What's on

Friends are invited to gather in the Library’s historic Friends Room to listen, chat and share ideas about great books.

Upcoming 2025 Silent Film Festival sessions at the Library.

Robin Walsh explores the women in Lachlan Macquarie’s life, and reveals the personal relationships that shaped him.  

Join a guided tour of The Country Cries for Truth, a new exhibition celebrating the work of Dr Bronwyn Bancroft.

Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for Trivia in the Library Bar!

Join a curator-led tour of our new exhibition featuring almost 200 artworks on the extraordinary Dunera story.

​Come behind the scenes to see the Conservation Laboratory and the work undertaken by the Collection Care Branch.

Join a curator-led tour of the exhibition Peter Kingston, displaying over 70 works by this unique creative talent.

Hear Michael Brissenden discuss his latest novel Smoke, in conversation with Dr Rachel Franks

Bringing together a group of Australian TV writers with credits on shows you love, they’ll discuss what it’s like working in a writer’s room as an LGBTIQ+ person.

Ever watched something and known in your heart of hearts it would have been better if the characters admitted they batted for the other team? This is the panel for you!

Upcoming 2025 Silent Film Festival sessions at the Library.

From protests to the dance floor, drop in for an immersive display of artefacts, posters, photos and more from the Library’s collection.

Hear from some of the best new queer works and writers in an evening of literary readings in the Library Bar.

Discover how to access LGBTQ+ Source through the State Library of NSW.

Upcoming 2025 Silent Film Festival sessions at the Library.

Discover how to access the Archives of Sexuality and Gender through the State Library NSW.

A deep dive with a groundbreaking local poet about their craft right now, what’s come before and where it’s going next — featuring Yuwaalaraay storyteller Nardi Simpson, in conversation with Anne-Marie Te Whiu.

Journey deep beneath the Library to uncover a treasure trove of artefacts and stories from Sydney’s queer history in this curator-led tour.

Collaborate with your queer peers and hone your craft in this queer writing workshop with award-winning author Will Kostakis.