The next program in the Music and Dance on Film series will held be this Wednesday June 8, between 12.00 and 2.00 in Arts. Two episodes from Tony Palmer’s award-winning documentary series… Read More ›
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 ›
Family history events, Family matters:
Friday 29 July to Sunday 28 August 2011 – the dates of this year’s Australian National Family History Week so important dates for your diary! This Week has been held… Read More ›
Film, Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:
A great selection of movie soundtracks and Broadway Cast recordings on CD, have just arrived into the collection. These include recent Oscar winners – Black Swan and The King’s Speech. … Read More ›
Photography, Rare Books & Arts:
This Wednesday 1st June at 6:30pm, as a part of the Outside-in cinema series in Experimedia here at the Library, we will be showing the documentary Teenage Paparazzo, about the… Read More ›
One of the great things about working in a Library like this is the almost constant voyage of discovery it takes us on as new material arrives on the shelves!… Read More ›
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 ›
Now that the 150 candles have been blown out and the streamers have all been taken down, I thought it might be a good idea to highlight a few of… Read More ›
A bit of dancing, a bit of acting, a bit of fashion, and even a bit of icon deconstruction (the name’s Bond, James Bond…..); all in a day’s work for… Read More ›
Happy birthday Dame Nellie (150 today!) Click hear for a selection of audio clips available through Trove: http://trove.nla.gov.au/music/result?q=melba&l-availability=y&l-format=Sound
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.
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.
