White Night Reimagined Experience the La Trobe Reading room illuminated by breath-taking projections over three consecutive nights, plus more!

White Night Reimagined

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Melbourne Writers Festival 2019 Join us for MWF here at the State Library - the heart of the Festival’s new literary precinct

Melbourne Writers Festival 2019

Velvet, Iron, Ashes exhibition announced See the Ashes urn at the Library in December

Velvet, Iron, Ashes exhibition announced

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Inky Awards Shortlist announced Choose between two categories: the Gold Inky for Australian fiction and the Silver Inky for international fiction.

Inky Awards Shortlist announced

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Digital image pool Explore 170,000+ pictures, maps and architectural drawings in our new image pool

Digital image pool

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What's on at the Library Explore our free exhibitions, tours, talks and more.

What's on at the Library

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Space closures Sat 17 Aug | White Night early closure & service changes 22, 23 & 24 Aug

7 Aug 2019

The Heritage Collections Reading Room & South Rotunda will be closed 17 Aug. | The Library will close at 5pm & some services are affected during White Night Melbourne. READ MORE

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    Space closures Sat 17 Aug | White Night early closure & service changes 22, 23 & 24 Aug

    7 Aug 2019

    The Heritage Collections Reading Room & South Rotunda will be closed 17 Aug. | The Library will close at 5pm & some services are affected during White Night Melbourne. READ MORE

  • The search for Victoria’s top slam poet begins

    3 Jul 2019

    From today, poets, rappers and spoken word artists will compete in heats across Victoria as the search for the state’s poetry slam champion begins. READ MORE

  • Library Board of Victoria welcomes four new board members

    24 May 2019

    President of the Library Board of Victoria, John Wylie AM, today announced four new members will join the Library Board. Karen Wood, Hugh Williams, Donata Carrazza and Cheri Ong will commence their new appointments today, each for a three-year period. READ MORE

  • Robert Thomson delivered the 2019 Keith Murdoch Oration

    17 Apr 2019

    The Chief Executive of News Corporation, Robert Thomson, delivered the 2019 Keith Murdoch Oration at State Library Victoria on Tuesday 16 April. READ MORE

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