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Black and white photo of six men and two horses standing by a large tree

An Ask a Librarian query unearthed a very wacky racecourse in the middle of a forest!

Black and white photo of two young children

The first video in our brand new series, From the Vault, provides a rare glimpse into the slums of Melbourne 100 years ago.

It's never too early for some Christmas cheer!

Heritage wooden desks and chairs in the La Trobe Reading Room

The magnificent octagonal reading room now comes in puzzle form!

Drawing of a flea

Cure school holiday boredom with this customisable digital puzzle!

Three platypuses

Keep the kids entertained with this free platypus puzzle!

A woman leafs through piles of paper on a table

Kate Torney shares one of the Library's treasures: heartfelt letters between American poet Walt Whitman and his Melburnian friend Bernard O'Dowd.

A grandfather sits at a table with his preschool-aged granddaughter

In our final Memory Bank we ask you to tell us: what do you want people in 100 years from now to know about this time?

Mat Larkin

Popular children's book author Mat Larkin joins the Library for Story Talks!

Rawah Arja and her book

Learn the basics of creative writing in this fun and interactive workshop!

A woman looks down at an oversized book, open on a table

Discover how a masterpiece of book art and one of the finest works on ornithology ever produced became part of the State collection.

A little girl looks off to the distance as she sits on a swing with her puppy

Lockdown has led us to slow down and pay closer attention to the small things: tell us what small pleasures have brought you joy during lockdown.

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