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Enjoy your State Library from home with our quizzes and games, online exhibitions and webinars. Explore online books, movies, podcasts and much more.

Watch & Listen

Duck cake

Cake the podcast

Listen to stories that take you on a sweet journey connecting you to memories, community and family.

Ivy May Hassard sitting in the cockpit of an air craft, ca.1935

Dangerous Women

Listen to the stories of five women who challenged the status quo.

Staff member at conservation clinic with a book open and spotlight shining on an article of text

Care for your Collections

Learn how to preserve your collection for future generations to enjoy.

Child listening to a gramophone 1903-1913

Listen to digitised oral histories from State Library’s collections alongside automatically generated transcripts.

James C Sourris. Photo by Jeff Camden.

James C. Sourris AM collection of artist interviews

Gain a unique insight into the life and work of contemporary Australian artists.

Person studying collections at State Library

Watch our How-to videos to get started with using some great State Library resources.

Explore

Traditional African dance at the Africa Day Celebrations. Photo by Dean Saffron.

Explore collections showcasing Queensland's culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Colonial Secretary's letter example

Colonial Secretary's Correspondence

Discover Queensland's early history through the Colonial Secretary's Correspondence collection.

Old still of people on the beach

Play fun online games and quizzes featuring our rich collections.

Read

Young adult writing

For readers and writers

Discover book recommendations, interviews with authors and information on the Queensland Literary Awards.

State Library of Queensland building during the day

State Library blog

Get the latest news and read articles from a range of topics from John Oxley Library to art and design.

Man reading newspaper in the Caboolture public library.

Read free current and historical newspapers from around the world.

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Curriculum Connect: learning resources

Access free online learning resources aligned to the curriculum and highlighting State Library collections.

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Enjoy reading and researching using State Library’s ebook collection.

Research

First Nations family outside wood building.

Who's Your Mob?

Discover key resources for First Nations family history research.

Jumping for joy, Bulimba, Queensland, 1918

State Library of Queensland Flickr

Discover more about Queensland through the images shared on Flickr Commons.

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State Library of Queensland staff can help answer your questions and offer research guidance.

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