The #StateLibrary of Victoria has appointed a retired university librarian to 2 positions at once - one that wasn't advertised (Chief Librarian) + Head of Collections, a role she was acting in part-time; she was on the interview panel that failed to make the permanent appointment: now given to her.
February 17, 2026 at 4:43 AM
The #StateLibrary of Victoria has appointed a retired university librarian to 2 positions at once - one that wasn't advertised (Chief Librarian) + Head of Collections, a role she was acting in part-time; she was on the interview panel that failed to make the permanent appointment: now given to her.
If a Liberal State Government was wrecking the Victorian #StateLibrary & trashing the services it exists to provide, ALP members might be protesting. As it is, pretty much crickets. If you don't save the State Library you're going to lose more seats to indies, Teals & Greens. Interested now? #vicpol
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If a Liberal State Government was wrecking the Victorian #StateLibrary & trashing the services it exists to provide, ALP members might be protesting. As it is, pretty much crickets. If you don't save the State Library you're going to lose more seats to indies, Teals & Greens. Interested now? #vicpol
Scandal after scandal at the #StateLibrary of Victoria. Exhibitions interfered with & cancelled by people who've never worked at a library, museum, or institution with public requirements, hired without scrutiny. Contempt for staff knowledge. Researchers discouraged from expert staff consultation.
November 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Scandal after scandal at the #StateLibrary of Victoria. Exhibitions interfered with & cancelled by people who've never worked at a library, museum, or institution with public requirements, hired without scrutiny. Contempt for staff knowledge. Researchers discouraged from expert staff consultation.
The Victorian ALP government will proudly open the new #StateLibrary underground train station with giant murals taken from its collections as clueless Library management is dismantling its public services & failing to properly research, protect, and tell the stories of our past & present. #fiasco
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The Victorian ALP government will proudly open the new #StateLibrary underground train station with giant murals taken from its collections as clueless Library management is dismantling its public services & failing to properly research, protect, and tell the stories of our past & present. #fiasco
July 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
October 26, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Help! Sign & share the petition to save the State Library of Victoria from rolling crises, gallery closures, harassment/jettisoning of staff & new cuts to destroy services for children & adults. c.org/Hj9G9WSg2f. (Or change.org, search Save The State Library of Victoria.) #StateLibrary #librarians
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Save the State Library of Victoria!
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December 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Help! Sign & share the petition to save the State Library of Victoria from rolling crises, gallery closures, harassment/jettisoning of staff & new cuts to destroy services for children & adults. c.org/Hj9G9WSg2f. (Or change.org, search Save The State Library of Victoria.) #StateLibrary #librarians
Absolute pearler report from Gideon Haigh about the new, staggering situation at the #StateLibrary of Victoria: appointment of a person who was on the interview panel that rejected all applicants for the role?! FOI-redacted Board minutes of a PUBLIC institution?! www.cricketetal.com/p/what-happe...
What Happens Next at the State Library of Victoria?
GH has an update
www.cricketetal.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Absolute pearler report from Gideon Haigh about the new, staggering situation at the #StateLibrary of Victoria: appointment of a person who was on the interview panel that rejected all applicants for the role?! FOI-redacted Board minutes of a PUBLIC institution?! www.cricketetal.com/p/what-happe...
Current 'management' of the #StateLibrary of Victoria is telling politicans & others that protests at the grave damage & endless crises there are just a 'small group of disgruntled staff'. This is a bold-faced LIE. Who will call it out? Which reporters & MPs will expose the truth? #travesty
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Current 'management' of the #StateLibrary of Victoria is telling politicans & others that protests at the grave damage & endless crises there are just a 'small group of disgruntled staff'. This is a bold-faced LIE. Who will call it out? Which reporters & MPs will expose the truth? #travesty
The ALA estimates there are over 9,500 public libraries in the U.S., but did you know that each state has a "state library?" These institutions support all the other libraries in the state, as well as their state legislature and government. buff.ly/GWaDHC9
#Libraries #StateLibrary #Legislature
#Libraries #StateLibrary #Legislature
Libraries Working Together for All Americans
Libraries Working Together for All Americans
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May 30, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The ALA estimates there are over 9,500 public libraries in the U.S., but did you know that each state has a "state library?" These institutions support all the other libraries in the state, as well as their state legislature and government. buff.ly/GWaDHC9
#Libraries #StateLibrary #Legislature
#Libraries #StateLibrary #Legislature
Please keep your pleas & requests to politicians and officials polite but firm, mention if this issue might change your vote & never be abusive to staff! I love & revere the Vic #StateLibrary, & collection & library staff; I've had a fellowship there & added my original cartoons to its collection.
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Please keep your pleas & requests to politicians and officials polite but firm, mention if this issue might change your vote & never be abusive to staff! I love & revere the Vic #StateLibrary, & collection & library staff; I've had a fellowship there & added my original cartoons to its collection.
We're at crisis point @jacintaallen. You have ministers for racing & casinos in the inner cabinet & outside, the Minister for 'Creative Industries', Colin Brooks. We need you to step up now. The #StateLibrary, an internationally known cultural jewel, is being crunched in the jaws of incompetence.
November 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
We're at crisis point @jacintaallen. You have ministers for racing & casinos in the inner cabinet & outside, the Minister for 'Creative Industries', Colin Brooks. We need you to step up now. The #StateLibrary, an internationally known cultural jewel, is being crunched in the jaws of incompetence.
Some people take pictures 📷 for fun, where we work 😉 #StateLibrary #Berlin #Stabi
#Bibliothekshimmel #Archivhimmel 🗃️ #history #geschichte #skystorians
#Bibliothekshimmel #Archivhimmel 🗃️ #history #geschichte #skystorians
August 13, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Some people take pictures 📷 for fun, where we work 😉 #StateLibrary #Berlin #Stabi
#Bibliothekshimmel #Archivhimmel 🗃️ #history #geschichte #skystorians
#Bibliothekshimmel #Archivhimmel 🗃️ #history #geschichte #skystorians
In this case, cronyism may not have even included people with such qualifications or experience, let alone more relevant ones. HOW & WHY were people hired at exec level and/or board appointed over last few years & what damage ensued? An inquiry would tell us. #StateLibrary
If there is 1 constant with decades of so many graduates of the Harvard MBA - a business degree whose raison d'être was to ignore the experience, wisdom, & understanding of the successes & failures of the Shop floor - it is this:
"Contempt for staff knowledge."
Rule by graduate aristocracy.
"Contempt for staff knowledge."
Rule by graduate aristocracy.
Scandal after scandal at the #StateLibrary of Victoria. Exhibitions interfered with & cancelled by people who've never worked at a library, museum, or institution with public requirements, hired without scrutiny. Contempt for staff knowledge. Researchers discouraged from expert staff consultation.
November 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
In this case, cronyism may not have even included people with such qualifications or experience, let alone more relevant ones. HOW & WHY were people hired at exec level and/or board appointed over last few years & what damage ensued? An inquiry would tell us. #StateLibrary
A day of two halfs. First part: #dpc cyber security event with presentations from BnF, NMRN and StateLibrary New South Wales. Second part: training event with EMBARK colleagues on #digitalpreservation for media based art. #digipres.
June 18, 2026 at 10:04 AM
A day of two halfs. First part: #dpc cyber security event with presentations from BnF, NMRN and StateLibrary New South Wales. Second part: training event with EMBARK colleagues on #digitalpreservation for media based art. #digipres.
Everything is better with trees. #savethetrees #statelibrary
February 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Everything is better with trees. #savethetrees #statelibrary
"Even as the group gathered at the StateLibrary of Queensland to condemn the “egregious breaches of human rights” under the state’s youth justice reforms,on the other side of the river,the parliament was bolstering them.
The LNP’s so-called “adult crime, adult time” laws were expanded on Wednesday"
The LNP’s so-called “adult crime, adult time” laws were expanded on Wednesday"
First Nations leaders accuse Queensland LNP of ‘intent to destroy’ Indigenous communities as youth crime laws pass
Criticisms ignored as David Crisafulli defies UN human rights warnings over ‘adult crime, adult time’ laws
www.theguardian.com
May 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"Even as the group gathered at the StateLibrary of Queensland to condemn the “egregious breaches of human rights” under the state’s youth justice reforms,on the other side of the river,the parliament was bolstering them.
The LNP’s so-called “adult crime, adult time” laws were expanded on Wednesday"
The LNP’s so-called “adult crime, adult time” laws were expanded on Wednesday"
Do you know about state libraries? Many host entertaining and educational programs, display fascinating exhibits, and may even be housed in historic buildings. Read on to learn more about what you might find when visiting a state library: buff.ly/9dqtOLn
#Libraries #StateLibraries #StateLibrary
#Libraries #StateLibraries #StateLibrary
State Libraries: A Surprising Destination!
State Libraries: A Surprising Destination!
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June 11, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Do you know about state libraries? Many host entertaining and educational programs, display fascinating exhibits, and may even be housed in historic buildings. Read on to learn more about what you might find when visiting a state library: buff.ly/9dqtOLn
#Libraries #StateLibraries #StateLibrary
#Libraries #StateLibraries #StateLibrary
The inside of the State Library of South Australia’s Mortlock Wing here in #Adelaide - I visited this week and they have the Christmas tree up now! Listed as one of the top 24 libraries in the world, was opened in 1884.
Definitely one of my favourite places to chill at!
#statelibrary
#photography
Definitely one of my favourite places to chill at!
#statelibrary
#photography
November 30, 2024 at 11:45 PM
The inside of the State Library of South Australia’s Mortlock Wing here in #Adelaide - I visited this week and they have the Christmas tree up now! Listed as one of the top 24 libraries in the world, was opened in 1884.
Definitely one of my favourite places to chill at!
#statelibrary
#photography
Definitely one of my favourite places to chill at!
#statelibrary
#photography
February 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
July 31 signals summer's coming end. Supercharge your student's curiosity of history and current events; Tour the Kansas State Capitol and State Library of Kansas with the Kansas Historical Society, library.ks.gov/about-us/visit. #Kansas #StateLibrary
July 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
July 31 signals summer's coming end. Supercharge your student's curiosity of history and current events; Tour the Kansas State Capitol and State Library of Kansas with the Kansas Historical Society, library.ks.gov/about-us/visit. #Kansas #StateLibrary
November 25, 2024 at 8:05 AM
“By conceding to this flagrant weaponisation of the mere perception of a bad-faith assumption of anti-Semitism, wielded against a First Nations author who has been so central to the Blak literary community, the StateLibrary have made themselves liable for the consequences of this decision"-E Araluen
Award judges resign after Queensland state library strips writer’s prize over Hamas tweet
One resignation letter expresses ‘disgust’ over library’s decision to rescind First Nations author’s $15,000 award after arts minister weighs in
www.theguardian.com
May 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“By conceding to this flagrant weaponisation of the mere perception of a bad-faith assumption of anti-Semitism, wielded against a First Nations author who has been so central to the Blak literary community, the StateLibrary have made themselves liable for the consequences of this decision"-E Araluen
Got to spend the day at the #StateLibrary teaching other #Librarians how to run #RPGs at their own libraries 🤓
#BookSky #HoldernessFree #NHSL
#FateCore #LevelUpAtYourLibrary
#BookSky #HoldernessFree #NHSL
#FateCore #LevelUpAtYourLibrary
May 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Got to spend the day at the #StateLibrary teaching other #Librarians how to run #RPGs at their own libraries 🤓
#BookSky #HoldernessFree #NHSL
#FateCore #LevelUpAtYourLibrary
#BookSky #HoldernessFree #NHSL
#FateCore #LevelUpAtYourLibrary
MidSumma Melbourne @statelibrary “Library Up Late”
February 7, 2025 at 2:51 AM
MidSumma Melbourne @statelibrary “Library Up Late”