Found things
This Wednesday 20th April at 6:30pm, as a part of the Outside-in cinema series in Experimedia here at the Library, we will be showing two animated films, both perfect for… 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 ›
Is William Shatner some kind of genius?
The great man himself has just been in Melbourne, appearing at a local Star Trek convention as well as performing his one-man show to an audience of adoring fans. Which made… Read More ›
Scottish Genealogy Conference 16th & 17th April
Family history events, Family matters:
This weekend I’ll be attending the Third Australasian Scottish Genealogy Conference Catch the Moments. Scotland 1750 -1850: A Century of Transformation at the Hemisphere Conference Centre in Moorabbin. The conference,… Read More ›
Sound Beam for Autumn
Sound Beam is a regular program highlighting recorded music from the Arts audio-visual collection. It is accessible through headphones at selected workstations in the Arts Reading Room. Sound Beam currently… Read More ›
Carmen – opera screening
Carmen: an opera in four acts by Bizet, is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday April 13 in Arts. Recorded Live… Read More ›
Researching Rosa Robota
I recently became interested in the story of Rosa Robota, a Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz, who was executed for her role in the Sonderkommando revolt of October 7, 1944. Rosa… Read More ›
A Tasmanian Devil in Hollywood
Film, New books, Rare Books & Arts:
The new books shelf in Arts continues to amaze and delight; and occasionally perplex and bewilder! A couple of new books about “Australia’s own” Errol Flynn set me to thinking…..… Read More ›
Gutter glitter
The New York Dolls were a rock group both fortunate and unfortunate enough to fall in the cusp of two movements: glam and punk rock. Playing a trashy, loud, and… 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.
Such was life
Melbourne’s Marvelous Madame Weigel
Madame Weigel’s Journal of Fashion became a staple of Australian life for those interested in being well dressed, well presented, and well informed. This treasure trove has recently be digitised and made available online.
Arts
‘It really belongs to you people anyway…’: The story of Ken Pound
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.
