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Celebrating WA's LGBTQIA+ Stories
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WA history
This Pride Month, discover how the State Library's collections capture and preserve stories from the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Better Beginnings is delighted to release 30 new rhyme videos as part of our catalogue of rhymes, stories and songs.
Exhibitions
Country Sees Us
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An immersive exhibition centred around newly recorded video oral histories of Menang Elders and a large-scale visual meditation on the Kinjarling/Albany landscape.
41 Years on the Streets
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An exhibition reflecting on the magazine’s cultural impact and legacy. From humble beginnings as a small but plucky guide to Perth’s nightlife, the magazine became a highly influential bible for all things music, art, fashion, food and drink in Perth.
Early Works of Children's Authors & Illustrators
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Juvenilia is work produced by an author or artist while they were a child. This exhibition showcases the juvenilia of Australian children’s authors and illustrators and their early endeavours at storytelling.
Upcoming events
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A cosy space to read the current and past shortlisted books of the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards.
Writing and publishing across cultural fault lines
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PEN Perth presents publisher and cultural leader Louise Adler in conversation with author and activist Sisonke Msimang to explore the pressures and possibilities facing writers, publishers and readers.
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Weekly on Friday, 10:30am - 12pm until Fri 11 Dec 2026
Songs, rhymes and stories for babies and their families, followed by an hour of Play Time to help develop early literacy and learning skills.
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Weekly on Monday, 10:30am - 12pm until Mon 14 Dec 2026
Interactive story fun for pre-schoolers and their carers. Followed by a half hour Play Time where families can explore literacy and learning through reading, talking, singing, writing and playing together.
Practise English at the State Library
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Weekly on Tuesday and Wednesday, 1:30 - 2:30pm until Thu 31 Dec 2026
Join our English conversation groups, a friendly place to practise your language skills and make new friends.
with David Allan-Petale
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Monthly on the third Wednesday, 7:30 - 8:30pm until Wed 18 Nov 2026
Online digital book club. Every month, join author David Allan-Petale in conversation with a new author to discuss their book.