What is an artist book?
Our exhibition Inspiration by Design has artist books from Picasso, Matisse and Ernst, to name but a few! What exactly is an ‘artist book’? Learn from the experts.
Our stories
Q&A with children’s author Andy Griffiths
Hear from children’s author extraordinaire Andy Griffiths in the lead up to his visit to the Library for Children’s Book Festival 2015.
Bohemian Melbourne walking tour
Venture down history’s backstreets with this self-guided walking tour of bohemian Melbourne.
2014 in numbers at the State Library
Everyone loves an end-of-year round-up – enjoy 2014 in numbers from State Library Victoria.
Countdown to an exhibition
Come behind the scenes in the lead up to our new ‘Bohemian Melbourne’ exhibition.
Understanding Spring Street End
Get the inside story on one of our permanent artworks.
Our favourites
Hear our staff members reveal their favourites from the Library’s collection.
The beginning
Welcome to our new blog channel, Our stories – uncover treasures from our collection and come behind the scenes to meet Library insiders.
Greetings from the trenches: World War I postcards
Collection spotlights, Such was life, War:
In 1916, Corporal Thomas O’Halloran sent dozens of embroidered souvenir postcards from the front lines in France to his father, wife and three children back home in Castlemaine.
