Stories | State Library Victoria

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World of the Book / Free exhibition, open daily

Travel through the Library and unearth what will be on display in 2026's chapter of World of the Book.

Lullabies and stories, Sudanese-born Kgshak reflects on the value of her mother’s oral storytelling.

Brett’s dad, George Nan Tie, was a market gardener in Bendigo in the 1930s.

Martie’s mother, Wendy Lowenstein, was a pioneering oral historian who travelled the country in the 1960s and recorded hundreds of life stories.

Hear Their Voices Again: Meet the teams digitising Victoria's oral histories. Come behind-the-scenes as we prepare to bring thousands of analogue tapes into the digital age.

Comedian Matt Okine explores the Library’s extraordinary football archives.

Dive into the Library's largest ever conservation project: William Butterfield’s original architectural drawings of St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Photograph of Amos Roach

Award-winning musician, dancer and director Amos Roach shares the story of his parents Archie and Ruby through music.

Photograph of musician Mo'Ju

Multidisciplinary artist Mo’Ju finds inspiration for a song in a letter to Minister for Immigration Harold Holt written in 1950.

Mindy Meng Wang playing guzheng at State Library Victoria

Guzheng player Mindy Meng Wang discusses the process behind composing ‘Unsent Letter’, inspired by a love letter found hidden behind a painting in the Library.

Get to know Alita Brydon, creator of Bad Dates of Melbourne, as she prepares to host upcoming night of comedy and commiseration This Is Why I’m Single at State Library Victoria.

A portrait of Angie McMahon

Australian singer-songwriter Angie McMahon on the extraordinary love story of Anne Drysdale and Caroline Newcomb and her original song inspired by their bond.

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