What is the State Library NSW?
The State Library of NSW collects and preserves materials and evidence relating to our place in the world and makes them accessible to everyone in New South Wales and beyond. The Library exists in order to support and encourage research, debate, conversation, inspiration, learning and enjoyment.
Is the NSW State Library free?
Access to the library reading rooms and galleries is free. There are a range of services that are accessible via a library card including remote access to electronic resources for NSW residents, access to books and other material from storage, and bookings for onsite study rooms.
How old is the State Library NSW?
194c. 1827
State Library of New South Wales/Age
When was the NSW State library built?
1826
State Library of New South Wales/Founded
Macquarie Street, Sydney The State Library of NSW is the oldest library in Australia. It started out as a small subscription library in Pitt Street in 1826 for colonials who were desperate to read books. From these early beginnings it became the world class, global library it is today.
What is state library authority?
10.2.1 Madras Public Libraries Act, 1948 2) Provision to constitute State Library Authority for the purpose of advising the Government on such matters relating to libraries as they may refer to it.
When was the State Library of NSW built?
The State Library of NSW is the oldest library in Australia. It started out as a small subscription library in Pitt Street in 1826 for colonials who were desperate to read books. From these early beginnings it became the world class, global library it is today.
When did libraries become free?
1833
The first free modern public library was opened in 1833. The Peterborough (N.H.) Town Libraries was the first institution funded by a municipality with the explicit purpose of establishing a free library open to all classes of the community.
What items can be borrowed via inter library loan from the State Library of NSW?
Books published in or after 1970 from the State Reference Library collection.
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