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Barry Jones was born in Geelong, Victoria, and educated at Melbourne High School and the University of Melbourne. At the age of 87, he is officially recognised as a national living treasure.
**Please note revised date - this event was originally scheduled for Thursday 10th December - we apologise for any inconvenience**
When Sleepers, Wake! was released in Australia almost four decades ago, it immediately became influential around the world. Now its author, the polymath and former politician Barry Jones, turns his attention to what has happened since — especially to politics, health, and our climate in the digital age — and to the challenges faced by increasingly fragile democracies and public institutions. What Is to Be Done is a long-awaited work from Jones on the challenges of modernity and what must be done to meet them.
| Mon, Jan 13 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Tue, Jan 14 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Wed, Jan 15 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Jan 16 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Fri, Jan 17 | 9:00AM to 5:30PM |
| Sat, Jan 18 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
| Sun, Jan 19 | 10:00AM to 5:00PM |
The Geelong Regional Library Corporation acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin nation, and the Gulidjan and Gadubanud Peoples of the Maar nations as the Original Owners of the lands on which our library services operate. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and celebrate First Nations Peoples of this land as the custodians of learning, literacy, knowledge and story.
