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Call for Queensland natural disaster records
Help us record the events of the 2011 floods and Cyclone Yasi for future generations. Contribute your images and videos as well as websites you found useful during the crises, flyers distributed at the evacuation centres, posters and placards. Premier Anna Bligh has already heeded our call and donated her speech notes from the famous We are Queenslanders speech.
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Sharing our collection
In December the State Library began sharing 50,000 copyright-free Queensland images with Wikimedia Commons users. This is the largest collection donated by any Australian cultural institution to date. More than 200 images have already been used in Wikipedia articles across 32 languages. And the image of a young woman riding on the back of a turtle from 1930 has been used on five different Wikipedia pages, including the French page about turtles.
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John Oxley Library Fellowship 2011
The State Library, with the assistance of the Queensland Library Foundation, is now calling for nominations for the 2011 John Oxley Library Fellowship, valued at $20,000. The Fellowship encourages research and promotion of our unique Queensland stories.
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The Edge is back!
Due to The Edge building remaining closed for flood-related repairs, we've opened up a temporary centre in the Studio, on level 1 of the State Library building. Come and book time on the Macs or chill in the garden bays.
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Events
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The psychology of happiness
Wed 9 Mar, 6pm
Discover why some people are naturally happy and optimistic as Professor Bill von Hippel and Kari Sutton discuss how levels of happiness are affected by people's general character and events in their lives.
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Yarnin' time with Aunty Ruth Hegarty
Wed 9 Mar, 11 am
Connect with local elder, author, activist and educator, Aunty Ruth Hegarty who was added to the list of Queensland Greats in 2010 for her tireless campaigning for a fair go for her people.
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Asia Pacific Design Library Lecture Series
Every Tuesday from 15 Mar, 6 pm
Interested in design? Join forward thinking creative designers and architects at this weekly lecture series for discussion and debate on a diverse set of industry-related topics.
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Tea and music - Songs from the heart
Tue 29 Mar, 10.30 am
Join soulful jazz singer Melissa Western and pianist Tnee Dyer as they perform beautiful, heartfelt songs of love and romance, followed by high tea.
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Sustainable Supper
Wed 6 Mar, 6pm
Moving into the next decade, Australia no longer has the assurance that produce will be fresh, local and reasonably priced. Join Geoff Wilson, Tim Lang, and Professor Geoff Lawrence, as they tackle the issue of food security on a global basis, and explore the prospect of fresher and healthier urban food in Brisbane.
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Exhibitions
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Of love and war - last days!
Until 6 Mar
Explore the relationships forged during times of conflict, and the emotions felt by couples as a result of separation, loss and reunion with the Australian War Memorial travelling exhibition, Of love and war – closes this Sunday.
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Behind the lines: the year's best cartoons 2009
Until 3 Apr
Come and match wits with Australia's leading political cartoonists in this popular annual travelling exhibition from the National Museum of Australia.
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Gunggari dunthee: Mitchell country
Until 29 Apr
The unique landscape of Mitchell, Western Queensland, is captured in images taken by local people which reflect the diversity, beauty and complexity of Gungarri country.
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Children and families
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Our Place
10am - 5pm daily
Step into a world built entirely from children's imaginations! Tea party in a crooked house, fish for wildly colourful critters, or rest and read under an autumn tree. Every day from 10am-12noon join us for a creative adventure with our team of arts-workers.
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Storytime in The Corner
Join internationally acclaimed children's author and illustrator, Trace Moroney, for a very special story-time exploring the things you love!
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Queensland Library Foundation: be part of it!
The State Library houses important collections and artefacts which tell the story of our past and present. It's our story. And by donating to the Queensland Library Foundation, you can become a part of preserving it for future generations.
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Brisbane Writers Festival
Meet Andrew O'Hagan
Fri 11 Mar, 6:30pm |$25 / $20 (BWF members)
Join Andrew O'Hagan in conversation with Chair Stuart Glover at a Brisbane Writers Festival bookend event, as they discuss Andrew's latest book The Life And Opinions Of Maf The Dog And Of His Friend Marilyn Monroe and much more besides. Buy your copy of the book from the Library Shop and have it signed after the event.
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Learning: workshops and information sessions
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| 3 Mar - Conservation Clinic |
| 3 Mar - New to SLQ |
| 11 Mar - Newspaper resources for family historians |
| 18 Mar - Read all about it - Newspapers at the State Library |
| 22 Mar - Google it |
| 24 Mar - Exploring the State Library online |
| 26 Mar - Digitising without damage |
| 30 Mar - Getting started in family history |
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Webcast
Extreme weather
Listen as Ian Townsend introduces the social and political side of extreme weather phenomena through the context of one of Australia's deadliest natural disasters.
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Indulge your love of books at The Library Shop. We have a wonderful range of calendars and diaries and there are books galore for the whole family.
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Licensed venue. Available for full functions and catering
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