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Love and Devotion: From Persia and Beyond, the largest exhibition of illustrated Persian manuscripts in Australia’s history, is now open at the State Library of Victoria.

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The Dromkeen Board of Governors, Scholastic Australia has presented the State Library of Victoria with the entire collection of the Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art.

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Ned Kelly’s armour has returned home to the State Library of Victoria after a six month absence. The armour was a key attraction in the National Museum of Australia’s exhibition, Not Just Ned: A true history of the Irish in Australia that examined the Irish presence in Australia. 72,776 people visited the exhibition which featured all four sets of the Kelly gang armour – the first time the suits had ever been shown together outside of Victoria.

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The State Library of Victoria Foundation is pleased to announce the success of its public appeal to raise funds for the purchase of The Times Digital Archive, one of the world’s most significant digital newspaper records. This invaluable historical resource is now permanently secured and available for all Victorians.

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Four talented Victorian playwrights have won The R E Ross Trust Playwrights’ Script Development Awards and will share in $30,000 to aid in development of their play scripts.

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Ned Kelly's armour is leaving its home at the State Library of Victoria today bound for Canberra where it will be displayed in the National Museum of Australia’s exhibition Not Just Ned: A true history of the Irish in Australia.

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Premier Ted Baillieu visited the State Library of Victoria today to announce a major international exhibition of rare Persian illuminated manuscripts which will open at the Library in March 2012.

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The State Library of Victoria's Summer Read is on again and this year it’s time to turn off the TV and pick up a great Victorian book over the summer months.

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Ned Kelly’s famous Jerilderie Letter is one of the treasures of the State Library of Victoria coming to Mill Park Library, Thursday 5 August in the award-winning Travelling Treasures program.

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Ned Kelly's famous Jerilderie Letter,along with a detailed eye witness account of the Eureka Stockade and one of Melbourne's earliest (handwritten) newspapers are among the treasures of the State Library of Victoria touring Shepparton, Kyabram and Echuca this November as part of the award winning Travelling Treasures program.

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Ned Kelly's Jerilderie Letter is amongst the treasures of the State Library of Victoria coming to Croydon public library on Thursday 9 September as part of the award winning Travelling Treasures program.

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On Tuesday 7 September the State Library of Victoria will host Making a small world smaller, a forum to explore a partnership between the Library and RMIT University that would facilitate socially driven programs in Melbourne and regional Victoria.

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The Prime Minister's Literary Award will be awarded to two additional categories, Young Adult's Fiction and Children's Fiction.

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The 85th edition of The La Trobe journal celebrates Victoria's indigenous heritage.

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The State Library of Victoria announces three new appointments to the Library Board of Victoria.

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Vicnet has been named Best Diversity Initiative of 2009 in the Australia and New Zealand Internet Best Practice Awards.

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Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, Chief Executive Officer and State Librarian, has stepped down as head of the State Library of Victoria at the end of her current contract. The Federal Minister for the Arts, Simon Crean, has today announced that she will assume the prestigious role of Director-General of the National Library of Australia.

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At the State Library today the recipients of the 2010 creative fellowship program and RE Ross Trust Playwrights' Script Developments Awards were announced.

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