Social life & customs, Such was life:
On Monday 28 July 1952, the Melbourne Argus became the first newspaper in the world to print a high-speed action news picture in full colour. In what was a technological… Read More ›
Film, Music, Rare Books & Arts:
New DVDs arriving into the collection include the following: In Search of Haydn: a film by Phil Grabsky Michel Legrand and the cinema A classical and film composer are… Read More ›
‘Well I have been to gay Paris and all I can say is it is wonderful…Melbourne is like the smallest of bush towns compared with it, wishing that dear old… Read More ›
About us, Announcements, Collection, Education, Exhibitions, Family history events, Grants, Library services, News, Opening hours, Search, Talks, Uncategorized, Updates:
The Library will close at 5pm on Wednesday 14 November due to a major event, the Keith Murdoch Oration. You can watch a live webcast of the oration by the Honourable… Read More ›
About us, Announcements, Education, Exhibitions, Family history events, Library services, News, Uncategorized, Updates:
Kaldor Public Art Project #26 is a public art performance which is being presented in the Cowen Gallery from 16 November to 6 December. The Library is proud to host this… Read More ›
Comic books, Rare Books & Arts:
An occasional series highlighting a favourite item from the collection. Forgotten fantasy, Sunday comics 1900-1915 : visions from Lyonel Feininger, Winsor McCay and many more: edited by Peter Maresca … Read More ›
Part One of The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala is the next program in the Arts on Film series, to be screened this coming Wednesday 7th November in Arts. In celebration… Read More ›
Celebrate this race that stops a nation by learning some key Melbourne Cup facts.
Family matters, Uncategorized:
Yes, October 17 to November 14 is International Jewish Genealogy Month. The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies is the coordinating agency. Their website has links to a variety of… Read More ›
About us, Announcements, Collection, Education, Exhibitions, Family history events, Library services, News, Opening hours, Search, Updates:
The Library will be open between 10am and 6pm on Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday 6 November. Please note that some services will run to a public holiday schedule.
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.
