Join author John Barnes as he reveals new perspectives on Charles Joseph La Trobe, the subject of his new biography, 'La Trobe: traveller, writer, governor'.

Cost: Free

Join us for a free talk about the inaugural World's Fair in 1876 which attracted ten million visitors, including Sir Redmond Barry.

Cost: Free

Join an expert panel for a fascinating half-day seminar exploring hidden treasures in our Arts Collection, in this free Rare Book Week session.

Cost: Free

Join this free Rare Book Week event that looks at some of the magnificent engraved plates in the Library's rare set of 'The Banks' florilegium'.

Cost: Free

Learn how to find our newspapers in hard copy, online and microfilm, and to search for individual articles.

Cost: Free

Join book historian Anna Welch in this free Rare Book Week event, exploring the repercussions of the transition from handwritten to printed books in the 15th century.

Cost: Free

Learn to access ebooks, newspapers and journal articles from the comfort of home.

Cost: Free

Join Children's Research Librarian Juliet O'Conor for a discussion about shaped children’s books from the Library's collection, in this free Rare Book Week event.

Cost: Free

Improve your online research skills in this one-hour workshop.

Cost: Free

Explore the art of book cover design in Australia in this free Rare Book Week panel session, chaired by WH Chong of Text Publishing.

Cost: Free

This free Rare Book Week session looks at highlights of the Library's Emmerson collection, one of the largest collections of rare English printed works in the world.

Cost: Free

An ongoing discussion series in which experts and thinkers tackle some of the most important problems facing Australia.

Cost: Free

Hear about the great 19th-century race between England and France to crack the ancient Egyptian code of hieroglyphs, in this free talk.

Cost: Free

Start to build your own family tree with the help of this class in family history.

Cost: Free

Discover how German marching drills, a Ballarat debating society and the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova contributed to the development of a unique sport in Victoria!

Cost: Free

Get gruesome in this free seminar, where a medical historian and a molecular parasitology specialist discuss the microscopic mysteries under our skin!

Cost: Free

Explore a selection of beautiful historical and contemporary illustrated books in this free 'Dome after dark' talk.

Cost: Free

Hear curator Monica Syrette talk about the free exhibition 'Self-made: zines and artist books', which showcases do-it-yourself publications, artist books and underground publications.

Cost: Free

Join astronomers Dr Alan Duffy and Dr Katie Mack on an exploration of the Universe in a free immersive science talk blending live events and virtual reality.

Cost: Free

Join 'Self-made' curator Monica Syrette and State Library Arts Librarian John Stevens in a free and exclusive behind-the-scenes viewing of rare zines from the Library’s History of the Book Collection.

Cost: Free

Join Robert La Nauze for a talk on 'Made to order', his book on colonial cabinet makers George Thwaites and sons, whose cabinetry graced the finest buildings of ‘marvellous Melbourne'.

Cost: Free

Revisit the pomp and ceremony of the first ever British royal tour in 1867, in this free 'Dome after dark' talk.

Cost: Free