News From NSLA Libraries
Afternoon Teal
To help raise awareness and funds for ovarian cancer, Civic Library invites you to join them for an Afternoon 'Teal' at 2pm on Thursday 23 February
Reading with children
Listen to Mem Fox and Jodi Finucan as they explore the role reading plays in the literacy development of children. Panellists will present practical advice on making reading an integral part of...
Greatest Reading Superhero competition
Know someone aged 14 or under? Tell them about this amazing competition to find the ultimate reading superhero. Fantastic book and technology prizes on offer.
Nominate now in the children's choice book awards
The COOL Awards are turning 21 this year, and young readers from kindergarten to grade 9 are invited to nominate books for the 2012 shortlist - nominations close Friday 16 March
Read all about the "Mega National Launch for the National Year of Reading"
National Year of Reading ACT Ambassador Tania McCartney has blogged about the big national launch for the National Year of Reading, held at the National Library of Australia on 14 February. Visit her...
Bringing books to life!
To celebrate the official launch of the National Year of Reading on Tuesday 14 February, we have a 3D chalk art book out the front of the State Library, next to the black-and-white sculpture. It...
Minister Souris to unveil prized Australian treasure in Newcastle
NSW Arts Minister George Souris will unveil an extraordinary piece of Newcastle’s colonial history in a special event at Newcastle Art Gallery on Monday 20 February. A previously unknown album...
Did you know?
Last month at the State Library… There were 98,747 visitors to the Alexander Library Building There were 192,055 visits to our websites We welcomed 451 new members to the State Library community Our...
ACT Seniors Week event: Anecdotes of an Antiquated Raconteur
Join Ed Miller, renowned storyteller, poet and conversationalist, for a morning of stories, anecdotes, poetry, laughter, and maybe some singing
Closed Wednesday 21 March for library planning day
All libraries ACT branches, including the ACT Heritage Library, will be closed on Wednesday 21 March 2012 to allow all staff to attend the annual Libraries ACT Planning Day
Rescued from the rubble: read the first 50 years of The Press on Papers Past
From the very first issue in 1861 to the grim reports from the front lines of the First World War, the first 54 years of Christchurch’s iconic Press newspaper are now available on the National...
Saving family treasures in the wake of floods
The State Library of Queensland has offered advice to those affected by this season’s floods on how to salvage their family’s keepsakes. The State Library has developed online preservation guides...
ACT winner of Our Story announced
Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the winners of Our Story this today, with Kel Robertson's Smoke & Mirrors voted as the winner in the ACT category
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell to launch National Year of Reading
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell will launch the National Year of Reading at the State Library of NSW tonight [Tuesday 14 February] at 6.30pm. The event will be attended by an impressive list of...
Love to Read!
In celebration of the National Year of Reading 2012, this latest set of photographs from State Library’s collections on Flickr Commons shows Queenslanders loving their reading. Wherever you may be,...
National Year of Reading initiative - Canberra's longest bookmark!
Join the Dickson Library knitting group in their quest to knit Canberra's longest bookmark to celebrate the National Year of Reading
National Year of Reading Community Party
Join us at Dickson Library on Thursday 16 Februrary 2012 to celebrate the National Year of Reading in the ACT. Special guests include authors Tania McCartney and Jackie French and Dr Kaye Lowe,...
Queen Mary 2 to carry precious Flinders journal on history-making maiden circumnavigation
History will be made next week when Captain Matthew Flinders’ journal of his epic circumnavigation of Australia returns to sea – this time on Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2’s first...
SLWA offline 9pm to 10pm WST Thursday 9 Feb
Due to a planned upgrade of our network infrastructure. Our website and catalogue will be offline from 9pm to approximately 10pm WST tonight. Filed under: SLWA services
Online Catalogue unavailable
Online catalogue unavailable between 8 and 10pm tonight Wednesday 8 February