State Library of Queensland now provides free access to the on-demand film streaming service Kanopy. Kanopy showcases over 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, hard-to-find titles, film festival favourites, indie and classic films and world cinema. There is a wide array of foreign language films and material of cultural value. Many films … Read more
Finding an ancestor’s arrival in Australia can be challenging, but there is an increasing number of ways to track them. Queensland State Archives, the National Archives of Australia and State Library of Queensland hold the major Australian shipping records for the 19th and 20th centuries. On Friday 3 August, as part of National Family History … Read more
August is Queensland Multicultural Month – an opportunity to celebrate the multicultural life of our state and to showcase diversity through performance, art, food and sharing stories. Each week in August has a theme – move, connect, speak and grow – giving all of us the chance to get involved in our communities, share our … Read more
August is Australian National Family History month and State Library of Queensland joins various libraries, archives, genealogy societies and other organisations in celebrating this event. There are many ways to participate with State Library’s family history activities this month, no matter whether you are beginning your family history research or have already discovered previous generations. … Read more
greaterspringfield.com.au @MahaSinnathamby Maha is a Brisbane-based entrepreneur who cites Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda as his inspirations and is the visionary behind the ‘World’s Best Master Planned Community’, Greater Springfield, as awarded by the International Real Estate Federation. Maha has himself said on many an occasion, “I have learnt far, far more from my failures … Read more
My name is Elspeth and I’m a long time user of the Library. The first time I came here was with my grandma when I was a kid, and it was really different back then: I remember they had something like a confectionary display made out of sugar! And it seemed there were more books … Read more
On Sunday 22 July, 100 young writers gathered at State Library of Queensland for the second ever Young Writers Conference, and the 2018 Young Writers Award ceremony. While the Young Writers Award is now in its 22nd year, the Young Writers Conference is a recent initiative developed by State Library’s Reading and Writing team. A day-long … Read more
The renewed vision for Queensland public libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Centres will be unveiled at the Asia-Pacific Library and Information Conference at the end of the month. Realising our potential: A vision for Queensland public libraries (the Vision) is a shared and aspirational vision for the future of public libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Centres that … Read more
Visit us and Let’s Play House The Corner at State Library of Queensland (State Library) is a play based space for under 8s. Let’s Play House is the new Corner theme which is reset three times each calendar year to activate play based learning with fresh and engaging experiences for young patrons. Theme changes provide … Read more
Free library service for Queensland travellers RLQ tourist card membership If you’re travelling through outback and regional Queensland why not become a Rural Libraries Queensland (RLQ) tourist member and get free access to library services and collections at more than 60 branches across the state? From Normanton to Birdsville there’s an RLQ library wherever you’re … Read more
