Library closed for Australia Day public holiday
The Library will be closed on Thursday 26 January for the Australia Day public holiday.
News
New Chief for State Library of Victoria
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The President of the Library Board of Victoria, The Hon John Cain, today announced the appointment of the State Library of Victoria’s new Chief Executive Officer and State Librarian, Sue Roberts.
Website maintenance
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On Tuesday 6 December, the Library website will be undergoing maintenance. You may not be able to access the website and the Library’s online catalogue between 9pm and 12am on this day. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Christmas and New Year closure
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The Library will close at 6.00pm on Saturday 24 December 2011 and reopen at 10.00am on Tuesday 3 January 2012.
Victorian poet crowned Australian Poetry Slam champion
Victorian writer and performer Luka Lesson has won the 2011 Australian Poetry Slam, beating sixteen finalists from around Australia at the National final in Sydney last night. Lesson’s winning poem… Read More ›
A love of language wins out in poetry slam state final
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Entertainer and writer, Simon Taylor has won the 2011 Australian Poetry Slam Victorian final held at the State Library of Victoria last Friday night.
Student applications invited for AGL Shaw Summer Research Fellowships
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The State Library of Victoria invites honours year and postgraduate students to apply for the 2012 AGL Shaw Summer Research Fellowships.
Cup day closure
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The Library will be closed on Tuesday 1 November due to the Melbourne Cup public holiday. Readings bookshop and Mr Tulk cafe will also be closed.
Artists’ books – a Q and A with Sarah Bodman
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Sarah Bodman is Senior Research Fellow for Artists’ Books at the Centre for Fine Print Research at the University of the West of England, author of Creating artists’ books and editor of Artist’s book yearbook and the journal The blue notebook. Here she answers some questions about artists’ books ahead of her lecture at the Library tonight – Books of all stripes: artists’ publishing in the 21st century.
Photography competition winners announced
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The As modern as tomorrow photography competition winners were announced last Thursday at an event hosted by Broadsheet in Fitzroy, Melbourne.
