View the latest media releases, media packs, and relevant Ministerial statements below. Want to know more? For additional information, images, or interview requests, please contact the Communications team on +61 7 3842 9847 or at media@slq.qld.gov.au. State Library media releases Media release • 10 February 2020 $347,465 IN GRANTS FOR QUEENSLAND LIBRARIES A rugby league star who champions literacy, a travelling pop-up library and singing sessions at a local pool are just some of the innovative public library initiatives to benefit from $347,465 in State Government grants. Download media release Media release • 18 November 2019 THE ELDER, THE BROKEN SPEAR AND JAMES COOK: HISTORY FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE James Cook’s Endeavour Journal (1768-71) and an Aboriginal oral history will provide a unique view of the British explorer’s historic voyage in a new State Library of Queensland exhibition opening this week. Download media release Media release • 12 November 2019 WINNERS OF THE 2019 QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARDS ANNOUNCED Outstanding works of fiction and non-fiction were celebrated as winners of the 2019 Queensland Literary Awards were announced at a ceremony at State Library of Queensland. Download media release Media release • 4 November 2019 QUEENSLAND SENIORS RECEIVE TECH SAVVY SUPPORT Queensland seniors will benefit from $285,000 in funding in 2019-20 to beat social isolation through the Tech Savvy Seniors program. Download media release Media release • 30 October 2019 STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND WINS TWO NATIONAL TRUST (QUEENSLAND) AWARDS A popular exhibition about a married couple who cruised the streets in a Cadillac in the 1960s and ‘70s taking hundreds of thousands of photos of Queensland homes has won two 2019 Queensland Heritage Awards at a ceremony in Brisbane last night. Download media release Media release • 14 October 2019 STATE LIBRARY ANNOUNCES 2019 YOUNG WRITERS AWARD WINNER A poignant story about a son’s trip back to China to scatter his father’s ashes has won the State Library of Queensland’s 2019 Young Writers Award. Download media release Media release • 30 September 2019 QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARDS SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED The 2019 Queensland Literary Awards has attracted a record number of entries, with the shortlist of literary hopefuls vying for $253,500 in prize money. Download media release Media release • 16 September 2019 MILKSHAKES AND MEMORIES — STATE LIBRARY EXPLORES THE HISTORY OF GREEK CAFES Banana splits and fish ‘n’ chips are on the menu at State Library of Queensland from 27 September with a new exhibition that explores the delicious history of Greek cafes. Download media release Media release • 28 August 2019 $894,996 IN GRANTS FOR QUEENSLAND PUBLIC LIBRARIES Projects that create inclusive spaces for people with disabilities, capture cultural capital or support new parents are some of the exciting Queensland public library initiatives to benefit from nearly $894,996 in State Government grants, administered by State Library of Queensland. Download media release Media release • 5 August 2019 MAD HATTERS AND MERRY-GO-ROUNDS AT STATE LIBRARY Discover the lighter side of politics with the Behind the Lines and Swings and Roundabouts exhibition at State Library of Queensland from 15 August. Download media release Media release • 17 July 2019 BUDERIM GINGER WINS QUEENSLAND BUSINESS HISTORY AWARD Buderim Ginger was awarded the prestigious 2019 Queensland Business History Award at Wednesday night’s Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame induction dinner in Brisbane. Download media release Media release • 29 May 2019 ROYAL MENUS TO RAILWAY MAPS — STATE LIBRARY WINNERS TO TRACK PRINTING OFFICE HISTORY The visual history of the Queensland Government Printing Office will be explored by the winners of a prestigious State Library of Queensland award. Download media release Media release • 8 May 2019 COUNTRY, CULTURE AND NATURE INSPIRE 2019 BLACK&WRITE! FELLOWS Connection to Country and the natural world is the inspiration for two stories aimed at young people and children, which will be developed as part of the 2019 black&write! Fellowships. Download media release Media release • 23 April 2019 INDIGENOUS RADIO MAKES WAVES AT STATE LIBRARY Stories of rebellion and reclamation will be explored in a new State Library of Queensland showcase opening 4 May that celebrates the first Indigenous radio station in an Australian capital city. Download media release Media release • 23 April 2019 RARE BOOK THAT STARTED ANZAC DAY TRADITION RECOGNISED BY UNESCO WORLD REGISTER A century-old book that established Anzac Day as an event of national remembrance has been added to the prestigious UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register. Download media release Media release • 21 March 2019 SAVING LOST LANGUAGES AT STATE LIBRARY Century-old documents held at State Library of Queensland hold the key to the revival of near extinct Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders languages. Download media release Media release • 9 February 2019 EXHIBITION TELLS STORY OF BLACKBIRDING IN QUEENSLAND Tricked, kidnapped and enslaved; the history of the strength and resilience of Australian South Sea Islanders is explored in State Library of Queensland’s newest exhibition opening 16 February. Download media release Media release • 8 February 2019 CRIME QUEEN LYNDA LA PLANTE TALKS REVENGE AT STATE LIBRARY British crime queen, Lynda La Plante, will discuss her new book, Widows’ Revenge, at State Library of Queensland on 13 February. Download media release Media release • 8 February 2019 $60,000 IN FELLOWSHIPS FOR QUEENSLAND RESEARCHERS Applications for State Library of Queensland’s annual research fellowships are now open. Download media release Media release • 17 December 2018 ROBOT RACES AND CARDBOARD CASTLES AT STATE LIBRARY THIS SUMMER About 30,000 children and their families are expected to step into a world of art, stories and play with the State Library of Queensland’s Summer Festival from 31 December. Download media release Media release • 3 December 2018 KIDS CAN BEAT ACADEMIC SLUMP WITH SUMMER READING CLUB The national Summer Reading Club has kicked off, with Australian children expected to read half a million books in December and January, helping to stop the ‘summer slide’. Download media release Media release • 26 November 2018 THE COUPLE, THE CADILLAC AND THE CAMERA A husband and wife who cruised the streets in a pink Cadillac in the 1960s and ‘70s taking hundreds of thousands of photos of Queensland homes feature in a major new State Library of Queensland exhibition opening 7 December. Download media release Media release • 21 November 2018 QUEENSLAND CONSERVATOR WINS NATIONAL PRIZE A State Library of Queensland conservator was crowned national Conservator of the Year at a special ceremony in Melbourne last night. Download media release Media release • 7 November 2018 AN ARSONIST AND AN ADMIRAL IN CONVERSATION IN STATE LIBRARY FIRST A loner. A twisted mind. A devastating firestorm. Download media release Media release • 23 October 2018 WINNERS OF THE 2018 QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARDS ANNOUNCED Real life events explored through both non-fiction and fiction have been revealed as winners at tonight’s 2018 Queensland Literary Awards ceremony at State Library of Queensland. Download media release Media release • 22 September 2018 STATE LIBRARY COMMEMORATES 100 YEARS OF PALM ISLAND The story of a Palm Island boat builder who saved his people’s language from extinction is revealed in a new State Library of Queensland showcase opening today. Download media release Media release • 31 August 2018 EXCEPTIONAL AUSTRALIAN WRITERS REVEALED AS FINALISTS IN QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARDS Stories from Queensland’s most exciting young writers and new work from Australian publishing heavyweights are finalists in the prestigious Queensland Literary Awards for 2018. Download media release Ministerial statements View the latest relevant media statements from Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for the Arts, the Honourable Leeanne Enoch. Ministerial release • 12 December 2018 SUMMER SIZZLES AT THE CULTURAL CENTRE The Queensland Cultural Centre is heating up for a summer holiday season of arts and cultural adventure with a sizzling program of exhibitions, performances and activities. View statement Ministerial release • 24 October 2018 2018 QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARD WINNERS SHOW OFF LOCAL TALENT The Palaszczuk Government has congratulated this year’s line-up of talented writers at the Queensland Literary Awards, including the winners of the prestigious Queensland Premier’s Awards. View statement Ministerial release • 1 August 2018 CULTURAL CENTRE ATTRACTS 7 MILLION VISITORS IN 2017–2018 Brisbane’s Cultural Centre continues to thrive, attracting a record 7 million visitors in 2017-18, Minister for the Arts Leeanne Enoch said today. View statement Ministerial release • 24 September 2018 TOOWOOMBA'S ALIVE WITH SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ARTS AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES When it comes to fun and engaging STEM and early literacy activities this school holidays, Toowoomba children and families are spoiled for choice. View statement