The collection on display in the John Oxley reading room on level 4 is only a small percentage of our total collections.  The State Library building at South Bank has repositories containing around 24 km of shelving.  You can order items from this Closed Access collection, and view them in the reading rooms.  Orders can be placed through our OneSearch catalogue or ask our staff to help you find what you want.

        Views of the South Bank repository

From Monday to Friday, requests submitted before half past the hour are delivered on the next hour when the library is open.  Did you know that we keep your requests for you for 3 days?  This means you can plan your visit to the library, and order in advance.

Changes in delivery times on weekends

On weekends there will be fewer delivery times, starting from 3rd October.
The new delivery times:
11am (order by 10.30am)
12 noon (order by 11:30am)
2pm (order by 1:30pm)
3pm (order by 2:30pm)

To avoid having to wait for a delivery, simply order ahead!  Orders for the weekend can be placed as early as Thursday. This will ensure that the items you want are available for you over the weekend.

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