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The Mitchell Library Reading Room is temporarily closed for refurbishment. More information ›

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Important update: Library events and opening hours

Wednesday
Wednesday 19 January 2022

The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the State Library remains our top priority.   

Macquarie Building foyer

Australia Day opening hours

Monday
Monday 17 January 2022

We're open Wednesday 26 January 2022, with some changes to services and opening hours.

Temporary closure of Mitchell Library Reading Room

Tuesday
Tuesday 21 December 2021
The Mitchell reading room

Entries open for the National Biography Awards

Wednesday
Wednesday 8 December 2021

Australia’s richest prize for biographical writing and memoir with a total of $42,000 awarded across two prize categories.

Books

Collecting the 2021 NSW local government election

Wednesday
Wednesday 1 December 2021

The Library collects items that help record the history of every NSW election for researchers of the future.

NSW local government election ephemera