Openbook summer out now! Tuesday, 28 November 2023 Fishing for a great summer read? Read more Recent media stories
NSW State Library’s priceless ‘bad art’ collection celebrated in lavish new book Tuesday, 14 November 2023 Reading the Rooms: Behind the paintings of the State Library of NSW available 1 December 2023. Read more Recent media stories
Landmark exhibition in new photography gallery Monday, 30 October 2023 The State Library of NSW is staging its biggest and most significant photography exhibition to date in its new underground Photography Gallery. Read more Exhibitions
New underground gallery & auditorium to open beneath historic Mitchell Library building Friday, 27 October 2023 Sydneysiders and visitors will soon experience the State Library on a whole new level. Read more Recent media stories
New leadership for the State Library of NSW’s next chapter Thursday, 26 October 2023 The NSW Government has today announced the appointment of Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon as the new State Librarian. Read more Recent media stories
2024 State Library of NSW fellowships announced Friday, 20 October 2023 Eight prestigious research fellowships totalling $236,000 have just been awarded. Read more Recent media stories
Significant Aboriginal objects come back to Country after 200 years Friday, 06 October 2023 Aboriginal communities, families, Elders and makers will for the first time have direct access to 30 ancestral objects. Read more Exhibitions
Openbook spring out now! Friday, 01 September 2023 The State Library of NSW’s lavish, quarterly magazine is blooming. Read more Recent media stories