The City of Boroondara Library Service has just been informed that our talking local history project, outlined in the previous post, has been short-listed for the Victorian Community History Awards 2008!
The Victorian Community History Awards are co-ordinated by Information Victoria with assistance and judging provided by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. The annual award seeks to encourage works that contribute to the development and appreciation of the history of Victoria.
The Award carries a major overall prize with six prizes for the following categories:
- Best Collaborative / Community Work
- Best Print / Publication
- Best Audio - Visual / Multimedia
- Best Exhibit / Display
- Best Walk / Tour
- Best Community Research, Register and Records
At a ceremony at Parliament House on Saturday 31 May 2008 we will discover if we have won in our category or overall. But regardless of winning, just having our great local history talking books short-listed is a real acknowledgment of how great they are! The original publications were all great, and Vision Australia did a fantastic job in creating these talking books.
The City of Boroondara Library Service was shortlisted at the 2007 Awards for the Telling Lives Exhibition mounted at and in conjunction with the Town Hall Gallery. The winner in 2007 in the exhibition category was a well-deserved one by the Victorian Jazz Archive which has many, many local connections with residents in Boroondara. We were pleased to share the podium with them and celebrate their success.
