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Media centre

Media centre

Welcome to our media centre, where you can read the latest information on events and new acquisitions at the Library or browse our media releases.

Media photo opportunities and interviews can be arranged with our collection experts and Library spokespeople. For further information, please contact Sue Couttie (Mon-Tue) on 0419 522 064 or Carly O’Donovan (Wed-Fri) on 0438 434 447. You can also send an email to [email protected].

Commercial filming and photography

The Library's impressive galleries and spaces can be hired as unique locations for films, product advertisements, fashion shoots or television shows/documentaries. To discuss your requirements, please contact our venue hire team on 03 8664 7291 or email Tim Rangi, [email protected].

Carnival shows Melbourne’s a curious place

Thursday 11 July 2013

The State Library was alive with excitement and activity last Sunday as more than 5,500 Victorians attended the first Carnival of Curiosity which transformed the Library into a place of creativity, storytelling, performances and talks.

Communities to benefit from forward-thinking libraries

Wednesday 19 June 2013

What will a Victorian public library look like in 2030? How will Victorian community needs have changed? These questions and others are explored in the Victorian Public Libraries 2030 Strategic Framework.

2013-14 State Library Creative Fellowships announced

Friday 14 June 2013

Today the State Library of Victoria announces the recipients of the 2013-14 Creative Fellowships, a program started ten years ago to foster the creative use of the State Library’s collections and resources. 

20 books in contention for 2013 Inky Awards

Monday 03 June 2013

The anticipated Inky Awards longlist of ten Australian books and ten international books was announced as the Centre for Youth Literature’s 2013 Reading Matters Conference drew to a close at the State Library of Victoria on Saturday.

Funding announced for State Library of Victoria's iconic Dome

Thursday 30 May 2013

As the State Library of Victoria continues to celebrate the centenary of its iconic Domed Reading Room, Minister for the Arts Heidi Victoria came to the party with a surprise gift – $6.7 million to fund repairs to the 100-year-old dome.

Melbourne’s cultural beginnings revealed in new exhibition

Tuesday 28 May 2013

The creation of Melbourne’s earliest cultural institutions and the people who conceived them are the subject of a new State Library of Victoria exhibition: Free, secular and democratic: building the Public Library 1853–1913.