2014 Inky Award winners announced
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The Inky Awards were announced with great panache on Wednesday at the State Library.
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The Inky Awards were announced with great panache on Wednesday at the State Library.
A mixed bag of treasures from some of our streaming databases, to be enjoyed by one and all here in the Library, or at home if you’re one of our Victorian registered members.
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Esteemed editor and publisher Helen Chamberlin has been awarded the 2014 Dromkeen Medal.
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This week patches of native grass sprung up on the State Library’s steps as Linda Tegg’s Grasslands installation opened to the public. Standing in the concrete bustle of Swanston Street, it’s hard… Read More ›
Anna from the History of the Book collection will be highlighting some of the new treasures to be found in our Mirror of the World exhibition over the next few… Read More ›
Buildings & streets, Such was life:
In the 1870s Romeo Lane and Juliet Terrace in central Melbourne were home to men and women of the night. Supposedly men would ply their trade in Romeo Lane and… Read More ›
Framing the ocean, 1700 to the present : envisaging the sea as social space: edited by Tricia Cusack This take on the ocean seeks to investigate our changing cultural/artistic view… Read More ›
You’ll have to excuse me while I celebrate an important birthday….. Happy birthday Jean Philippe Rameau, born September 25, 1683, in Dijon, France, and destined to become one of that… Read More ›
Announcements, Collection, News:
Condolence books containing thousands of messages to families affected by the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 tragedy are now housed within the State Library of Victoria.
On Thursday 25 September theatre goers will get an exclusive preview of works in development by some of Victoria’s most exciting playwrights in Flashpoint, a series of play readings that… Read More ›