New ebooks on our new ebookshelf
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One of the best things about Mondays in the Library is the new book display. Each Monday some of the new printed books we have bought, catalogued and labelled are put on the shelves.
Reading Matters
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Earlier this year, we held our 11th biennial Reading Matters program, a unique mix of festival events, workshops and conference talks.
New Listening in Arts : Soundtracks and Shows
Film, Music, Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:
Classic film soundtracks and Broadway shows currently feature on the Listening Posts in Arts.
Public images of World War I: myth & reality
Read an extract from a talk by war correspondent and author Jill Jolliffe on the reporting of World War I and, in particular, the work of official historian C.E.W. Bean.
NAIDOC Week: Exploring Aboriginal history
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This week is NAIDOC Week – a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements.
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.
Such was life
On the case: Detective Piggott and the development of forensics
The early 1900s was an exciting time to be a detective. Innovations in science and technology, combined with the popularity of detective stories shifted crime fighting away from the seedy world of informers, which had influenced the early years of policing, towards the detection of crime using scientific methods and forensic evidence. Find out about how one Victorian detective contributed to the development of police forensics.
Arts
Portraits of Melbourne artists in their studios
John Hinds, an artist, photographer and active ROAR member from 1986 to 1992 spent time capturing artists he personally knew and the spaces that they used to create their works. His photographs captured a unique and often unseen time and place, creating an invaluable insight into the art scene in Melbourne.
