What's On I'm looking for Any event or exhibitionExhibitionFilmPerformanceSeminarSpecial eventTalkTourVirtual excursionWorkshop Any dateTodayTomorrowThis weekNext week Any seriesAfter Dark in The Library BarBook WeekExhibition relatedHistory NowInside the LibraryKids at the LibraryLaunch into Library ResearchLifelong learningNights at the LibraryPride MonthScholar TalksSchoolsSilent Film FestivalStorytimeTalks & Ideas Free SEARCH Clear Exhibition Imagine...the Wonder of Picture Books 9 Jul 2022 to 9 Jul 2023Stories and characters from much-loved Australian picture books come to life in this celebration of children’s literature. Exhibition Information Exhibition Pride (R)evolution 18 Feb 2023 to 9 Jul 2023 series: Pride Month This major exhibition takes a queer lens to the State Library’s vast collection and shares more than 20 untold stories that celebrate LGBTQI+...Exhibition Information Exhibition Koori Knockout: 50 years 24 Sep 2022 to 27 Aug 2023Over 30,000 spectators. Countless sporting heroes. One tournament. Take a front row seat in this major celebration of First Nations sporting...Exhibition Information Exhibition Ongoing Free Amaze GalleryCurrent highlights include William Yang’s Sydneyphiles Reimagined. Exhibition Information Exhibition Ongoing Free Paintings from the Collection More than 300 original artworks from the Library’s unique collection of landscape and portrait paintings. Exhibition Information Talk Online Free Deborah Lee-Talbot: Phyllis Mander-Jones – Librarian, Archivist, HistorianTuesdayTue 6 Jun 2023 series: Scholar Talks Deborah Lee-Talbot addresses Phyllis Mander-Jones’s surveying of Pacific records as Australia sought to define its national identity. Event information Talk Onsite William Yang and Benjamin Law: Sydneyphiles ReimaginedTuesdayTue 6 Jun 2023 series: Exhibition related series: Nights at the Library series: Pride Month series: Talks & Ideas Hear celebrated photographer William Yang discuss his breakthrough exhibition Sydneyphiles, followed by a conversation with Benjamin Law. Event information Virtual excursion Free Exploring our environmentWednesdayWed 7 Jun 2023 series: Schools Take a walk with us and investigate our land’s unique geography. Event information Virtual excursion Free History skills: Evaluating sourcesWednesdayWed 7 Jun 2023 series: Schools Learn how to think like a historian in this skills-focused virtual excursion. Event information Talk Onsite Free History Now: history on screensWednesdayWed 7 Jun 2023 series: History Now Tom Murray and Graham Shirley explore the importance of screen-based histories ability to generate knowledge about the past. Event information Special event Onsite Ongoing Free Trivia in The Library BarWednesdayWed 7 Jun 2023 series: After Dark in The Library Bar series: Nights at the Library Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for Trivia in The Library Bar, hosted by writer and editor Cathy Perkins Event information Tour Onsite Free Take a walk with a 78erThursdayThu 8 Jun 2023 series: Exhibition related series: Pride Month Explore the Library's exhibition, Pride (R)evolution, with some of the activists who marched in the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Event information Load more