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Explore our blogs for the latest news, opinions and behind-the-scenes details. Our staff and special guest bloggers write about the Library, family history, the arts and youth literature.
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News
This month the Library farewells volunteer Ken Fraser, a dedicated and generous man who has left a lasting legacy for all Victorians. Ken Fraser started at the State Library in 196... More 
Dome 100
Gideon Haigh is one of the world's most highly regarded and best known writers about the game of cricket. When I interviewed Gideon for his dome story, he recounted some formative... More
Family matters
The State Library of Victoria is trialling the UK National Archives Discovery Service until May 22, 2013. The trial provides free access to the digitised documents available on t... More
Arts
Clearly determined to win the State Library’s Blogger-of-the-Year Award, Jane Miller has submitted another topical post, this time exploring Indian cinema and the vibrant son... More
Such was life
Did you know that Bendigo used to be called Sandhurst? And then changed its name back to Bendigo? While you could make a quick check of Wikipedia it does not tell you the story beh... More
Read alert
2013 Text Prize The shortlist for the 2013 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing was announced this morning with four talented authors chosen from 350 submissions... More
Inside a dog residence
The accompanying photo is the first page of a novel I started writing when I was 19 and driving around the United Kingdom in a b... More
Inside a dog news
It's a long way down, in the latest sneak-peek at the film adaptation of Veronica Roth's book Divergent:
Tris (Beatrice) must make the jump if she wants to be accepted into t... More
