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Politically speaking with Chris Wallace and Frank Bongiorno

Thursday
Thu 30 Mar 2023
  • series: Nights at the Library
  • series: Talks & Ideas

Chris Wallace and Frank Bongiorno discuss their recent books examining Australia's political history.

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  • Special event
  • Onsite

GLAMSLAM 2023

Friday
Fri 31 Mar 2023

A day for those working in and with galleries, libraries, archives and museums.

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  • Workshop
  • Learning
  • Onsite

Writing picture books with Zanni Louise

Saturday
Sat 1 Apr 2023
  • series: Lifelong learning

Spend the day with Zanni Louise, bestselling author of over twenty picture books, learning how to bring your own story to life. 

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  • Virtual excursion
  • Learning
  • Online
  • Free

Gallipoli: in their words

Monday
Mon 3 Apr 2023
  • series: Schools

Delve into the State Library’s rich World War 1 collection to discover the lived experience of those who served at Gallipoli. 

  • Talk
  • Online
  • Free

Damian John Gleeson: Father John Joseph Therry, colonial Irish Catholic priest

Tuesday
Tue 4 Apr 2023
  • series: Scholar Talks

Damian John Gleeson outlines key themes that have emerged from his examination of the Reverend John Joseph Therry collection.

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  • Workshop
  • Free

Book Lovers Club with Amelia Mellor

Tuesday
Tue 4 Apr 2023
  • series: Kids at the Library

Young readers are invited to join author Amelia Mellor as we discover the strange but true stories that inspired her two historical fantasy novels,...

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  • Workshop
  • Learning
  • Online
  • Free

Starting family history research

Wednesday
Wed 5 Apr 2023
  • series: Lifelong learning

Family history can reveal surprising and sometimes moving lost stories that enhance an individual’s understanding of who they are. 

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  • Talk
  • Onsite
  • Free

History Now: Aboriginal Sydney

Wednesday
Wed 5 Apr 2023
  • series: History Now

Peter Read and Dr Mariko Smith speak about the complex socio-historical and spatial contexts that make up what we know as ‘Sydney’ today.

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  • Special event
  • Onsite
  • Ongoing
  • Free

Trivia in The Library Bar

Wednesday
Wed 5 Apr 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

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  • Tour
  • Onsite
  • Free

Discover Pride (R)evolution

Thursday
Thu 13 Apr 2023
  • series: Exhibition related
  • series: Inside the Library

​Library curators take you through some highlights from the exhibition, Pride (R)evol

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  • Talk
  • Onsite
  • Free

Kim E Anderson: The Prize

Thursday
Thu 13 Apr 2023
  • series: Nights at the Library
  • series: Talks & Ideas

Kim E Anderson discusses her newly released book The Prize, inspired by the real-life events of the 1943 Archibald Prize scandal, with Melanie...

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  • Film
  • Onsite

Love Affair

Sunday
Sun 16 Apr 2023
  • series: Silent Film Festival

Golden-age Hollywood’s master Leo McCarey brings his graceful touch to this sublime romance, one of cinema’s most intoxicating tear-wringers.

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