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Marking the death of two literary giants, Shakespeare and Cervantes on 23 April, the State Library is staging a 'fan day' to celebrate their extraordinary legacy and retell the incredible story of how 18 of Shakespeare's original plays were nearly lost forever!

Maggie Patton is great media talent and available for interviews. Maggie can retell the amazing story of how 18 of Shakespeare's plays were nearly erased from history, the literary legacy left by these writers and reveal how the State Library of NSW came to possess some of the rarest works by both authors including the only known copy of Shakespeare's First Folio in Australia.

See attached media release for the entire story.

Media enquiries:
Vanessa Bond, Manager,
Media & Communications Branch, State Library of NSW
0411 259 898
vbond@sl.nsw.gov.au
Please note: mobile phone contact only from 16 - 20 April 2012

NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell will launch the National Year of Reading at the State Library of NSW tonight [Tuesday 14 February] at 6.30pm.

The event will be attended by an impressive list of National Year of Reading state ambassadors, including Richard Glover, Peter FitzSimons and popular childrens’ authors Libby Gleeson, Susanne Gervay and Deborah Abela.

The event will be held in the State Library’s Dixson Room, accessible via the historic Mitchell Library entrance.

See media release attached.

For more information please contact:
Vanessa Bond, Manager, Media & Communications Branch, State Library of NSW
(02) 9273 1566, 0411 259 898, vbond@sl.nsw.gov.au

Sara Fishwick, Media & Marketing Officer, State Library of NSW
(02) 9273 1710, 0402 050 490, sfishwick@sl.nsw.gov.au

From 26 September to 7 October the State Library will be buzzing with a range of exciting holiday activities for children of all ages.

Create a designer bag, get your hands dirty at one of our art workshops, re-invent history through Photoshop or simply stay up late at the Library!

Special free event on 26 September: Author and artist Leigh Hobbs will read from his latest illustrated book Mr Badger and the Big Surprise, and share his secrets to creating characters that leap off the page!

See the full media release & events program attached