Model maker Peter urgently needed plans for a timber model he was working on. But it was May 2020, and the Library was closed. Read more State Library of NSW
Ever yours with love, Charlie Charlie Pike wrote some 160 letters to Violet, his sweetheart, which have been recently donated to the Library. Read more State Library of NSW
In favour of bad art Jess Scully, Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney, shares her thoughts on 'bad art'. Read more State Library of NSW
Libraries on the move Getting to the local library isn’t always easy for Australians living in regional and remote communities, when the nearest branch may be hours away. But with mobile libraries there to bridge the gap it makes life a little easier. Read more State Library of NSW
The divine Dante The great Italian poet Dante Alighieri died in Ravenna, in northern Italy, in 1321. Seven hundred years later, the literary world is commemorating the life of a writer who is considered the father of the Italian language. Read more State Library of NSW
Self-portrait: Anchuli Felicia King A stage and screen writer considers what freedom means now. Read more State Library of NSW
Speaking his mind A lifelong activist’s early diaries and photographs are a compelling record of grassroots activism in Sydney in the 1970s. Read more State Library of NSW
Sense of wonder A high school student found surprising and poetic insights in interviews with gay men recorded in the 1980s. Read more State Library of NSW