By popular demand, the State Library’s Digital Access & Family History team is offering Victorian public library staff another opportunity to participate in its Branching Out training program. Branching out…
Midsumma Pride March is a signature event of the Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival, an annual celebration of queer arts and culture. The Pride March attracts 7,400 marchers, who take to the…
Window on Collections: the Rural & Regional Photography Commission is a poignant series of photographs that document the year that was 2020 in regional Victoria. Captured through a local lens,…
Did you know that most Australian books ever written are now out-of-print? This mean important local histories, beloved children’s titles and even some of the books that won big literary…
State Library Victoria and Public Libraries Victoria have secured places for up to ten public library and State Library staff to participate in a library industry mentoring program between April…
Applications are invited for the second round of Libraries for Health and Wellbeing Innovation Grants, offered as part of the SLV/PLV collaboration under the banner of the Statewide Public Library…
The outstanding work of Victoria’s public libraries was recognised in the mainstream media throughout 2021. Here is a selection of highlights. ‘It’s a beautiful scheme’: Seed libraries sprout in suburbs…
Victoria’s public libraries are invited to participate in a survey that seeks to establish baseline data about the programs and services currently provided by Australian public libraries to older adults….
A recent survey of library users about future public library priorities has confirmed that libraries are people places where books rule. The survey was conducted online and in person in…
Victoria Reads: Stories That Matter was the result of a successful collaboration between Victorian public library services, initiated and managed by the Public Libraries Victoria Reader Development Special Interest Group…