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Request a book

Did you know you can request a book from any library? For a small fee, we can provide you with copies of articles, chapters, whole books, even photographs, pictures, maps, manuscripts, music and sound recordings. If they're available, we can get them.

See our Library online

Did you know you can visit the Library without having to be here? See our image gallery for a taste of what to expect.

Listen to oral history recordings

Did you know you can hear Dame Mary Gilmore recite Old Days, Old Ways? In our oral history collection you can listen to folk songs, speeches, songs and stories from the past.

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