Library on the Lawn Festival, an end of summer event program hosted by State Library Victoria, returns bigger and better this month with a huge line-up of free activities and entertainment for Victorians of all ages. 

The Redmond Barry Lecture returns this year headlined by acclaimed Melbourne-based journalist, documentary maker and author Angela Pippos on Tuesday 22 February.  

Bibliophiles can feast their eyes on more than 300 of the state’s rarest books when State Library Victoria unveils Australia’s largest exhibition dedicated to books, World of the book: 2022 the rare, the sacred and the iconic at 10am today.

State Library Victoria’s startup support service StartSpace, in partnership with Study Melbourne, has today launched Future Founders Venture Scholarships – a new scholarship program for international student startups.

State Library Victoria today becomes State Library Bricktoria as it kicks off a month of LEGO^®-inspired activities in partnership with The Brickman, Australia’s only LEGO^® Certified Professional.

State Library Victoria’s startup support service, StartSpace, has today announced the recipients of the inaugural Lisa Ring and Family Scholarships are Anna Taylor for her business idea, Podcard which creates and sends personalised podcasts and David Hartley for his business idea, SoundSmith which connects musicians with viral creators.

State Library Victoria has announced the launch of a new Women Writers Fund which seeks to redress the historical bias in the state collection, in which women writers in the 19^th and 20^th century were under-represented.

From hundreds of rare books, to treasure hunting LEGO^® bricks; from a new lecture series with a twist to a deep dive into Ulysses – State Library Victoria is delighted to announce a summer blockbuster program of events.

This summer, State Library Victoria will become State Library Bricktoria when it plays host to an array of LEGO^®-inspired activities in partnership with The Brickman, Australia’s only LEGO^® Certified Professional, from Monday 10 January until Sunday 6 February 2022.

State Library Victoria’s Vision 2020 redevelopment has won the Urban Design Award in this year’s Melbourne Awards. Vision 2020 was an ambitious $88.1 million redevelopment that increased public space by 40% and seating by 70%.