State Library of South Australia
What's been brewing in the State Library's archive?
When the gates closed at the West End Brewery site in Adelaide in June 2021, the State Library received a donation offer for the business records of the South Australian Brewing Company. Our archivists share a behind-the-scene story.
The story of an Italian market gardening family
Remarkable record of the Marchioro family's market gardening business
Port Gawler Land Release: The scandal of 1839
A never before seen manuscript map with a scandalous history. On display in the Mortlock Chamber at the State Library of South Australia.
Illuminate Adelaide
The State Library will again take part in Adelaide’s biggest free program of art, light and technology!
Sweet and Savoury
Come in and explore unique menus from South Australian restaurants and events. On now until June 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.
![Explore the collections [B 1831873]](/sites/default/files/styles/tile_square_1x/public/2018-09/the-collections-hero-b1831873-.png?itok=CIHlYJLk)
Collections
Explore the collections including South Australiana, Family History and Special Collections.
![South Australian Premier, Steele Hall, with his children [PRG1662/5/27]](/sites/default/files/styles/tile_square_1x/public/2019-09/South-Australian-Premier-Steele-Hall-with-his-children-PRG1662-5-27-fh.jpg?itok=RSBY--Hc)
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.