ANZAAB Melbourne Rare Book Fair - Friday 27 July 2012 to Sunday 29 July 2012 - Arts and Culture
The 39th ANZAAB Australian Book Fair, held over three days, exhibits an array of fine, rare and collectable books, prints, maps and ephemera. |
Dome Galleries Tour - Monday 27 February 2012 to Friday 01 June 2012 - Arts and Culture
View the magnificent domed La Trobe Reading Room and highlights of the Library's exhibitions. |
Extraordinary Books from Ordinary People - Lecture - Tuesday 24 July 2012, noon to 2pm - Arts and Culture
A lecture by Dr Andrew Lemon, President of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, on the significance of the Society's donated collection. |
John Loder's Crime Collection - Tuesday 24 July 2012, 6pm to 7pm - Arts and Culture
A lecture by Richard Overall, Rare Books Librarian at Monash University, on the story of Melbourne book collector John Loder. |
Page by Page: Artists' Books Viewing - Thursday 26 July 2012, 11am to 11:45am - Arts and Culture
Viewings of artists' books from the State Library's collection with Rare Printed Collections Manager Des Cowley. |
Poetry at Fed Square - Tuesday 01 March 2011 to Monday 31 December 2012 - Arts and Culture
Listen as performance poets read their work in public. |
Popular Fiction: Winter Writing Workshops - Friday 15 June 2012 to Sunday 17 June 2012 - Arts and Culture
Immerse yourself in a weekend of learning about and writing popular fiction with Shane Maloney (Crime), Anne Gracie (Romance), Kate Forsyth (Fantasy). |
Rare Books Day: From Gutenberg to Superman - Saturday 21 July 2012, 1pm to 5pm - Arts and Culture
Bring your favourite collection items to the State Library for free assessment and book preservation advice by specialist Melbourne booksellers. |
Rare Letters - The Correspondence of 84 Charing Cross Road - Wednesday 25 July 2012, 6:30pm to 8pm - Arts and Culture
A reading of selected letters from Helene Hanff's '84 Charing Cross Road'. |
The Culture of the Book: Celebrating our City of Literature - Thursday 19 July 2012, 6pm to 7:30pm - Arts and Culture
A 'Melbourne Conversation' presented by the City of Melbourne, in which literary luminaries tell their stories and reflect on the future of the book. |
The Joys of Collecting Lawbooks - Thursday 26 July 2012, 6:30pm to 7:30pm - Arts and Culture
A lecture by legal author and collector, Bryan A Garner; highlighting his law book collection and reflecting on how the Internet affects acquisition. |
Transformed Books - Wednesday 25 July 2012, noon to 1:30pm - Arts and Culture
A lecture and demonstration by Melbourne Book sculptor Nicholas Jones, about his methods and techniques in transforming discarded books into artworks. |