A belated Happy Commonsversary to the State Library of Queensland, Australia!
Posted by Stephanie Fysh in ArticlesThe State Library of Queensland, Australia, joined the Commons – appropriately — on Australia Day 2009, and it’s bookending photographs today might span only 1912 (uploaded today) to 1916 (uploaded just over one year ago), both its uploads and its participation in the Commons have been much broader.
| Since the winter, in June 2009, the Library has added its Picture of the Week from the Picture Queensland home page to the Commons. |  French journalist Henri Gilbert, Barcaldine, April 1900 |
| There’s no surprise, I think, that the Library’s Bathing Beauties set is especially popular! |  Beach beauties, ca. 1939 |
| In December, the Library treated us all to its own rendition of the Twelve Days of Christmas. |  Seven swans a’ swimming (lead swan and a chorus of cygnets) |
| But the State Library of Queensland perhaps deserves our greatest affection for its set of Moustaches — contributed to the Commons not only in recognition of the cult following of Great Mustaches of the LOC, but in honour of Movember, the annual prostate-cancer awareness and fundraising movement that began in Australia. And while we hope that Movember may someday become unnecessary, we look forward to enjoying many more with the Library in the meantime. |  W. Elliot |