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Thanks for always lending your shoulder ❣️ Happy #FathersDay to all the dads out there! Looking for a last minute gift? Give the gift of curiosity with a State Library Victoria membership. 🎁 slv.vic.gov.au/gift 📷 handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/4097553 #SLVCollection

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Sep 1

🌷 Spring has sprung! To celebrate we're exploring the life and art of Fanny Anne Charsley, a botanical artist who lived in Melbourne during the mid 19th century and painted Victorian wild flowers. Read more in today's blog 👇 blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/fanny-ann #SLVCollection

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Aug 31

🍂 Make your vision a reality! 🍂 Applications are now open for the 2023

Fellowships Program! This is a unique opportunity for artists, writers & scholars to bring the collection to life. 🔗 Learn more: slv.vic.gov.au/fellowships #SLVFellowships 📷

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📝 Y is for... Yellowing! Observed as a darkening from an item’s original colour to yellow & brown, discolouration is caused by chemical changes. ✨ Swipe for examples of ‘yellowing’, including newspaper clippings, oxidised varnish and deteriorating cellulose nitrate film.

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Aug 29

👮 Did your ancestor have a brush with the law? Well the good news for family historians is, if they were convicted of a crime, they just became a whole lot easier to trace! Learn more in today's blog 👇 blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters 📷 find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SL #SLVCollection

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Olivia Ball

@DrOliviaBall

Aug 26

Brooke Wandin encourages others to apply for a Victorian #Aboriginal Cultural Heritage #research fellowship ⁦

Finding voice: Wurundjeri woman revives her mob’s lost language

. Applications close 16 Sept. They’re not just for academics, she says. “All you really need is a project & some passion”.

theage.com.au

A Wurundjeri woman is combing through State Library of Victoria records to build a database of her ancestors’ language.

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Aug 28

💡 Beacons of light! Lighthouses dot our coastline as a symbol of hope for ships navigating treacherous seas. Today's blog explores their history & the stories of the people who kept their lights shining. 🔗 blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/as 📷 search.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/f/1f #SLVCollection

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Aug 27

💬 'Allow yourself to be bad at stuff.' We caught up with Children's Literature Fellow

@jurozone

about their fellowship at

& gained some nuggets of wisdom for any current students or creatives. Read the interview 👇 slv.vic.gov.au/stories/conver #SLVFellowships2023

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Aug 26

⏰ Only two weeks to go!

@MelbWritersFest

is taking over the Library this September! 🎟️ The bookworms at

have curated three special discounted event bundles to help you make the most of #MWF22. Explore the program and buy your tickets 👇 slv.vic.gov.au/melbourne-writ

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Aug 25

🎨 Artists & books! Books are valued not only for their content but as objects of beauty and craft. In #SLVWorldoftheBook we explore artists' books and how they can give pieces of work a fascinating afterlife. Learn more in our free exhibition tours 👇 slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/world

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Aug 24

❤️ Our first (library) love! This #AustralianSchoolLibraryDay we're celebrating our local school libraries & the work they do to support students, authors, illustrators, publishers & creators. Happy Australian School Library Day! 📷 handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/292587 #SLVCollection

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Aug 22

💼 Working hard or hardly working?! In the next blog as part of our National Family History Month series, we look at how to trace your ancestor's working life through occupational records. Read the blog 👇 blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters 📷 handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/45190 #SLVCollection

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Damian Marley

@asteroidproject

Aug 21

Sarah Spencer’s amazing ‘Stargazing’— knitted using a hacked domestic knitting machine. On display at

in the #HandmadeUniverse exhibition. What is there not to love at our State Library?

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Aug 21

🖌️ Some of our best work happens behind the scenes! Duck out of the cold next week at

with our Conservation Lab and Preservation Studio Cultural member tours. Learn more about Cultural membership and join us for a tour here: slv.vic.gov.au/get-involved/m #SLVMembership

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Aug 20

💛 Today a reader, tomorrow a leader. Happy CBCA Book Week to all of our young bookworms! Whether you've chosen a fairytale character, comic book hero, or to dress as the publication itself (📰) we wish you a wonderful #CBCABookWeek. 📷 handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/996057 #SLVCollection

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Aug 19

📅 How's this weekend for a walk across the continent? This week in 1860, Robert O'Hara Burke, William John Wills & a crew of 19 men departed Melbourne's Royal Park with the purpose of crossing Australia. Read the blog: blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/ 📷 handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/92958

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Aug 18

👽 This one's for the sci-fi fans! Australian sci-fi writing is dominated by dystopic settings, featuring characters alienated from society. Today's blog shares some of the top titles at

. 🔗 blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/as 📷 Courtesy of Public Record Office Victoria

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Follow the fellows: Creative Fellow, Donna Kendrigan

Aug 17

🍂 Follow the fellows! Join us as we trace the journey of 2018 Creative Fellow Donna Kendrigan, an animator working with stop-motion to create immersive installations. Learn more about our fellowships 👇 slv.vic.gov.au/fellowships/ #SLVFellowships2023

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Join us as we trace the journey of Creative Fellow Donna Kendrigan, an animator working with traditional stop-motion techniques. Applications are now open fo...

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Aug 17

❣️ ‘Keeping that connection between the Loddon Mallee region and the State Library in Kerri’s memory is pretty special.’ - Amanda Marshman, Kerri Hall’s niece, talking to

@RiverineHerald

Learn more about The Kerri Hall Fellowship for Performing Arts 👇 slv.vic.gov.au/get-involved/k

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Aug 16

📝 X is for… eXhibitions! Exhibitions are just one of the many ways

shares its collections with our community. 🤝 Over the last 20 years, the #CollectionCare team has worked with our curators & designers to safely place more than 15,000 items on public display.

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Aug 16

⏰ Don't forget to save your searches! On August 23rd, we're launching a new system to enhance

's digital capability. In preparation, some services will be unavailable from 18–22 August. More information 👇 slv.vic.gov.au/more-informati 📷 handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/4207006

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Times News Group

@TimesNewsGrp

Aug 15

2020 was a year that hit Regional Victoria on many fronts and saw rural Victoria forced into a state of change. The

The stories of regional Victoria told through the lens - Geelong Times

photography exhibition State of Change: regional & rural stories of 2020, is telling these stories through a local lens.

timesnewsgroup.com.au

BY LUCY CROCKThe regional stories of 2020 will be on display this September at the state library photography exhibition, 'State of Change: regional & rural stories of 2020'.Below, farmer Adam Wheeler...

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Aug 15

⏳ Using the past to inform the present! In the next blog as part of our National Family History Month series, we look at how to research your ancestor's health through historical hospital records. 📖 Read the blog: blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters 📷 handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/183399

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Aug 15

🚂 We're glad our new CEO made the train for his first day! Welcome aboard,

@PaulDuldig

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Paul Duldig

@PaulDuldig

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Waiting for the train on day one @Library_Vic

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Aug 14

🔬 It's #NationalScienceWeek!⁠ ⁠ From restoring rare books and artefacts to preserving our vast collection, we’re giving you a peek behind the scenes during National Science Week.⁠ ⁠ 🔍 Discover what's on:⁠ slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on 📷 handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/153514 #SLVCollection

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Aug 11

🌈 Are you looking to diversify the voices you're reading? If your answer is yes (we certainly hope it is!) then Proquest Ebook Central: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is the database for you! Learn more in today's Online Collection Spotlight 👇 blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/as

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🍂 In 2023,

will offer two dedicated Indigenous research fellowships. Open to researchers who identify as Indigenous Victorian Aboriginal, learn more & join our information session: slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/indig 📷 2019 fellow Mandy Nicholson, Tessa van der Riet

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Aug 9

👀 Need to work on your (writing) formation? Enjoy as the hosts of

's Teen Writing Bootcamps

@novaweetman

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@slamup

&

@_leahleahleah

reflect on their experience spending 4 weeks online with talented teen writers: slv.vic.gov.au/stories 📷 handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/4110658

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Alexandra Roginski

@AlexRoginski

Aug 9

GLAM people truly are the best people. Just this week, folks at

have digitised some extraordinary images for my forthcoming phrenology book, and

@AklLibs

have kindly allowed me to use a colonial-era streetscape. Here's a phrenologist in some truly extra get up.

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Aug 8

⚓ Ahoy there! In the next blog as part of our National Family History Month series, we look at how to research your ancestor's voyage to Victoria using passenger lists, immigration records & shipboard diaries. Read the blog: blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters 📸 handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/4207258

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Damian Marley

@asteroidproject

Aug 7

The doors leading to the most beautiful space in Melbourne

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Aug 7

🤗 No matter where you might be, there's always time for a story! Share in the delight of stories, songs & play every Monday at

. Register your place for Storytime (10:30am) or join us online (11:30am). 🏰 slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/story 📷 handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/33076

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Aug 6

🧶 Weaving our way back to Woolapalooza! Enjoy some happy snaps and colourful highlights from last Saturday at

's Woolapalooza event.⁠ It was great to see so many smiling faces sewing up a storm. slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on 📷 SDP Media ⁠ #SLVWoolapalooza

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Aug 5

👀 Last chance! Our friends at

@FedSquare

are on the hunt for Victoria’s best up-and-coming experience designers, with a 10K grant & mentoring package on offer. Inspired by

's own Alchemy program, Experience Lab applications are open now. 🔗 fedsquare.com/events/experie

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Fed Square

@FedSquare

· Aug 3

It's the final week that you can submit an idea for an AMAZING experience that could blow our minds at Fed Square. Experience Lab provides successful applicants with $10K in seed funding and expert mentoring to develop the idea. Apps close 7 August.

fedsquare.com/events/experie

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Aug 5

🚖 Beep beep - your ride is here! In 1919, at just 20 years old, Alice Anderson founded Victoria's first all female motor garage. Read today's blog to learn about ‘Miss Anderson’s Motor Service’ 👇 blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/mi 📷 Courtesy of University of Melbourne Archives

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Uncovering Family History

@UncoverFamHis

Aug 4

Rainy days are for family history webinars with

☺️ #familyhistory #genealogy #familytree

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Aug 3

💛 Spring-coming! ⁠⁠ To set you up for September's arrival, we've propagated some exciting new ways to enjoy

next season. ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌱 Explore our spring program & register your place: slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on ⁠📷 handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/4232916 ⁠⁠ #SLVCollection

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Aug 2

📝 W is for... Weights! The humble weight is one of the more unassuming tools used by