Stories
Discover curiosities, treasures and the latest inspiring stories from our community and inside the Library
Schools programs
17 February 2020
Find out about the engaging learning experiences on offer in our Schools programs, which address Australia's falling literacy rates by fostering a love of reading from a young age.
Meet the kids who co-designed Pauline Gandel Children's Quarter
12 February 2020
Meet some of the enthusiastic young members of our Children's Advisory Committee who helped design the Pauline Gandel Children's Quarter.
Kids talk about libraries
06 February 2020
From the mouths of babes: children talk about what libraries mean to them (prepare to be startled!).
Revealing The Ian Potter Queen's Hall
19 December 2019
Watch the stunning transformation of the Library's original 1856 reading room into the majestic The Ian Potter Queen's Hall.
One object many stories: The Ashes
17 December 2019
Listen to a fascinating talk on the stories and significance of cricket's 'sacred soot'.
Discover your transformed Library
05 December 2019
Your new sanctuary in the city is here to discover!
Designing a world-class library
03 December 2019
Learn how world-class libraries are designed in this talk by Morten Schmidt, whose firm SHL co-led the design of the Library's new spaces.
An eyewitness account of the Eureka Stockade
30 November 2019
Read about historian Clare Wright's painstaking efforts to identify the anonymous author of a rare goldfields diary.
The Orbweavers
30 November 2019
Watch a video with 2016 Creative Fellows Marita Dyson and Stuart Flanagan from the Orbweavers, discussing their inspirational research into West Melbourne's waterways.
The women who invented The Ashes Urn
30 November 2019
Howzat! Gideon Haigh tells of two Australian women's pivotal contribution to a gentleman's game.
Ned Kelly's armour
29 November 2019
Step inside the iconic suit of armour worn by Ned Kelly on the day he was arrested at Glenrowan.