The longlist of ten Australian books nominated for the Gold Inky Award and ten international books nominated for the Silver Inky Award will be read by a panel of selected judges.

The 2012 R E Ross Trust Playwrights’ Script Development Award winners have been announced sharing a total of $30,000 in prize money. These awards support the development of plays as works-in-progress by Victorian based playwrights.

The State Library of Victoria is delighted to announce the acquisition of two extraordinary Persian manuscripts following a successful public appeal for their purchase.

The eight winners of the National Year of Reading’s Read This! creative reading competition were announced today. More than 320 entries were received online from around Australia.

The State Library of Victoria is pleased to announce the 2012-13 Creative Fellowships awarded to researchers, writers, artists and scholars who will make creative use of the Library’s rich collections over the next year.

Ramona Koval, writer, broadcaster and former presenter of  ABC Radio National’s The Book Show, will deliver the 2012 Redmond Barry Lecture:  By the book – a reader’s guide to life.

For the past 150 years the State Library of Victoria has selected and collected books on behalf of all Victorians. Now, for the first time, the Library is enabling users to choose what is added to the ebook collection.

John Wylie AM will become the next President of the Library Board of Victoria. Mr Wylie will bring his extensive international experience in the business and community sectors to his role.

Australia’s earliest surviving life insurance policy and the insurance claim for the destruction of the Glenrowan Inn by the Victorian Police are some of the historical riches to be found in the Suncorp Insurance Archive.

Sue Roberts, the State Library of Victoria’s new Chief Executive Officer and State Librarian has taken up her position this week. Ms Roberts comes to the role with 15 years’ experience in strategic library leadership in the UK and New Zealand.