President of the Library Board of Victoria, John Wylie AM, today announced four new members will join the Library Board. Karen Wood, Hugh Williams, Donata Carrazza and Cheri Ong will commence their new appointments today, each for a three-year period. 

The Chief Executive of News Corporation, Robert Thomson, will deliver the 2019 Keith Murdoch Oration at State Library Victoria on Tuesday 16 April. 

State Library Victoria today launched a public appeal to raise $75,000 to make the extensive archive of award-winning photographer Bruce Postle available to the public. 

For the first time in more than a decade, the iconic Ashes Urn will leave Lord’s Cricket Ground to feature in a new exhibition at State Library Victoria.

The longlist for the 2019 Inky Awards, Australia’s national teen choice awards for young adult literature, was today announced as State Library Victoria reimagines its teen programming.

Applications are now open for State Library Victoria’s major annual fellowships program, which encourages creative Australians to draw on the Library’s extensive collection for new work.

Melbourne Writers Festival and State Library Victoria today announced a major partnership that will see our city’s biggest and best literary arts festival take up residence in Australia’s busiest library. 

Young Victorians keen to read and learn will be the main beneficiaries of the most recent $2 million donation to State Library Victoria. Announced today by the Minister for Youth, Gabrielle Williams, the gift from John and Pauline Gandel, through Gandel Philanthropy, will deliver free dedicated literacy programs created for kids, by kids. 

State Library Victoria today awarded the 2018 Dromkeen Medal to iconic Australian author John Marsden.

State Library Victoria was last night announced the Gold winner in Cultural Tourism at the 2018 RACV Victorian Tourism Awards for the second consecutive year.