Special Events
2008
A range of special events to be held during 2008.
Popular children's author Mem Fox speaks about the value of reading to children from infancy and her new book Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes.
Publisher Louise Adler moderates a panel discussion on the meaning of Melbourne and Edinburgh's roles as UNESCO Cities of Literature.
Professor Stephen Heppell, one of Europe's education experts, talks about how we are facilitating more effective learning.
Andy Muirhead (Collectors, ABC1) moderates a spirited and entertaining panel discussion about what books people collect, and why. A free event on Tuesday 14 October.
Historian Jonathan King talks about the Western Front campaign fought by 250,000 Australian troops from 1916-18.
Hear world expert on the human brain Professor Susan Greenfield discuss identity and individuality in this free lecture on 18 September.
Listen to our recording of UK ideas-generator Charles Leadbeater talk about how the web creates opportunities for mass creativity and online collaboration.
Hear Shane Carmody and Constant Mews discuss the public nature of the history celebrated through the Library's recent exhibition The Medieval Imagination. Thursday 4 September.
Join Jill Singer, Christine Barro, Lee Tulloch and Georgina Weir in this discussion about Collins Street, its fashionable past and how it rates today in the fashion stakes. A free event on 3 September, part of Melbourne Spring Fashion Week.
A panel discussion on 26 August to mark the publication of Running the Show: BA Santamaria Selected Documents 1939-1996, edited by Patrick Morgan.
Book now to hear Trinh Vu, 2007 Georges Mora Foundation Fellowship recipient, talk about how she uses digital tools to produce her artwork. A special event on Thursday 17 July.
Hear award-winning illustrator Shaun Tan in conversation with Chris Wallace-Crabbe, discussing Shaun’s work, including his new book, Tales from Outer Suburbia. Wednesday 11 June, 7-9pm.
A selection of some of the Library's most magnificent treasures tour regional Victoria. Collection experts explain the objects in free evening talks.
2007
Enjoy recordings from these events held during 2007.
Listen to the audio or read the transcript of Inga Clendinnen delivering the 2007 National Biography Award Lecture on 7 November at the State Library.
Listen to audio of these unique concerts, held in 2007, showcasing rare original music from the Library's collection. Featuring Richard Divall, Marshall McGuire, Suzanne Johnston and more.
Listen to the audio of Australian author Thomas Keneally and Ari Roth, Artistic Director of Washington DC’s Theatre J, discussing Keneally’s new play, Either Or, with Mark Baker.
Listen to recordings of some of the events from this program, held 3-9 June. The week celebrated the book in all its forms and showcased the exhibition Mirror of the World: books and ideas.
Hear our recording of Dr Julie Gough talking about 19th-century Indigenous relocation between Victoria and Van Diemen's Land. The 28 March lecture marked Women's History Month.
Listen to audio of this free conference dealing with the impact of climate change, held on 27 March. Organised in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Listen to our recording of acclaimed Australian writer David Malouf speaking with academic and writer Morag Fraser at an October 2006 event held by Reader's Feast Bookstore and the Library.
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