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You asked, we delivered – keep your bags with you!

Wednesday
Wednesday 25 July 2018

You can now take your bag into most areas of the Library.

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

Critics' Picks

Thursday
Thursday 5 July 2018

Find the best new books from Australia and around the world in our Governor Marie Bashir Reading Room.

Selection of book covers from the Library's Critics' Pick section

Inaugural Reader in Residence announced

Wednesday
Wednesday 11 April 2018

Well-known author, journalist and broadcaster Caroline Baum has just been announced as the State Library of NSW’s inaugural Reader in Residence.

State Library Reader in Residence, Caroline Baum standing in Library stacks

Miles Franklin’s long-lost diary donated

Wednesday
Wednesday 7 March 2018

The missing diary of Australian literary great Miles Franklin, discovered in a battered old family suitcase, will be donated to the State Library.

Miles Franklin’s long-lost diary in suitcase

Farewell to a generous supporter

Tuesday
Tuesday 20 February 2018

Today at the Library we farewelled one of our most generous benefactors, Michael Crouch AC, who died on 9 February. 

The late Michael Crouch AC