Calendar of events

April 2013

Monday 1st

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Guy playing phone game

Play your way through the latest and greatest video and mobile games Queensland has to offer.

Parlour games

We’re super-sizing games in The Parlour this summer!

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Tuesday 2nd

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Parlour games

We’re super-sizing games in The Parlour this summer!

Guy playing phone game

Play your way through the latest and greatest video and mobile games Queensland has to offer.

Tim Jackman

Get ready as Tim Jackman hickory dickory rocks the SLQ Gallery!

black&write!

Join Australia’s rising Indigenous literary stars in an evening of words, reflections and stories.

Wednesday 3rd

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Guy playing phone game

Play your way through the latest and greatest video and mobile games Queensland has to offer.

Parlour games

We’re super-sizing games in The Parlour this summer!

The Booky Factory

Join us to craft your own book selecting robot.

Scratch characters

Learn how to use Scratch to create your own a-mazing game!

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Thursday 4th

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Social Media in Times of Crisis

Come and explore the use of social media and online communication in times of crisis.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Scratch characters

Learn how to use Scratch to create your own a-mazing game!

Guy playing phone game

Play your way through the latest and greatest video and mobile games Queensland has to offer.

The Booky Factory

Join us to craft your own book selecting robot.

Parlour games

We’re super-sizing games in The Parlour this summer!

Tim Jackman

Get ready as Tim Jackman hickory dickory rocks the SLQ Gallery!

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Hack the evening

The Edge is hosting weekly meet-ups for all those who want to apply your skills to building interactive installations.

Friday 5th

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Parlour games

We’re super-sizing games in The Parlour this summer!

Guy playing phone game

Play your way through the latest and greatest video and mobile games Queensland has to offer.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

The Booky Factory

Join us to craft your own book selecting robot.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Saturday 6th

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Parlour games

We’re super-sizing games in The Parlour this summer!

Guy playing phone game

Play your way through the latest and greatest video and mobile games Queensland has to offer.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

The Booky Factory

Join us to craft your own book selecting robot.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Sunday 7th

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Guy playing phone game

Play your way through the latest and greatest video and mobile games Queensland has to offer.

The Booky Factory

Join us to craft your own book selecting robot.

Parlour games

We’re super-sizing games in The Parlour this summer!

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Memento

Director Christopher Nolan’s landmark meditation on the nature of truth, memory and guilt.

Monday 8th

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Parlour games

We’re super-sizing games in The Parlour this summer!

Guy playing phone game

Play your way through the latest and greatest video and mobile games Queensland has to offer.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

The Booky Factory

Join us to craft your own book selecting robot.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Tuesday 9th

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

In this special family workshop learn storytelling techniques and enjoy playtime with props.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

The Booky Factory

Join us to craft your own book selecting robot.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Parlour games

We’re super-sizing games in The Parlour this summer!

Guy playing phone game

Play your way through the latest and greatest video and mobile games Queensland has to offer.

Tim Jackman

Get ready as Tim Jackman hickory dickory rocks the SLQ Gallery!

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

In this special family workshop learn storytelling techniques and enjoy playtime with props.

UQ Lecture Series

Join forward-thinking architects as they explore issues within, around and beyond the city.

Wednesday 10th

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Guy playing phone game

Play your way through the latest and greatest video and mobile games Queensland has to offer.

Parlour games

We’re super-sizing games in The Parlour this summer!

The Booky Factory

Join us to craft your own book selecting robot.

Scratch characters

Learn how to use Scratch to create your own a-mazing game!

YT black&write!

Listen to the stories of diverse Indigenous storytellers that inspire us, drive us and keep us connected.

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Thursday 11th

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Responsive Project Talk

Join influential British designer Ken Garland as he addresses the theme of identity.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Parlour games

We’re super-sizing games in The Parlour this summer!

Scratch characters

Learn how to use Scratch to create your own a-mazing game!

The Booky Factory

Join us to craft your own book selecting robot.

Guy playing phone game

Play your way through the latest and greatest video and mobile games Queensland has to offer.

Tim Jackman

Get ready as Tim Jackman hickory dickory rocks the SLQ Gallery!

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Hack the evening

The Edge is hosting weekly meet-ups for all those who want to apply your skills to building interactive installations.

Australian Heroines of WWI

In her latest work, Susanna tells the story of eight courageous women.

Friday 12th

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Responsive Project Talk

Join influential British designer Ken Garland as he addresses the theme of identity.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

The Booky Factory

Join us to craft your own book selecting robot.

Guy playing phone game

Play your way through the latest and greatest video and mobile games Queensland has to offer.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Parlour games

We’re super-sizing games in The Parlour this summer!

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Ninja

Stay up late at the library with play-off’s, meet-ups, demos, and music.

Saturday 13th

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Guy playing phone game

Play your way through the latest and greatest video and mobile games Queensland has to offer.

The Booky Factory

Join us to craft your own book selecting robot.

Parlour games

We’re super-sizing games in The Parlour this summer!

Top Secret Storytellers Clubhouse

The Top Secret Storytellers are back by popular demand!

urBNE film festival

A day of films, critical discussion and networking

Sunday 14th

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Guy playing phone game

Play your way through the latest and greatest video and mobile games Queensland has to offer.

Parlour games

We’re super-sizing games in The Parlour this summer!

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

fell to earth

David Bowie is the ambassador and only hope for an alien world.

Monday 15th

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Tuesday 16th

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Tim Jackman

Get ready as Tim Jackman hickory dickory rocks the SLQ Gallery!

UQ Lecture Series

Join forward-thinking architects as they explore issues within, around and beyond the city.

Wednesday 17th

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Game Changers

An opportunity to listen to prominent business leader Heath Goddard, of Pillow Talk.

Thursday 18th

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Tim Jackman

Get ready as Tim Jackman hickory dickory rocks the SLQ Gallery!

Conservation Clinic

One-on-one consultations offering advice on how to maximise the longevity of your personal treasures.

Hack the evening

The Edge is hosting weekly meet-ups for all those who want to apply your skills to building interactive installations.

Friday 19th

Upper Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1982. Image courtesy Juno Gemes

Politics and protests surrounding the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Saturday 20th

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

Freelance Marketplace

Join UQP publishing professionals as they provide the inside scoop on the publishing industry.

Sunday 21st

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Staff picnic in the Darling Downs, 1877, Davenport Album, John Oxley Library, SLQ 9949

19th century pastoral life on the Darling Downs comes alive in this intimate exhibition of treasures at SLQ.

machinist

An eerie journey into the twilight world of denial and possible redemption.

Monday 22nd

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

anzac week

A hands-on white gloves experience, looking at some of SLQ’s rarest and most precious original war materials.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Tuesday 23rd

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

anzac week

A hands-on white gloves experience, looking at some of SLQ’s rarest and most precious original war materials.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Tim Jackman

Get ready as Tim Jackman hickory dickory rocks the SLQ Gallery!

UQ Lecture Series

Join forward-thinking architects as they explore issues within, around and beyond the city.

Wednesday 24th

APDL PD day

Learn to use design thinking to develop the capabilities of successful and creative 21st century citizens.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

anzac week

A hands-on white gloves experience, looking at some of SLQ’s rarest and most precious original war materials.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Nightmare Alley

As part of our SLiQFlicks Carers Sessions program everyone is invited to vote for what gets screened this April.

QLD WW1

Join guest panellists in conversation with Dr Kate Evans discussing the enduring legacy of World War One for Queenslanders.

Thursday 25th

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Tim Jackman

Get ready as Tim Jackman hickory dickory rocks the SLQ Gallery!

Hack the evening

The Edge is hosting weekly meet-ups for all those who want to apply your skills to building interactive installations.

Friday 26th

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Babble-on

Hitch a free ride to the exotic musical world of Babble-on.

Saturday 27th

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Sunday 28th

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Old Boy

Oldboy is the winner of this month's audience vote.

Tea & Music

Help us recreate Queensland’s very first band concert in the City Botanic Gardens.

Monday 29th

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Sheep & kite by Judy Horacek

Picture book fun for schools, with Judy Horacek!

yrw history

Nominate your top senior history students for a practical research history workshop.

Growl by Judy Horacek

Picture book fun for schools, with Judy Horacek!

Tuesday 30th

yrw history

Nominate your top senior history students for a practical research history workshop.

Sheep & kite by Judy Horacek

Picture book fun for schools, with Judy Horacek!

Australian Backyard

The Corner is a creative play space for under 8s, their family, friends and carers.

Mr & Mrs Trackson in the steam Locomobile, 1902, Author: Unidentified, Image number: APA-003-01-0004

Showcasing unique and rare items from the past 200 years.

Tim Jackman

Get ready as Tim Jackman hickory dickory rocks the SLQ Gallery!

Growl by Judy Horacek

Picture book fun for schools, with Judy Horacek!

UQ Lecture Series

Join forward-thinking architects as they explore issues within, around and beyond the city.

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