Out and about with the Genealogy Team March 2012

Out and about with the Genealogy Team March 2012

March 15, 2012

Family matters, Uncategorized:

Saturday 31 March 2012 from 10am to 4pm join Ann and Grant from the State Library of Victoria’s Genealogy Team to “Byte into your family history” at the National Archives of… Read More ›

From the real to the surreal, with a few stops in between…

From the real to the surreal, with a few stops in between…

March 14, 2012

New books, Rare Books & Arts:

A few new books on our shelves celebrating some radically different approaches to the visual arts. Sea of dreams : the lure of Port Phillip Bay 1830-1914 This catalogue from… Read More ›

Arts on Film Screening

Arts on Film Screening

March 13, 2012

Dance, Music, Performing Arts, Rare Books & Arts:

The Arts on Film series (formerly Music & Dance on Film), commences for 2012 this Wednesday March 14.  It will feature music and theatre performances, and arts documentaries.   A great… Read More ›

Love and Devotion: From Persia and Beyond now open.

Love and Devotion: From Persia and Beyond now open.

March 9, 2012

Announcements, Exhibitions, Family history events, News:

The largest exhibition of illustrated Persian manuscripts in Australia’s history is now open at the State Library of Victoria.

Love and Devotion in music and words

Love and Devotion in music and words

March 9, 2012

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

To celebrate the opening of the Library’s magnificent new exhibition, Love and Devotion: from Persia and beyond, I thought it might be interesting to highlight some of the material we… Read More ›

Videos galore on Naxos, and a great trivia question!

Videos galore on Naxos, and a great trivia question!

March 2, 2012

Dance, Music, Performing Arts, Rare Books & Arts, Theatre:

Drum roll, fanfare, marching band, etc., etc.! I’m really pleased to be able to tell you that, along with the Naxos Music Library, we are now able to offer our… Read More ›

Labour Day Monday 12 March 2012

Labour Day Monday 12 March 2012

March 2, 2012

Announcements, Exhibitions, News:

The Library will be open from 10am to 6pm on Monday 12 March during the Labour Day public holiday.

Bibliography saves the day!

February 29, 2012

Family matters, Uncategorized:

Reference and research librarians, especially those fortunate enough to work at institutions such the State Library of Victoria, have a large arsenal of reference sources to draw on in the… Read More ›

Movies, backlots, a bit of art and a gust of wind!

Movies, backlots, a bit of art and a gust of wind!

February 24, 2012

New books, Rare Books & Arts:

A mixed bag from the new books shelf this week; just the way I like it! That movie book : awesome, weird and wonderful movies for every weekend of the… Read More ›

Good news for South Australian family history researchers!

February 20, 2012

Family matters, Research tips & tricks:

Genealogy SA in conjunction with the South Australian Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages  has just announced that public domain South Australian Births, Deaths and Marriages Indexes are now available online via… Read More ›

Such was life

Mary Fortune: pioneer of Australian detective stories

Mary Fortune: pioneer of Australian detective stories

October 15, 2024 2 comments

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.

Arts

Portrait of Ken Pound for the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project, 2010. Photo by Gwenda Davey. This work is in copyright. National Library of Australia; nla.obj-228944556

‘It really belongs to you people anyway…’: The story of Ken Pound

August 19, 2024 6 comments

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.