The Library’s catalogue will be upgraded between 5.30pm Thursday 14 February and 10am Saturday 16 February. During this time the Library’s catalogue will still be available to search. However,… Read More ›
New books, Painting, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
Nice to see the new-book’s trolley starting to fill up again: Sydney Long : the spirit of the land by Anne Gray The haunting images of Australian artist Sydney… Read More ›
The Library’s Riley and Ephemera Collection houses ephemera from a wide range of Victorian political and community organisations, including their badges (otherwise known as buttons or pins).
Announcements, Family history events, Library services, News, Opening hours:
The La Trobe Reading Room will close at 1pm for a literary event on Sunday 3 February. It will reopen at 10am the following morning. While the browsing collection will… Read More ›
During my short Xmas/New Year break I didn’t get around to reading that pile of books glaring at me from my bedside table; I didn’t even get started on the… Read More ›
People & professions, Such was life:
The first fire in Melbourne, after European settlement, is believed to have occurred in Melbourne’s first gaol in 1838. The incident was later depicted in watercolour by WFE Liardet in 1875.
Family matters, Uncategorized:
The How to start your family history research guide has recently been expanded and updated to include detailed information on how to find Victorian genealogy resources. It is ideal for anyone new to family history… Read More ›
Announcements, Library services, News, Opening hours:
The Library will be open on Monday 28 January for the Australia Day public holiday from 10am to 6pm. Galleries will close at 5pm. To view books, journals and newspapers… Read More ›
Latest listening post selections in Arts include the following new CD arrivals. The online catalogue indicates which Listening Post the CD is available on. There are eight jukebox listening posts… Read More ›
People & professions, Such was life:
One hundred and fifty years ago Melbourne came to a standstill for the funeral procession of Robert O’Hara Burke (1821-1861) and William John Wills (1834-1861).
Mary Fortune was the author of the longest running 19th-century crime fiction series published in a periodical and one of the earliest female crime writers in the world.
To celebrate the Children’s Book Council of Australia Week, we pay tribute to the life of children’s literature collector, Ken Pound, and the collection he has left for us all.
