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- Announcement
Phone service returns
29 October 2025
We are currently experiencing a phone outage which is impacting incoming and outgoing calls. We apologise for this inconvenience, but rest assured we...
- Announcement
New home for the City Library
29 October 2025
The City of Adelaide's City Library will soon have an exciting new home, bringing together the city and the state’s remarkable collections, in one...
- Article
Lyn Dickens on navigating heritage, identity and success
28 October 2025
A powerful story of love, family, identity and resistance, and how we make ethical choices in challenging conditions is a new historical fiction to...
- Announcement
SA Memory website no longer available
8 October 2025
The State Library of South Australia is committed to connecting people with the stories, collections, and history that shape our state. Since its...
- Announcement
Magnificent Mortlock reopening
24 September 2025
The State Library of South Australia is delighted to announce the reopening of the iconic Mortlock Chamber from 9am, Friday 3 October 2025, following...
- Announcement
Temporary pause to offsite collection access
10 September 2025
Some of the State Library's collection is stored offsite - unfortunately we can't store everything at the Library on North Terrace. These offsite...
- Article
Thank you for supporting Indigenous Literacy Day
8 September 2025
The State Library buzzed with excitement on Indigenous Literacy Day, Wednesday 3 September, as eager book lovers explored our pop-up bookstall. We are...
- Article
A jewel along North Terrace
5 August 2025
State Library of South Australia named world’s second most beautiful library In a proud moment for South Australia, the State Library of South...
- Media release
Space race reaches State Library
4 July 2025
From mid-century fashion and unidentified flying objects, to early satellites and the Moon landing, the 20th-century space race captured the...
- Announcement
Retrieval requests for archival material now available
3 June 2025
We are pleased to advise that archival material can now be requested from offsite storage. Archival material can be searched via the catalogue...
- Media release
Help us top the list as one of the world's most beautiful libraries
30 May 2025
The 1000 Libraries Awards celebrate the world's most beautiful libraries, bookshops, and book cafes, as voted by the public. We are excited to...
- Article
“If I had my life over, I’d be an archivist”
23 May 2025
Volunteers who dedicate their time to their chosen cause are truly remarkable individuals. Their motivations vary, from a desire to give back, to...