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Library seeks family connected to mystery love letter

Monday
Monday 12 February 2024

The Library is appealing to surviving family members to help provide more information about 125 year old love letters.

Letters sit on black pillow

Landmark photography exhibition now online

Tuesday
Tuesday 30 January 2024

The virtual doors are now open on the Library’s biggest and most significant photography exhibition.

Shot online

State Library welcomes the appointment of new State Librarian

Friday
Friday 27 October 2023

Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon has been announced as the State Library's new State Librarian.

Portrait of Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon

2024 Fellows announced

Friday
Friday 20 October 2023

The State Library welcomed its newest research fellow, Nancy Cushing, at the 4th Biennial Coral Thomas Lecture last night.  

Colour photograph of a woman standing in front of green foliage

Significant Aboriginal objects come back to Country after 200 years

Friday
Friday 6 October 2023

Aboriginal communities, families, Elders and makers will for the first time have direct access to 30 ancestral objects.

Collage of objects from the exhibition Wadgayawa Nhay Dhadjan Wari