Family matters, Research guides, Research tips & tricks:
The State Library can help you can find out about your ancestor who served in World War 1. Over 330,000 Australians served overseas in the Great War and their personnel… Read More ›
Are you a serial lunatic? By which I mean, do you love browsing through magazines at your local newsagent, incurring the filthy looks of the staff behind the counter as… Read More ›
Collections, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
The State Library’s collections are so vast and rich that there are always new items to discover that can help you with your family history research. Here are five gems… Read More ›
Music, Musicals, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:
New CDs arriving into the collection include the following mix of Broadway Cast albums, pop and rock favourites and film music. Some of these are already available on – Listening Post… Read More ›
A selection of new books hitting the shelves in the Arts Library, from a biography of one of the greatest of all horror movie stars to essays exploring sexuality in… Read More ›
An Evening with Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti is the next screening in the Music and Dance on Film series, to be held this Wednesday October 27 in Arts. Recorded Live at… Read More ›
Announcements, Library services, News, Opening hours:
The Library will be closed Tuesday 2 November, however you will still be able to access resources and place orders for books and other materials via our website.
Collections, Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
One of the treasures in the State Library’s collections that fascinates family historians is the Bendigo Goldfields Petition. Hundreds of thousands of eager diggers arrived in Victoria in the early… Read More ›
A selection of new books hitting the shelves in the Arts Library, from graphic novels about zombies in Tokyo to essays exploring sexuality in the television shows of Joss Whedon… Read More ›
News of the death of Dame Joan Sutherland in Switzerland on 10th October at age 83 has been met with a tidal wave of tributes and remembrances right around the… Read More ›
On 6 April 1966, in a quiet suburb south east of Melbourne, reports emerged of something strange in the sky…
The Etkins collection consists of wonderful portraits of people and places throughout 19th century Victoria.
