01 March 2018–31 May 2018Dome at duskJoin us under the Dome at dusk for a series of specialist collection talks.Cost: Freebookings required
23 May 2018, 10:00am–11:15amAccessing ebooksLearn everything you need to know about searching and downloading ebooks to a PC or your own device.Cost: FreeBookings required
05 June 2018, 10:30am–12:00pmFinding familiesLearn the principles of family history, access research resources and tour the Family History collection in this introductory workshop.Cost: Freebookings required
07 June 2018, 6:00pm–6:30pmDome at dusk: Tales of the great Detective ChristieMeet Detective John Mitchell Christie, one of 19th-century Melbourne’s finest detectives, famous for his creative disguises and his knack for busting crime.Cost: Freebooked out
07 June 2018, 6:30pm–7:30pmRedmond Barry Lecture 2018: Science and uncertainty in the age of Sir Redmond Barry and todaySir Redmond Barry could never have imagined the ways science would transform our world during the late 19th and 20th centuries. In today’s rapidly changing technological environment, our future is just as unpredictable.Cost: Freebookings required
13 June 2018, 2:00pm–3:30pmUsing eresources from homeLearn to access ebooks, newspapers and journal articles from the comfort of home.Cost: Freebookings required
14 June 2018, 2:00pm–3:30pmSearch & findImprove your online research skills in this one-hour workshop.Cost: Freebookings required
14 June 2018, 6:00pm–6:30pmDome at dusk: The secret life of colourDive into the history of colour and explore theories about its properties, perceptions and meaningsCost: Freebookings required
19 June 2018, 10:00am–29 June 2018, 8:00pmEmerging Writers’ Festival 2018Calling all budding writers! As part of the Emerging Writers’ Festival, we’re hosting free Lunchtime Lits and Reading Room programs featuring the freshest Australian writers and thinkers.Cost: Free
22 June 2018, 12:30pmLunchtime Lit: Writing queer charactersAs part of the Emerging Writers’ Festival, we’re hosting free Lunchtime Lits and Reading Room programs featuring the freshest Australian writers and thinkers. Get your fill of great ideas on your lunchbreak with these creative and critical offerings.Cost: Free
24 June 2018, 5:00pmEmerging Writers' Festival: Sweatshop showcaseAs part of Emerging Writers’ Festival, we’re hosting a range of programs featuring the freshest of Australia’s writers and thinkers.Cost: Free
26 June 2018, 12:30pmLunchtime Lit: Level 87 Book Club – live podcast recordingAs part of the Emerging Writers’ Festival, we’re hosting free Lunchtime Lits and Reading Room programs featuring the freshest Australian writers and thinkers. Get your fill of great ideas on your lunchbreak with these creative and critical offerings.Cost: Free
27 June 2018, 12:30pmLunchtime Lit: The art of conversationAs part of the Emerging Writers’ Festival, we’re hosting free Lunchtime Lits and Reading Room programs featuring the freshest Australian writers and thinkers. Get your fill of great ideas on your lunchbreak with these creative and critical offerings.Cost: Free
28 June 2018, 6:00pm–7:30pmFoxcroft Lecture: Policing the Parisian book trade in the Age of EnlightenmentCost: Freebookings required
29 June 2018, 12:30pmLunchtime Lit: Online publishing futuresAs part of the Emerging Writers’ Festival, we’re hosting free Lunchtime Lits and Reading Room programs featuring the freshest Australian writers and thinkers. Get your fill of great ideas on your lunchbreak with these creative and critical offerings.Cost: Free
30 June 2018, 3:00pm–3:45pmCurators’ tour of World of the BookJoin curators Des Cowley and Anna Welch for a special tour of World of the BookCost: Freebookings required
02 July 2018, 11:00am–11:45amRare Book Week: The MV Anderson Chess CollectionHear Jan McDonald outline the history of the MV Anderson Chess Collection for Rare Book Week.Cost: Freebookings required
03 July 2018, 11:00am–11:45amRare Book Week: The medieval art of dyingThrough illuminated manuscripts and early printed works from the State Library Victoria collection, Anna Welch will explore the medieval ars moriendi (art of dying).Cost: Freebookings required
05 July 2018, 11:00am–11:45amRare Book Week: Criminals, coppers, and columnists: The craft of collecting crimeFrom heart-wrenching letters to intriguing scrapbooks, librarian Danie Weel will tell the tale of some of Victoria’s most violent crimes.Cost: Freebookings required
06 July 2018, 11:00am–11:45amRare Book Week Australian artists’ books: Recent acquisitionsThis session provides an opportunity to view a selection of recently acquired artists’ books by Deanna Hitti, Phil Day, Gracia & Louise, Deborah Klein, and others.Cost: Freebookings required
26 July 2018, 6:00pm–7:00pmSunburnt Country: The history and future of climate change in AustraliaInvestigate Australia's climate history with Joëlle Gergis, author of Sunburnt country.Cost: Freebookings required
