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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 State Library of WA

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.

🎟️ Tickets on sale now for the 2024 Perth Festival Writers Weekend pre-sale events! buff.ly/3EjdGjs perthfest State Library of WA

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

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 WA Youth Jazz Orchestra For tickets and more info slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/homec…

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…

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…

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…

Our fabulous CEO Will Yeoman in serious conversation with Julia Baird (💥Dr💥 Julia Baird) at Tuesday night's sell-out event in partnership with Boffins Books and the State Library of WA 🌟

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!

🔍 Unlocking the Past. We're partnering with State Library of WA 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 Jane Lydon bit.ly/3uuHp7j

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…

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

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

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 Dr Natasha Hurley-Walker and the volunteers from Perth Observatory plus local author Julia Lawrinson

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

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

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…

🛎️ 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 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…