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  • Bligh’s Bounty logbooks recognised by UNESCO
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  • Did you come out in the 1970s?
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  • NSW State Library offering $116,000 in paid research opportunities
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  • NSW State Library's unearths 101-year-old pandemic stories
  • New $30,000 Fellowship for Aboriginal creatives in NSW
  • New Children's Library opens in 150th year of free access to books
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  • New online exhibition revisits Cook’s eight days in Kamay
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  • Precious, unseen letters to ‘Dear Old Dad’ capture WWI experience for children
  • Public libraries report spike in demand for books in language
  • Quirky collection of stories about ‘dysfunctional men’ takes out Australia’s only humour writing prize
  • Rare pieces of Australian history heading to local primary schools
  • Record $36.5M State funding to benefit public libraries
  • Shortlists announced for 2019 NSW Premier's Literary Awards
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  • Shortlists announced for 2019 Russell Prize for Humour Writing
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  • State Library creates a new space for Aboriginal communities to connect with their cultural heritage
  • State Library galleries reopen with new exhibition which tackles Cook’s legacy
  • State Library offering over $200,000 in paid research opportunities
  • State Library’s collection comes out of lockdown!
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$4.2 million revitalisation of the State Library of NSW

Date: 30/7/2012

The newly completed $4.2 million transformation of the State Library of NSW Macquarie Street building.

Artist's revent: friendship and feud of Patrick White and Sidney Nolan

Date: 10/8/2012

Two extraordinary new exhibitions will shine the spotlight on Australian cultural giants Patrick White and Sidney Nolan - the Life of Patrick White and Sidney Nolan: Illuminations are officially launched at the State Library.

The Australian Ballet spins full circle in 50 year celebration

Date: 6/11/2012

A free exhibition opens at the State Library on the world of dance - Time in Motion: 50 Years of the Australian Ballet.

Minister Souris to unveil prized Australian Treasure in Newcastle

Date: 16/2/2012

Unveiling of extraordinary piece of Newcastle's colonial history in special event at Newcastle Art Gallery on Monday 20 February 2012.

Much ado about Shakespeare and Cervantes revealed 396 years after their deaths!

Date: 16/4/2012

State Library staging a 'fan day' to celebrate the extraordinary legacy of two literary giants Shakespeare and Cervantes on 23 April, 2012.

Raising the dead at the State Library of NSW

Date: 17/7/2012

State Library of NSW promoting its Family History Service and free access to a cache of online resources that a general internet search won't find!

State Library Appointments

Date: 12/1/2012

Announcement of two new appointments and one re-appointment to the Library Council of NSW (State Library).

State Library safeguards Stolen Generations' survivor stories

Date: 29/6/2012

The recorded stories of Australian Stolen Generations survivors will be preserved for future generations with the State Library of NSW.

Strange magic unleashed with opening of The Quiet Volume at NSW State Library

Date: 24/10/2012

Australia's historic Mitchell Library  stages theatre The Quiet Volume opening at the State Library on 7 January as part of the Sydney Festival 2013.

The Dawn rises again

Date: 8/3/2012

Australia's first feminist journal, the Dawn (1888-1905) is available for everyone to read online.

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100 years of Red Cross donated

Australian Red Cross has donated its NSW archive to the State Library.

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New ‘look dater’ does detective work for family historians

A unique photo‐dating tool – the first of its kind in Australia – is set to transform the way genealogists and family historians trace their ancestors.

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FAR Out! NSW Governor heading to Casino

The Governor of NSW will be a surprise guest for 150 students at Casino Public School on 20 May 2016.

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New State Library purchase reveals true author of Romeo and Juliet!

The State Library has just acquired an incredibly rare document.

Collection of stories by Italian author Matteo Bandello from 1564

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