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20 Feb 2019
Applications are now open for State Library Victoria’s major annual fellowships program, which encourages creative Australians to draw on the Library’s extensive collection for new work. READ MORE
5 Feb 2019
Melbourne Writers Festival and State Library Victoria have announced a major partnership that will see our city’s biggest and best literary arts festival take up residence in Australia’s busiest library. READ MORE
29 Jan 2019
Young Victorians will be the main beneficiaries of this donation. READ MORE
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.
Explore the early experiments of William Henry Fox Talbot, inventor of photography.
Believe it or not, science is a vital part of the State Library’s day-to-day operations.
Come behind the scenes & hear from our experts
Ten years ago Victoria reeled from the deadliest fires in recorded history.