Library History Conference

Thursday 25 June 2009

The conference reception will be held at the State Library of Victoria Conference Centre and Theatrette commencing at 6pm. Entry is from Entrance 3 off Latrobe Street. The reception will be followed by the 2009 Foxcroft lecture ‘Carnegie Down Under: a century of the Dunedin Public Library’ to be given by Mary Ronnie.

See http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/visiting/location.html for location information.

Mary Ronnie’s involvement with Dunedin Public Library began in the 1930s. She was City Librarian from 1968 to 1976, and has also held the positions of National Librarian of New Zealand, Auckland City Librarian and Head of the Graduate Department of Librarianship, Archives and Records at Monash University, Melbourne. Mary Ronnie is retired and lives in Dunedin.

Friday 26 June

Conference begins at Swinburne University – Prahran Campus, 144 High Street Prahran 3181. The conference venue is Room 309 in Building PA, the Swinburne School of Art and Design. Registration is from 9am to 9.30am.

See http://www.swinburne.edu.au/design/contact/ for directions.

The conference dinner will be held at Mechanix Restaurant, adjacent to the conference venue, pre-dinner drinks commence at 7pm for dinner at 7.30pm.

Saturday 27 June

The conference programme continues, commencing at 9.40am and concluding at 4.50pm.

Transport

Parking

Parking in the vicinity is limited.

Public Transport

Trains run from the city to Prahran station (10 minutes walk from the university), every 15 minutes on weekdays and every 20 minutes on weekends. Tram route 6 from the city runs every 10-15 minutes and stops in front of the conference venue. See http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/ for timetables.

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Enquiries

• Donald Barker: Donald.Barker@arts.monash.edu.au or (03) 9762 4149
• Centre for the Book: Centre.forthe.Book@arts.monash.edu.au