Signposts: Stories of our Fragile Times
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Wed 05 Aug 2020 - Wed 02 Sep 2020
State Library Victoria 's
FREE online event
Signposts: stories for our fragile times on
Wed 5 Aug AND Wed 2 Sep 2020 from 10am to 10.30am will be hosted by award-winning author
Alexis Wright in this
new web series.
Presented in partnership with
The Uni of Melb's Faculty of Arts , sit in on her chat with some of Australia's finest storytellers about disaster, resilience and hope; apt subjects for our fragile times. Writers have always been inspired by their environments, so what kind of stories do you think will emerge from these pandemic times?
Get the full details of the event
HERE . You can also watch
episode one and two via the same link as Alexis talks to
Peter Carey and
Nicholas Jose . Carey is an author born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria but now lives in New York and Jose, also an Australian author best-known for his fiction and cultural essays.
The Library doors may be closed but you can still enjoy full access to the best on offer from the comfort of your lounge room. Stories, programs and collections; whatever your interest, look for the themed icons that'll be popping up on the
website over the next few weeks that'll let you know whether an item is perfect for the kids, best for book lovers or designed for study-bugs.
There's a vast collection to entertain curious minds with programs through which you can learn something new via tutorials or kick back with a drink and enjoy an author talk like the above event. Librarians are on hand for your burning questions, so settle in with
Library In Your Lounge .
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