Cup day closure
Announcements, News, Opening hours:
The Library will be closed on Tuesday 1 November due to the Melbourne Cup public holiday. Readings bookshop and Mr Tulk cafe will also be closed.
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Queen’s birthday holiday closure
Announcements, News, Opening hours:
The Library will be closed on Monday 13 June due to the Queen’s Birthday public holiday. Readings Book Shop and Mr Tulk cafe will also be closed. An extensive range… Read More ›
Finding your ancestors…talk at AIGS Blackburn Sunday 29 May 2011
Collections, Family history events, Family matters, Research guides:
Newspapers, manuscripts, pictures, maps and so much more… Find out about the diversity of State Library of Victoria collections that can be used for family history research at a talk I… Read More ›
Lest we forget : the World War 1 experience
The published collections of the State Library of Victoria contain a variety of portrayals of the war experience from the horror of war to heroic accounts. Most modern histories of World… Read More ›
Scottish Genealogy Conference 2011
Family history events, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
Last weekend I attended the Third Australasian Scottish Genealogy Conference, organised by the GSV’s Scottish Ancestry Group. Arriving at the conference on Saturday morning, I was greeted to the sound… Read More ›
National Trust historian blogs for Heritage Week
Family history events, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
National Trust researchers have found the State Library of Victoria to be an invaluable repository over the years. During Heritage Week, I am happy to share my tips on how… Read More ›
Easter and Anzac Day holiday closure
Announcements, Library services, News, Opening hours:
The Library will close at 9pm on Thursday 21 April and reopen at 10am on Wednesday 27 April 2011.
Great news for map lovers!
A significant number of digitised Victorian maps have recently been added to the State Library of Victoria catalogue . In the past few weeks, over 500 digitised maps have been added… Read More ›
New Irish records now available on Ancestry.com
A collection of valuable Irish land records are now available on the Ancestry.com website. You can search nineteenth century tithe applotment books, Griffith’s valuation records and ordnance survey maps that… Read More ›
Christmas and New Year closure
The Library will close at 6.00pm on Friday 24 December 2010 and reopen at 10.00am on Tuesday 4 January 2011.
