Victorian Government announces $29 million in new arts funding, restructures arts funding processes
The Victorian Government has announced close to $29 million in new funding for the state’s arts sector in its latest budget. The government, which released its 2013-14 Budget on 7...
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UK library expert to deliver SLV Foxcroft Lecture The State Library of Victoria (SLV)’s 2013 Foxcraft Lecture will be delivered by British library expert David Pearson. The library said that...
Reading Matters program announced
The program for the 2013 Reading Matters conference, run by the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria (SLV), has been announced. The conference will kick off with a welcome address...
Mullins to be awarded 2012 Dromkeen Medal
Children’s book author and illustrator Patricia Mullins will be awarded the 2012 Dromkeen Medal at the State Library of Victoria (SLV) on 20 March. Mullins is the author and illustrator of...
SLV to offer one-time Dome Centenary Fellowships
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) will offer four one-off fellowships as part of its Dome Centenary celebrations, the library said in a statement. The four Dome Centenary Fellowships will...
Line-up for Reading Matters conference announced
The full line-up for the 2013 Reading Matters conference, run by the State Library of Victoria’s Centre for Youth Literature, has been announced. International guests attending the YA books event, which runs from 30 May...
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SLV launches dome anniversary celebrations The State Library of Victoria has officially launched a year-long celebration to mark the 100th anniversary of the library’s iconic dome, which was opened on...
Reading Matters 2013 dates, new features announced
The State Library of Victoria will hold its 10th annual Reading Matters conference from Thursday 30 May to Saturday 1 June 2013. The conference, which focuses on children’s and YA...
SLV seeks community feedback to help ‘plan for the next decade’
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) has launched a new community consultation program and is asking Victorians for their views and ideas about the library to ‘aid in its planning for the...
Burkey joins SLV
Anna Burkey will join the State Library of Victoria as reader development and offsite programs manager this month. Burkey has relocated to Melbourne from Edinburgh, Scotland, where she was communications...
Burkey joins SLV
The State Library of Victoria (SLV) has announced the appointment of Anna Burkey as reader development and offsite programs manager. Burkey, who takes up the post this month, joins the...
SLQ budget increased amid concerns for QLD government department libraries
The overall budget for the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) has been increased in the state’s 2012-2013 budget, the first budget to be delivered by the Campbell Newman government. A...
2012 Inky shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year’s Inky Awards for young adult literature, presented by the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria, has been announced. The shortlisted Australian...
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SLV team named Innovator of the Month The Learning Services team at the State Library of Victoria (SLV) has been named ‘Innovator of the Month’ by the Victorian Government’s Department...
Libraries shortlisted for Museums Australia design awards
A number of Australian libraries have been shortlisted for the 2012 Museums Australia Multimedia & Publication Design Awards. The annual awards recognise excellence in design and communication in the museum...
SLV creative fellowships announced
The recipients of the 2012 State Library of Victoria creative fellowships have been announced. Recipients of $12,500 for three months’ study are: Angela Cavalieri, who will produce a series of...
SLV Creative Fellowships announced
The 2012 recipients of the State Library of Victoria creative fellowships have been announced. Among the recipients selected for funding are several with book-related projects. (Elizabeth) Jo Gilbert will work...
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Burke and Wills collection to travel to Mansfield The State Library of Victoria will bring original collection items from the Burke and Wills expedition to Mansfield in regional Victoria on 5...
2012 Inky Awards longlists announced
The longlists for the 2012 Inky Awards for young adult literature, run by the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria, have been announced. The Gold Inky...
Dromkeen collection to move to SLV
Scholastic Australia, as the trustee of Dromkeen, has announced that the collection of children's picture book artwork and illustrations at the Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art will move to the State...