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State Librarian Lea Giles-Peters has signalled the beginning of an exciting new phase for The Edge, a digital centre for young people at the Cultural Centre, with construction ending today.

"The facility, based at the State Library of Queensland, has undergone a $10.15 million makeover over the past six months to adapt the former auditorium building into The Edge – a creative new space with a focus on learning, making, sharing and presenting using contemporary tools and critical ideas," Ms Giles-Peters said.

Through the eyes of Australia’s top cartoonists, Australian politics in 2008 is captured in an exhibition opening at the State Library of Queensland on 21 November.

The National Museum of Australia’s annual exhibition Behind the Lines: The Year’s Best Cartoons 2008, features more than 80 cartoons covering major events of the year.

Mounted Queensland Police elves will provide a VIP escort for Murri Claus when he makes his annual visit to the State Library of Queensland on Saturday 5 December. Children and families are invited to join the Murri Minstrels and welcome Murri Claus back to the State Library for a unique Australian Christmas celebration.

The Manifesto of the Australian Labour Party (1892) has returned home after being present under the new Tree of Knowledge Memorial at Premier Bligh’s 19th community cabinet in Barcaldine.

Ms Bligh said it was a historic moment with the Manifesto to return to the exact point where it was first read aloud over a century ago.

“UNESCO recently named the The Manifesto of the Australian Labour Party (1892) a document of international significance,” she said.

Documents relating to Indigenous languages, the voyage of the First Fleet and the foundation of the colony of New South Wales, the convict system, and the establishment of private legal transactions in the growing colony have been inscribed on UNESCO’s Australian Memory of the World Register for documentary heritage of world significance.

A new exhibition at the State Library of Queensland Meriba Gidhal: Torres Strait Island Treasures of the Margaret Lawrie Collection is a fascinating insight into the myths and legends of the Torres Strait Islander people.

Queensland’s hottest slam poets are heading to the State Library of Queensland on Saturday 17 October, to battle it out for the State title of the Australian Poetry Slam 09.

Premier Anna Bligh has welcomed the UNESCO decision to name the The Manifesto of the Australian Labour Party (1892) a document of international significance.

The Manifesto is now among 35 items of exceptional value that have been added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register placing it in the same league as the Magna Carta which is also on the list.

State Librarian Lea Giles-Peters today announced leading New York architect and designer Michael Sorkin as guest speaker at the State Library of Queensland’s inaugural Nielson Design Lecture (6 November).

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.

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.