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News
The Genealogy Centre will be closed for essential building work from Tuesday 26 February to Friday 1 March 2013 inclusive. It will reopen at 10am on Saturday 2 March. During this t... More 
Dome 100
Continuing my countdown of cool library domes around the world, I’ve been surprised by how many takes on a classical domed rotunda there are. From robots to brain shapes, domes co... More 
Family matters
The Genealogy Centre of the State Library of Victoria will be closed for essential building work from Tuesday 26 February to Friday 1 March 2013 inclusive. It will reopen at 10am o... More 
Arts
New DVDs arriving into the collection include the following: Bill Cunningham New York : the New York Times and First Thought Films presents a film by Richard Press. John Cag... More 
Such was life
To one I love, H93.29/196 Do embark with me, H93.29/188 The State Lib... More 
Read alert
The Centre for Youth Literature has picked the brains of Australia’s YA publishers to gain insight into their work, and their titles. For the next few weeks we will be featu... More 
Inside a dog residence
If you're not doing what you love you're wasting your time - Billy Joel
I would also add to that, if you have a talent and you are not fostering it, you're squandering it, a... More 
Inside a dog news
As this school year already promises to be long and arduous, I quickly find myself being sucked back into the miseries of homework, stressful SACs and the threat of exams looming o... More 
















