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Find out the latest news from the Library.

Christmas & New Year opening hours

Friday
Friday 24 November 2023

We're open every day except Christmas Day, Monday 25 December. Normal hours and services will resume on Tuesday 2 January 2023.

Marie Bashir Reading Room

State Library welcomes the appointment of new State Librarian

Friday
Friday 27 October 2023

Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon has been announced as the State Library's new State Librarian.

Portrait of Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon

2024 Fellows announced

Friday
Friday 20 October 2023

The State Library welcomed its newest research fellow, Nancy Cushing, at the 4th Biennial Coral Thomas Lecture last night.  

Colour photograph of a woman standing in front of green foliage

Significant Aboriginal objects come back to Country after 200 years

Friday
Friday 6 October 2023

Aboriginal communities, families, Elders and makers will for the first time have direct access to 30 ancestral objects.

Collage of objects from the exhibition Wadgayawa Nhay Dhadjan Wari

NSW Premier’s History Award winners announced

Thursday
Thursday 7 September 2023

$85,000 in prize money was awarded as part of NSW History Week. 

Stack of history books