Involuntary moving pictures

Involuntary moving pictures

July 13, 2011

Comic books, Rare Books & Arts:

This Wednesday 13th July at 6:30pm, as a part of the Outside-in cinema series in Experimedia here at the Library, we will be showing the recent anime film, Ocean waves.… Read More ›

Don Grant (1932 – 2011) – gentleman and genealogist

Don Grant (1932 – 2011) – gentleman and genealogist

July 11, 2011

Family matters, Uncategorized:

Don’s contribution to the Victorian and Australian genealogy world is considerable and has been well documented – co-founder of the Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies (A.I.G.S), long time member of the judging… Read More ›

Godzilla, he’s just a boy who can’t say Noh!

Godzilla, he’s just a boy who can’t say Noh!

July 6, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

 The secrets of Noh masks by Michishige Udaka ; photography by Shuichi Yamagata This exquisite book by Noh actor and mask-maker, Michishige Udaka, contains photographs by Shuichi Yamagata of 32 beautiful… Read More ›

Thais: opera screening

Thais: opera screening

July 5, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

Thais : an opera in three acts, is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday July 6 in Arts. With music… Read More ›

The rainbow screen

The rainbow screen

June 30, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

This third post marking the publication of the latest issue of the La Trobe Journal, Queen City of the South: Gay and Lesbian Melbourne, centres on gay studies in film… Read More ›

Banksy and the uncommissioning of art

Banksy and the uncommissioning of art

June 28, 2011

Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

This Wednesday 29th June at 6:30pm, as a part of the Outside-in cinema series in Experimedia here at the Library, we will be showing the oscar nominated multi-layered documentary, Exit… Read More ›

Family History Feast 2011 booked out!

Family History Feast 2011 booked out!

June 27, 2011

Family history events, Family matters:

Yes Family History Feast 2011 is booked out!  On Monday 1 August the State Library of Victoria will again host the annual Family History Feast during National Family History Week. It is… Read More ›

Masterpieces come in all shapes and sizes

Masterpieces come in all shapes and sizes

June 23, 2011

New books, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

What makes a masterpiece? Not just a good question, but a great book title! What makes a masterpiece? : artists, writers and curators on the world’s greatest works of art edited by Christopher… Read More ›

Kim Scott wins 2011 Miles Franklin Literary Award

June 23, 2011

News, Uncategorized:

The State Library of Victoria congratulates West Australian author Kim Scott for winning the 2011 Miles Franklin Literary Award for his book That Deadman Dance.

Sound Beam Classics for Winter

Sound Beam Classics for Winter

June 22, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

Sound Beam is a regular program highlighting recorded music from the Arts audio-visual collection. It is accessible through headphones at selected workstations in the Arts Reading Room. Sound Beam currently… Read More ›

Such was life

Digitised dogs

Digitised dogs

August 26, 2024 0 comments

Celebrating this much loved (and digitised) species on International Dog Day.

Arts

Portrait of Ken Pound for the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants oral history project, 2010. Photo by Gwenda Davey. This work is in copyright. National Library of Australia; nla.obj-228944556

‘It really belongs to you people anyway…’: The story of Ken Pound

August 19, 2024 4 comments

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.