TUESDAY 4 JULY, 6-7 AT THE ATHENAEUM LIBRARY – Children’s books form one of the most varied and charming fields of collecting.This talk will deal with books from the early 19th century to the present. Images will be shown of both English and Australian publications by well-known authors and artists as well as those less common but no less attractive. In addition Richard will show board games, and albums of swap cards, comics and annuals.
Richard Overell was formerly the Rare Books Librarian at Monash University Library, and is now cataloguing rare books in the State Library of Victoria.
Bookings required at 9650 3100.
WEDNESDAY 5 JULY, 11-11.45 & 6-6.45 STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA – Shaped books: from die-cuts to laser production A fascinating variation to the production of toy and moveable books was developed at the end of the 19th century when children’s book publishers cut the cover of illustrated books into the outline of a scene or character. Juliet will show a selection of shaped children’s books, from early die-cuts to contemporary laser-cut productions, each designed to catch the imagination of readers and encourage participation with those books.
Juliet O’Conor is the Children’s Research Librarian at the State Library of Victoria. She has specialised in narrative analysis and literary history in her publications, including Bottersnikes and other lost things (2009) and the forthcoming book of her thesis on Indigenous Australian children’s books. Bookings required: 8664 7099.
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