The Summer Read launches
News:
The annual Summer Read has launched – grab one of these ten great Victorian books.
Matthew Flinders’ cat
People & professions, Such was life:
One of my favourite books in our children’s collection is a story written by explorer Matthew Flinders about his cat, Trim. This story languished for many years in the archives of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, until it was discovered and published in the literary magazine Overland in 1973.
Researching your multicultural ancestors – new research guide
Family matters, Research guides:
To coincide with the theme of this year’s Family History Feast, we have released a new Family History research guide called Researching your multicultural ancestors.
Livening the place up with a bit of bohemianism
Film, Photography, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
Bohemians come in all shapes and sizes
Researching ancestors in the performing arts
Family matters, Research tips & tricks:
Whether your ancestor was an actor, circus performer, magician or opera singer, the State Library holds a number of resources that can help you research your performing ancestors in Australia.
Designing a new service model
State Library Victoria is part way through redesigning its services around its visitors needs. In this four-part series, Justine Hyde, Director of Library Services & Experience takes us on the… Read More ›
Libraries & technology – a question of relevance
The ‘future relevance’ of libraries and the impact of technology as a solution in itself is especially topical right now. Interestingly, the conversation seems to be primarily the domain of… Read More ›
Martin Sharp: Designing 1960s counterculture
Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
Anna Welch highlights some Australian psychedelia currently on show in our Mirror of the World exhibition
Something visual on the new books shelf
Painting, Photography, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
A handful of fascinating new books have recently arrived on the shelves, centred on the visual arts in all of its many guises…..
New Listening: Sunday Classics, Soundtracks, Black Sorrows & Warnie.
Music, Musicals, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:
Some new CD arrivals feature on the Listening Posts in Arts. They include recent releases in film soundtracks, pop, rock, classical and musical theatre.
Such was life
Online Collection Spotlight: Trench journals and unit magazines of the First World War.
This Online Collection Spotlight examines WWI trench journals created by units from several combatant nation between 1914 and 1919. Produced in camps and battle zones, these handmade publications reveal humour, creativity, and resilience through poems, sketches, notes and stories.
Arts
Ailsa O’Connor: highlights of a life of socialist activism, feminism and art
Ailsa O’Connor (1921-1980) was a political activist, painter, sculptor, author and teacher. Throughout her art career she was a member of the Communist Party and associated with the Socialist Realist Group.
