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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and following direction from the South Australian State Government, the State Library is temporarily closed to the public, and staff have been directed to work from home.
Research
Chat with a librarian
Use our live chat service to get real-time assistance from a librarian by clicking on the yellow chat tab in the bottom right of your browser window.
During our temporary closure this service will be staffed Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm (ACST), and Saturday 12pm to 5pm.
Research
We aim to respond to complex queries in 7 to 10 working days but due to limited access to our collections at this time, we may not be able to meet this time frame.
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Our telephone service will not be staffed during this closure. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Find out how our librarians can help you with your research queries.