Children and families

Welcome to The Corner — a creative space especially for children under 8 and their families!

Discover activities inspired by The Corner at State Library to support you as your child’s first and most important teacher.

A statewide program providing strong early literacy foundations for all Queensland children aged 0-5 years.

There’s adventure waiting for you these winter holidays at State Library.

Spark your child's love of reading with our new series of picture books. Exclusive to First 5 Forever.

Explore a sculptural, digital, and immersive installation. Its origins lie in the limitless imaginations of children.

Take a journey into young artist's worlds, to see how they view themselves, their lives, their rights and their futures.

Children’s Voices was an exhibition of drawings, paintings and linocuts made by children of the Brisbane region in 1997 for the First Australasian Conference on the Rights of the Child, held in Brisbane at the Queensland University of Technology. The exhibition was hosted by State Library of Queensland and supported by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian. The children’s work toured Australia for three years and is now part of the SLQ collection in the Dr Barbara Piscitelli AM Children’s Art Archive. Thank you to the children, staff and parents who participated in this project long ago. Your messages are still strong and meaningful.