2012 Media Releases
Culture and the Arts Minister John Day media release on the Legal Deposit Act 2012.
The State Library of Western Australia encourages all Western Australians to pick up a book and get reading during National Library and Information Week, 20 - 26 May.
The State Library is pleased to announce the launch of Get-It!
Get-It is a free online service that enables State Library members to access stock held by any public library throughout Western Australia via an online search and request system.
The State Library has recently launched Your Enquiry Service (YES), an online enquiry service for all Western Australian information seekers.
Historian, collector and long-time State Library supporter, Mr Lindsay Peet, will be honoured as a Fellow of the Library Board of Western Australia at a ceremony on 3 April 2012.
See what made the news in 2011
The winning entries of the 2012 WA Press Photographer of the Year Awards are now on show at the State Library of Western Australia.
Craig Silvey’s tale of heartbreak and a dark secret, Jasper Jones, has been chosen as one of the eight books which Australians have decided will be the National Year of Reading 2012 collection.
The Library Board of Western Australia Award for Excellence recognises excellence and innovation in the library sector by any person, library or organisation in Western Australia. This annual award reflects the Library Board's leadership role in guiding and encouraging the provision of all library services throughout the State.
The State Library of Western Australia’s flagship initiative to kick-start the National Year of Reading in 2012 is the Love2Read Café - an outdoor reading room and book café. The Love2Read Café is a new venue in the Perth Cultural Centre where people can relax with their favourite reading material this summer.
