State Library of South Australia

CALLING ALL WRITERS AND PUBLISHER Last days to get your entry in for the 2026 South Australian Literary Awards. bit.ly/SALiteraryAwar… #writers #authors #awards #WritingAwards #SouthAustralia #SALitAwards #SALiteraryAwards #libraries #WeloveBooks #slsa #StateLibrarySA

In the margins of 'A plea for pure democracy' (1861), #CatherineHelenSpence’s notes reveal her sharp mind at work on voting reform in #SouthAustralia. 🔗 slsa.sa.gov.au/spence-speaks-… #SLSACollections #history #StateLibrarySA #stories #TheStoriesThatMakeUs #slsa #libraries

🎧 Spinning back time with one #curious find — the post-WWII Edison Voicewriter! Recorded voices on red Diamond Discs, no tape, just ingenuity. #WorldDayForAudiovisualHeritage 🔗 slsa.sa.gov.au/spinning-back-… #Preservation #AVHeritage #StateLibrarySA

✨ The wait is over, the magnificent #MortlockChamber reopens 9am today! Don’t miss this celebration of history, art, and imagination. Find out more: slsa.sa.gov.au/news/announcem… #MortlockChamber #RiverMagic #RubyChew #SouthAustralia #slsa #libraries #StateLibrarySA #history

What’s under our old carpet? Here’s a peek of what we’ve found behind the doors of the temporarily closed #MortlockChamber bit.ly/TheMortlockCha… Reopening this #spring #Adelaide #SouthAustralia #libraries #research #archives #StateLibrarySA #slsa slsa.sa.gov.au

💭A dream on a hill: Discover the story of #MountBreckan From romance to fire, tragedy to resilience - read more: slsa.sa.gov.au/mount-breckan-… #VictorHarbor #SouthAustralia #stories #TheStoriesThatMakeUs #libraries #archives #slsa #StateLibrarySA #research

On the hunt for a book bargain? 📚 📆 Put #OurGreatBookSwap in your diary – this Wednesday 10am to 4pm. slsa.sa.gov.au/events/state-l… #Reading #Literacy #Numeracy #WeLoveBooks #Children #slsa #libraries #WordsGrowMinds #LibrariesSA

What’s in the oven? No, it’s not brownies, it’s magnetic tapes! We're working towards #Deadline2025 initiative to digitise ageing magnetic media before it’s lost forever. Read our latest #story slsa.sa.gov.au/whats-oven #StateLibrarySA #digitisation #libraries #AVHeritage

Celebrate #science at #StateLibrarySA this weekend🚀 Looking for a free activity that’s fun and will spark the imagination? Complete #YourSpaceMission - discover what life in Australia was like during the space age. slsa.sa.gov.au/events/my-spac… #NationalScienceWeek #OutOfThisWorld

The #SpaceCommunicators from the #AustralianSpaceDiscoveryCentre will be #StateLibrarySA tomorrow (Tuesday) and Saturday, so bring along your space related questions. #NationalScienceWeek #research #OutOfThisWorld Ask the experts 🚀 book a session 🌝 slsa.sa.gov.au/events/space-c…

Australia’s Titanic? 🚢 The mysterious disappearance of the SS ‘Waratah’ in 1909 still haunts maritime history. Dive into this unsolved tragedy > slsa.sa.gov.au/sinking-ship-s… #MaritimeMystery #stories #curiosities #TheStoriesThatMakeUs #libraries #archives #research #ShippingHistory

A jewel on North Terrace! The #StateLibrarySA is the world’s 2nd most beautiful library 🏆 Thanks for voting! Reopening Mortlock Chamber this spring >  bit.ly/SLSA-JewelAlon… #1000Libraries #StateLibrarySA #WeLoveBooks

📚 Join us this Thursday for the launch of Frontier Medicine by historian Margaret Boult. Discover stories of illness & survival in early SA! Book now: slsa.sa.gov.au/events/book-la… #medicine #medicalscience #science #archives #libraries #research #WeLoveBooks

🚀 What links Mr Squiggle, Expo ’70 & Aussie rocket science? Join curator Catriona Donnelly for a deep dive into Out of This World. Sat 9 Aug, 1pm Book now > slsa.sa.gov.au/events/curator… #OutOfThisWorld #StateLibrarySA #MrSquiggle #Woomera #SpaceAgeAustralia #libraries #archives

🧵On #WorldEmbroideryDay, we’re celebrating the art of the sampler—once a way for girls and young women in colonial SA to showcase their skill, patience & voice through stitch. Discover their stories > bit.ly/slsa-alifetime… #archives #research #archives #slsa #libraries

🍺Step into Adelaide’s wild pub past. SP bookies, after-hours booze, lurk merchants & larrikins once made headlines across the country. Don’t miss this lively talk! slsa.sa.gov.au/events/having-… #slsa #StateLibrarySA #research #archives #libraries #stories #TheStoriesThatMakeUs

What links the City Steam Biscuit Factory and the iconic #FrogCake? 🐸🍰 The Balfour’s family, of course! Dive into their delicious legacy > slsa.sa.gov.au/a-brief-histor… #BakingHistory #EatingHistory #curiosities #stories #research #archives #libraries #slsa #StateLibrarySA

♟️Anyone for chess? These students set up under a tree on North Terrace in 1969, proving you can play anywhere! #WorldChessDay #Adelaide #archives #StateLibrarySA #KaurnaYerta #research #slsa #libraries @cityofadelaide slsa.sa.gov.au

🚀 Operation Storytime launches 27 July! Join a Space Communicator for a cosmic storytime 📚 + mission🪐 in the #StateLibraryGallery. Ages 3–8. #storytime #space #StateLibrarySA #WeLoveBooks slsa.sa.gov.au/events/operati…

Got a budding astronaut at home? 🚀 Join us at #StateLibrarySA for 15-min talks + Q&As with Space Communicators from the #AustralianSpaceDiscoveryCentre! 🌌 #space #science #careers #OutOfThisWorld #slsa #StateLibrarySA #NationalArchivesAustralia slsa.sa.gov.au/events/space-c…