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Melbourne Rare Book Week 2016

City of Melbourne Libraries (2019- )14 July to 24 July 2016

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City of Melbourne Libraries (2019- )

Date of work:

14 July to 24 July 2016

Reference number:

LIB-EVE 000042

Level of description:

Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)

Type of materials:

Graphic materialsTextual material

Part of:

Sub-collection: Library programs (HC_LIBPROG)

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UnrestrictedOpen access.

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Title: Melbourne Rare Book WeekBlurb:A WALK ON THE MEAN STREETS: FERGUS HUME’S MELBOURNEJoin Dr. Lucy Sussex, an expert on Australian detective fiction, on a walk around some of the Melbourne sites featured in the books of Fergus Hume.WHEN: Sat 16 Jul, 1pm-3.30pm. WHERE: Meet Scots’ Church Bookings essential..PENGUINS ON PARADE: COLLECTING VINTAGE PENGUINSJoin Melbourne book collector, Professor Chris Browne, for a talk about Penguin Books, focusing on their interest to book collectors and illustrated by examples fromhis personal collection of around 2000.WHEN: Sun 17 Jul, 4pm-5.30pm. WHERE: Library at The Dock Bookings essential..MURDER IN THE LIBRARY: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN WRITING DETECTIVE FICTIONDiscover the mysterious Mary Fortune, one of the earliest women to write detective fiction and mother of the detective writing genre. Special guests Dr. Lucy Sussex,Derham Grove and Emma Viskic, will discuss Australian women writing detective fiction.WHEN: Tue 19 Jul, 6pm-7.30pm. WHERE: Kathleen Syme Library Bookings essential..THE REAL BROTHERS GRIMM: THE DARK SIDE OF FAIRYTALESJoin us for a storytime for adults with wine and cheese, when librarians read some original versions of the Grimm fairytales.WHEN: Tue 19 Jul, 6.30pm-8pm. WHERE: North Melbourne Library Bookings essential..CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF ROALD DAHL AT SOUTHBANK LIBRARYThursday 21 July, 10.30am to 7pmROALD DAHL STORYTIME 10.30am to 11.45am Bookings essential.Come and share the wonder of Roald Dahl stories. Enjoy Dahl-themed stories, songs, rhymes and a special short film screening.CHOCOLATE AFTERNOON TEA 2pm to 3pmFancy a chocolate biscuit or two? Join us for a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-inspired afternoon tea.ROALD DAHL RARITIES TALK WITH BOOK COLLECTORCHRIS BROWNE 6pm to 7pm Bookings essential.Join us when Melbourne book collector, Chris Browne, presents a talk about the publishing history of Roald Dahl..EXHIBITION: YOU CAN’T DRAW IN BOOKS?An exhibition exploring aspects of drawing in books, from early manuscript illustrations and the presentation of pictures on the printed page to some examples of formal and informal book illustrations in more modern times.WHEN: Thu 14 Jul to Sun 24 Jul. WHERE: City Library nichesGUIDED TOUR OF EXHIBITION: YOU CAN’T DRAW IN BOOKS?Take a guided tour of the exhibition with artist Alissa Duke and the exhibition curators. WHEN: Tue 19 Jul, 6pm to 7pm. Bookings essential.

Names:

City of MelbourneBrowne, ChrisDuke, AlissaSussex, Lucy

Topics:

Library eventsLibrary marketingCity Library (Melbourne, Vic.)North Melbourne Library (North Melbourne, Vic.)Southbank Library at Boyd (Southbank, Vic.)Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre (Carlton, Vic.)Melbourne Rare Book Week, 2012-Library at The Dock (Docklands, Vic.)

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Posters

Record types:

Magazines, newsletters and ephemera

Record number:

1298849

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https://librarysearch.melbourne.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/ARCENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=1298849