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Labour Day 2019 - Opening Hours

Monday
Monday 16 September 2019

Library reading rooms will be open from 11am to 5pm on Labour Day, Monday October 7.

We need your help

Tuesday
Tuesday 16 April 2019

Suggest terms that make the most sense to you when searching the collection.

You asked, we delivered – Making it easier to find peer-reviewed articles and more!

Thursday
Thursday 4 April 2019

With recent enhancements to relevancy ranking for top search results, the Library catalogue will now search for ‘Everything’ by default. 

computer image with interrobang

Collecting the Election - 2019

Wednesday
Wednesday 13 March 2019

The Library has commenced collecting material related to the upcoming State election.

A selection from the Library's collection of election posters

Corsali’s ‘Southern Cross’ finds permanent home at the State Library

Thursday
Thursday 6 December 2018

The Library has just acquired the earliest printed illustration and description of the Southern Cross by 16th century Italian adventurer Andrea Corsali.

A sketch of a star constellation in an old printed book, propped up on a map.