News: friends of the library
Discovery Event with Cheryl Hoskin
Come along to this Friends of the Library event on June 30 2022 and discover one of the Library’s most beautiful rare books with Cheryl Hoskin:ÌýBerthe Hoola van Nooten’sÌýFleurs fruits et feuillages choisis de l’ile de Java,Ìýpublished in 1880.
What will research collections be like in 2121? Digital Preservation and the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Library
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Library looks after many wonderful and unique collections of manuscripts and archives. These collections may contain correspondence, diaries and notebooks, all of which provide a valuable insight into notable researchers’ experience and approach.Ìý We know that in 2021 much of this work now happens digitally.
Friends of the Library event with Garry Hiskey
Come along to the first Friends of the Library event of the year: Maralinga with Garry Hiskey on Thursday 25 March.
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Hidden Gems
Bookings essential! Join ourÌýstudents from the Elder Conservatorium in the historic Barr Smith Reading Room on Wednesday 28 October,Ìýand discover some of chamber music’s lesser-known gems.
Jane Austen: the French connection
Bookings essential! Join us on Saturday 17 October for a specialÌýbenefit concert for the Barr Smith Library with the Jane Austen Society of South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.ÌýThis will beÌýaÌýunique performance of pieces from Jane Austen’s rich collection of manuscript music books.
Indigenous inclusion in the Anzac legend
Come along to aÌýFriends of the Library Lunchtime Discovery EventÌý´Ç²Ô Thursday 6 August with the joint winner of the 2019 Hugh Martin Weir Prize, Rachel Caines.
Friends of the Library event - Long Flight Home
The final Friends of the Library event for 2019, on Wednesday 20 November,Ìýwill be a conversation with Lainie Anderson, author of - a meticulouslyÌýresearched novelisation of the first flight from England to ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥Ìýby the Smith brothers, which celebratedÌýits centenary this year.
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Friends of the Library event, Stardust and Golden
Join us on Thursday 31 October for a Friends of the Library event, with author Doug McEachern on his novel Stardust and Golden.
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Mary Lee: the life and times of a 'turbulent anarchist' and her battle for women's rights, Thursday 29 August
For this month's Friends of the Library event we are joined by author Denise George, discussing her latest book "".Ìý
Madrigal Mystery Tour
You are invited to enjoy the beautiful acoustics of the Barr Smith Library Reading Room for the Madrigal Mystery Tour by the renownedÌýÌý´Ç²Ô Sunday 1 September.
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