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$57,000 on offer for Australian comic and biography writers

Thursday
Thursday 1 December 2022

The Library has opened entries for two significant literary awards – the 2023 National Biography Award, and the 2023 Russell Prize for Humour Writing.

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The Library Bar … bigger and better!

Wednesday
Wednesday 30 November 2022

Our newly extended deck is opening today, just in time for summer.

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New prize category announced for 2023 NSW Premier's History Awards

Friday
Friday 25 November 2022

The NSW Government has just announced the newly established Anzac Memorial Trustees Military History Prize valued at $10,000.  

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Library acquires landmark publication on birth of modern science

Thursday
Thursday 24 November 2022

A landmark 16th century book that transformed our understanding of the human body has just been acquired by the Library and will go on public display. 

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Record funding for public libraries continues

Thursday
Thursday 10 November 2022

NSW residents will benefit from improved access to books and information with more than $165 million to be invested into public libraries over the next four years.

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