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Collection delivery times

Requests can be made in One Search, our library catalogue using your State Library membership.

South Bank lending collections (in storage)

Requests for items in storage are delivered hourly and placed on the hold shelf for 5 days.

PlaceDaysRequest byDelivery times
Level 3 collection pointMon - Thu9.30am 10 am
  10.30 am11 am
  11.30 am12 pm
  12.30 pm1 pm
  1.30 pm2 pm
  2.30 pm3 pm
  3.30 pm4 pm
  4.30 pm5 pm
  5.30 pm6 pm
 Fri9.30 am10 am
  10.30 am11 am
  11.30 am12 pm
  12.30 pm1 pm
  1.30 pm2 pm
  2.30 pm3 pm
  3.30 pm4 pm
 Sat - Sun (and public holidays)8.30 am10 am
  11 am12.30 pm
  1.30pm3 pm

South Bank lending collections (open access)

Collections shelved in the level 2 and 3 reading rooms are available for browsing and borrowing.  Requests for items on open access are delivered once daily and placed on the hold shelf for 5 days.

PlaceDaysRequest byDelivery times
Level 3 collection pointMon - Fri9.30 am10 am
 Sat - Sun 10 am Monday

John Oxley Library Collection

To ensure your item is available to access, we recommend you request your item/s one day prior to your visit. 

Requests for items in storage are delivered hourly and placed on the hold shelf for 5 days.

PlaceDaysRequest byDelivery times
Level 4 collection point Mon - Fri9.30 am10 am
  10.30 am11 am
  11.30 am12 pm
  12.30 pm1 pm
  1.30 pm2 pm
  2.30 pm3 pm
  3.30 pm4 pm
 Sat - Sun (and public holidays)8.30 am10 am
  11 am12.30 pm
  1.30 pm3 pm

Offsite storage

Requests for newspapers held offsite are delivered weekly to the John Oxley Library. Please contact us to submit your request.

Place Request byDelivery times
Level 4 collection pointTuesday 5 pmThursday 10 am

Deliver to my public library

PlaceDaysDelivery time
Pickup at your nearest Queensland public library Mon - Sun

1 - 2 weeks depending on your library location

Delivery to libraries in the far North or West may take slightly long