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Anzac Day opening Hours

Monday
Monday 19 April 2021

The Library will be open from 1 pm to 5 pm on Anzac Day, Sunday 25 April.

Students sitting at communal tables by the atrium in the reading room

New Map Rooms now open

Friday
Friday 16 April 2021

 For the first time, visitors to the State Library can explore five centuries of cartography from around the world in one place with the opening of the new Map Rooms.   

State Library of NSW Map Rooms

Free lockers for Library card holders!

Friday
Friday 9 April 2021

Lockers are now free for all Library cards holders.

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Little-known stories of the Dyarubbin

Monday
Monday 29 March 2021

Darug women storytellers reveal little-known stories of Dyarubbin – the Hawkesbury River – in our new exhibition on now.

Dyarubbin, the Hawkesbury River, from above Sackville Reach, photo by Joy Lai

Shortlists announced for 2021 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards

Wednesday
Wednesday 24 March 2021

Thirty judges considered a record of 633 entries across 10 prize categories.

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