Behind the scenes Back to all Stories Behind the Scenes Exhibition Photography Reconstructing the Holtermann: the world's largest collodion glass-plate negativesWhat do you do when one of the world’s largest wet-plate glass negatives, weighing over 30 kilos, smashes into hundreds of pieces? Behind the Scenes History The Library’s digitised collections showcased by Google’s Cultural InstituteIn 2015 the Library began sharing some of its digitised collections on Google’s Cultural Institute. Behind the Scenes Biography Women of the Libraryby Maggie PattonThe Library celebrates International Women's Day by honouring the legacy of female Librarians. Behind the Scenes Libraries building communitiesby Kristin TwomeyWinner of the 2017 Jean Arnot Memorial Fellowship essay by Kristin Twomey on the importance of libraries as information, educational, cultural and social institutions assisting to build local communities. Behind the Scenes Origins of the State Library of New South Wales 1826 - 1869by Geoff BarkerBetween 1826 and 1869 the Australian Subscription Library was reshaped into a Free Public Library. Behind the Scenes Biography Photography Boy oh boy!by Cathy PerkinsIn 25 years at the State Library, our Curator of Photographs has seen four people cry. Amplify: audio collections from NSW
