Sound of Drawing at State Library Victoria

Venue

• Ian Potter Queen’s Hall, Level 3
  State Library Victoria
  328 Swanston St
  Melbourne, VIC 3000

Session times

• Friday 19 January, 10am-3pm

Ticketing

• FREE, bookings essential: slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/kids-takeover

• Wheelchair users can enter the State Library Victoria via the:
  Swanston Street Welcome Zone: use the ramp at La Trobe Street, near the corner of Swanston Street;
  Russell Street Welcome Zone: use Entry 5 via La Trobe Street, near the corner of Russell Street;
  Conference Centre and State Library Victoria Theatrette: access via Entry 3 on La Trobe Street.
• Sound of Drawing will take place indoors in the Ian Potter Queen’s Hall, level 3 (ground floor is level 2).
• You can come and go at any time during the session. Some families might like to stay for 10 mins, others an hour.
• There are separate male and female accessible toilets in the Ian Potter Queen’s Hall.
• The Pauline Gandel Children’s Quarter, Level 2 (ground floor), has joint toilet facilities for carers and children.
• Mr Tulk Cafe is a contemporary dining hall set against the historic 19th century charm of one of Melbourne’s iconic buildings, State Library of Victoria, focused on serving the highest quality coffee and fresh seasonal produce.
• A pop-up cafe serving coffee and snacks is located in the Russell Street Welcome Zone.
• Click HERE to view and dowload the visual story

Sound of Drawing

• There is no English language barrier, and the experience can be entirely non-verbal.
• Participants are invited to wear headphones to hear the sound of their drawing.
• Sound of Drawing does not use bright or flashing lights.

How to prepare

• When you come to a Polyglot workshop, we recommend you wear comfortable clothing that allows you to enjoy moving. Remember that you have come for an adventure and there are many ways to begin finding your play. You are curious and this space is yours. Just as you might at the beach, do you take your time and dip your toe in to warm up, or do you run and jump right in? The worlds we set up welcome you to take your time and find your own way to your imaginative play; and our performers are there to join you, or play alongside you, and look after these worlds and their inhabitants. See you soon!

• There are two baby change rooms on Level 2 (ground floor): beside the lifts and stairs to the Gateway Zone.
• In the Pauline Gandel Children’s Quarter you’ll find a family room with baby change and breastfeeding facilities.
• To protect the collection, food isn’t allowed inside the Library, with the exception of the Swanston Street Welcome Zone, Russell Street Welcome Zone and Hansen Hall.
• Bottled water is generally allowed in the main public areas, but not in the Heritage Collections Reading Room.
• Visitors in the Pauline Gandel Children’s Quarter are allowed to provide milk and formula for babies, and drinks and snacks for toddlers.

Public Transport

Train

• Melbourne Central Station is directly opposite the Library’s Swanston Street entrance (900m approximately).
• Facilities include: lighting, escalator, Hearing Loop, lift, stairs, Tactile Ground Surface Indicator, accessible telephone, accessible toilet, pay phone, indoor waiting area, sheltered waiting area, kiosk, passenger information display, toilets, CCTV.
• Country travellers can transfer to metropolitan trains at Southern Cross or North Melbourne stations.

Tram

• Melbourne Central Station/Swanston St #8 (Zone 1) services tram routes: 1, 16, 3-3a, 5, 6, 64, 67, 72.
• Facilities include: lighting, Tactile Ground Surface Indicator, accessible ramp, myki machines.
• Swanston St/La Trobe St #6 (Zone 1) services tram routes: 30, 35.
• Facilities include: lighting, payphone, myki machines, myki Money Quick Top Up and Enquiry Machine (QTEM).

Bus

• Melbourne Central/Lonsdale St (Zone 1) services bus routes 200, 200-207, 207, 250, 250-251, 251, 302, 302-304, 303, 304, 305, 309, 318, 350, 905, 906, 907, 908.
• Facilities include: pay phone, lighting.

Visit ptv.vic.gov.au to plan your journey.

Bike

• There are separated bike lanes in both directions on Swanston and La Trobe streets. You’ll find bike racks on and near the corner of Swanston and La Trobe streets, Swanston and Little Lonsdale streets. See the City of Melbourne website for more information.

Parking

• The Library doesn’t have on-site parking, but there is paid street parking on La Trobe Street and several pay car parks close by, including at Melbourne Central and QV.
• There are three two-hour disability-permit parking spaces in La Trobe Street, outside Mr Tulk.
• There are two two-hour disability-permit parking spaces in Little Lonsdale Street, between Swanston and Russell streets (outside the Wheeler Centre).

Let your child’s creativity run wild with workshops, performances and activities throughout the Library this summer!

Free events

• Meet us in the Pauline Gandel Children’s Quarter for a silent disco, where kids can listen to pop music, nature calls, or city noises and respond by drawing what they hear. 
• Shake it off in the Create Quarter with hip-hop dance classes and drop-in drumming workshops. 
• Explore the joy of laughter on the Forecourt with roving children’s clown, Lumi Bloomi. 
• Create texture and technology soundscapes with help from Polyglot Theatre or take part in decorating Library tote bags in the Ian Potter Queen’s Hall. 
• Enjoy a self-directed craft activity or make your own musical instrument from recycled materials in the Information Centre.

Paid events  

• See some of your favourite classic stories and comedic fables come to life in the Magic Journey show with The Flying Bookworm! Kids will join The Flying Bookworm actors as they take centre stage in a storytelling performance that will ignite their imagination and inspire a new love of literature.
• This performance will take place at 1pm in the Conversation Quarter. The cost is $20 per child, and carers are free.