The State Library Of New South Wales

Family Fun Day - Sunday 28 October 2018 🖍️🖍️🖍️🖍️
We’re celebrating the joy of poetry with the fabulous Libby Hathorn. Join us for a range of fun activities suitable for poets (and budding poets) of all ages.
Details here 👇... www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/family-fun-word- play
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This is what the installation of over 300 paintings looks like!
Our amazing team of expert conservators, curators and exhibition creators worked tirelessly to create this fabulous new exhibition in our newly refurbished Dixson Galleries.
The exhibition features selected portraits and landscapes ranging from the 1790s to today. Discover through the collection the extraordinary and the everyday, the famous, notorious and unknown, rare and recent views of Sydney and the harbour,... suburban streetscapes and burgeoning rural townscapes.
See ‘Paintings from the Collection’ - now on permanent public display. www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/paintings-c ollection
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We’ve announced our 2019 Fellowships!
Six prestigious research Fellowships have been awarded totalling over $100,000.
The State Library’s Fellowships program is supported by generous private benefactors and the State Library Foundation.

How much did the elephant pay to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
In 1932, six elephants from the Wirth’s Circus Company were charged two pence each by the toll collectors to make their way across the newly opened bridge. Unlike many of the other Bridge crossers of the day - it's safe to say they probably didn't try to hide extra passengers in their trunk to avoid the toll.
Discover more fascinating stories from The Bridge in the final episode of our five-part series, released today: http://thebridge.sl.nsw.gov.a

The coveted Nikon-Walkley Photo of the Year was announced at the Library last night. Congratulations to Lukas Coch whose image ‘Linda Burney Airborne’ took out the top prize.
The Nikon-Walkley Press Photography Awards are the highest honour in Australian journalism, celebrating excellence across all media since 1956.
Head to the Library to see the biggest stories of the past year through the lenses of Australia's best press photographers! The free Nikon-Walkley Press Photogr...aphy exhibition is on show until 25 November.
What's more, six outstanding documentaries longlisted for the 2018 Walkley Documentary Award will be screened at the Library next Tuesday 16 October. Free, bookings here: http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/…/2018-walkley -documentary-award-l…
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You can find '80Hz: Sound Lab' outside the Library on Macquarie Street
www.sl.nsw.gov.au/galleries/80hz-sound-la b

Our free Open Day may be over but it’s just the beginning for our beautiful new Galleries.🙌
Thank you to the thousands of wonderful readers and visitors who came in on Saturday to help us celebrate.
If you missed out – not to worry, our Galleries and all six exhibitions are free and open 7 days a week!
... We hope to see you in the Library soon. www.sl.nsw.gov.au/galleries
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You don’t have to be in Sydney to help us celebrate our Open Day.
Join our amazing line-up of Author Talks from anywhere in the world as we stream live from The State Library of New South Wales today!
Watch online here: www.sl.nsw.gov.au/open-day-live

A day of tours, talks & fun activities for the whole family to celebrate the opening of our new Galleries.

FREE OPEN DAY | TODAY | 10 AM TO 4 PM
We’re opening up the Library with six free exhibitions, interactive digital experiences, and a rich program of fun activities for the whole family!
Program highlights:
... 10 am: Smoking Ceremony on the steps of the Mitchell Building
10.30 am: Maddison Connaughton, The Saturday Paper editor, discusses today’s headlines
11 am: Bananas in Pyjamas coming down the stairs
11.30 am: Caroline Baum talks about being the Library’s Reader in Residence
12 noon: Enjoy a free Family History workshop
12.30 pm: Author talk by John Purcell, 'The Girl on the Page'
1 pm: Storytelling – sharing stories in Hindi
1.30 pm: All day dress-ups, craft, games, family fun
2 pm: Curator Elise Edmonds talks about the Library's WWI diaries, hosted by ABC Sydney
2.30 pm: Author talk by Luke Slattery, ‘Mrs M’
3 pm: Curator-led gallery tour
Find our Free Open Day program here 👇
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Rain or shine ☂️ 🌞 tomorrow our free Open Day is the place to be!
The day starts at 10 am with a Smoking Ceremony on the steps of the Mitchell Building.
Be the first to visit our opening exhibitions in the new Michael Crouch Family Galleries.
... There's curator talks, exhibition tours and fun indoor activities for the whole family.
Come and see the Bananas in Pyjamas coming down the Mitchell stairs at 11 am.
For more information visit: www.sl.nsw.gov.au/galleries
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Celebrating the incredible transformation of our historic Mitchell Building. Our new Galleries and exhibitions open Saturday 6 October 2018.

We've teamed up with ABC Sydney to bring you a great line-up for our free Open Day this Saturday 6 October.
Presenter Cassie McCullagh will join our curators to explore the Library’s collections and shares its secrets, with talks every hour from 11 am.
The Bananas in Pyjamas will also make a special appearance. They'll be coming down the Mitchell steps at 11 am and making their way around the Library until 2 pm.
... Find out more about our Open Day here: www.sl.nsw.gov.au/galleriesFree
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Thursday 4 October — to access collections and services please visit the Governor Marie Bashir Reading Room.
More information here 👇🏽 www.sl.nsw.gov.au/…/thursday-4-october- 2018-reading-room-te…