First drafts of history: Rediscovering Victoria's war correspondents
Discover the story of Victoria's pioneering war correspondents in this thought-provoking video from our Making Public Histories seminar series.
Dome levels 4 and 5 will be closed to the public from Monday 13 May to Friday 24 May. Visit our refreshed World of the Book exhibition from Saturday 25 May.
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Discover the story of Victoria's pioneering war correspondents in this thought-provoking video from our Making Public Histories seminar series.
See spoken word poets Abe Nouk and Ed Carlyon in action at the 2015 Australian Poetry Slam Victorian final.
Sasha Grishin describes the lithographic process used by ST Gill, the subject of our winter 2015 exhibition, Australian sketchbook.
Watch our lively panel discussion on the most interesting and challenging aspects of contemporary book design.
Watch this intriguing panel discussion led by Kaz Cooke, focusing on one object from the Library's collection: a Victorian-era mourning brooch.
French graphic design artists Antoine + Manuel introduce their White Night 2015 projection Eat me, featuring music by Sui Zhen.
Photographers can get to the heart of a news story in a single shot – hear from experts on photojournalism in Australia and the world.
Hear literacy and technology commentator Daniel Donahoo review online literacy tools and apps for kids.
Author Cath Crowley talks about crafting her work and shares insights into her award-winning Young Adult book 'Graffiti moon'.
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