Thursday, 1 January 2015–Monday, 1 January 2018
Catalogue service interruption
4 Dec 2015
The Library's catalogue will be upgraded between 5pm Thursday 10 December and 10am Monday 14 December. Online requests will not be available during this time. READ MORE
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Thursday, 9 April 2015–Sunday, 25 June 2017
Writing the war: personal stories from WWI
Saturday, 1 August 2015–Monday, 29 February 2016
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Our latest stories
The State Library is the keeper of Victoria's history – and home to millions of stories. Get to know the treasures and curiosities from our incredible collection, and hear tales from our community and from inside the Library.
A tale of endurance over land and sea
When Shackleton’s 1915 expedition ran into trouble, the Ross Sea party that was laying out stores for his team continued unawares.
Just inside the cover
Bookplates, Ex Libris: what are they and why?
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The map that changed the world
The first geological map of England and Wales.