Extra-ordinary Day at State Library
The State Library of Queensland is celebrating its 120th birthday with a day of tours, talks, workshops and exhibitions.
Overview
Every birthday is worth celebrating — but when one of Brisbane's cultural icons hits 120 years old, it's truly a special occasion. That venue: the State Library of Queensland. And, as you'd expect of a place that's been all about books, knowledge, creativity, smart thinking and expanding your horizons for so long, it's marking its big birthday in the most appropriate fashion possible.
On the agenda: an Extra-ordinary Day at State Library, as the South Brisbane spot has dubbed Saturday, June 18. Tours, talks, workshops and exhibitions are all on the agenda, spanning everything from First Nations art, a peek into SLQ's conservation labs and 4.5-metre-high cardboard sculptures through to screen-printing sessions, banana leaf weaving and a treasure hunt-style mystery experience based on houses whose histories the venue has helped uncover.
It all kicks off at 9.45am, with some events only running at set times and others sprawling across the day. Whatever you choose to attend, you'll be commemorating a key part of the city.
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