We've run the stats and once again crime fiction has been incredibly popular with our members, with a smattering of historical fiction, general fiction, and biography also making their way onto the list.
The full list can be viewed here, but they're on our most popular books list for a reason - if you see a title that interests you, you might need to log in to place a reserve for when it is next returned.
A busy schedule of events is being organised for members in 2023, and there is much to look forward to. Highlights will include:
The best way to keep up to date with event dates and details is by checking the monthly eNews.
We have been fortunate enough to be one of 57 organisations to receive a 2022 Community Heritage Grant from the National Library of Australia.
Community-led and people-focused organisations from around Australia are receiving small grants to support the work of preserving significant local collections.
Our $5,500 grant is being used to carry out an archive preservation and significance survey. We look forward to updating members about the survey in 2023.
Congratulations to our current writer-in-residence, Declan Furber Gillick (pictured), and our inaugural writer-in-residence, Patricia Cornelius, whose works are both featuring in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2023 program.
Declan’s play, Jacky, is described as a sharp and witty play about family, community and culture, and examines the personal cost of navigating it all in contemporary Australia. It will open on 27th May 2023.
Patricia’s work, My Sister Jill, is set against the backdrop of 1950s and ‘60s suburban Melbourne and is a family drama that captures the spirit and struggle of a generation of Australians post-world war. It will open on 28th September 2023. My Sister Jill will be directed by Susie Dee, who has directed play readings at the Melbourne Athenaeum Library.