Inky Awards youth literature shortlist announced
The State Library of Victoria has announced the shortlist for the 2012 Inky Awards for young adult literature and now invites Australian teen readers to vote for a winner.
New Music Boxes: Schubert, Powderfinger, Morricone & more.
New CD Music Box arrivals include the following. These and other CDs & audiovisual material can be requested through the Library’s online catalogue, for playing on audiovisual equipment in Arts… Read More ›
What’s Brewing?
Collections, Family matters, Uncategorized:
If you had an ancestor who worked at the Carlton and United Breweries or if you are simply interested in the history of the Australian brewing industry, the CUB staff… Read More ›
Something to sing about in the Arts Library
Music, Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:
A selection of some of the newer piano-vocal scores available for browsing in the Agnes Robertson Music Scores Room in the Arts Library: Shrek, the musical: lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire… Read More ›
New Music: Bubblegum hits, Celtic Divas & a smokingun
Music, Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:
New CD arrivals include the following: Graeme Lyall meets the Joe Chindamo Trio : smokingun. For jazz fans there is “Smokingun” featuring two Australian jazz greats together. Saxophonist, Graeme Lyall,… Read More ›
Family History Feast 2012 – Monday 30 July
Family history events, Family matters:
A look at some highlights of Family History Feast 2012!
Virtually catastrophic events at Outside-in cinema
The potential for societal collapse as a result of our increasing reliance on computers has long been a favourite theme of speculative fiction in cinema, with few film-goers able to… Read More ›
Arts on Film: Cats, Phantom, Les Miserables & more.
Musicals, Rare Books & Arts, Theatre:
Hey Mr Producer : the musical world of Cameron MacKintosh! is the next program in the Arts on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday August 14 in Arts. This… Read More ›
New Books: weddings, pianos, pictures and a bit of car fetishism
Not a film book in sight while we have a rest from the Melbourne Film Festival: At the piano: interviews with 21st-century pianists by Caroline Benser With the Sydney International… Read More ›
Family photographic albums: the stories we choose to tell
Family history events, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
At this year’s Family History Feast, Susan Long from the library’s Pictures collection, represented the library with her presentation Family photographic albums: the stories we choose to tell. I thoroughly… Read More ›
Such was life
Online Collection Spotlight: Bloomsbury Historic Dress in Detail
Watch the wonders of fashion unfold with this informative and visually stunning peak into the history of clothing. This video database, with companion articles, explores historical contexts, materials, and construction methods, enabling you to see how different garments were worn, and the function that each item served.
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Online Collection Spotlight: American Music
From Willie Nelson to Dinah Washington, Muddy Waters to Flaco Jimenez, you can enjoy a journey across the diverse musical roots of America with the Music Online: American Music database. Hosting an astonishing array of talent the collection consists of almost 7000 albums and 120,000 songs.
