An unexpected link to the Geelong Cats
This month we’re celebrating 25 years of digitising at the Library. We’ve been speaking with some of our Collection Digitisation team to ask them about surprising finds or favourite items.
Search Results for "world war i" : 456
Strutting and fretting their hour; new books in the performing arts
Film, Performing Arts, Rare Books & Arts:
Sometimes the goings on behind the scenes are a whole lot more fascinating than what goes on out the front……
National Science Week 2015
News:
This week our team are highlighting the vast range of scientific resources available at the Library. From the latest research and cutting edge journals, to rare books and historic pamphlets.
Library acquires three treasures for State Collection
News:
Thanks to many generous donations, we are thrilled to announce that we have raised more than $80,000 for our 2015 Annual Appeal.
August 2015 National Family History Month with guest blogger Shauna Hicks
Family history events, Family matters:
Special welcome to our August guest blogger Shauna Hicks, coordinator of National Family History Month in Australia.
Sonya Hartnett on the power of the manuscript
As a child, celebrated Australian author Sonya Hartnett, submitted her handmade manuscripts to publishers. In this speech she reflects on how much has changed since then.
Let us enjoy the beauty of the moon
Its been 46 years since astronauts first walked on the moon, but artists the world over have been travelling there for centuries.
ABC Director of News to take the helm of State Library Victoria
News:
The President of the Library Board of Victoria, Mr John Wylie AM, today announced the appointment of Ms Kate Torney as the new Chief Executive Officer of State Library Victoria.
Mining for treasure, or digging deep for art
Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
S.T.Gill is perhaps best known for his iconic visions of everyday life on the goldfields, and a quick search of our catalogue shows that he was not alone in finding a rich vein of inspiration in the more industrial side of life.
Celebrating children’s literature at the Library
In this special guest post Juliet O’Conor, our Children’s Research Librarian – best job ever – takes us through highlights from our collection.
