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OZ? in the Library

The Library’s beloved ‘OZ?’ tapestry takes its name from the modern-day slang term for Australia, the land and its people.

Students working at table with large tapestry behind them

Making #NewSelfWales

A look behind the scenes into the design & thinking that's currently underway in the #DXLab for a new experimental exhibition.

Making #NewSelfWales

Collecting since 1826

The Library has over six million items in its collection. Here are some of them.

Collection of items from the State Library of NSW

Sounds of music

Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s performance streamed in libraries across regional NSW — putting the 'State' into State Library of NSW.

Youth orchestra in Tamworth Library

Collection buzz

Historic ceremony at Mungo National Park

New oral history collection about the historic Mungo Man repatriation process.   

Mungo Man: Interview subjects Maureen Reyland, Mary Pappin and Dawn Smith

A celestial pocket globe to complete the pair

The Library has recently acquired a celestial pocket globe from c1791 by London globemakers John and William Cary. 

Cary's New Celestial Pocket Globe 1791

Recent acquisitions on printing and papermaking

The Library actively collects material relating to the publishing industry, including the history of printing, paper making, book binding, intaglio, lithography and other production techniques.

Coloured pattern containing red, blue and yellow shapes

How we remember

One hundred years after troops landed at Gallipoli, the Library commissioned five professional photographers to document what the people of New South Wales did on 25 April 2015.

Featured events

Talking Deadly: Mainly Pacific

Wednesday 25 July 2018 - 6pm to 7pm

Join Lauren Booker for Talking Deadly as she discusses her experiences engaging in archival research and the ideal future of First Nation cultural materials held within international collections.

 

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Author Talk: Peter Cotton & Richard Anderson

Saturday 28 July 2018 - 2pm to 3pm

Australian readers never tire of new crime fiction and this talk brings together two authors from the genre, Peter Cotton and Richard Anderson who will be in conversation with crime writing specialist and academic Rachel Franks.

 

Peter Cotton and Richard Anderson book covers

2018 National Biography Award Winner Announcement

Monday 6 August 2018 - 11am to 12:30pm

Join us for the announcement of this year's winner of the prestigious $25 000 prize.

 

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Symposium: The Fairfax Media Archive

Friday 10 August 2018 - 10am to 4pm

The Fairfax media organisation has played a pivotal role in the history of the media in Australia, and in 2017 the Library became the custodian of this extensive business archive. This forum brings together contemporary researchers working on various aspects of Australian media, publishing history, print culture and the digital humanities.

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