Accessing items & information
Register for a Readers card
How to register for a Reader's Card to access the many State Library services and collections.
How to locate items
How to locate items in the State Library of NSW.
Reserving an item
How to set aside or reserve an item from the Library's collection.
Access to restricted material
How to view items from our special collections including manuscripts, pictures, rare maps and printed books from the Mitchell, Dixson and State Reference Libraries.
Book an electronic resource
How to book a computer in the State Reference Library and the Mitchell Library to access catalogues, databases and the Internet.
Borrowing on interlibrary loans
How to borrow State Library items on interlibrary loan through your local public library.
Access from public libraries
How to request items from other libraries and how you can obtain copies of articles from other Australian and international institutions.
External exhibition loans
Information on how other cultural institutions can lend items from the State Library's collections for temporary exhibitions and displays.
