Late Night Library: Tom Tilley’s Slide Night

Overview

Oh, the modern library. Like a grandmother with a laptop, it can seem lost, desperate and confused as it strives to survive the digital era. Is it a tech hub, a research centre or just another place to pick up? Not even it knows.

Yet, if there's one thing the library should always be, it is a place for stories. And that's what the crew at Surry Hills are bringing back to the bookshelves with April's Late Night Library Slide Night. This LNL session will explore the tales behind the tales from three of Australia’s finest journalists: Fairfax crime reporter Ilya Gridneff, former Dateline/current Triple J reporter Sophie McNeill and the event's host, Tom Tilley of Triple J's Hack.

From bike-back road trips with pals to Hells Angels to allegiances made in Syrian refugee camps, listen in awe as these raconteurs provide live commentary to a collection of photo essays exposing the hidden drama of newsmaking.