Library closed on Cup Day
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.
Did your ancestor sign the Bendigo Goldfields Petition?
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 ›
New books in Arts
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 ›
Dame Joan Sutherland
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 ›
Singing through struggle
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 ›
Voting opens for the Inkys
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 ›
Index to passengers leaving Victoria extended to 1901
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 ›
New DVDs in Arts
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 ›
New research guide on tracing ancestors
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 ›
Graeme Murphy’s ‘Swan Lake’ – free screening in Arts.
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 ›
Such was life
Collection of wills from Cohen, Kirby & Co. Solicitors, Bendigo
A recent donation to the Library gives us insight into the last wills and testaments of Victorians of the 19th and 20th Century, from what they were bequeathing to who they held dear.
Arts
Collecting Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie was a leading author of the golden age of detective fiction whose books continue to excite, delight and intrigue readers. To celebrate her outstanding legacy, State Library Victoria recently acquired first editions of some of Christie’s most popular titles.
