State Library of Queensland website news

Three new digital stories

Three new digital stories created in conjunction with the Yugambeh Museum are now available on Queensland Stories. They tell the stories of Indigenous people living in the Yugambeh language area, around Beenleigh. View them here.

Australian Poetry Slam 2009

Slam is open to all people and all forms of poetry including verse, comic, hip hop, spoken word monologues, beat and any other style you can imagine!

Slam heats will take place in eight locations across Queensland and the heat winners will compete in the State finals at the State Library on Saturday 17 October.

Come along to one of the free performance poetry workshops before the slam to develop your performance and stage technique.

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White Gloves Tour Rockhampton

First ever state-wide tour of rare original treasures from the John Oxley Library Collection

Queenslanders across the state will have a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with original treasures from the State Library of Queensland on a first ever state-wide tour.

NAIDOC Week

Brisbane is the focus city for NAIDOC Week Celebrations this year. The theme is Respecting our Elders, Nurturing our Youth.

Image of the week - 6 July 2009

In this view taken from Bowen Terrace at New Farm, construction is almost complete on Brisbane's iconic Story Bridge in October, 1939.

Storylines

Storylines - Q150 digital stories celebrates Queensland’s distinctive identity by documenting our people, places and memories during the State’s sesquicentennial year. In partnership with the Q150 Office, over 70 new digital stories are being created as part of the Storylines project.

The Storylines collection also features digital stories made by community groups and individuals in receipt of Q150 funding.

Check out the first two stories in Storylines: The journey from Yassou to g'day and Becoming Queensland

At our table blog

At Our Table is hosting 10 special event gatherings throughout Queensland. Each event will bring together a particular community for a culinary delight – perhaps a banquet, a dinner, a campfire or a picnic.

In the At Our Table blog, discover traditions, recipes and conversations or share your own food history and recipes online.

Queensland at Home

Robert Davidson and Topology present Queensland at Home, a presentation of some of Queensland's history using footage and oral histories from State Library's archives.

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Image of the week - 29 June 2009

Doctor O'Leary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service makes an injured stockman comfortable for a flight to Mt. Isa

New ebooks at SLQ

Researching climate change? Or doing an assignment on ancient Egypt? As part of our ongoing commitment to providing quality information resources to all Queenslanders, State Library has recently purchased a further 31 e-reference titles for our online collections. You can use them from the State Library, or from home using your e-services card. They include Encyclopedia of internet technologies and applications, Climate change in context, Oxford encyclopedia of theatre and performance and Oxford encyclopedia of women in world history.

You can access these on our website through Gale Virtual Reference Library or Oxford Reference Online using the One Search catalogue e-resources tab.

Tickets selling fast for The Queen of Colours

Starting on 30 June, The Queen of Colours is sure to be a sell out show. Based on the children's book by German author Jutta Bauer, this delightful production features painting, shadow puppetry, video projection, storytelling… and a live accordion player.

Don't miss out, book your tickets now!

Final call for YWA

Pick up the pen and start writing - Young Writers Award closes soon

Aspiring young writers have until Monday 20 July to enter their short story in the State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award for a chance to win $2,000 cash.

Three new virtual scores

Australian anthem with words by James Brunton Stephens and music by Richard Thomas Jefferies is an example of a patriotic song, many of which were composed during World War One.

Brothers in arms: patriotic song with words and music by R. Molyneux Herbert was composed in the 1890s.

Loved and lost by Reginald Isbell is an early twentieth century art song.

Image of the week - 22 June 2009

Estate map of Baroona Estate showing allotments to be sold by Arthur Martin & Co, auctioneers.

Picture Queensland available through One Search

The Picture Queensland collection formerly available through the Queensland Digital Library has now been integrated into the State Library's One Search service. Search for almost 50,000 images from the photographic collections of the State Library of Queensland's John Oxley Library, reflecting Queensland's people and places, past and present.