SLV Email Newsletter July 2008

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In this issue:
1. Baggage policy reminder
2. New medieval manuscripts lectures
3. Sport and War exhibition open
4. Margery C Ramsay Scholarship applications
5. BA Santamaria on show
6. Ergo website attracts huge interest
7. 2008 Inky Awards longlist
8. Library treasures tour northern Victoria
9. Family History Feast
10. Les Carlyon and Barry Cassidy in conversation

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FROM THE INFORMATION DESK

BAGGAGE POLICY REMINDER
The Library's new baggage policy was introduced in late May. The main change to this policy means that visitors to the Library may now bring larger bags into reading rooms and galleries.

Bags and other items (this includes handbags, laptop bags, umbrellas and other personal items) larger than 30cm x 40cm x 10cm must however be stored in the self-service, coin-operated lockers which are located in the cloakroom.

For more information about the policy see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/information/policies/baggage.html?newsletter

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LISTEN UP

MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS LECTURES
The last three lectures held as part of the Library's blockbuster exhibition 'The Medieval Imagination' are now available online.

Hear how medieval manuscripts were made. Learn about the art of medieval illumination. Find out about the stories behind the Library's magnificent collection of medieval manuscripts.

Listen to Professor Bernard Muir's talk, 'The Making of a Medieval Manuscript':
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/exhibitions/kmg/2008/medieval_imagination/events/talks_and_tours/bernard_muir.html?newsletter

Listen to Dr Ursula Betka's talk, 'Paint and Gold in Illuminated Manuscripts: Methods and Meaning':
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/exhibitions/kmg/2008/medieval_imagination/events/talks_and_tours/ursula_betla.html?newsletter

Listen to Shane Carmody's talk, 'Every Book Tells a Story: Illuminated Manuscripts in the State Library's Collection':
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/exhibitions/kmg/2008/medieval_imagination/events/talks_and_tours/shane_carmody.html?newsletter

And if you missed the lecture series, subscribe to our podcast 'The Medieval Imagination Lectures':
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/site/feeds/index.html?newsletter

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SPORT AND WAR EXHIBITION OPEN
This travelling exhibition from the Australian War Memorial takes a close look at what it means to be Australian by exploring the relationship between sport and war. The exhibition features evocative relics from wartime sporting history, including a 'Melbourne Cup' made by prisoners of war in Borneo, a 'Brownlow' medal presented in Changi POW camp, and the little-known wartime medals of cricketing legend Donald Bradman.

The exhibition is complemented by a range of talks and tours.

Read about the exhibition:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/exhibitions/kmg/2008/sport_and_war/index.html?newsletter

Find out about the exhibition program of events:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/exhibitions/kmg/2008/sport_and_war/events/index.html?newsletter

MARGERY C RAMSAY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS OPEN
Victorian public library staff are invited to submit proposals for the Margery C Ramsay scholarship. Valued at $30,000, this scholarship provides successful applicants with the means to pursue professional development opportunities. Entries close on Friday 29 August at 4pm.

Full details are available at:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/research/scholarships/index.html?newsletter

BA SANTAMARIA ON SHOW
Who was Bob Santamaria? Find out more about one of Victoria's most well-known political activists, social commentators and thinkers in this mini-exhibition. On display are letters, photographs, press cuttings and other publications from the Library's BA Santamaria Collection.

Find out what items are on show:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/exhibitions/cowen/cowen_temp_exhibits.html?newsletter

A free panel discussion to mark the publication of 'Running the Show: BA Santamaria Selected Documents 1939-1996' will also be held at the Library on August 26.

For more details and booking information:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/events/2008/santamaria.html?newsletter

ERGO - HUGE INTEREST IN LIBRARY'S STUDENT WEBSITE
Launched in May this year, Ergo has attracted over 40,000 visits to date. Designed to help secondary students learn research, essay writing and study skills, the site showcases hundreds of original documents, photographs, maps and other items from the Library's collection.

Take a look at the ergo website:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/ergo/?newsletter

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COMING EVENTS

2008 INKY AWARDS LONGLIST
The 2008 longlist for Australia's only teenage choice book awards, the Inkys, will be announced tomorrow, Friday 1 August. The list consists of ten Australian and ten international books published in the last year. In the next month, a panel - which includes four teenagers - will choose a shortlist of six books.

Teenagers will be invited to vote online for their favourite book from shortlist. Voting opens 12 September.

Read more about the awards:
http://www.insideadog.com.au/inkys/index.html?newsletter

LIBRARY TREASURES TOUR NORTHERN VICTORIA
Get up close and personal with some of Victoria's unique treasures, such as the gun found in Robert Burke's hand after his death and an early edition of May Gibbs famous 'Snugglepot and Cuddlepie' book.

These and other treasures from the Library's collection will visit Mildura, Red Cliffs and Swan Hill from 19 August. Library collection experts will talk about the items and answer questions. These free sessions are held in local public libraries. Bookings are recommended.

For more information:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/events/2008/travelling-treasures/index.html?newsletter

FAMILY HISTORY FEAST
This annual free event for family history buffs is on again at the Library on 4 August. Come along and discover how to use maps in your genealogical research, have medical terms translated, and hear Professor Alistair Thomson give the 2008 Don Grant Lecture on British migrant women and family life in postwar Australia.

For booking and program information, see:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/genealogy/genie_fh_feast_2008.html?newsletter

LES CARLYON AND BARRIE CASSIDY IN CONVERSATION
Les Carlyon, author of 'The Great War' and 'Gallipoli', and Barrie Cassidy, host of the sports panel program 'Offsiders', will discuss the interplay between sport and war. This free event will be held at the Library's Village Roadshow Theatrette on 19 August.

For booking information:
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/programs/exhibitions/kmg/2008/sport_and_war/events/index.html?newsletter