SLV Email Newsletter August 2007
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In this issue:
1. Visiting the Library: The cloakroom
2. Hear the 2007 Redmond Barry Lecture
3. Audio resources from A Family History Feast
4. Major literary prizes to be announced
5. La Trobe Journal online archive
6. Musical Treasures: Peggy Glanville-Hicks
7. National Poetry Slam
8. Book now for Stephen Murray-Smith Lecture
9. Famous: Exhibition events
10. Vaudeville in Melbourne between the wars
11. School holiday fun
12. Schools Periodical Service
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FROM THE INFORMATION DESK
VISITING THE LIBRARY: THE CLOAKROOM
Planning a visit to the Library? Make the cloakroom your first stop. You'll find it to the left of the Front Foyer as you enter from Swanston Street. It provides self-service, coin-operated lockers; a public telephone; public toilets; a coin-operated internet kiosk and access to our cafe, Mr Tulk. To help keep our collection safe we ask that if you have large items or food or drink (except bottled water, which is allowed in certain areas) you leave these in a locker. If you have any questions, our friendly Foyer staff are on hand to help.
For more information on visiting the Library see:
http://slv.vic.gov.au/about/visiting/index.html?newsletter
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LISTEN UP
HEAR THE 2007 REDMOND BARRY LECTURE
Did you miss this year's Redmond Barry Lecture, held on 30 July? You can now access the audio online and hear Louise Adler, Publisher and CEO of Melbourne University Publishing, discuss 'Why Writing Matters'. A transcript of the talk is also available.
To subscribe to the podcast, listen online or download the audio see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/ltf/lectures/rbl/2007/index.html?newsletter
AUDIO RESOURCES FROM A FAMILY HISTORY FEAST
Recordings from this major genealogy event, held on 9 August, are now available via our website. The audio includes information sessions on topics such as tracing doctors in your family tree and locating defence personnel records, and the 2007 Don Grant Lecture, delivered by Professor Graeme Davison.
To subscribe to the podcast, listen online or download the audio see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/genealogy/family_history_feast_07/fam_hist_feast.html?newsletter
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
MAJOR LITERARY PRIZES TO BE ANNOUNCED
The winners of the 2007 Premier's Literary Awards and the RE Ross Trust Playwrights' Script Development Awards will be announced on 3 September. Results will be published on our website, but if you want to be there in person to hear the names called out, you can still book a seat at the awards dinner, at Zinc, Federation Square. Tickets cost $95/90.
To view the Premier's Literary Awards shortlists by category see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/literary/pla/index.html?newsletter
To book for the dinner see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/literary/pla/news.html?newsletter
LA TROBE JOURNAL ONLINE ARCHIVE
You can now access past editions of the Library Foundation's scholarly publication 'The La Trobe Journal' free of charge online. The full-text web-based archive features every edition published since 1968, excluding the most recent four editions. You can view scanned images of actual pages, read transcripts of text, view images and search all content by author, title and keyword.
To start browsing the online journals go to:
http://slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/index.html?newsletter
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COMING EVENTS
MUSICAL TREASURES: PEGGY GLANVILLE-HICKS
Friday 21 September brings a rare opportunity to hear music by Peggy Glanville-Hicks. The performance, featuring Marshall McGuire (harp, piano), Suzanne Johnston (mezzo-soprano) and George Liakatos (tenor), is the third and final in our series of Musical Treasures concerts. A temporary exhibition featuring original manuscripts and other materials relating to the concert will be on display in the Cowen Gallery from 17 to 24 September.
For full details and to book see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/events/2007/musical_treasures/index.html?newsletter
NATIONAL POETRY SLAM
Calling all poets, hip-hop artists and other outspoken wordsmiths! Polish your rhymes and lyrics for Australia's first-ever national poetry slam. Over $10,000 in cash and prizes is on offer. Each contestant gets a mic, a live audience and just two minutes to impress the judges. The first Victorian heats and preparatory workshops happen at Northcote Library on 17 and 18 and Ballarat Library on 21 September.
Full details will be available at slv.vic.gov.au/goto/poetryslam from 3 September. Or, for national details visit www.australianpoetryslam07.org.
BOOK NOW FOR STEPHEN MURRAY-SMITH LECTURE
This year's lecture features Dr Tom Griffiths, Professor of History and Graduate Director in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University. He will speak on the cultural challenge of Antarctica, referencing the story of Stephen Murray-Smith's 1985-86 Antarctica voyage and his subsequent call for a greater cultural investment in the continent of ice. The lecture is on Thursday 4 October and tickets cost $15/$10. More information will be available online soon. For advance bookings tel 03 8664 7016 or email bookings@slv.vic.gov.au.
FAMOUS: EXHIBITION EVENTS
This popular temporary exhibition remains on show until 11 November, with great related events for all ages. At Strike a Pose! on 6 September, get the inside word from magazine editors, a fashion photographer and a stylist on how glossy magazine portraits shape our view of celebrity. In October hear professional photographers reveal the secrets of their success. Kids can enter our Fabulous & Famous digital photography competition until 11 November, and programs for schools are on offer too.
To find out more about these exhibition-related events see:
http://slv.vic.gov.au/programs/exhibitions/kmg/2007/famous/program_of_events/index.html?newsletter
VAUDEVILLE IN MELBOURNE BETWEEN THE WARS
On 30 August, hear playwright Lally Katz and director Chris Kohn discuss their new play, about Melbourne's lively vaudeville scene in the Edwardian era, which they researched during their 2006 joint Creative Fellowship at the State Library. This free talk is part of the Fellows' Lecture Series.
To book see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/ltf/lectures/creative_fellows/index.html?newsletter
SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN
Another superb school holiday program is on offer from 22 September to 7 October. Top of the list for all 5-10 year-olds should be 'A Play on Words...Mr Bleak and the Etryop', a madcap performance based on two of Elizabeth Honey's much-loved poetry books. There's also the launch of Leigh Hobb's new Old Tom book, a reading of 'Treasure Island' by Bernard Caleo and much more!
For full details see:
http://slv.vic.gov.au/programs/holiday/index.html?newsletter
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ONLINE SHOP SPOTLIGHT
SCHOOLS PERIODICAL SERVICE
Teachers and librarians can register with this service, available through our Online Shop, to access valuable teaching aids and resources for the VCE English and Literature curriculum. Periodical and journal articles are indexed and can be searched by author, date, title, VCE subject etc. They can be ordered online and mailed for a small charge.
To find out more see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/services/copy_supply/sps.html?newsletter
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