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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

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 has a bags policy [new window  39kb] which aims to maintain adequate client access to the Library’s collections, facilities and staff whilst ensuring their security.

Commercial outlets

The Library Shop and Tognini's Cafe [new window http://www.togninis.com] are conveniently located on the ground floor of the South Bank building.

Opening hours
Mon - Fri: 9am - 6pm
Sat - Sun: 9.30am - 6pm

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 http://www.visitsouthbank.com.au]

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 http://www.caa.qld.gov.au].

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 http://www.transinfo.qld.gov.au/] 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, http://maps.google.com]

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, http://maps.google.com]

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 http://www.nla.gov.au/libraries]