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- Media release
State Library acquires never-before-seen map linked to scandalous land tale
8 May 2023The State Library of South Australia has acquired a rare, never-before-seen map of a town that was proposed for South Australia but was never built...
- Article
A rolling globe gathers no dust
28 April 2023Did you know that the earth’s natural movement, traffic, and building works can sometimes create vibrations within buildings? The State Library’s...
- Media release
Grants available for digitisation of South Australian community newspapers
4 April 2023The State Library of South Australia is celebrating the first success story of the Community Newspaper Digitisation Project with the Port Lincoln...
- Announcement
Building works and services updates
7 March 2023Over the coming months, the State Library will undergo building works and service changes, including updates to opening hours from Monday 3 April 2023...
- Media release
State Library serves up menus from the collections in new exhibition
28 February 2023Sweet and savoury: Menus from the collections of the State Library is a new free exhibition now showing at the State Library of South Australia. It...
- Article
Wanted! Adelaide Fringe and Festival promotional material
27 February 2023Do you end up with a collection of promotional materials from Festival and Fringe events? Well don't recycle them, be a part of preserving South...
- Media release
New exhibition at the State Library celebrates the art of political cartooning
7 February 2023Behind the Lines: the year in political cartoons 2022 is the latest free exhibition to open at the State Library of South Australia. This travelling...
- Article
The low-down on Legal Deposit
9 December 2022Legal deposit is a statutory provision that requires publishers to lodge copies of their publications with designated libraries. 'Publishers’ include...
- Article
Douglas Darian Smith Photographic Collection
8 November 2022The Library has acquired a significant pictorial collection by famed South Australian commercial photographer, Douglas Darian Smith – adding more than...
- Media release
Giant Christmas Tree to light up this festive season in the Mortlock
3 November 2022Adelaide’s largest indoor Christmas tree will light up for the first time this festive season on Pageant Day at the State Library of South Australia...
- Article
eResources: Sometimes you just need a little help
1 November 2022Sometimes you just need a little help to find that extra bit of information. Perhaps you need to check a product review or maybe you are a keen...
- Article
Protecting our heritage: Disaster risk management training
7 October 2022At the State Library of South Australia, the preservation and protection of the state’s heritage items are fundamental to our work. As for all...