Discover Rare Books and Special Collections: Weird & Wonderful

Discover Rare Books and Special Collections: Weird & Wonderful

Collections are sometimes unpredictable, with items that surprise and delight with wondrous details, ornamentation or prose. Others are unexpected or surprising with quirks, shapes, perspectives or style. 

Join us at Fisher Library for this special event, where staff from our Cultural Collections Curation team will share hand-selected highlights of weird and wonderful objects from Rare Books & Special Collections. 

Event format

This is a drop-in event, so feel free to arrive at your leisure. We recommend at least 30 minutes to view items and chat to our staff. 

Light refreshments will also be available; we invite you to stay, mingle and share your reflections on our weird and wonderful collections.  

Please note 

• This event will be photographed. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let one of our staff know.  

• Food, drinks and bags are not permitted in the collections area. There will be a secure area to check-in your belongings during the event.  

Discover more Rare Books and Special Collections 

The University of Sydney Library holds one of Australia’s largest collections of rare and special books, with over 300,000 items.  

• Whilst visiting Fisher Library, you might also like to view the By a Lady exhibition on level 2, or the Around the World in Rare Books and Special Collections display on level 3.  

• If you are unable to visit our collections in-person, you can also book a Virtual Reading Room session, or explore thousands of digitised photos, illustrations, documents, magazines and more on our Digital Collections website and our Google Arts & Culture page.   

• Follow the Library’s Instagram @sydney_library

• Become a Friend of the Library for free 

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