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State Library of South Australia

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Our focus is South Australiana, rare books & digital collections. Visit our exhibitions & the beautiful Mortlock Building. We stand on Kaurna land.

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linkhttps://www.slsa.sa.gov.au calendar_today28-04-2009 05:13:29

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Experience the legacy of Holden, where history meets horsepower. ā€˜Rear Vision: The Holden Collection’ opens from today until 22 June 2025. On display now in the #StateLibraryGallery. slsa.sa.gov.au/events/rear-vi… #statelibrarysa #Adelaide #SouthAustralia

Experience the legacy of Holden, where history meets horsepower. 

ā€˜Rear Vision: The Holden Collection’ opens from today until 22 June 2025. On display now in the #StateLibraryGallery. 

slsa.sa.gov.au/events/rear-vi… 

#statelibrarysa #Adelaide #SouthAustralia
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We welcomed #9NewsAdelaide to visit the 'Rear Vision: The Holden Collection' exhibition, which is open from today until 22 June2025. On display in #StateLibrarySA's gallery. #holden 9news.com.au/national/holde…

We welcomed #9NewsAdelaide to visit the 'Rear Vision: The Holden Collection' exhibition, which is open from today until 22 June2025. On display in #StateLibrarySA's gallery.

#holden 

9news.com.au/national/holde…
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The #HoldenEfijy is on display until 8pm today in the #StateLibrarySA’s forecourt. Don’t miss the chance to see this remarkable concept car up close & chat with Peter Lonsdale from #generalmotors, an expert on the iconic EFIJY. Peter will be on-site from 10-11am and 1-2pm.

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We’re participating in #SouthAustralia’s Previously... and we invite you to join us for a range of fascinating talks and stories. slsa.sa.gov.au/series/history… #StateLibrarySA #SLSA #libraries #Adelaide #research #collections #archives #SAHistoryFest #HistoryFestival

We’re participating in #SouthAustralia’s <a href="/HistoryFestival/">Previously...</a> and we invite you to join us for a range of fascinating talks and stories.
slsa.sa.gov.au/series/history… 
#StateLibrarySA #SLSA #libraries #Adelaide #research #collections #archives #SAHistoryFest #HistoryFestival
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Remember to follow through! #SLSAUnstacked #footy #AustralianRules #afl #GatherRound2025 #Adelaide #Kaurna #Norwood #Lyndoch #Ngadjuri #AdelaideOval #NorwoodOval #BarossaPark #SouthAustralia slsa.sa.gov.au

Remember to follow through! 
#SLSAUnstacked #footy #AustralianRules #afl #GatherRound2025 #Adelaide #Kaurna #Norwood #Lyndoch #Ngadjuri #AdelaideOval #NorwoodOval #BarossaPark #SouthAustralia slsa.sa.gov.au
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With a sizzler day forecast, remember to wear a hat if you’re watching #footy at the oval. Hope your team kicks a bag. #SLSAUnstacked #footy #afl #GatherRound2025 #Adelaide #Kaurna #Norwood #Lyndoch #Ngadjuri #AdelaideOval #NorwoodOval #BarossaPark slsa.sa.gov.au

With a sizzler day forecast, remember to wear a hat if you’re watching #footy at the oval. Hope your team kicks a bag. #SLSAUnstacked #footy  #afl #GatherRound2025 #Adelaide #Kaurna #Norwood #Lyndoch #Ngadjuri #AdelaideOval #NorwoodOval #BarossaPark slsa.sa.gov.au
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Here’s hoping the pill doesn’t hit the post in a clanger and instead there’s lots of hangers and sausage rolls. #SLSAUnstacked #footy #afl #GatherRound2025 #Adelaide #Kaurna #Norwood #Lyndoch #Ngadjuri #AdelaideOval #NorwoodOval #BarossaPark #PortAdelaide slsa.sa.gov.au

Here’s hoping the pill doesn’t hit the post in a clanger and instead there’s lots of hangers and sausage rolls. #SLSAUnstacked #footy #afl #GatherRound2025 #Adelaide #Kaurna #Norwood #Lyndoch #Ngadjuri #AdelaideOval #NorwoodOval #BarossaPark #PortAdelaide slsa.sa.gov.au
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Needing a quite place to read and study? The #MortlockChamber has many quiet nooks on the ground and second floor, perfect for quiet reflection. #slsa #research #StateLibrarySA #WorldHaikuDay #poetry #modernHaiku

Needing a quite place to read and study?  
The #MortlockChamber has many quiet nooks on the ground and second floor, perfect for quiet reflection.  
#slsa #research #StateLibrarySA #WorldHaikuDay #poetry #modernHaiku
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ā€˜Lest we forget’ In 1919, a large crowd gathered at the newly erected Anzac Arch near the Adelaide Railway Station on Anzac Day. This photo forms part of the Searcy Collection. #libraries #slsa #StateLibrarySA

ā€˜Lest we forget’  

In 1919, a large crowd gathered at the newly erected Anzac Arch near the Adelaide Railway Station on Anzac Day. This photo forms part of the Searcy Collection. 

#libraries #slsa #StateLibrarySA
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Dancing through life, swaying and sweeping… Circa 1930 at Dimond Studio, 150 Rundle St, young acrobat Ron Hubbard lifts a little dancer during a lively routine. SLSA: B 52890 #InternationalDanceDay #libraries #archives #slsa #StateLibrarySA #research slsa.sa.gov.au

Dancing through life, swaying and sweeping…
Circa 1930 at Dimond Studio, 150 Rundle St, young acrobat Ron Hubbard lifts a little dancer during a lively routine. SLSA: B 52890
#InternationalDanceDay #libraries #archives #slsa #StateLibrarySA #research
slsa.sa.gov.au
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Join the FUN at AdelaideFesCent’s #BIGFamilyWeekend at #StateLibrarySA! Three shows in the Institute Building, 10–11 May. Plus, don’t miss The Bookbinder on 17 May for #DreamBigChildrensFestival #KidsAndFamilies #libraries #slsa slsa.sa.gov.au/series/dream-b…

Join the FUN at <a href="/AdelaideFesCent/">AdelaideFesCent</a>’s #BIGFamilyWeekend at #StateLibrarySA! Three shows in the Institute Building, 10–11 May. Plus, don’t miss The Bookbinder on 17 May for #DreamBigChildrensFestival
#KidsAndFamilies #libraries #slsa slsa.sa.gov.au/series/dream-b…
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We’ve been hunting for Bees in the #StateLibrarySA's collection and came across this #curiosity. Can you spot the Bee in one of these photos? #ephemera #collections #PeterKnoblauch #BottleTops #marketing #research #CocaCola #ThinkOutsideTheBox #stories #JustForFun #WorldBeeDay

We’ve been hunting for Bees in the #StateLibrarySA's collection and came across this #curiosity. 
Can you spot the Bee in one of these photos?
#ephemera #collections #PeterKnoblauch #BottleTops #marketing #research #CocaCola #ThinkOutsideTheBox #stories #JustForFun #WorldBeeDay
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We are excited to announce that the #StateLibrarySA has been nominated as one of the world’s most beautiful libraries in the 1000Libraries Awards. Now, we need your help to reach the top of the list. Vote now > bit.ly/VoteSLSA #MortlockChamber #libraries #SouthAustralia

We are excited to announce that the #StateLibrarySA has been nominated as one of the world’s most beautiful libraries in the 1000Libraries Awards. Now, we need your help to reach the top of the list. Vote now &gt; bit.ly/VoteSLSA 
#MortlockChamber #libraries #SouthAustralia
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Who loved colouring in? Share a creative activity this weekend, fun for both kids and the grownups: bit.ly/NRW2025Colouri… Celebrating #NRW2025 #libraries #archives #slsa #StateLibrarySA #create #colouringsheet

Who loved colouring in? 

Share a creative activity this weekend, fun for both kids and the grownups: bit.ly/NRW2025Colouri…

Celebrating #NRW2025 #libraries #archives #slsa #StateLibrarySA #create #colouringsheet
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The time has arrived, when we temporarily close the doors of the #MortlockChamber, until September 2025, for a much needed recarpeting. slsa.sa.gov.au/news/announcem… #slsa #StateLibrarySA #libraries #research #archives #SouthAustralia #WeLoveBooks

The time has arrived, when we temporarily close the doors of the #MortlockChamber,  until September 2025, for a much needed recarpeting. 
slsa.sa.gov.au/news/announcem… 

#slsa #StateLibrarySA #libraries #research #archives #SouthAustralia #WeLoveBooks
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šŸš€ A new #OutOfThisWorld exhibition is landing soon at #StateLibrarySA! Explore Australia’s role in the space race, from Woomera to Mr Squiggle, Expo '70 to rocket science. Opens soon in the #StateLibraryGallery slsa.sa.gov.au/events/out-of-… #archives #libraries #naagovau

šŸš€ A new #OutOfThisWorld exhibition is landing soon at #StateLibrarySA!
Explore Australia’s role in the space race,  from Woomera to Mr Squiggle, Expo '70 to rocket science.
Opens soon in the #StateLibraryGallery
 slsa.sa.gov.au/events/out-of-…
#archives #libraries #naagovau
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šŸš— Final weekend! šŸ Celebrate the legacy of Australia’s most iconic car maker before it drives off for good. #RearVision #TheHoldenCollection at #StateLibrarySA dives into the history of @Holden, from wartime to assembly lines and Aussie icons. slsa.sa.gov.au/events/rear-vi…

šŸš— Final weekend! šŸ

Celebrate the legacy of Australia’s most iconic car maker before it drives off for good.

#RearVision #TheHoldenCollection at #StateLibrarySA dives into the history of @Holden, from wartime to assembly lines and Aussie icons.

slsa.sa.gov.au/events/rear-vi…
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šŸš€ Be the first to explore 'Out of this world' with a special tour by space historian Kerrie Dougherty OAM. Limited spots, book now! slsa.sa.gov.au/events/out-of-… #research #libraries #archives #education #naagovau #NationalArchivesAustralia #VisionsOfAustralia Australian Space Agency

šŸš€ Be the first to explore 'Out of this world' with a special tour by space historian Kerrie Dougherty OAM. Limited spots, book now!

slsa.sa.gov.au/events/out-of-… 

#research #libraries #archives #education #naagovau #NationalArchivesAustralia #VisionsOfAustralia <a href="/AusSpaceAgency/">Australian Space Agency</a>
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Before film there were #LanternSlides, projected images that entertained and educated. Rev. Arthur Trengove collected slides between 1890-1905 on his travels. Step into his world > bit.ly/slsaTrengroveL… #curiosities #DayOfTheSeafarer #research #libraries #archives

Before film there were #LanternSlides, projected images that entertained and educated. Rev. Arthur Trengove collected slides between 1890-1905 on his travels. Step into his world &gt; bit.ly/slsaTrengroveL… 
#curiosities #DayOfTheSeafarer #research #libraries #archives
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🧵A lifetime of stitching 19th-century embroidery samplers offer rare glimpses into the lives of South Australian girls, capturing not just skill, but the unpaid labour & quiet strength of women in history. bit.ly/slsa-alifetime… #TheStoriesThatMakeUs #embroidery #StateLibrarySA

🧵A lifetime of stitching
19th-century embroidery samplers offer rare glimpses into the lives of South Australian girls, capturing not just skill, but the unpaid labour &amp; quiet strength of women in history.
bit.ly/slsa-alifetime…
#TheStoriesThatMakeUs #embroidery #StateLibrarySA