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🎨 NEW OPPORTUNITY: Deane Miller Fellowship Big news for South Australian creatives and researchers — a brand new fellows...
29/05/2026

🎨 NEW OPPORTUNITY: Deane Miller Fellowship
Big news for South Australian creatives and researchers — a brand new fellowship is launching at the State Library of South Australia.

Introducing the Friends of the State Library of South Australia Deane Miller Fellowship:
✨ $15,000 funding
✨ Research support
✨ Promotional opportunities
✨ The chance to create an original new work inspired by the Library’s collections

We’re looking for bold ideas from writers, researchers, artists, designers, performers, musicians and creatives working across any discipline. If you’ve ever wanted to turn history, archives, stories or collections into something new — this is your opportunity.

📅 Applications open Tuesday 9 June and close Friday 31 July 2026.

Learn more and get ready to apply here 👉 slsa.sa.gov.au/deane-miller-fellowship-0

🗞️PressReader is back up and running! 🎉 Stay informed with access to more than 2,000 newspapers and magazines from aroun...
29/05/2026

🗞️PressReader is back up and running! 🎉

Stay informed with access to more than 2,000 newspapers and magazines from around 120 countries in over 60 languages — all available through PressReader.
Best of all, your State Library membership gives you FREE access anytime, anywhere.

📝Not a member yet? Sign up online today, get your digital library card, and start browsing the latest news and magazines instantly. https://bit.ly/SLSA-JoinNow

🪪Prefer a physical library card? Easy! Complete the online form, then visit the State Library and one of our friendly librarians will help you get set up.

Start reading today 👉 https://bit.ly/SLSAPressReader 📚

Before demolition began in 2021, the final days of the iconic West End Brewery were carefully documented by our Senior D...
28/05/2026

Before demolition began in 2021, the final days of the iconic West End Brewery were carefully documented by our Senior Digitising Officer preserving an important piece of South Australia’s industrial and cultural history for future generations. 🍺

Now fully catalogued, these fascinating photograph collections are available to explore online.

For more on the story behind the archive and its preservation, read The West End Brewery archive story 👉 slsa.sa.gov.au/west-end-brewery-archive

✨A new creative opportunity is on the horizon 🎨What stories emerge when creators and researchers dive into the State Lib...
27/05/2026

✨A new creative opportunity is on the horizon 🎨

What stories emerge when creators and researchers dive into the State Library’s collections? What hidden histories, ideas and inspirations are waiting to be reimagined?

The Friends of the State Library of South Australia Deane Miller Fellowship will soon invite creative minds to explore, interpret and create from the past in bold new ways.

More details coming soon 👀

The State Library of South Australia proudly supports this year’s National Reconciliation Week and its theme, ‘All In’. ...
27/05/2026

The State Library of South Australia proudly supports this year’s National Reconciliation Week and its theme, ‘All In’. We recognise the importance of reconciliation as an ongoing journey that calls on all Australians to listen, learn, and work together toward a more just and inclusive future.

As a place for learning and community connection, the State Library supports the sharing of Aboriginal histories, cultures, and perspectives through collaboration, storytelling, and public programs. We encourage everyone to reflect on the shared role we each play in advancing reconciliation. Reconciliation is strongest when we are all in.

The artwork for this campaign is by renowned Gumbaynggirr/Bundjalung artist Otis Hope Carey, who applied his distinctive style to create a colourful and optimistic visual representation of people from all walks of life being ‘all in’ to make change.

slsa.gov.au Reconciliation Australia

We’re excited to be a City Lights Pitstop during Illuminate Adelaide ✨❤️
25/05/2026

We’re excited to be a City Lights Pitstop during Illuminate Adelaide ✨❤️

We’re looking forward to this talk, be quick to book your spot below 👇
25/05/2026

We’re looking forward to this talk, be quick to book your spot below 👇

🗞️Pressreader currently unavailable The State Library subscribes to PressReader, which is currently experiencing technic...
25/05/2026

🗞️Pressreader currently unavailable
The State Library subscribes to PressReader, which is currently experiencing technical issues.
We apologise for any inconvenience this might cause and will let you know when it's available again.
Keep an eye on our socials for updates.

Image: Messenger Press Collection collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+70869/46

Even with a few temporary changes, the heart of the State Library remains the same 💫You can still: 🕵️Discover the histo...
22/05/2026

Even with a few temporary changes, the heart of the State Library remains the same 💫

You can still:
🕵️Discover the history festival at the State Library
👀 Explore exhibitions and displays
🏛️Visit the Mortlock
✂️Enjoy kids and family activities
☕Pop into the cafe
🖥️Access everything online: catalogue, collections, programs, and more..

Discover what’s on > slsa.sa.gov.au

Celebrating our wonderful volunteers who generously dedicate their time and expertise to the State Library. Our Ambassad...
21/05/2026

Celebrating our wonderful volunteers who generously dedicate their time and expertise to the State Library.

Our Ambassador volunteers warmly greet visitors and provide engaging, informative tours throughout the State Library. Our archival volunteers help describe photographs, decipher languages and handwriting, and assist with transcription work within the archives. Our published collections volunteers help with our donations and ephemera collections. Our English Language Improvement volunteers. Our digital volunteers contribute by correcting South Australian newspapers in Trove.

You make our State Library shine with your dedication and passion.

A very special thank you to all our volunteers. slsa.sa.gov.au

"Well, that's that Charlie. Last race over.""Yep.""Oh well. How do you want to get home?""Err...""Tram?""Err...""Cab?""E...
20/05/2026

"Well, that's that Charlie. Last race over."
"Yep."
"Oh well. How do you want to get home?"
"Err..."
"Tram?"
"Err..."
"Cab?"
"Err..."
"Motor car?"
"Shanks' pony mate. I did my dough in the last."
"Err...so did I. Let's get going."

Trams, horse-carriages and motor vehicles on Fullarton Road (then named Victoria Ave) outside the Victoria Park Racecourse, c1915.
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