Practise English at the State Library
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Weekly on Tuesday and Wednesday, 1:30 - 2:30pm until Wed 17 Dec 2025
Join our English conversation groups, a friendly place to practise your language skills and make new friends.
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Weekly on Friday, 10:30am - 12pm until Fri 12 Dec 2025
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 15 Dec 2025
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.
Peter Greste
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Iconic Australian journalist, university professor and the real-life hero of the film The Correspondent Peter Greste explores how silencing debate in the fight against extremism may threaten democracy itself.
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Online digital book club. Every month, join author David Allan-Petale in conversation with a new author to discuss their book.
Screening and Panel Conversation
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Explore how Bakery’s groundbreaking 1970 performance at St George’s Cathedral sparked a series of other rock masses throughout the seventies.
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Join some of Western Australia’s best-loved children’s authors and illustrators for an unforgettable family event filled with creativity, storytelling and hands-on activities.
Getting started
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Every 3 months on the last Wednesday, 11am - 1pm until Wed 26 Nov 2025
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.
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Monthly on the last Wednesday, 2 - 4pm until Wed 26 Nov 2025
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Monthly on the last Wednesday, 2 - 4pm until Wed 25 Nov 2026
Discover how to find out more about your kinship in a joint presentation from the Storylines team and the Aboriginal History WA team.
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Ever wondered what it takes to create an award-winning photograph? Join 2025 Ilford Orloff Awards winners Richard Goodwin and Johannes Reinhart as they share the images and subjects that continue to fascinate them.
Screening and Panel Conversation
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A heartwarming story of the life and legacy of disability pioneer, Dr Arnold Cook, his guide dog Dreena and the guide dog movement.
Screening and Panel Conversation
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In 1975, 18-year-old Geoffoire unexpectedly became housemates with 82-year-old vaudeville legend Effie Fellows. Fifty years later, her memory inspires the performance he’s never had the courage to attempt.