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Find out the latest news from the Library.

Winner of the NSW Aboriginal Creative Fellowship announced

Wednesday
Wednesday 9 June 2021

The Library is thrilled to announce Dr Bronwyn Bancroft as recipient of the Aboriginal Creative Fellowship.

Dr. Bronwyn Bancroft by Sharon Hickey

Is there a corner store that holds a special place in your heart?

Monday
Monday 7 June 2021

Your corner store nomination might just make it into our next issue of Openbook magazine.

‘U. Peters corner store, George Street, Waterloo’ by Australian Photographic Agency, c 1956-1960.⁣

Welcome young writers!

Monday
Monday 7 June 2021

In a new collaboration with Sydney Story Factory and the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy, the State Library is running a series of educational writing workshops for Aboriginal students from eight NSW high schools.

Students in the Mitchell Reading Room for collaboration with Sydney Story Factory and the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance

Shortlists announced for Australia’s only humour writing prize

Wednesday
Wednesday 26 May 2021

Selected from 48 entries, the shortlisted books for the 2021 Russell Prize for Humour Writing have just been announced.

The Russell Prize for Humour Writing shortlist

Update on DX Lab

Friday
Friday 21 May 2021

For the past six years the State Library’s DX Lab has developed new and exciting ways for people to experiment with, access, explore and become part of our collections.

Projections of a grid of portraits projected onto a gallery's walls.