Family history as history
Welcome to our guest blogger – Walter Struve from the Information Services team. At what point do we see family histories as part of broader histories, both national and trans-national,… Read More ›
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Remembering Richard Divall
A good friend to State Library Victoria, Maestro Richard Divall sadly passed away on the weekend after a long battle with cancer.
It’s just not cricket… or is it?
On Wednesday 23 March, 1895 a large crowd gathered at the East Melbourne cricket ground for an unusual event – a ladies’ cricket match. The ladies had been practising in secret and speculation was rife over what they would wear…
New books in Arts, more fun than a barrel of Monkees
Monkees, movies and a bit of glam, welcome to 2017 in the Arts Library.
Hack Christmas with State Library Victoria’s collection
Searching for the perfect Christmas wrapping paper? Dreaming of DIY decorations with a literary twist? We’re here to help! We’ve combed the collection for festive images, prints and patterns to remix into Christmas crafts.
$13 million boost to State Library an early Christmas present for Victorians
News:
A partnership between the Victorian State Government and the John and Myriam Wylie Foundation is delivering a funding boost of $13 million to State Library Victoria and is set to reinvigorate an historic Melbourne precinct.
State Library Victoria underwater for White Night Melbourne
News:
On Saturday 18 February, Melbourne will be wowed by an epic underwater adventure set against the State Library’s magnificent domed reading room as part of White Night Melbourne.
Festive Sights and Sounds: Bandstand, Shakespeare, Mozart, Carols and much more.
The sounds of Melbourne Music Week may be fading into the distance, but there’s still lots to listen to here at the State Library.
Preservation: caring for our collections
Collection Care, Our stories, Preventive conservation:
The Library’s Preservation team work to ensure the ongoing care, preservation and access of our collections. Here the team bring you inside their work, from the quarantine room where items are checked for pests and mould, to the preservation studio where an average of 50,000 items are re-housed in any given year.
A cargo of fallen angels
People & professions, Such was life:
Children in detention. Stopping the boats. You’d be forgiven for thinking it was recent times but in fact, it was the 19th century.
Such was life
Arts
‘It really belongs to you people anyway…’: The story of Ken Pound
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.
