Stories

22 October 2025

Monograph: Bundit Puangthong

Artist Bundit Puangthong reflects on his family and upbringing, and the core memories that inform his work in this instalment of our Monograph series.

22 September 2025

Entertaining Mr Coppin

George Coppin was one of colonial Australia's most audacious and successful showmen. A fascinating new book details his tumultuous journey to Civil War-era America.

08 September 2025

Monograph: Dr Deanne Gilson

The first instalment of the Library’s new short-format documentary series, Monograph, is on Dr Deanne Gilson.

20 August 2025

In conversation with Tim Ross

Tim Ross and Paula Bray discuss the inspiration behind his show ‘The Australian Dream?’.

Portrait of author Helen Garner. She is wearing a black long-sleeved top and has her arms crossed. There is a monstera plant in the foreground of the image, on the left side.

31 July 2025

Page Turners: Helen Garner

Watch Helen Garner in conversation with host Astrid Edwards.

Extraordinary from A to Z: Zoe Coombs Marr

21 July 2025

Zoë Coombs Marr and the most surprising Library treasures

Follow Zoë Coombs Marr on a trip to uncover one of the Library’s most surprising collections – hair. Yes, hair!

04 July 2025

Tim Ross and the most magnificent room in Melbourne

Tim Ross visits the Library to uncover some of the lesser-known facts about the La Trobe Reading Room.

25 June 2025

Introducing the 2025 fellows

This week the Library announced its 2025 Fellowship recipients. Meet the fellows and learn more about their projects.

Sammy J standing in front of Ned Kelly's armour at State Library Victoria

19 June 2025

Sammy J and the story of Ned Kelly’s greatest rival

Comedian Sammy J visits State Library Victoria to uncover the extraordinary story of Ned Kelly and Redmond Barry, one of the great feuds in Victorian history.

Black and white chess pieces on the Library's new permanent stone chessboard.

03 June 2025

Library’s legacy of chess is set in stone

Thanks to our incredible supporters, the Library's chessboards on the forecourt have had a major upgrade. We speak to the family of MV Anderson, one of our vital supporters, about the enduring appeal of chess.

02 June 2025

#RennieAndMe: celebrating an ongoing legacy

How your memories and reflections brought new meaning to the photography on display at Melbourne Out Loud.

Athol Shmith, Rob Imhoff & Carol Jerrems at Brummels 1975

12 May 2025

#RennieAndMe: photographer Robert Imhoff on Rennie Ellis’s early days

How photographers became the new rockstars in 1960s Melbourne.