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First drafts of history: Rediscovering Victoria's war correspondents

Discover the story of Victoria's pioneering war correspondents in this thought-provoking video from our Making Public Histories seminar series.

21 Apr 2016 Duration: 01:08:57

2015 Australian Poetry Slam state final

See spoken word poets Abe Nouk and Ed Carlyon in action at the 2015 Australian Poetry Slam Victorian final.

11 Sep 2015 Duration: 04:03

Lithography in the age of ST Gill

Sasha Grishin describes the lithographic process used by ST Gill, the subject of our winter 2015 exhibition, Australian sketchbook.

1 Jun 2015 Duration: 03:52

Contemporary book design panel discussion

Watch our lively panel discussion on the most interesting and challenging aspects of contemporary book design.

13 May 2015 Duration: 53:04

One object, many stories: Mourning brooch

Watch this intriguing panel discussion led by Kaz Cooke, focusing on one object from the Library's collection: a Victorian-era mourning brooch.

23 Apr 2015 Duration: 51:30

Antoine + Manuel on White Night 2015

French graphic design artists Antoine + Manuel introduce their White Night 2015 projection Eat me, featuring music by Sui Zhen.

21 Feb 2015 Duration: 09:11

Audio: In focus: the state of Australian journalism

Photographers can get to the heart of a news story in a single shot – hear from experts on photojournalism in Australia and the world.

28 Jan 2015 Duration: 01:14:22

Audio: Daniel Donahoo on literacy apps and tools for kids

Hear literacy and technology commentator Daniel Donahoo review online literacy tools and apps for kids.

6 Dec 2012 Duration: 07:33

Audio: Cath Crowley on writing for young adults

Author Cath Crowley talks about crafting her work and shares insights into her award-winning Young Adult book 'Graffiti moon'.

5 Dec 2012 Duration: 07:30

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