Joel Checkley, the creators of The Lucas Girls: A match to remember, about the story behind their short film.
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Artist in conversation: Hayley Millar-Baker
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We speak to Hayley about her series I Will Survive, which is being displayed in an outdoor exhibition on the Library forecourt.
COVID-19 rapid response collecting
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, State Library Victoria needed a rapid collecting response to document Victoria’s experience. Curators reflect on the adaptation to contact-free acquisitions, and improving their digital preservation workflows to meet this need.
Meet Olivia Muscat, Volunteer Storyteller
Meet Olivia Muscat, writer, theatre critic, disability advocate,
educator, 2020 recipient of the Lesley Hall scholarship and Family
Programs volunteer!
Back to the future in Rare Books
State Library Victoria’s Rare Books Cataloguer Derrick Moors uncovered a fascinating item recently while working on the Wallace Kirsop Collection, a generous gift by one of this library’s greatest supporters.… Read More ›
Cataloguing detective work, exploring the SLV ‘unknowns’
Can you help us identify people and places in our digitised collections?
State Library Victoria to open its doors on 5 December
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State Library Victoria today announced that it will open the doors to its transformed library on 5 December. This will mark the completion of an ambitious $88.1 million redevelopment that… Read More ›
When NED rode into town
Australian libraries join forces to build national digital collection By Kate Torney, Chair of National and State Libraries Australia (NSLA) and CEO, State Library Victoria This month something truly remarkable… Read More ›
The search for Victoria’s top slam poet begins
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From today, poets, rappers and spoken word artists will compete in heats across Victoria as the search for the state’s poetry slam champion begins.
Library Board of Victoria welcomes four new board members
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.
