Finalists announced for Queensland people’s choice award
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has announced the finalists for the People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award. The finalists are: Boy Swallows Universe (Trent Dalton, HarperCollins) Requiem...
State Library of Queensland grant recipients announced
The State Library of Queensland has announced the recipients of nearly $900,000 in state government grants, to fund Queensland public library initiatives. Close to $400,000 has been awarded to 16...
SLQ wins 2018 VALA award for innovation
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has won an industry innovation award, presented by Victorian organisation VALA—Libraries, Technology and the Future, for its Tunley Braille Globe Project. The project involved...
SLQ partners with Hachette for black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowships
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) is partnering with Hachette Australia for its annual black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowships. The fellowships for writers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent were...
SLQ teams up with Creative Partnerships Australia
The Queensland Library Foundation has teamed up with Creative Partnerships Australia to raise funding for the State Library of Queensland (SLQ).Until 29 May 2015, every dollar donated to the SLQ...
People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year shortlist announced
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has announced the shortlist for the Courier-Mail People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year award, part of the 2014 Queensland Literary Awards (QLA) program. The...
SLQ wins Premier’s Cultural Diversity Award
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has been named winner of the Premier’s Cultural Diversity Award in the Public Sector category. Presented at a gala dinner on 30 August, the...
SLQ to run Queensland Literary Awards; 2014 awards open for entries
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has announced that it will ‘take leadership’ of the Queensland Literary Awards (QLA), and is calling for entries for the 2014 awards.State librarian Janette...
SLQ announces Technology Trendsetter grants
Fourteen Technology Trendsetter grants have been announced by the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) as part of the Online Public Access in Libraries (OPAL) program.The grants, worth $200,000 in total,...
SLQ releases discussion paper for 2020
State Library of Queensland (SLQ) released its ‘SLQ2020 Discussion Paper’ on 26 June and is seeking community involvement to help shape the library’s next five years. According to the library’s...
Stanley and Harrison win 2014 black&write! fellowships
Adrian Stanley and Jane Harrison are the winners of the 2014 black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowships. Each of the fellowships are worth $10,000 and include publication by Magabala Books. Stanley’s novel...
New members appointed to Library Board of Queensland
University of Southern Queensland vice-chancellor Jan Thomas has been appointed as the new chair of the Library Board of Queensland, replacing Roly Sussex, who will continue to serve on the...
New members appointed to Library Board of Queensland
Four new members have been appointed to the Library Board of Queensland, including vice-chancellor of the University of Southern Queensland Jan Thomas, who will chair the board. Queensland state librarian...
Library Shop at the SLQ launches online store
The Library Shop at the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) in Brisbane has launched an online store. The online store opened to the public at the beginning of October. Library Shop...
2013 kuril dhagun Indigenous Writing Fellowships announced
The black&write! Indigenous Writing and Editing Project at the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has announced the winners of the 2013 kuril dhagun Indigenous Writing Fellowships. The winners are: Scott Prince...
Queensland Government research and information centre to move to SLQ
The Research and Information Centre (RIC) at the Queensland Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) will move to the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) from 1 July 2013. As part...
In brief
Renovated Torquay Library reopens The Torquay Library in regional Victoria reopened on 22 September after being closed for renovations for four weeks. According to a statement from the Geelong Regional...
New research shows value of Queensland public libraries
New research commissioned by the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has found that every $100 invested in Queensland public libraries by state and local governments during 2010-2011 delivered $230 of value to local...
In Brief
ALIA to host ‘Information Online’ conference ‘ALIA Information Online 2013’ will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre from Tuesday 12 - Friday 15 February 2013. The conference theme...
2012 kuril dhagun Indigenous Writing Fellowships announced
The winners of this year’s kuril dhagun Indigenous Writing Fellowships, presented as part of the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) black&write! Indigenous Writing and Editing Program, have been announced. This...