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Happy #Caturday! 😸 This image of Judy Canty and her cat was taken on 27 May 1948, just a few months before she represented Australia at the 1948 Summer @Olympics in long jump.

📸 See more images: https://t.co/938ctcGFxJ https://t.co/HHBMo6iufC

Today's featured library is #Mayfield Library, part of @CityNewcastle #ALibraryADay #NSWPublicLibraries

#MayfieldLibrary serves the most culturally diverse suburb in #Newcastle.

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🧺 Our final post for #PicnicMonth is this beautiful photo of a family picnic at #Cooma, #NSW.

⛰️ Located between Canberra and Bega, #Cooma is the gateway to the Snowy Mountains.

📸 'Rodeo at Cooma', by Alec Iverson, 29 February 1944.
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How are you spending your time in lockdown? Whether you're glued to the @Olympics, starting a new project or just taking it day by day.

Share a photo of daily life on Twitter with hashtag #NSWatHome and turn your 'iso' moments into history.

More info: https://t.co/f1jBDuWIvj https://t.co/EoKe6nRyjy

Long before @masterchefau a homegrown celebrity cook introduced Australians to a horizon of taste, practicality and sophistication. 🥘

👩‍🍳 Find out how Hannah Maclurcan became a bestselling cookbook author.

Read @SteveMeachamSMH's story for #Openbook mag: https://t.co/yPKmcYZtML https://t.co/G5KlFryFDE

📖 Have you used the book viewer in the catalogue yet? Wherever possible, the viewer includes a full-text transcript so readers can easily search within a book. #FeatureFriday

Test it out: https://t.co/awbVmrkMYU

Learn more about the #NewCatalogue: https://t.co/Rl033i2NVv https://t.co/x0C8eez4U4

Today's featured library is #Mathoura Library, part of Central Murray Regional Public Library. #ALibraryADay #NSWPublicLibraries

#Mathoura is a spectacular gateway to one of the largest red gum forests in the world – a perfect spot for nature lovers. 🌿

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If you squint it spells 'Library' 📚

Happy #InternationalFriendshipDay to all our @NSLA friends across Australia and in New Zealand.

@slqld @Library_Vic @statelibrarywa @SLSA @LibrariesACT @nlagovau @LibArchivesNT #librariestasmania @NLNZ

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Congratulations to Australian swimmer Zac Stubblety-Cook on winning the 200m breaststroke final! 🙌 #Tokyo2020 #7Olympics

#DidYouKnow Ian Lovett O'Brien (pictured below) won the same event at the 1964 @Olympics in Tokyo?

📸 Courtesy ACP Magazines Ltd. https://t.co/j2r91ygjhP https://t.co/4WGCWPwFTw

How has history made a difference to oyster reefs in NSW estuaries and the way we understand the Southern Ocean? 🦪

Find out more at our next #HistoryMatters talk with @pha_nsw and @OralHistoryNSW on Wed 4 August, 5.30pm.

💻 Free online event: https://t.co/MHlIsW934K https://t.co/RkRsW3aNu5

🤩 Inspiration for your next Zoom invite? This beautiful invitation was addressed to William Dixson and Miss Dixson to celebrate the opening of @theqvb on 21 July 1898.

View in detail here: https://t.co/jD9NA0dFQw https://t.co/jxJmwYa33Q

Today's featured library is #Mascot Library, part of @Bayside_Library. #ALibraryADay #NSWPublicLibraries

Bayside Libraries offer a wide range of e-resources including books, films, magazines, children's literacy and more.

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Are you missing literary events? Come to our online #BListBookclub tonight from 6.30pm! 📚

Host @bri_lee_writer will chat to @amani_haydar_ about her debut novel 'The Mother Wound' (@MacmillanAus).

Free online event, register here: https://t.co/hZDzMhpHJH https://t.co/mLyd5iiNWs

🖌️#WatercolourMonth might be coming to an end, but don't worry! We saved the best for last. 😊

Enjoy thousands of digitised watercolours from the Library's collection via the #NewCatalogue.

Get started here: https://t.co/0Dw1NrrsD8 https://t.co/iCyahQbwGT

🎂 Happy birthday to children's author and illustrator Beatrix Potter, born #OTD in 1866! We are lucky to hold early copies of her work, including:

🧵 The Tailor of Gloucester
🐁 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers
🐷 The Pigling Bland

View catalogue: https://t.co/0rAuvLD9ny https://t.co/RBMnQvwWJ3

Today's featured library is #Marrickville Library and Pavilion, part of @IWCouncil. #ALibraryADay #NSWPublicLibraries

#MarrickvilleLibrary was recently announced as one of the five finalists for the International Public Library of the Year Award! 👏

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#OTD in 1923 construction began on the #SydneyHarbourBridge – the largest single-arch bridge in the world. ✨

The Library holds a huge collection of photographs, oral histories and ephemera which document the construction of the Bridge.

Learn more: https://t.co/i7e1Mn0jDq https://t.co/mLv2q2ToIN

When in doubt, read a book! "From year to year and day to day, whereever you may be. A book is a friend that lightens your way, and sets you fancy free." 📚💕

Discover the world of mid 20th century circulating libraries here: https://t.co/GtTv159TEN https://t.co/wqXDqaFjIN