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Capturing history: Enshrining an indigenous voice to the South Australian Parliament, 26 March 2023
26 May 2023
On Sunday 26 March 2023, a special sitting of the South Australian Parliament was held, where parliamentarians gathered to vote on the establishment...
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Spotlight on LGBTQIA+ books, literature, and eResources
15 May 2023
Our Research Library is full of reference books and eResources ready for you to browse and explore. We regularly add new books to the shelves in the...
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State Library acquires never-before-seen map linked to scandalous land tale
8 May 2023
The 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...
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A rolling globe gathers no dust
28 April 2023
Did you know that the earth’s natural movement, traffic, and building works can sometimes create vibrations within buildings? The State Library’s...
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Grants available for digitisation of South Australian community newspapers
4 April 2023
The State Library of South Australia is celebrating the first success story of the Community Newspaper Digitisation Project with the Port Lincoln...
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Building works and services updates
7 March 2023
Over the coming months, the State Library will undergo building works and service changes, including updates to opening hours from Monday 3 April 2023...
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State Library serves up menus from the collections in new exhibition
28 February 2023
Sweet 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...
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Wanted! Adelaide Fringe and Festival promotional material
27 February 2023
Do 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...
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New exhibition at the State Library celebrates the art of political cartooning
7 February 2023
Behind the Lines: the year in political cartoons 2022 is the latest free exhibition to open at the State Library of South Australia. This travelling...
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The low-down on Legal Deposit
9 December 2022
Legal deposit is a statutory provision that requires publishers to lodge copies of their publications with designated libraries. 'Publishers’ include...
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Changes to eResources subscriptions
9 December 2022
If you use eResources there are some changes you need to be aware of. From 31 December 2022 several eResources subscriptions will end. This is in...
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Douglas Darian Smith Photographic Collection
8 November 2022
The Library has acquired a significant pictorial collection by famed South Australian commercial photographer, Douglas Darian Smith – adding more than...