Confession time (the squeamish might want to turn away now), I love all of those antique/collectable shows on television such as Antiques Roadshow, Bargain Hunt, and the now sadly defunct… Read More ›
Family matters, Uncategorized:
The Genealogy Centre of the State Library of Victoria will be closed for essential building work from Tuesday 26 February to Saturday 2 March 2013 inclusive. It will reopen at 10am… Read More ›
About us, Announcements, Collection, Education, Family history events, Library services, News, Opening hours, Uncategorized:
The Genealogy Centre will be closed for essential building work from Tuesday 26 February to Saturday 2 March 2013 inclusive. It will reopen at 10am on Sunday 3 March.
Arts & literature, Such was life:
The State Library held a Valentine’s exhibition in 1951 which, according to the Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria, consisted of a small display on a… Read More ›
New DVDs arriving into the collection include the following: Bill Cunningham New York : the New York Times and First Thought Films presents a film by Richard Press. John… Read More ›
Buildings & streets, Such was life:
In 1887, Melbourne City Council ordered the renumbering of properties across the city to make houses and businesses easier to find.
The Library’s catalogue will be upgraded between 5.30pm Thursday 14 February and 10am Saturday 16 February. During this time the Library’s catalogue will still be available to search. However,… Read More ›
New books, Painting, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
Nice to see the new-book’s trolley starting to fill up again: Sydney Long : the spirit of the land by Anne Gray The haunting images of Australian artist Sydney… Read More ›
The Library’s Riley and Ephemera Collection houses ephemera from a wide range of Victorian political and community organisations, including their badges (otherwise known as buttons or pins).
Announcements, Family history events, Library services, News, Opening hours:
The La Trobe Reading Room will close at 1pm for a literary event on Sunday 3 February. It will reopen at 10am the following morning. While the browsing collection will… Read More ›
To celebrate the Children’s Book Council of Australia Week, we pay tribute to the life of children’s literature collector, Ken Pound, and the collection he has left for us all.
