Newsflashes

Hide message

Newsflash:

Due to essential maintenance, access to some online services including the viewing of digitised items will be temporarily unavailable between 5 pm AEST on Sunday, 17 November and 8 am AEDT on Monday, 18 November 2019. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

News

Find out the latest news from the Library.

Australian first: chat-bot that gets kids reading

Friday
Friday 8 November 2019

Scout is a fun, interactive robot that uses a conversational interface which helps children quickly discover books matched to their interests and general reading ability

Scout the chat-bot

2020 State Library of NSW fellowships announced

Friday
Friday 25 October 2019

Eight prestigious research fellowships totalling $216,000 have just been awarded by the State Library of NSW.

Professor Sally Young 2020 Coral Thomas Fellowship recipient

Our new kids' audio guide is now available!

Friday
Friday 25 October 2019

Earlier this year we worked with students from Summer Hill Public School to create an audio guide for our Paintings From The Collection exhibition.

Summer Hill Public School students

New Children’s Library opens in 150th year of free access to books

Tuesday
Tuesday 8 October 2019

A new Children’s Library, the first space devoted entirely to young readers and families at the State Library of NSW, opened to the public on Saturday 12 October as part of a free Open Day.

The Children's Library

Join us for Open Day on Saturday 14 October

Wednesday
Wednesday 2 October 2019

Come in, get lost… in stories, ideas, art & more! 

State Library NSW 2019 Open Day banner.