Library adventure tour
Library adventure tour
Oct 28, 2016
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Discover Central Station's deep dark history 💀 Our new exhibition 'Dead Central' is now open. Take a journey back to the 19th century, to a place where Sydney buried its dead. The haunting story of the Devonshire Street Cemetery is told through a 35-minute audio recording using your own device. BYO headphones for the best sound experience 🎧 A free exhibition at the State Library of NSW, until 17 November 2019. More info here: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/dead-central | The State Libra
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Discover Central Station's deep dark history 💀 Our new exhibition 'Dead Central' is now open. Take a journey back to the 19th century, to a place where Sydney buried its dead. The haunting story of the Devonshire Street Cemetery is told through a 35-minute audio recording using your own device. BYO headphones for the best sound experience 🎧 A free exhibition at the State Library of NSW, until 17 November 2019. More info here: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/dead-central | The State Libra
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You'd be mistaken if you thought the The State Library of New South Wales was just a place for books... did you know it is home to the The Library Bar?! This hidden gem found on the rooftop of the Library is the place to enjoy a drink this summer! With vistas that enjoy both Sydney Harbour and city skyline views... this is a fantastic spot for an afterwork drink or taking your friends to somewhere they haven't been before! Best of all they host regular events- so check out their website! #feelne
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You'd be mistaken if you thought the The State Library of New South Wales was just a place for books... did you know it is home to the The Library Bar?! This hidden gem found on the rooftop of the Library is the place to enjoy a drink this summer! With vistas that enjoy both Sydney Harbour and city skyline views... this is a fantastic spot for an afterwork drink or taking your friends to somewhere they haven't been before! Best of all they host regular events- so check out their website! #feelne
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Say hello to our new State Librarian! It was Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon's first day at the Library, and we couldn't wait to ask her a few questions. We hope you enjoy getting to know Caroline a little bit better, and we look forward to sharing more as she settles in. Read our full Q&A with Caroline here: https://ow.ly/vRkq50Q7KTe | The State Library of New South Wales
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Say hello to our new State Librarian! It was Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon's first day at the Library, and we couldn't wait to ask her a few questions. We hope you enjoy getting to know Caroline a little bit better, and we look forward to sharing more as she settles in. Read our full Q&A with Caroline here: https://ow.ly/vRkq50Q7KTe | The State Library of New South Wales
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In the 1880s Arthur K Syer strolled through the streets of Sydney with his parcel-wrapped, hand-held 'Detective Camera', which allowed him to take rarely seen photographs of Sydney at the time. We retraced Arthur's steps around Sydney to recreate some of these scene and show them as they are now. Watch and compare the lives of 1880s Sydney-siders with those in the city today. Our free exhibition 'Crowd Source' featuring these snapshots of 1880s Sydney is on until Sunday 23 August 2015. See it be
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In the 1880s Arthur K Syer strolled through the streets of Sydney with his parcel-wrapped, hand-held 'Detective Camera', which allowed him to take rarely seen photographs of Sydney at the time. We retraced Arthur's steps around Sydney to recreate some of these scene and show them as they are now. Watch and compare the lives of 1880s Sydney-siders with those in the city today. Our free exhibition 'Crowd Source' featuring these snapshots of 1880s Sydney is on until Sunday 23 August 2015. See it be
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The Library is open all long weekend for reading, research and recreation! We have 7 free exhibitions on display right now, featuring all kinds of gems from the collection. Finish off the day with a drink at The Library Bar, open Friday and Saturday from 4–10pm. See what's on: https://ow.ly/6wfH50Qubt1 View opening hours: https://ow.ly/KoNa50Qubt0 | The State Library of New South Wales
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The Library is open all long weekend for reading, research and recreation! We have 7 free exhibitions on display right now, featuring all kinds of gems from the collection. Finish off the day with a drink at The Library Bar, open Friday and Saturday from 4–10pm. See what's on: https://ow.ly/6wfH50Qubt1 View opening hours: https://ow.ly/KoNa50Qubt0 | The State Library of New South Wales
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Discover books that break all the rules. Paper Universe: The book as art is a free exhibition, now open. | The State Library of New South Wales
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The Sydney Film Festival is back at the Library! See this year's most anticipated literary films and adaptations in our underground auditorium, screening from 4–15 June. Highlights include: Orwell: 2 2=5, On Swift Horses, Exergue - on documenta 14, How to Build a Library, Come See Me in the Good Light, Blue Road – The Edna O'Brien Story, Happyend, Enzo, Songs Inside, The Golden Spurtle and more. Tickets on sale now! See the full program here: https://www.sff.org.au/ | The State Library of New So
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Getting to the Library just got easier. 🙌 If you're heading to the city on the new Sydney Metro, here's how to reach the Library in under 5 minutes. 1️⃣ Get off at the Martin Place stop 2️⃣ Follow the signs for the Hunter Street exit 3️⃣ Take the escalators (or lift) up to street level 4️⃣ Walk up Hunter Street for a few minutes 5️⃣ Cross the road at Macquarie Street And you'll reach the Library! Whether you're looking for a quiet spot to study, a place to meet with friends, or free exhibitions
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Can you help us identify these mystery portraits? The Library holds a collection of artworks created by internees in World War II camps across regional Australia. Very little is known about the men and boys who are pictured, which is why we need your help to complete the records. See the portraits on display in our new exhibition Dunera: Stories of Internment. You can also view them online here: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/faces-dunera | The State Library of New South Wales
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Ready to be wowed by our state-of-the-art auditorium!? Deep beneath the Mitchell Library Reading Room is a spectacular 350-seat new venue. The main entryway is a stunning glass-ceiling atrium outside the Governor Marie Bashir Reading Room. The flooring features the last known Wombeyan marble, which has been held in storage for over 20 years. In this clip, watch as we work to: ⛏️ Remove of 1000m³ of sandstone 🔩 Add 93 tonnes of structural steel 🪵 Line the acoustic walls with 8723 individual tim
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Library people 🤝 Cat people This International Cat Day we're sharing one of our biggest books on felines! 'Monograph of the Felidae or Family of Cats' by Daniel Giraud Elliot was published in 1883. Inside there are over 40 hand-coloured lithographic plates of cats, big and small. The book was a collaboration between Elliot and natural history illustrator, Joseph Wolf. Elliot gives a description of each animal and writes about where they live, how they get food, their behaviours and habits. The
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The Library is the place to be. 🙌 We're excited to share our 2025 program — a year filled with transformative storytelling, compelling programs and more unforgettable experiences. From the underground auditorium to the rooftop bar — and across the state — we’re bringing new stories and ideas to life. Our program features creative collaborations with leading yidaki (didgeridoo) player and composer William Barton, Skye McIntosh and The Australian Haydn Ensemble, and Stephen Page, renowned directo
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Today we say yeeraboabo and farewell to our State Librarian Dr Alex Byrne who is retiring after five incredible years at the Library. Here’s a snapshot of how we will best remember his leadership, his good humour and his many talents. The staff at the State Library wish Alex all the very best. Alex has shared this message: http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/news/retirement-message-state-librarian | The State Library of New South Wales
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Shining a spotlight on our multicultural collection this #RefugeeWeek. 📚 The Library has over 70,000 books in 43 different languages, ranging from popular fiction to children’s books, classic literature and more. The best part is you can borrow these books for FREE through your local public library. Just head to your nearest library and ask for books in your language! #StateLibrary #StateLibraryNSW #Reading #Books #NSWPublicLibraries #PublicLibraries #Libraries @multiculturalnsw | The State Lib
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We’re feeling sentimental! Luke the librarian shares 5 pieces of the Library’s past for #LibraryLoversDay. 1. Card catalogues In the old days, librarians used hand-written and typed collection records to describe and search for items in the collection. Our card catalogues hold thousands of descriptive cards created and used by generations of librarians, researchers and readers. There are a number of card catalogues in our Mitchell Library Reading Room – come and take a look anytime! 2. The old b
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Curious what our Fellows are up to? 🤔💭 This week we welcomed our 2026 Fellows and Artists in Residence! As always, we’re thrilled to see such a broad range of topics covered – from trade history and crime fiction, to education and architecture. We look forward to sharing more about their research as it develops. Learn more about our Fellowships program: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/about/awards-fellowships/fellowships Not pictured: Sarah Thomas for 'Tracing Extinction: The role of natural history
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Did your family come to Australia from Greece? We've got news for you! The Library recently acquired a collection of Greek-Australian oral histories, and some of these interviews are now available online. We’ve collaborated with UNSW to develop a new website where you'll find stories and photographs that document the lives of Greek people in Sydney. This is a growing website and we look forward to adding more content in the future. We hope this collection will help generations of Greek-Australia
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You might remember Mr Squiggle, but how much do you know about his creator? Norman Hetherington was the cartoonist and puppeteer behind the magic of one of @abcinsydney's longest-running children’s television programs. He was also a member of the Black and White Artists' Club, the world's first collective of newspaper cartoonists. The club, now called the Australian Cartoonists Association, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Delve into a treasure trove of Australian humour and satire th
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Have you looked into your family's history? This August during Family History Month we're hosting a series of FREE online workshops to help you uncover stories from your past. Suitable for beginners, experts and everyone in-between. You'll also get to hear from technologist and family historian Andrew Redfern on how AI is transforming the way we research, document, preserve and share family heritage. For a more personal experience, head to our pop-up family history desk in the Macquarie Street f
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We've just added 12 rare books to the Amaze Gallery! Be the first to see some of the significant rare books acquired last year, thanks to the generous supporters of the Library Foundation’s Annual Appeal. Landmark works, published between 1498 to 1847, cover architecture, mining, mathematics, literature, religion, economics, philosophy, history and more. Also on display are the newly acquired sketchbooks by Sydney artist Michael Kelly, original artwork for 'Horrible Harriet and the Terrible Tant
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How good are librarians? ❤️ Janelle is one of our passionate family history librarians. Every day she helps people find connections to their past. "To be a librarian, you don't have to know everything, but you need to know how to find the answer to everything." Join us for Family History Month and enjoy a range of online and onsite events to help you with your research. Visit the pop-up Family History desk in the Macquarie Street foyer on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays from 11am to 1pm. See what'
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What does NAIDOC Week mean to you? Our staff share their thoughts. This year, we're celebrating First Nations history, culture and storytelling with free events, exhibitions and activities. Join us for guided tours of 'The Country Cries for Truth', a new exhibition by Bundjalung artist Dr Bronwyn Bancroft. Come along for 'Blak in the stacks' and get up close with collection material with the Indigenous Engagement branch. Teachers can also enjoy free virtual excursions with authors and illustrato
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Want to be Friends? 💞 Helena is here to take you on a tour of our beautiful Friends Room. Located on the ground floor of the historic Mitchell Building, the Friends Room started its life as the original Mitchell Library Reading Room, opening to the public in 1910. The room has retained many of its original features, including the original bookshelves that now hold 1000 editions of the Spanish classic novel, Don Quixote. It's the perfect space to unwind, read a book or socialise over a cup of te
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Summer is here ... and so are our new Fellows! ☀️ Today we welcomed 9 tertiary students and creative practitioners who will spend the next few months digging into the Library's collection. Our Fellows will explore a broad range of subjects, from architecture to activism, history, media, art and more. Find out what they'll be researching below: 🧱 Ira Friedberg: Bad Times in Red Brick Flats 🦜 Bronwyn Rennex: Ralph Clark and the Birds 🎗️ Suzanne Smith: The Save Our Sons Movement during the Vietn
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The beauty of bookplates. ✨ A bookplate is a printed label designed that is pasted into the front of a book to indicate who its owner is. The Library has been collecting them for over 100 years and now holds thousands of different examples, ranging from intricate family crests to imaginative designs created by some of Australia’s leading artists. Librarian Alice Tonkinson has been busy delving into the collections of three artists: Ella Dwyer, Adrian Feint and George Perrottet, who were all desi
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We placed a microphone with a sign that said: “Whisper why you love libraries.” Here are some of the messages that readers and staff shared. Happy Library Lovers' Day! ❤️ | The State Library of New South Wales
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Thank you to our amazing volunteers. ❤️ From sorting and transcribing our collections to delivering tours and assisting with events, their contributions provide invaluable support to the Library both online and onsite. Their passion and dedication to the Library’s collections, programs and services are always appreciated – especially during National Volunteer Week! Learn more: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/join/volunteering-state-library | The State Library of New South Wales
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Your Pride story matters to us. From coming out and speaking up, to finding love and finding yourself. Every story is unique and deserves to be heard. That's why we created Pride Line. To get involved, you only need to call Pride Line on 02 9273 1212 and leave a voice message. Share as much or as little as you’d like, remain anonymous or leave your name. It’s totally up to you! Your story will become part of the Library's collection. Learn more: http://ow.ly/8tRk50N39XA | The State Library of Ne
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