News: friends of the library
Jane Austen: the French connection
Bookings essential! Join us on Saturday 17 October for a special benefit concert for the Barr Smith Library with the Jane Austen Society of South Australia. This will be a unique performance of pieces from Jane Austen’s rich collection of manuscript music books.
Indigenous inclusion in the Anzac legend
Come along to a Friends of the Library Lunchtime Discovery Event on Thursday 6 August with the joint winner of the 2019 Hugh Martin Weir Prize, Rachel Caines.
Friends of the Library event - Long Flight Home
The final Friends of the Library event for 2019, on Wednesday 20 November, will be a conversation with Lainie Anderson, author of Long Flight Home - a meticulously researched novelisation of the first flight from England to Australia by the Smith brothers, which celebrated its centenary this year.
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Friends of the Library event, Stardust and Golden
Join us on Thursday 31 October for a Friends of the Library event, with author Doug McEachern on his novel Stardust and Golden.
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Mary Lee: the life and times of a 'turbulent anarchist' and her battle for women's rights, Thursday 29 August
For this month's Friends of the Library event we are joined by author Denise George, discussing her latest book "Mary Lee: the life and times of a 'turbulent anarchist' and her battle for women's rights".
Madrigal Mystery Tour
You are invited to enjoy the beautiful acoustics of the Barr Smith Library Reading Room for the Madrigal Mystery Tour by the renowned Lumina Vocal Ensemble on Sunday 1 September.
Event 25 July: The Kaurna children's letters of 1840-1843
The Kaurna Children’s Letters 1840-1843 to the Dresden Mission Society are an important historical collection held at the University of Adelaide library. Come along to this lunchtime discovery event to hear Associate Professor Rob Amery speak on the significance of these letters and their journey to the library.
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Event 16 May: The people's poet transformed
Join legendary poet Geoff Goodfellow, in conversation with Garry Costello, former Chief Education Officer SA, at the latest Friends of the Library event on Thursday 16 May.
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Event: Why do we need a new history of South Australia?
The first Friends of the Library event for the year is being held on Thursday 4 April at the Barr Smith Library.
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