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 ›
Film, Music, Rare Books & Arts:
As a part of the Outside-in Cinema screenings in Experimedia here at the Library, on Wednesday 20th October at 6:30pm you can watch the 2002 documentary Amandla! : a revolution… Read More ›
They’re on again – Australia’s only teen-choice awards for fiction. Now in their fourth year, the Inky Awards give teenagers the chance to vote online for their favourite read from… Read More ›
Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
The Public Record Office Victoria has just extended its online index to passengers leaving Victoria up to 1901. The Index to Outward Passengers to Interstate, U.K. and Foreign Ports, 1852-1901… Read More ›
Just as our book collection continues to grow, so too does our collection of DVDs. Here are a few recent arrivals to whet the appetite, covering everything from the sleeping… Read More ›
Family matters, Research guides:
A new research guide, Tracing a person in Australia can help you find your relatives. The guide is the latest in a growing collection of family history guides published by the State… Read More ›
Dance, Music, Rare Books & Arts:
Graeme Murphy’s ‘Swan Lake‘ : a ballet in four acts, is the next screening in the Music and Dance on Film series to be held this Wednesday October 13. Swan Lake is… Read More ›
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.
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.
