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Our Vision

Enriching the lives of Queenslanders

 

Our Mission

Creatively linking Queenslanders to information, knowledge and each other

 

Our values

Respect for people and knowledge
Commitment to lifelong learning for all
Integrity and efficiency of service

 

Who we are

History of the State Library of Queensland

Our organisation

Senior staff

Since its establishment in 1902, the State Library of Queensland has provided library services to the people of Queensland. The State Library is Australia’s leading library of Queensland’s documentary heritage, major reference and research collections, and an advocate of and partner with public libraries across Queensland.

Queenslanders make an estimated twelve million visits to the State Library annually either in person or via the Internet. Each year, State Library answers almost 50,000 information enquiries and lends approximately 500,000 books and information resources to the State's public libraries and other institutions.

The State Library provides access to more than 45,000 online photographic images and manuscripts and more than 5,500 online magazine and journal titles.

The State Library operates as a hub to a network of more than 330 library service points (including a growing number of Indigenous Knowledge Centres), in partnership with Local Government and Community Councils for the delivery of library services. Queenslanders make some 18 million visits to public libraries each year, with approximately 1.8 million registered as members.

Key directions

The State Library is committed to embracing changes to our service delivery to meet the changing needs and expectations of our clients. Our new directions build on our past achievements and are based on two core platforms. First, our new building provides diverse spaces for the community to interact with our collections, services and each other. Second, the rapid evolution of internet service and information technology provides us with an enhanced ability to deliver library services to a wider audience and make global and local knowledge accessible. Our policy ensures we will:

We will achieve our goals by focusing on three objectives towards which we will align our resources: Learning for all: Queensland memory: today for tomorrow: and Community collections.

Key roles of the State Library include:

The State Library provides:

The Library Board of Queensland is the governing body of the State Library of Queensland and draws its powers from the Libraries Act 1988. The object of this Act is to contribute to the cultural, social and intellectual development of all Queenslanders. The services and collections of the State Library are delivered through a number of key organisational programs under the direction of a team of senior management staff.

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Last updated: 26th August 2009

Creatively linking Queenslanders to information, knowledge and each other

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