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The Book Theft Century: A Lament - Thursday 25 July 2013, 6:30pm to 7:30pm - Arts and Culture

The Book Theft Century: A Lament

25 Jul 2013, Melbourne Law School
Come to a lecture by Associate Professor Travis McDade, the United States' foremost expert on crimes against rare books.
Legal Luminaries and Their Books - Friday 26 July 2013, 1pm to 2pm - Arts and Culture

Legal Luminaries and Their Books

26 Jul 2013, Supreme Court of Victoria Library
A panel of Melbourne lawyers discuss their passion for rare books.
People's Passion for Words - Sunday 21 July 2013, 2pm to 3pm - Arts and Culture

People's Passion for Words

21 Jul 2013, Old Treasury Building
Professor Kate Burridge examines the passion we all have when using words to express ourselves.
Next Wave Breakfast Club - Wednesday 12 June 2013 to Wednesday 03 July 2013 - Arts and Culture

Next Wave Breakfast Club

12 Jun 2013 - 3 Jul 2013, The Wheeler Centre
Breakfast Club is a series of talks at the Wheeler Centre on how the world and art collide.
Last Tuesday Book Group - Tuesday 25 June 2013, 7pm to 8:30pm - Arts and Culture

Last Tuesday Book Group

25 Jun 2013, St Michael's Uniting Church
Join this open book group for a discussion of your favourite book.
Retro Storytime - Tuesday 23 July 2013, 10:30am to 11:30am - Arts and Culture

Retro Storytime

23 Jul 2013, Federation Square
Join Melbourne Library Service staff as they read retro story books aloud as part of Melbourne Rare Book Week.
 Never Do That to a Book  - Wednesday 24 July 2013, 6:15pm to 8pm - Arts and Culture

Never Do That to a Book

24 Jul 2013, Reader's Feast Bookstore
Celebrate Rare Book Week with selected readings from Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman.
Upon the Shoulders of Giants - Thursday 25 July 2013, 11am to 11:45am, 2pm to 2:45pm - Arts and Culture

Upon the Shoulders of Giants

25 Jul 2013, State Library of Victoria
Join the State Library's expert curators as they delve into rare and curious collections.
Paying a visit to Henry Gyles Turner (1831–1920) - Tuesday 23 July 2013, noon to 2pm - Arts and Culture

Paying a visit to Henry Gyles Turner (1831–1920)

23 Jul 2013, Royal Historical Society of Victoria
See this lecture on book collector Henry Gyles Turner by Dr. Andrew Lemon.
Melbourne Rare Book Week  - Thursday 18 July 2013 to Sunday 28 July 2013 - Arts and Culture

Melbourne Rare Book Week

18 Jul 2013 - 28 Jul 2013, State Library of Victoria
Melbourne Rare Book Week presents a new series of lectures, events and exhibitions relating to the theme 'A Passion for Books'.

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