Blogs

Our librarians have selected the top 11 summer reads for 2019. We guarantee that there is something that will grab your attention.

It's a time for gathering, eating and heading to the beach - along with enjoying the company of a good book.

The Insurance Law Service has recently updated the Bushfire insurance guide.

Cutting back on or avoiding drinking at social events doesn’t need to be a bore.

2019 has been another busy year of training.

The high level of services provided, engagement of the staff with children and family members, as well as being in a space that was attractive, stimulating and functional created an experience that was enriching.

Using our online transcription tool, anyone can now contribute to transcribing the valuable Hassall family papers.

We’re celebrating 80 years of free public libraries in NSW.

Australian poet and journalist Zora Cross caused a sensation in 1917 with her book Songs of Love and Life.

The installation is made up of around 1,700 plaques depicting the names and soil samples of each suburb in NSW that were provided as home addresses by WWI enlistees.

A website about the history of Sydney, created in collaboration with hundreds of historians, local librarians, specialists and institutions.

Digital photographs face immediate danger of loss and fragility when compared with their tangible, physical counterparts. Without proactive management and digital stewardship over time we could lose our ability to tell our stories and share our collective memories.

The Library recently established the Digital Preservation Lab as a dedicated room for processing born-digital collections.

A few examples of how our born-digital and digital photographs are being used.

The new Migrant Employment Legal Service (MELS) is now available for migrant workers across NSW.