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Calling all poetry lovers! This #PoetryMonth we're partnering with Red Room Poetry, BBC and ABC to bring you a huge program of events, workshops and readings from 29-31 August. See the full program: sl.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/poetr…
Congratulations to Charlotte Wood! 👏 #BookerPrize2024 Lyndal Irons took this portrait of Charlotte at the recent Sydney Writers' Festival. It is now part of the Library's collection: collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nvgpXRz1
Spring has come early! Our latest #Openbook features words by Ali Cobby Eckermann, Fiona Katauskas, Peter Hobbins, monique rooney, @geoffmuse & images by matthew abbott 🔥🌏, Anne Zalhalka & Joy M Lai. Delivered exclusively to Friends. Join today: sl.nsw.gov.au/openbook
These photographs of women in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra were taken #OTD in 1944 by Ivan Ive for Pix Magazine. #ThrowbackThursday #SydneySymphonyOrchestra Sydney Symphony Orchestra See more: ow.ly/Yp1B50T9liC
An old shoebox full of memories. ❤️ The Library has just acquired a precious collection of 100+ letters penned by WWII Physiotherapist Winifred Smith (1911-1965). Read Julie Power's The Sydney Morning Herald story: ow.ly/trF350Tc5f3
Ever wondered why there are so many Australian White Ibis in Sydney? Join Coral Thomas Fellow, Associate Professor Nancy Cushing, BA Hons, PhD (History), at the Library next Tuesday 10 September to find out. #SLNSWFellows #Fellowships Free scholar talk, register here: ow.ly/Rb0Z50TeSHT
The Young People’s History Prize is awarded to ‘Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky’ by Rebecca Lim. Allen & Unwin #NSWPHA sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/young-p…
The NSW Community & Regional History Prize is awarded to ‘Reaching Through Time: Finding my family’s stories by Shauna Bostock’. #NSWPHA Allen & Unwin sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/nsw-com…
The General History Prize is awarded to ‘Systemic Silencing: Activism, Memory, and Sexual Violence in Indonesia’ by Katharine E. McGregor. #NSWPHA U of Wisconsin Press sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/general…
The Australian History Prize is awarded to ‘Courting: An Intimate History of Love and the Law’ by Alecia Simmonds. #NSWPHA Black Inc. La Trobe University sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/austral…