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Kick your feet up and join us for book club tonight with @bri_lee_writer! Author @krissykneen will share her new novel The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen (@text_publishing), an evocative exploration of memory, identity and lost histories.

Free online event: https://t.co/W3Qz72pnab https://t.co/gtzQqcArqJ

@9NewsSyd @DaltsWorld Thanks @DaltsWorld for helping to bring our #HowsTricks magic exhibition to life. We must say, your story was totally spellbinding. 😉✨

Our ‘wand-erful’ new exhibition #HowsTricks is open every day! Step back in time to the Golden Age of Magic and discover some of Sydney’s homegrown magical celebrities. 🪄

More info: https://t.co/PIqRdBCdPA https://t.co/76geQGVSiT

Happy #InternationalChefDay! Here's a #shelfie of rare Australian cookbooks by Isabella Beeton in routine Library bindings.

Ever wondered how delicious old recipes actually are? Why not test out a cookbook from the collection.

🥘 Get started here: https://t.co/nTTz0Rvg5z https://t.co/M4cJsb7fHX

On @9NewsSyd tonight Curator Margot Riley takes @DaltsWorld and @adam_mada behind the velvet curtain of our new magic exhibition #HowsTricks. Tune in at 6pm! 💫 https://t.co/PTEiCxXb6k

Today's featured public library is #Stanmore Library, part of @IWCouncil. #ALibraryADay #NSWPublicLibraries

#StanmoreLibrary is a much-loved neighbourhood library with wonderful artwork enveloping the entrance of the building.

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This #WriterWednesday we spoke to Libby Hathorn (@Poetrywizard), the award-winning author of our new picture book The Best Cat, the Est Cat. Here's what she had to say about the State Library. 💕

Read the Q&A: https://t.co/F0ywkdrbtF

More info: https://t.co/fAAsx3Y9AE https://t.co/kvvNlCrGrS

#OTD in 1973 Queen Elizabeth II formally opened the @SydOperaHouse. One million people turned up to celebrate the opening and many more watched from home. 🎊

📸Sydney Opera House day of official opening by the Queen, 20 October 1973, by Max Dupain.
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Access thousands of Australian journals covering the humanities, science, education, arts, business, health and law. Join us for a free introduction to the Informit database tomorrow Wednesday 20 October at 10.30am.

Register here: https://t.co/osS0LT1EoW https://t.co/5539qQfK83

Today's featured public library is Dennis Johnson Library, Stanhope Gardens, part of @blacktowncc. #ALibraryADay #NSWPublicLibraries

All #BlacktownCityLibraries are open again! The Dennis Johnson Library is located in the Blacktown Leisure Centre.

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📣 Calling all #booklovers! The #SydneyRareBookWeek program has been announced. We're joining fellow cultural institutions to celebrate all things #RareBooks with free online events from 25-29 October. #anzaab

See the full program & register here: https://t.co/r28WKoxHfZ https://t.co/goaN0hxiTs

Looking for some midday fun? Join Curator Margot Riley today at 12.30pm for a free online talk about our new exhibition How's Tricks? Magic in the Golden Age. 🔮✨

Register here: https://t.co/OBPpUdTZqL https://t.co/1tgFDj6Tnq

🦜This #NationalBirdWeek & #AussieBirdCount we're shining a light on the paradise parrot, the only mainland Australian bird to be declared extinct.

Historian Russell McGregor writes about this spectacular species in our latest issue of #Openbook magazine: https://t.co/lmsek7Cy08 https://t.co/ZTprERSdQM

📣 Shout out to Year 12 students and teachers. We've pulled together our best resources, subject guides and study tips to help you get through the #HSC year. #OzEd #OzEdChat #NSWteachers #NSWeducation

Get started here: https://t.co/8IHABrqdfb https://t.co/mMjd3C7mBT

Today's featured public library is St Peters/Sydenham Library, part of @IWCouncil. #ALibraryADay #NSWPublicLibraries

All #InnerWest Libraries are now open, including this beloved branch located in the St Peters Town Hall building! 🏛️

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📸 Courtesy Jim Bar https://t.co/R52cagpDV5

💕 Reunited at last! Curator @MaggiePatts couldn't wait to see some of her favourite maps in our underground stacks. Here she is with a rare 17th century atlas. #MappyMonday

Explore five centuries of cartography  in our new #MapRooms. More info: https://t.co/aAkLKoJ9UE https://t.co/aiO1TaqhUa

@nswarchives Great images! 😍 We thought you might enjoy this map of the region produced in 1909 by the Department of Lands in #Sydney, #NSW.

🔎 See the map in detail here: https://t.co/5aE889NLHu https://t.co/C7E1Eg11Le

Today's featured public library is St Marys Library, part of @penrithcouncil. #ALibraryADay #NSWPublicLibraries

#StMarysLibrary will reopen to the public on 1 November! Staff are excited to welcome customers back for browsing, borrowing and computer use.

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