State Library of South Australia
Thank you for making a difference on Indigenous Literacy Day
The Library was buzzing on Indigenous Literacy Day with eager book lovers and the sound of our staff choir as people browsed the pop-up bookstall.
Applications now open for inaugural SA Literary Fellowships
Writers SA and State Library of South Australia are thrilled to announce an exciting new Fellowships program to support emerging, established, and First Nations writers.
Community Consultation meeting - United Aborigines Mission Archival Record
The State Library is seeking advice and feedback from the community of former UAM residents and their descendants about how best to manage archival records.
Sir Josiah Symon
Josiah Henry Symon was a South Australian man of many talents and interests, who donated his entire library to the State Library of SA.
UNSTACKED - Digital real-time stories told by you
We are excited to launch the digital platform, Unstacked, which is informed by real-time browsing and encourages curiosity and unexpected exploration of the Library's vast collection.
Sweet and Savoury
Come in and explore unique menus from South Australian restaurants and events. On now until September 2023.
Explore the collections
The State Library offers many opportunities to explore and discover areas of the State’s history, your family history, our special collections, digital collections and more.
Digital Collections
Showcases selected items from the State Library’s collection with a particular focus on South Australiana.
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Collections
Explore the collections including South Australiana, Family History and Special Collections.
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Access eResources
Did you know your State Library subscribes to a wide variety of eResources that are free for you to use?
eResources include full-text articles and abstracts, magazines, scholarly journals, eBooks, databases, indexes, newspapers, encyclopedias, and many more. Don't have a Library membership yet? Join the State Library and start using eResources today.
pressreader
Explore hundreds of magazines and newspapers from all over the world, including sport, science, current affairs, hobbies and interests of every description.
NewsBank
Read The Advertiser every morning as well as thousands of other newspapers from across South Australia, Australia, and worldwide, all in full pictorial format.
Britannica library
Trusted and verified information with 73,000 articles covering a range of topics for researchers of all ages. Great for school projects.
Further your research
We offer a range of research guides to assist you in finding resources. Trove helps you find Australia's cultural collections sourced from collecting organisations across the country. You can access the full range of eResources to enhance your research further.
Library Guides
Find research assistance, subject guides and useful resources on a range of subjects.
TROVE
Trove helps you find Australia's cultural collections by bringing together content from libraries, museums, archives, repositories and other research and collecting organisations big and small.
eResources
We subscribe and provide free access and home access to wide-variety of eResources that include both full-text articles and abstracts, magazines, scholarly journals, eBooks, databases, indexes, newspapers, encyclopedias and lots more.