Media releases

5/12/2008

Dramatic win for hip-hop poet in national 'slam-off'

1/12/2008 Shoebox discovery reveals forgotten story of iconic Bondi Beach
24/11/2008

Parents click into ‘Schoolies’ education online

16/11/2008 State’s top talent slam for Sydney Opera House spotlight!
4/11/2008 Revealing the ugly truth of Australia's upper class colonials
28/10/2008

The 'little dictator' who took rugby league to the world

The little known story of the off-field champion of rugby league, Harry Sunderland – the zealot who converted the French to rugby league in the 1930s – is revealed in the boutique display, Club, community and country, at the State Library of NSW until 11 November 2008.

16/10/2008

International premiere unveils Wisdom of world's iconic elders

The world premiere of the extraordinary multimedia exhibition, Wisdom, featuring 51 of the world’s most inspiring and iconic personalities over the age of 65, was launched TODAY [16 October] at the State Library of NSW by performer Jimmy Little and author Bryce Courtenay.

10/10/2008

Got something to say? Launch your story online

The NSW community can tune in and compete at the Australian Poetry Slam 08 as the State Library of NSW joins forces with ABC Local Radio, bringing the nation’s largest and richest spoken word competition to local stations nationally and online.

1/10/2008

NSW State Library launches rare photos of historical ‘firsts’ on Flickr

The State Library of NSW is the first library in Australia to partner with Flickr providing unprecedented community access to its world-renowned photographic archive, it was announced today.

8/09/2008

State Library of NSW helps Indigenous Australians reclaim lost language

For the first time Indigenous Australians will be able to freely access and reclaim their linguistic heritage when rare language lists are launched TODAY [8 September 2008] on the State Library of NSW’s website www.sl.nsw.gov.au.

2/09/2008

Search for Australia's poetry slam champion kicks off in NSW

Poets, hip-hop artists and storytellers across NSW should polish their rhymes and lyrics in preparation for the Australian Poetry Slam 08.

28/07/2008

First Fleet's historic transportation to digital world!

In a world first, the State Library of NSW is opening the vaults to its unrivalled First Fleet collection TONIGHT [6pm, Monday 28 July] for its historic launch online at www.sl.nsw.gov.au.

6/07/2008

Indigenous legends of rugby league kick off at the Library

From Tigers to Rabbitohs and donning the green and gold jersey, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have played an integral part in the hundred year history of rugby league, and their contribution is celebrated in a new boutique display at the State Library of NSW from 6 July.

25/06/2008

Revealing the private world of Australia’s top artists

Peek inside the private and chaotic world of Australia’s most acclaimed painters via a new multimedia exhibition, Studio: Australian painters photographed by R. Ian Lloyd, to be officially launched by artist Tim Storrier on 27 June 2008 at the State Library of NSW.

6/06/2008

State Library secures sensational Captain James Cook treasure

A rare first printed map showing Captain James Cook’s discoveries of the east coast of Australia and New Zealand has been secured by the State Library of NSW and will go on public display from 13 June.

2/06/2008

Access across NSW to an additional two million works from State Library

Arts Minister, Frank Sartor today (2/06/08) announced the State Library of NSW will provide library users across the state access to an online catalogue detailing its $2 billion collection.

14/05/2008

Rare flavour in new Australian cookbooks display

No matter what your taste, you're sure to discover something delicious within the free Australian cookbooks display, open from Wednesday 14 May in the State Library's Macquarie Cases.

10/04/2008

Joint winners for $20,000 National Biography Award announced

For the third time in the prize’s history, two authors of vastly different stories have been named joint winners of the $20,000 National Biography Award for 2008, the State Library of NSW announced today.

10/04/2008

Blake Dawson Prize for Business Literature winner announcement

KICKBACK: Inside the Australian Wheat Board scandal (Allen & Unwin), the compelling story of the Australian Wheat Board's kickbacks to the Iraqi government, written by Caroline Overington, has won this year's $30,000 Blake Dawson Prize for Business Literature.

02/04/2008

National Biography Award shortlist announced

Six “wonderfully diverse” stories have been shortlisted for the $20,000 National Biography Award 2008 the State Library of NSW announced today.

19/03/2008

Aussie laws failing in the greenhouse challenge

In the battle against global warming one of the environment’s greatest allies can be climate-friendly law, according to the latest issue of the State Library's legal resource Hot Topics.

11/03/2008

Moran Prizes $210,000 awarded to winners

The winning entries in the $210,000 Moran Prizes 2008 – Doug Moran National Portrait Prize and the Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize - have been announced at the State Library of NSW.

17/01/2008

First Australian political cartoon fuels Rum Rebellion folklore

Discover the story behind Australia's first political cartoon and how it swayed perceptions on Governor Bligh's arrest and overthrow, 200 years ago on Australia Day, in the exhibition Politics and Power: Bligh's Sydney Rebellion 1808. 

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