If you’d like to add an item or collection to the John Oxley Library, just follow a few simple steps.

If you have an item or collection of items which you would like to see permanently located in the John Oxley Library collection, there are a few simple steps to follow.&nbsp;Unsolicited donations which do not meet our selection criteria will be disposed of at State Library’s discretion.

Donating collection items

White Gloves Experience at the 2024 Research Reveals event.

Discover how you can share your stories or contribute as a digital volunteer.

How to contribute

Client and staff member looking at a collection item at State Library.

Find out about legal deposit, depositing electronic publications, Queensland authors and archived websites.

For publishers and authors 

Help preserve Queensland stories by building and preserving State Library’s collections.

Contribute to collections