A crèche in a large metropolitan hospital, 1953. NAA: A1200, L15676.
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Without Consent reveals the truth of Australia’s past

6 February 2020

A new exhibition Without Consent: Australia’s past adoption practices, is opening at the State Library of South Australia on Friday 7 February. This...

Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature - wallpaper
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2020 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature Shortlist Announced

19 December 2019

Today we are delighted to announce the 37 writers from around Australia who have been shortlisted for the 2020 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature...

Heroes of the skies, Ross and Keith Smith exhibition
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Local Smith brothers win Great Air Race

31 October 2019

Discover the amazing story of the England to Australia air race of 1919, won by two of South Australia’s favourite sons, Captain Ross Smith and...

Infocuz Technologies La tecnologia de big data revolucionara la seguridad de la informacion big_data2
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Australian Libraries join forces to build national digital collection

12 August 2019

Australia’s national, state and territory libraries have come together in a world-first collaboration to build a national digital collection, with the...

Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature - wallpaper
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Nominations now open for the 2020 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature

27 June 2019

Nominations are now open for the 2020 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, one of Australia’s richest and most prestigious literary awards. The...

Danny Allen, Illustration courtesy of David Cox and Pan Macmillan Australia
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Phil Cummings: Stories behind the books at the State Library

29 April 2019

Phil Cummings: Stories behind the books, now open at the State Library of South Australia, takes you into the creative mind of award-winning South...

Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith pioneer aviators - cropped [PRG18/1/27/g]
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Pioneer aviators Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith’s personal papers now online

4 April 2019

The personal papers of South Australian pioneer aviators Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith, held by the State Library of South Australia, have been...

Photographer: Sylvia Liber, Illawarra Mercury, “Deep Love for Dance”.
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The best press photos of 2018 on show at the State Library

31 January 2019

See the biggest stories of 2018 in sport, politics and daily life through the lenses of Australia's best press photographers in a compelling...

Yi Quan in Liao Zhai Zhi Yi, Pu Songling (1640-1715), Coloured drawing 1851-1908. Image courtesy of Shandong Provincial Library
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Exclusive to Adelaide Treasures from China on show at the State Library

6 September 2018

State Library of South Australia opens major international exhibition. From the home of Confucius, Shandong Province, comes an exhibition steeped in 3...

Members of a concert party group in Adelaide, c1922 [PRG 280/1/28/267]
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Explore the performing arts in South Australia during wartime

2 March 2018

World War One, and its aftermath changed the world forever. How it influenced the performing arts in South Australia is the focus of a new exhibition...