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Guests at the opening ceremony of the Brisbane City Hall
7 April 2020

90th anniversary of the opening of Brisbane City Hall

Brisbane City Hall opened on this day 90 years ago after a decade of construction.…
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Golden casket art union Queensland state lottery golden jubilee 1917-1967
3 April 2020

Who Were the Queensland Government Printing Office “Devils”?

Guest Bloggers Louise Martin-Chew and Matthew Wengert, 2019 John Oxley Library Fellows. Louise Martin-Chew and…
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Block of units in Amaroo Drive Buderim Queensland 1969
2 April 2020

Vale Gabriel Poole, architect

Gabriel Poole (1934-2020) is one of the most significant architects to have emerged from Queensland.…
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Mother and two children sharing a book outside
31 March 2020

How books can help your child with big emotions

Children may be little, but they sure do come with some big feelings. Big emotions…
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A woman sitting on a verandah with a book open on her lap
26 March 2020

Keep calm and read

The world is a scary and confusing place right now, but we want you to…
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Picture of a woman at a desk talking on the telephone
24 March 2020

Working from home: What you need to know and how State Library can help

As we enter a new era of working from home, telecommuting and social distancing we…
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