Events

Person reading eBook on eReader
A monthly online digital book club. Every month, join author David Allan-Petale in conversation with a new author to discuss their book. Join us for a special edition Libby Book Club in February both online and in-person at the State Library of WA.
Better Beginnings Rhyme Time
Weekly on Friday at 10:30am until Wed 27 Mar 2024
Songs, rhymes and stories for babies and their families, followed by an hour of Play Time to help develop early literacy and learning skills.
Audible Edge Festival 2024 poster
Workshops and events
As part of Audible Edge 2024, Tone List and the State Library present a series of free workshops in the 'Night School' program and performances that will offer new ways of engaging with music, sound and performance.
Better Beginnings Rhyme Time
Weekly on Monday at 10:30am until Fri 5 Apr 2024
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.
Huts family Western Australia 1954
Getting started
Do you want to find out about your family history and don’t know where to start? Let us help you at one of our free and friendly talks at the State Library and we’ll show you.
Cundeelee school children on a bush walk 1955
Monthly on the last Wednesday at 2:00pm
The Storylines project connects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to the State Library of WA's heritage, history and photographic collections.
Studio portrait of Salaam Kaker ca 1914
Join us for the opening event and panel conversation to get a glimpse into what life was like for the men who opened up inland Australia and helped spark the biggest goldrush in the west. Were they Sheiks, Fakes, Cameleers… or much more?
Still from Desa Timun Series
Short Film Festival
Discover the rich diversity of contemporary Indonesian film and television in this unique short film festival presented in cooperation with Indonesiana TV.
Typus orbis terrarum Amsterdam Johannes Cloppenburg 1632
with Chet Van Duzer
In this lecture, map expert Chet Van Duzer will examine changing ideas about the Indian Ocean from classical antiquity to the eighteenth century, focusing on how those changes are reflected in maps.
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Live and Local 2024
Join us for one of Australia’s most loved forums for literature, ideas and storytelling. A selection of headline events will be live-streamed to the State Library.
Ella and Faulkner Mackay looking at photograph album
Cherished Family Moments from the Collection
Join us for the Keepsake exhibition opening and a panel conversation that asks us to consider the meeting points of science, literature and art and how they shape our collective humanity.
PCAF Perth Comics Arts Festival 2024
A weekend of FREE comic celebrations for the whole community! Local and international comic book professionals share their knowledge for creators, readers and educators. On Sunday, a showcase of over 80 comic book creators sell their work.
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