The State Library of Queensland (State Library) is committed to preserving its digital collections for the long term. State Library is currently in the process of migrating our digital content to a new digital preservation system, which will allow us to preserve the integrity and authenticity of our digital collections, in addition to storing, managing … Read more
The Grattan Institute’s next event examines the big state government reforms in school education and what the Commonwealth’s role should be within the reform picture. The Commonwealth’s role in schooling is topical given it recently commissioned a review on ways to achieve excellence in Australian schools (known as … Read more
Bring your under-5s to The Corner at the State Library of Queensland for a special story time session to hear physicist Chris Ferrie (https://csferrie.com/books/) read his latest release junior title Quantum Physics for Babies. This book is the perfect way to introduce basic concepts to even the youngest scientist, and the adults will love the … Read more
Thank you everybody for your patience during the upgrade of One Search. We are experiencing a few teething problems with some links on the State Library website still directing to the old version with slight changes. This is the old version of One Search not our new version and we apologise for any confusion this … Read more
Why not bring your family to visit the first new theme in The Corner for 2018, Children’s Picture Diaries? You’ll find The Corner on level one at the State Library of Queensland (SLQ). This play based learning environment is especially designed for children under 8 and their parents, carers and friends to enjoy and explore together. … Read more
Are you ever at loss at how to spend International Woman’s Day? Do you feel as though the token speeches by powerful men at lunches for other powerful men are not quite meeting your feminist requirement? Well you could always come to the library and read a relatable and inspirational book that was actually written … Read more
Saturday 3 March 2018 is Open Data Day, an international celebration of government and other organisations openly sharing data for anyone to use. State Library of Queensland supports open access to information and ideas and has developed an Open Data Strategy. The Library has contributed more than 20 different open datasets to the Australian data … Read more
Finding items in our collection will be easier than ever from 5 March. State Library of Queensland have been working on a new look for One Search, our catalogue. One Search is the main entry point for accessing SLQ’s collections. It also provides access to online databases, ejournals, ebooks, newspapers and magazines. The new look … Read more
I’m Natalia. I’m a Brazilian landscape architect and I’ve been living in Brisbane since January last year. I have five years of experience in the architecture field, and I also worked for the 2016 Olympic Games helping to plan the Olympic Park for Rio 2016. That’s when I discovered my passion for plants, the environment … Read more
I’m Carl. I’m originally from the United States but I’ve been in Australia since 1968. I have resided in Brisbane for the last 30 years and now I’m retired. What brought me here? I was trekking off on my own after my university course was finished and I decided to come to an English speaking … Read more
