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people walking past pillared hall with central tables
19 December 2019
Revealing The Ian Potter Queen's Hall
Watch the stunning transformation of the Library's original 1856 reading room into the majestic The Ian Potter Queen's Hall.
A woman spins a cricket ball against a pink backdrop
17 December 2019
One object many stories: The Ashes
Listen to a fascinating talk on the stories and significance of cricket's 'sacred soot'.
smiling people seated in public space waving at camera
06 December 2019
Our new spaces are now open
Watch the grand opening of our new spaces!
05 December 2019
Discover your transformed Library
Your new sanctuary in the city is here to discover!
Photo of Morten Schmidt
03 December 2019
Designing a world-class library
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.
A woman and man play guitar in a grand, two-storeyed Victorian room
30 November 2019
The Orbweavers
Watch a video with 2016 Creative Fellows Marita Dyson and Stuart Flanagan from the Orbweavers, discussing their inspirational research into West Melbourne's waterways.
Sepia portrait of a woman in Victorian clothes
30 November 2019
The women who invented The Ashes Urn
Howzat! Gideon Haigh tells of two Australian women's pivotal contribution to a gentleman's game.
Two books lay open on a pillow, their pages filled with cursive handwriting
30 November 2019
An eyewitness account of the Eureka Stockade
Read about historian Clare Wright's painstaking efforts to identify the anonymous author of a rare goldfields diary.
Ned Kelly's armour
29 November 2019
Ned Kelly's armour
Step inside the iconic suit of armour worn by Ned Kelly on the day he was arrested at Glenrowan.
wooden dais with seated library attendant
28 November 2019
The dais in the dome
Go behind the scenes to learn what the dais in the heart of the La Trobe Reading Room was used for.
Sun Soap illustration with smiling sun
28 November 2019
The Chief Librarian and the soap thieves
Learn how the Library's Chief Librarian tracked down a gang of soap thieves in the 1880s.
art deco department store
28 November 2019
Melbourne's lost department stores
Mourn the loss of Melbourne's famous department stores, in particular Manton's and Georges.

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