Give to the Library

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Give to the Library

Your gift to the State Library helps us to build, protect and share your heritage in many ways. Give children access to historic materials that change the way they think about the world. Sponsor an exhibition that breaks new ground. Support scholarship that deepens knowledge of the Library collections. Help us acquire a new treasure, or conserve old ones.

We rely heavily on your generosity to ensure everyone has the opportunity to read, think, create, explore and challenge ideas. Please consider making a gift today.

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Where does your donation go?

Your tax-deductible donation will help us share, build and conserve the collection. You can also support the Library by giving to our annual appeal.

Sharing the collection

Your gift helps us to communicate the riches of the Library to schools, families, scholars and communities all over the world.

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Building the collection

Your gift helps us to acquire material, from historical to contemporary, that documents our place in the world.

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Conserving the collection

Your gift helps to protect rare and fragile books, manuscripts, pictures, journals, photographs, maps and other items for future generations.

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How to give to the Library

There are many ways you can give to the Library, including making a general donation to the Library’s area of greatest need, donating to the current Annual Appeal, leaving a bequest in your will, and supporting the Library as a sponsor or partner.