2012 Media Releases
Richard Giles and Sonja Heath appointed to Library Board of Western Australia.
An exhibition exploring the way early colonists related to their new home in Western Australia is on
display at the State Library of Western Australia.
Wade Davis, an anthropologist, ethnobotanist, author and photographer, he has
extraordinary experiences to tell. And he wants to tell you.
The State Library of Western Australia is proud to present Wade Davis whose work has
focused on worldwide indigenous cultures, especially in North and South America and
particularly involving the traditional uses and beliefs associated with psychoactive plants.
T.A.G. Hungerford Award winner Jacqueline Wright will be talking with Vogel Award winner Julienne van Loon about the struggle to become a published author at the State Library’s Love2Read Cafe on Saturday 27 October from 3.30 to 4.30pm.
John Day media release on the acquisition of Mary Anne Friend's diary which includes eye-witness account of colony’s establishment.
Want to read outdoors but not into sun, sand and beach? Perth’s Love2Read Café is opening again
by popular demand in the Perth Cultural Centre outside the State Library of Western Australia.
John Day media release on the acquisition a rare historical archive of letters, memoirs and diaries associated with pioneer Resident Magistrate Robert Fairbairn (1841-1922) in the colony of Western Australia.
Skeletons will be streaming out of the closet this National Family History Week from 1 - 3 August, with the State Library promoting its Family History Service and free access to a cache of online resources that a general internet search won’t find!
Culture and the Arts Minister John Day media release on the 2011 Premier's Book Awards.
The Library Board of Western Australia held a special meeting to celebrate the 60th anniversary of its first meeting on July 3, 1952.
The City of Fremantle was announced as the 2012 winner of the Library Board of Western Australia Award for Excellence at a function at the State Library during Library & Information Week 2012.
Culture and the Arts Minister John Day media release on the Legal Deposit Act 2012.
The State Library of Western Australia encourages all Western Australians to pick up a book and get reading during National Library and Information Week, 20 - 26 May.
The State Library is pleased to announce the launch of Get-It!
Get-It is a free online service that enables State Library members to access stock held by any public library throughout Western Australia via an online search and request system.
The State Library has recently launched Your Enquiry Service (YES), an online enquiry service for all Western Australian information seekers.
Historian, collector and long-time State Library supporter, Mr Lindsay Peet, will be honoured as a Fellow of the Library Board of Western Australia at a ceremony on 3 April 2012.
See what made the news in 2011
The winning entries of the 2012 WA Press Photographer of the Year Awards are now on show at the State Library of Western Australia.
Craig Silvey’s tale of heartbreak and a dark secret, Jasper Jones, has been chosen as one of the eight books which Australians have decided will be the National Year of Reading 2012 collection.
The Library Board of Western Australia Award for Excellence recognises excellence and innovation in the library sector by any person, library or organisation in Western Australia. This annual award reflects the Library Board's leadership role in guiding and encouraging the provision of all library services throughout the State.
The State Library of Western Australia’s flagship initiative to kick-start the National Year of Reading in 2012 is the Love2Read Café - an outdoor reading room and book café. The Love2Read Café is a new venue in the Perth Cultural Centre where people can relax with their favourite reading material this summer.