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Teacher board games
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Teacher and School Resources

Available now

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Free, no bookings required

Digital visits
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SACE Research Skills Online

Digital visit

Negotiable during school term

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Booking required

Fantastic Foliage
  • Event series
  • Nature Festival

Fantastic Foliage

Paper sculpture

On now

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Free, no bookings required

NTSA
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Garden Open Days

Presented by the National Trust

October 2023 to March 2024

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Storytelling in the Circulating Library
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  • Nature Festival

Storytelling in the Circulating Library

Wednesday 4 October 2023

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Booking required

2023 Nature Festival
  • Event series
  • Nature Festival

Environmental panel discussions

Presented by Dynamic State and the Environment Institute at the University of Adelaide

Thursday 5 October 2023
Friday 6 October 2023
Friday 13 October 2023

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Free, no bookings required

Sally Heinrich lantern making workshop
  • Event series
  • Nature Festival

Paper Lantern Making workshop

Friday 6 October 2023

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Booking required

Wellfest Adelaide Amazing Race
  • Event series
  • WellFest Adelaide

Wellfest Adelaide - Amazing Race

Saturday 7 October

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$10.00 per person

Yellow and black butterfly resting on orange flowers
  • Event series
  • Nature Festival

The Pollinators

Sunday 8 October 2023
Thursday 12 October 2023

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Booking required

A mana and woman working in a vegetable garden
  • Event series
  • Live and Learn

Sowing, Mowing and Growing

An overview of South Australian gardens from colonisation to the 1930s

Tuesday 10 October 2023

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Booking required

Ortelius map of the world
  • Event series
  • Royal Geographical Society of SA Lecture Program

The search for how the earth works

A scientific detective story

Wednesday 11 October 2023

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Booking required

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  • Nature Festival

Deep Listening to Nature

An invitation to open your ears to the natural world

Thursday 12 October 2023

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$10.00 per person

Tours hosted by our Ambassadors 

Our friendly volunteer Ambassadors are back and you will find them at the Welcome Desk in the glass foyer. If you are planning to visit us, and would like a guided tour for a group less than five people pop by the Welcome Desk to see if an Ambassador is free to host the tour.

Please note: These tours are dependent on volunteer availability. We thank you for your understanding.

Starting in February 2023 Ambassadors will provide tours Monday to Friday at 11am or 2pm. Book your tour today.

Find out more about our private group tours for more than ten people.

Keep up to date with What's On at the state library

What's on nearby

'Place of creation' by Elisabeth Butterworth

Friends of the State Library

From all walks of life, the Friends have supported the State Library of South Australia (SLSA) with a tradition of cultural philanthropy over eight decades, to enrich and promote its collections and treasures for scholarly and public interest.

Centre of Democracy, interior image of the exhibition space.

Centre of Democracy

Discover the people and ideas that have shaped democracy in South Australia, and the power of your voice in it. 

Open daily with free admission, the Centre of Democracy is located in the Institute Building, corner of North Terrace and Kintore Avenue.

Floor cushion showing the Morialta Tourism Poster on a floor cushion

Visit our online Gift Shop

Looking for that bespoke gift for someone special or something for your home?

Explore our online gift store featuring items from the State Library’s collections, and find a range of products, including home décor, wall art, stationery, clothing, bags, and more.

Plan your visit

How do I get to the State Library by public transport?

The 'State Library, Art Gallery, Museum' tram-stop is just outside the State Library. There are bus stops close by near the War Memorial on North Terrace. The closest train station is the Adelaide city station on North Terrace.

You can plan your journey via Adelaide Metro.

Is there car parking near the State Library?

The nearest car park is Wilson's Adelaide Central car park, 225 North Terrace, next to David Jones.

There is paid metered street parking along Kintore Ave and Victoria Drive.

Where is the wheelchair and stroller access?

Access to the Spence Wing first floor and the Mortlock Chamber is via the lift in the glass foyer entrance of the library.

There is on-street disabled parking available in the nearby roads. View more information and maps of Adelaide City Council's Disability parking for permit holders.

How do I check if the Mortlock Chamber is open when I plan to visit?

The Mortlock Chamber may close for private events, check our opening hours for any closure times.

When it is open you can visit the Mortlock Chamber on the ground floor to look at the exhibition bays.  The upper levels of the Mortlock Wing include quiet study areas.

Is there a cafe at the State Library?

Yes, the State Library Cafe is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm and Saturdays from 12 to 4pm.