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What’s got us talking

Power and influence on the Cumberland Plain

Sydney’s colonial gentry built mansions, held lavish parties and amassed fortunes beyond the imagination of their English relations.

An illustration of a social hall, with ladies in dresses accompanied by men in tailcoats.

Argh! There's a Skeleton Inside You!

One of our librarians (and her four-year-old) explores Idan Ben-Barak and Julian Frost's journey inside the human body in a Critics' Picks  review for kids (and big kids).

Critics' Picks photo - Argh! There's a Skeleton Inside You!

Sunday at the Library

Find out what happened at the Library last Sunday and discover what's next for families.

two boys and an adult looking at large image of a building

Future directions in Standards

The SLNSW submission to Standards Australia

Stanley, S.B. Purves - photographs of the quarry at Moruya used for construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1925-1927

Collection buzz

Across the curator’s desk - Sedition: A political poster dilemma

A small selection of striking political posters from the 1960s, 70s and 80s from the Library's massive collection of 10,000+ Australian posters. 

Sedition posters

Across the curator’s desk: Bob Graham’s original artwork from ‘The Wild’ (1986)

Maria Savvidis, Curator in the Library’s Research and Discovery Team, shares an original illustration from a well-loved Australian children’s book.

 

Bob Graham’s original artwork from ‘The Wild’

Apollo 11 moon landing

The Library holds a range of material relating to the Apollo 11 mission, reflecting Australia's excitement and fascination in the space race as it happened.

Membership card for the Pan-Am 'First Moon Flights Club', 1969

Flash Mob

Photographs from the Deadly Awards by Jamie James.

Book of Hours

View our newly digitised Book of Hours, featuring 14 large miniatures, framed by pink marble columns or brown bands, and enter the world of an illuminated manuscript.

Featured events

Sex in the Brain

Saturday
Saturday 21 September 2019 - 2pm to 3pm
Talk

In Sex in the Brain, clinical neuropsychologist Amee Baird takes an entertaining and informative tour of the sexiest bits of the human brain.

Treasures of Trove

Lifelong learning
Thursday
Thursday 26 September 2019 - 10:30am to 12:30pm
Workshop

This hands-on workshop introduces the unrivalled repository of Australian and online resources available from the Trove website.

Man sitting in front of a computer

Curator floor talk: Sedition

Thursday
Thursday 26 September 2019 - 1pm to 2pm
Free
Guided Tour

Sedition showcases the State Library’s little known collections of attention grabbing poster art of the 60s, 70s and 80s.

Collaborating with communities

Wednesday
Wednesday 2 October 2019 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Talk

Working with communities on their history can be one of the most rewarding (and frustrating) elements of being a public historian. This session will explore the gamut of community histories from oral history projects to genealogy, native title, cultural heritage and thematic histories.