SLV Email Newsletter December 2007

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In this issue:
1. Christmas hours and services
2. Redmond Barry Reading Room temporary closure
3. Venue facilities available for hire
4. Inaugural AGL Shaw Fellowships awarded
5. Ramsay & Reid Scholarship recipients
6. School programs brochure
7. Premier's Literary Awards
8. The Medieval Imagination
9. Victorians on Vacation
10. Summer Read events
11. January school holiday fun
12. The La Trobe Journal No. 80 Spring 2007

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FROM THE INFORMATION DESK

CHRISTMAS HOURS AND SERVICES
A reminder that the Library will be closed on Christmas Day and will have reduced hours and services during the remainder of the Christmas-New Year holiday period. Requests for some onsite and all offsite materials must be made in advance. In addition, the Chat with a Victorian Librarian service will be closed from 21 December until 7 January. Mr Tulk will be closed from 22 December, re-opening on 2 January.

For full details of hours and services during the holiday period see: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/visiting/xmas_services.html?newsletter

REDMOND BARRY READING ROOM TEMPORARY CLOSURE
From 11 to 20 January the floor of the Redmond Barry Reading Room will be repaired and re-coated. The Reading Room and the Magazines and Journals Room will be closed, and books and journals with the prefixes B, F and MAG will be unavailable during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

INAUGURAL AGL SHAW FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED
Four postgraduate students have been selected to undertake these new four-week summer research fellowships at the Library. They are Spiridoula Demetriou, Stephen Gaunson, Michael Shiell and Anne Wilson. They will use the Library's collections to research a variety of subjects, from modern Greece and Ned Kelly to ephemeral environmental art and picture shows in Gippsland.

Find out more at:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/research/aglshaw/recipients.html?newsletter

RAMSAY & REID SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The 2007 recipients of these fellowships, which recognise and develop professional excellence in the public library sector, were recently announced. Lesley Fell was awarded the Margery C Ramsay Scholarship. She will undertake a study tour of public libraries in Arizona and Massachusetts looking at programs designed for baby boomers. The Barrett Reid Scholarship was awarded to Pam Howard. She will look at collaborative projects delivering innovative outreach services in the UK.

Learn more about the Scholarships at:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/research/scholarships/recipients.html?newsletter

SCHOOL PROGRAMS BROCHURE
The Library's 2008 Semester 1 brochure listing educational programs for students and professional development activities for teachers is now available.

The program can be viewed and online bookings made at:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/schools/schools_programs.html?newsletter

PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARDS
The key dates for the 2008 Awards are now available.

For full details see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/literary/pla/news.html?newsletter

VENUE FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR HIRE
Do you need a venue to mark a special occasion? The Library's 19th-century heritage architecture and modern refurbished spaces provide superb function venues for every occasion. Conference facilities, which include a fully appointed 210-seat theatrette and five conference rooms, are also available. We invite you to view our online information and organise an inspection.

For full details visit:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/services/business/venue_hire/index.html?newsletter

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COMING EVENTS

THE MEDIEVAL IMAGINATION
In March the Library will open a spectacular free exhibition of medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts. It will feature works from Cambridge University and its colleges, which together hold one of the greatest collections of medieval manuscripts in the western world. A rich program of events is planned, including a major conference - Imagination, Books and Community in Medieval Europe, a medieval music concert series, a lecture series, a medieval faire and programs for schools. Book now to secure accommodation packages through The Sebel Melbourne and Citigate Melbourne.

For more information see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/exhibitions/kmg/2008/medieval_imagination/index.html?newsletter

VICTORIANS ON VACATION
As your thoughts turn to holidays, why not visit our latest exhibition, 'Victorians on Vacation', open until 2 March 2008 in the Keith Murdoch Gallery. An audio tour is available from our website and from pre-loaded iPods for loan at the exhibition. On Australia Day celebrate beach holidays of the 1950s, '60s and '70s with free activities, including mini golf, flag making and book readings on the Library forecourt. You can also join a free, half-hour tour of the 'Victorians on Vacation' exhibition and pose for a holiday snap outside our caravan.

Full details are available at:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/exhibitions/kmg/2007/victorians_on_vacation/?newsletter

SUMMER READ EVENTS
The Library's holiday reading program, The Summer Read, is now into its second month. Over the summer there will be more than 30 events featuring Summer Read authors. Authors are also guest blogging on the Summer Read blog every day - check the schedule and join in the conversation about favourite summer books and more. And don't forget to vote - there are some great prizes up for grabs!

Check out the blog, view the events listings and find out how to vote at:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/reading_victoria/summer_read/index.html?newsletter

JANUARY SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN
Keep the kids entertained during the summer break - book them into one of our great children's programs. Events include storytelling with Bernard Caleo, a Ned Kelly themed activity and 'Victorians on Vacation' exhibition-related fun. Book quickly to avoid missing out!

For full information and to book see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/holiday/january08.html?newsletter

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ONLINE SHOP SPOTLIGHT

THE LA TROBE JOURNAL NO. 80 SPRING 2007
This 40th anniversary issue focuses on the Library and its Journal, Charles Joseph La Trobe and the history of Melbourne. Keith Dunstan reminisces about researching in the Library and John Barnes writes about the La Trobe family in Van Diemen's Land. There are articles on the history of the Friends of the Library and about the creation of a portrait medallion of La Trobe by the great Victorian sculptor Thomas Woolner. There are also items on John Batman, ST Gill's 1867 drawings and the diaries of Captain Frederick Standish and Samuel Curtis Candler.

To purchase this issue online see:
https://shop.slv.vic.gov.au/details.php?imageNo=SHOP0125&?newsletter

To read a feature article from this issue see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/news/latrobe/woolner_medallion.html?newsletter