To minimise handling of the rare and unique items in the Pictures Collection, the Library provides a photographic service.

Free access to computers, the internet and wifi

Helping to preserve our cultural heritage

Learn how to request collection items for use in our reading rooms and check collection delivery times to plan ahead.

Bookplate cafe is open 7 days a week and Paperplate cafe is open on weekdays.

We are making vital improvements to our much-loved heritage building.

Each request for an external loan to an exhibition should be received with at least twelve months' notice to allow sufficient time for scheduling and the preparation of the loan, as per the Library's exhibitions loans policy.

Not sure where to start your research? Stuck somewhere along the way? Ask a Librarian.

We are committed to making our collections, exhibitions, building and events accessible to all Australians.