Conservation guides: care for historic items at home
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Did you know that the State Library offers free information guides to help you care for your historic items at home?
Sofie Laguna wins Miles Franklin Literary Award
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Last week Sofie Laguna won the coveted Miles Franklin Literary Award, which was announced at State Library Victoria.
The SLV paper run
So we’ve all heard that newspapers are on their last legs, right? To be replaced entirely by digital editions? Well the Library still receives about 280 papers each week.
Persian treasures in Mirror of the World
Exhibitions, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
Anna Welch introduces us to some beautiful Persian manuscripts currently on display in the Mirror of the World exhibition
Coming soon: Australian sketchbook exhibition
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The first major retrospective of Australia’s most popular mid-19th century artist, opens at State Library Victoria 17 July.
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.
Family History Feast 2015 BOOKED OUT
Some of the boys, Mena 1915 H84.356/13 The annual Family History Feast hosted by the State Library of Victoria will be held on Monday 10 August 2015 during National Family… Read More ›
Lights and shades of city life
People & professions, Such was life:
In the 1920s Reverend George Wong was a minister at the Collingwood Methodist Church, helping the poor, teaching at kindergarten and lecturing around Victoria about the life of Melbourne’s poor with the help of a limelight projector.
The Battle of Waterloo and its 200 year old legacy
Film, Painting, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
The Battle of Waterloo continues to fascinate, even 200 years after those ferocious days
Friends of the Library view children’s classics
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Throughout the year there are opportunities for Friends of the Library to go behind the scenes and enjoy the Library’s treasures.
Such was life
Online Collection Spotlight: Bloomsbury Historic Dress in Detail
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.
Arts
Online Collection Spotlight: American Music
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.
