News from the Library
In celebration of National Indexing Day - 29 March 2018
Date: 26 March 2018
In 1872 businessman Emanuel Solomon commissioned photographer Henry Jones to create 'The Old Colonists Banquet Group' of men. It commemorates a free banquet Solomon held at the Adelaide Town Hall on 28 December 1871 for fellow colonists 'who date their arrival before 1841'.
Copy Centre service counter closed
The Copy Centre service counter closed on Sunday 12 November.
Right Wrongs website launched
Date: 27 May 2017
Explore the new site created in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum
Right Wrongs website launched
Explore the new Right Wrongs website created in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum.
Lighting update in the Institute Gallery
We're updating the lighting in the Institute Gallery. The Gallery will be closed from Monday, 21 November until further notice.
Our exhibition, A Few of Our Favourite Things, is still showing in the Treasures Wall and other areas of the Institute Building.
Podcast: South Australia's power system: A crisis or a canary?
Date: 10 October 2016
Listen to the podcast of a recently hosted discussion on 'South Australia's power system: A crisis or a canary? ' Grattan Institute podcast 2016 Proudly bought to you by the State Library of SA and the Grattan Institute.
Do you have great footage of the recent storm?
Date: 30 September 2016
We would like to collect any photographs or video footage of the worst storm to hit South Australia for 50 years.
You can submit your footage directly via our Flickr site or email us.
Offsite retrievals restricted, with some materials unavailable
Date: 28 September 2016
Retrieval of collection items from the State Library's offsite store is temporarily unavailable due to the extreme weather conditions this week (28-30 September 2016).
The situation is being monitored and retrievals will resume as soon as is practical.
Please contact the State Library on phone: (08) 8207 7250 to confirm if collection material you would like to request will be impacted. Beyond this timeline, the following material will remain unavailable:
- Australian Patents
- Sea Pilot Volumes
- Sailing Directions
- Parliamentary Papers NSW
- Letters of inventions
- Patents VIC
- Patents and Pateneers VIC
- Patents QLD
- Index Patents NSW
- Letter Patents NSW
- Public Service Regulations NSW
- Regulations bylaws NSW
- Parliamentary acts NSW
- Statues of indexes NSW
Change to the State Library Retrieval Service
Date: 1 July 2016
We have made some changes to our retrieval service.
International Archives Day 9 June 2016
Date: 3 June 2016
International Archives Day is celebrated on 9 June to mark the day in 1948 when the International Council on Archives was created as a Non-Governmental Organisation at UNESCO in Paris.
New WW1 images
Date: 19 August 2013
With the approach of the Centenary of WW1, the State Library is digitising precious original pictures, letters and records to help South Australians trace their ANZAC history.
Missing South Australian newspaper at the British Library
Date: 4 January 2011
There has recently been a special connection between the British Library and the State Library of South Australia, resulting in the British Library providing a digitised copy of an interesting early South Australian publication which we had previously not held in our collection.
Car show rooms of HC Richards in 1928
Date: 16 December 2015
The latest film from the archival collection on our YouTube channel featuring a visit to the car showrooms of HC Richards in 1928.
Your Hub : Your Space
Your place to relax, enjoy, discover, or grab a magazine from the shelf to idle away the time.
Short term restrictions in the forecourt
Date: 14 September 2015
We are commencing a new exciting project that in the short term will require some restrictions to the forecourt.
All business as usual. Access available via main glass foyer doors, however a cyclone barrier will be installed in the forecourt on Wednesday 16 September.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Special accommodation offer for the Beethoven weekend
Date: 24 July 2015
A sleek combination of modern luxury and authentic Adelaide style.
Experience superior Adelaide accommodation at InterContinental hotel and wake up to serene river views during the Beethoven Piano Trios program.
Temporary closure of our Family History services
Date: 22 July 2015
Our Family History service is moving to a more prominent and easily accessible position in the South-Eastern corner of Level 1 over Tuesday and Wednesday 18 to 19 August. During this time the service will be closed and will resume from Thursday 20 August.
Register with the State Library to access collection materials in storage
Date: 12 June 2015
A large proportion of the collections in the State Library is held in storage areas.
Poppies artwork honouring the fallen
Date: 29 April 2015
With the 100th anniversary of WW1 in 2014, and the Gallipoli campaign being commemorated in 2015, members of the ACH Group arts community created poppies as a meaningful way to remember the people who lost their lives in war and those who serves all around the world.
A World Away: South Australia’s War
To explore the events of WWI from a local and social perspective, History SA and the State Library of South Australia have created a new blog - A World Away: South Australia's War to help people understand the complexity of these events. It represents the war through the words of those who were there, month by month, as events unfolded.
We've been nominated for Australia's favourite library
If you agree vote for us online now!
Voting closes 22 April 2014.
The Australian Library & Information Association will announce Australia's Favourite Library during Library & information Week on Monday 19 May.
Book your own computer at the Library!
Date: 4 February 2014
From Tuesday 11 February, the State Library of South Australia will be moving to an automated computer booking system, allowing you to use a computer for up to two hours.
