Passionate educators dedicated to sharing the amazing collections of the State Library of NSW with students, teachers and lifelong learners.

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Last chance - 10 places remain for our Eng Ext 2 student seminar on Friday. Give your students the perfect start with talks and workshops featuring Ext 2 experts. sl.nsw.gov.au/WEX #HSCEnglish #tlchat #englishteaching #EngExt2 #SLNSWLearning

The wonderful Libby Hathorn @Poetrywizard had us all writing poetry this morning and what a lot of clever kids we had. Our final Family Fun Day for 2019 with @KateJolTemple will be 25 Nov sl.nsw.gov.au/events/family-… #sydneykids #familyfun #tlchat #kidsactivities
You may have noticed that we've been a little quiet on Instagram and Twitter lately. We've decided to move over to the State Library social media channels, which means our old accounts will become inactive. We hope you will join the conversation @statelibrarynsw and keep in touch
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Finish the holidays with a flourish and join children's author Deb Abela for a creative writing workshop @statelibrarynsw bit.ly/2JyEhuq Stick around afterwards for loads of Shakespearean fun #familytime #Kids #kidsfun #familyfun #sydneykids #childrensbooks #Authors
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It's never too soon to introduce kids to Shakespeare. Join us on Sunday 29 April for Shakespeare for Shorties @statelibrarynsw bit.ly/2vrfFBC Fabulous craft, a visit to the Shakespeare room and a writing workshop with Deb Abela = a super Sunday #kids #familyfun #kidsfun
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American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times will be part of the Head On Festival at the State Library of NSW, 5-20 May 2018. A rare collection of photos from Washington D.C. – details here: headon.com.au/exhibitions/am…

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Holiday fun for all ages-check out @statelibrarynsw Drop-in activity centres Wed&Thur next week to make puppets, masks and a theatre-in-the-round, for a touch of the medieval! bit.ly/2qwK9fQ #sydneykids #schoolholidays #puppets #Kids
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Make a funky mask at our Drop-In activities on Wed/Thur next week goo.gl/uQcBPV Create… instagram.com/p/BhdTymbAckZ/

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Come & meet a real life writer! Award-winning children's book author Tamsin Janu presents a workshop for kids- Fri 20 Apr - Book now to find out how she does it & get some tips and tricks for your own writing. tinyurl.com/y7m22mcw @statelibrarynsw #Authors #ChildrensBooks
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How cool is this...learn how to draw aliens with children's book illustrator Sarah Davis! You'll come away with a new trick or two - join us on Tues 17 April. tinyurl.com/y8hlw9zq #schoolholidays #SydneyKids @statelibrarynsw
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Hey...it's nearly time for holiday fun @statelibrarynsw - yay! Come to our diorama/puppet theatre workshop and design your own characters to stage a mini play - Fri 20 Apr tinyurl.com/y8a2nye9 Too much fun! #schoolholidays #sydneykids #puppets
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Plunkett Street students taking on the portrait challenge today - these guys are really developing some skills through roading testing the new Art Around the Library activities. Interested? Do them via video conference! tinyurl.com/y7vpf6rk #statelibrarynsw #aussieED #learning
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'A return to country 200 years later' by @juliepower via @smh smh.com.au/national/nsw/retu… Learn more about the newly acquired portrait of Toulgra featured in this article: sl.nsw.gov.au/blogs/newly-ac…

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The unofficial opener of the #SydneyHarbourBridge and member of the New Guard, Francis Edward (Frank) De Groot died #OTD 1969 1 bit.ly/2H0AGox
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"I like my books to be quiet, maybe a kind of refuge zone from hyperbole." Excellent interview with Bob Graham looking closely at some of his recent books. librarymice.com/bob-graham/ Thx @librarymice @WalkerBooksUK @WalkerBooksAus
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The wonderful Susanne Gervay sharing Elephants Have Wings with families @statelibrarynsw Stories in Hindi and Tamil coming up at 12:30 with @ice_org_au #kids #FamilyFunDay
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Looking for something to do on Sunday?Join us @statelibrarynsw for stories and craft from around the world #multiculturalMarch #sydneykids #familyfun #kidsfun
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Our Middle School Advanced Learners group are visiting @statelibrarynsw to explore the potential and potency of visual literacy. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but it unleashes billions of ideas...
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Curator, Elise Edmonds, has been out & about with our #WWI diary collections, promoting the ATYP production, A Town called Warboy, It was a great turnout today in Orange! @CentralWestLibr
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Born #OTD David Scott Mitchell (1836-1907) book collector and national benefactor. He left his outstanding collection of material on Australia, and its surrounding region, to the @statelibrarynsw It is one of the great national collections in the world. adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mit…
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