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- Media release
Nominations now open for the 2022 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature
25 March 2021Nominations are now open for the 2022 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, one of Australia’s richest and most prestigious literary awards. The...
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- Article
The tale of an ark, a wounded soldier and an Adelaide school
8 December 2020How did a toy made in 1920s London make its way to the State Library of South Australia 100 years later? Written by Denise Chapman - Curator, Access...
- Media release
Christmas at the Mortlock
1 December 2020In a year of change, challenges and champions the State Library of South Australia has brought a little Christmas cheer to town. After a four year...
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- Article
Digital Art-cheology
4 November 2020State Library project recovers lost artworks from the brink of extinction Written by Kimberley Dye and Taryn Ellis The State Library of South...
- Article
Find the skeleton lurking in your closest
2 October 2020In these times of COVID-19 we have not been able to run our popular Falling from the Tree face to face tutorials. These tutorials explore major topic...
- Announcement
Vale Dr Alan Brissenden AM
22 September 2020We are very sad to hear of the passing of our friend Dr Alan Brissenden AM, long standing committee member, and former President of The Friends of the...
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- Announcement
New, powerful, free WiFi
31 August 2020The StateLibrary-Free network is now available in all public areas of the State Library, including the Institute and Mortlock buildings. We have added...
- Article
United in Victory - A timely donation to the Children’s Literature Research Collection
17 August 2020Recently an old envelope arrived with some dusty old jigsaw pieces and a cryptic note. We completed the puzzle and it turned out to be ‘United in...
- Announcement
State Library opens Hub PC pilot
7 July 2020Imagine walking into a space with a pre-booked computer, exclusively yours for up to two hours free of charge and with access to all the State Library...
- Article
A ship, a strong rope and some strange coincidences
30 June 2020In October 1880, the S.S. Ferret is chartered in Glasgow by several men desiring to take a Mediterranean pleasure cruise. Built in Glasgow originally...
- Media release
Protecting South Australia’s digital future
29 June 2020You cannot put a price on what South Australian stories and ephemera lie within the basement of the State Library of South Australia. Irreplaceable...
- Article
Bringing life back to the Tanami goldfield map
26 May 2020Conservation Officer, Amalia, has been performing treatments on selected collection items in a home studio since the State Library temporarily closed...