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South Bank
State Library of Queensland
Cultural Centre
Stanley Place, South Bank,
Brisbane
Opening hours
Open daily 10am - 5pm (until 8pm Mon-Thu)
Heritage Collections open daily 10am - 5pm
The Corner weekdays 10am - 1pm;
weekends, school and public holidays 10am - 4pm
Please note: All computers, printers and photocopiers will be turned off 15 minutes prior to closing time.
Public holidays
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and Good Friday
Open 10am-5pm all other public holidays
Please note: The State Library's bags policy [new window 
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Postal address
State Library of Queensland
PO Box 3488
South Brisbane Q 4101
AUSTRALIA
Commercial outlets
The Library Shop and Tognini's Cafe [new window] are conveniently located on the ground floor of the South Bank building.
Library shop opening hours
Mon - Fri: 9am - 5.30pm
Sat - Sun: 9.30am - 5pm
Public holidays: 10am - 5pm
Tognini's cafe opening hours
Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 5.30pm
Sat - Sun: 9.30am - 5pm
Public holidays: 10am - 5pm
Please note: The Library Shop and Tognini's Cafe will be closed Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Travelling to South Bank
By car
Temporary vehicle set-down in Stanley Place; access via Grey Street, Montague Road, the Cultural Centre tunnel or Peel Street.
Paid parking is available at the following local car parks:
- Stanley Place car park. Enter via the Cultural Centre tunnel or Stanley Place. For information on parking fees, telephone (07) 3840 7103.
- Queensland Art Gallery/Queensland Museum car park. Enter via Grey Street or the Cultual Centre tunnel. For information on parking fees, telephone (07) 3840 7103.
- Queensland Performing Arts Centre car park. Enter via the Cultural Centre tunnel. For information on parking fees, telephone (07) 3840 7103.
- Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Enter via Stanley or Merival Streets. For information on parking fees, telephone (07) 3308 3000.
- South Bank Parklands Underground car park. Enter via Tribune or Little Stanley Streets, South Bank. For information on parking fees, telephone (07) 3867 2051 or Visit South Bank [new window]
Please note: all Cultural Centre car parks, including the Stanley Place car park beneath the State Library building, are managed by the Corporate Administration Agency [new window].
By bus
Cultural Centre Busway Station in Melbourne Street. Chartered bus temporary set-down in Stanley Place.
By train
South Brisbane Station, corner of Melbourne and Grey Streets.
By CityCat and ferry
The CityCat and City Ferry terminals are located at South Bank 1 CityCat terminal.
By foot
The State Library is a short walk from the Central Business District across Victoria Bridge and South Bank Parklands.
Public transport information
For further public transport information call TransInfo [new window] on 13 12 30.
Other State Library locations
Please note the following State Library locations are not open to the general public.
Cannon Hill building
Operations centre for the State Library's Public Library Services program, delivering information, collection materials and services to public libraries across Queensland.
996 Wynnum Rd
Cannon Hill Q 4170
(Note: no public facilities)
Location map [new window]
Telephone (+61 7) 3842 9007
Fax (+61 7) 3842 9033
Email pls@slq.qld.gov.au
Office opening hours – Mon to Fri; 9am to 5pm
Cairns office
Part of the State Library's Indigenous Library Services, providing information, training and library services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across north Queensland.
Reef Fleet Terminal
1st Floor, 1 Spence St
Cairns Q 4870
(Note: no public facilities)
Location map [new window]
Telephone (+61 7) 4031 3232
Fax (+61 7) 4031 1234
More information
If you have an enquiry, you can contact us in any of the following ways:
- Telephone +61 7 3840 7666
- Fax +61 7 3846 2421
- Ask us
For general enquiries:
- Ask at your local Queensland public library
- Other libraries [new window]
Last updated: 2nd July 2009
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