State Library of WA

We're on the hunt for judges for the WA Premier's Book Awards. You don't have to be an expert, you just have to love reading! EOIs close on 6 Feb 2024. Apply now slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/award…

🛎️ Important Announcement! 🛎️ This year the Perth Comic Arts Festival will be taking place in the State Library of WA for both our Academy Day AND Market Day! PCAF feels right at home surrounded by books, and we're very excited to partner with the SLWA team across both days.

We’re on the hunt for judges for the 2024 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards! If you’re a dedicated reader, writer, storyteller, poet, editor, academic, publisher, researcher or other interested party this could be for you. slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/award…

Calling all WA writers: The 2024 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards are now open with a total prize pool of $120,000! For more information, including how to enter, visit slwa.wa.gov.au

Homecoming' was a celebration of the history of WA jazz. This wonderful one-off concert and heritage event at the @statelibrarywa acknowledged 50 years of @PerthJazz Society and 40 years of WAYJO! 📷 Tashi Hall #perthjazz #jazzhistory #legendsofjazz #westernaustralia

Overlooked: #WesternAustralia and Our Place in the Universe bit.ly/48aMj8x - Explore the stories of #people and #archives behind discovery and exploration with Dr Natasha Hurley-Walker @ColourfulCosmos and the volunteers from @perthobs plus local author Julia Lawrinson

The 2024 @perthfest Writers Weekend full program is now live! View the program and get your tickets 🎟️ buff.ly/3EjdGjs

The 16 Days in WA campaign runs from 25 November to 10 December 2023. The 2023 campaign theme is Stopping Family and Domestic Violence: Play your part. To find out more information visit 16days.wa.gov.au #16DaysInWA #PlayYourPart

How do you capture the scale of WA’s incredible biodiversity? For John Hutchinson, the answer lay in recording the state’s birdlife. Sound Twitcher is a short doco that profiles this remarkable man's journey to document the world of birdsong. TICKETS: slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/wa-re…

🔍 Unlocking the Past. We're partnering with @statelibrarywa in a dynamic two-day symposium exploring the impact of slavery on early Australia. Featuring keynotes, panels and a yarning circle. 🗓️ Dec 1-2, State Library. Details 👇🏼 #UWA @lydon_jane96035 bit.ly/3uuHp7j

Congratulations to the 2023 Margaret Medcalf Award winner: 'The Lives and Legacies of a Carceral Island: a Biographical History of Wadjemup/Rottnest Island' a book by Ann Curthoys, Shino Konishi and Alexandra Ludewig!

Our fabulous CEO Will Yeoman in serious conversation with Julia Baird (@bairdjulia) at Tuesday night's sell-out event in partnership with @boffinsbooks and the @statelibrarywa 🌟

Explore the legacies and history of British Slavery and how this impacted colonial Australia at the Australian Legacies of Slavery conference on 1 & 2 December 2023. Tickets available NOW: slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/austr…

Shimmy on over to our latest e-newsletter to discover what's on at the State Library of WA, including a number of music and literature events. createsend.com/t/i-FD459F135F…

Albany's Famous Gardeners is an album written by Jameson Feakes in response to material from the State Library's collections. Jameson will launch the album in a one-off event, performing live with his band. Tickets are free, but limited: slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/alban…

CALLING ALL JAZZ LOVERS, get your tickets now for 'Homecoming: A Celebration of WA Jazz History', a one-off live music and heritage event in partnership with Perth Jazz Society and @WAYJO For tickets and more info slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/homec…

Please note that the Leah Jane Cohen Reading Room will be closed from 4pm today (7 November 2023). We apologise for the inconvenience.

🎟️ Tickets on sale now for the 2024 Perth Festival Writers Weekend pre-sale events! buff.ly/3EjdGjs @perthfest @statelibrarywa

We want to hear from you! Help the State Library of WA improve by completing our annual survey: slwa.wa.gov.au/news/annual-cl… It should only take between 5-10 minutes to complete and you could win one of 10 x $100 Myer vouchers.

The 2024 Perth Festival Writers Weekend pre-sale events are now live! 📚 You can view the pre-sale program here: buff.ly/498TsXO General tickets on sale 12pm AWST on Monday 30 October. #PFWW2024 @perthfest @statelibrarywa