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Join us for Family Sunday on 18 June

Photo of a mother and her daughter in a children's book exhibition

Explore our Pride Month events

People in the Pride Revolution exhibition

Visit the Shakespeare Room

Support our rare books collection

Rare book

Collection buzz

Stars in the stacks

A rare books specialist finds that the Library holds surprises beyond the natural history books and Australiana for which its collection is renowned.

Ethel Turner gets personal

A new acquisition reveals the personal and professional lives of one of Australia’s best-known authors.

a collection of items from the Ethel Turner collection including a notepad and a photograph

The Flying Pieman of Sydney, en pointe

Anna Corkhill writes about rediscovering costume drawings for a ballet that never was.

The collection like you've never heard it

Listen to and transcribe personal stories from our 'Islamic Faith in NSW' oral history collection.

A capital idea

Decorated initials — artworks in themselves — have a long history.

Featured events

Eresources express - AustLit

Wednesday
Wed 31 May 2023
Free
Workshop

Have you been inspired by the Sydney Writers’ Festival?

Online

William Yang and Benjamin Law: Sydneyphiles Reimagined

Tuesday
Tue 6 Jun 2023
Talk

Hear celebrated photographer William Yang discuss his breakthrough exhibition Sydneyphiles, followed by a conversation with Benjamin Law.

Two men smiling at the camera, one has his arms around the others shoulders.
Onsite

Ellen van Neerven: Personal Score

Tuesday
Tue 13 Jun 2023
Free
Talk

Award-winning author Ellen van Neerven discusses their highly anticipated new book, Personal Score, with ABC's Sam Lewis.

Black and white headshot of Ellen van Neerven
Onsite

Launch into Library Research: Family History Focus

Thursday
Thu 15 Jun 2023
Seminar

Discover how to access and use a range of invaluable resources, many of which are unique to the State Library, to help you take those next steps in your family research.

Black and white photograph of a wedding party
Onsite