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Teachers and students

State Library's Schools Engagement team work with schools all over Queensland to help students become better researchers and develop their media literacy and critical thinking skills. 

We offer customised on-site and live-streamed workshops for your classes, engaging resources for teaching and learning the Australian and QCAA curriculums, free access to an enormous collection of eBooks, international databases and news archives for student research and professional development opportunities for teachers that help you bring Queensland stories and First Nations perspectives into your classroom.

Book a research workshop for your class

State Library offers free workshops to help your students become better researchers and learn how to access high quality information sources for the specific research assessment they are completing in your class. 

Students at the library
Onsite 'research strategies' workshop
Visit State Library with your class to engage in research with support from a research librarian.
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Students in classroom watching Live at the Library
Online 'research strategies' workshop
Invite State Library into your classroom for an interactive workshop, live-streamed through Microsoft Teams.
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Special events by term

Join us throughout the school year for special workshops, exhibitions and events exploring a range of themes, from building media literacy skills and commemorating Anzac Day and Remembrance Day to discovering fascinating stories and treasures from State Library's collections.

Student looking at collections in Philip Bacon Heritage Gallery
Term 4
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Schools programs by type

Find our latest onsite, online programs and curriculum-aligned content for your students.

Surge Media. Students utilising onsite resources at State Library in a research experience.
Onsite experiences
Explore our free onsite activities, workshops, and self-guided experiences to help students engage with State Library’s collections.
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Live at the Library
Live at the Library
Invite State Library into your classroom with our free and interactive workshops, live-streamed through Microsoft Teams. 'Live at the Library' workshops are the perfect incursion for your class, providing your students with opportunities to explore extraordinary items from State Library's heritage collections and learn research strategies that will help them excel in their assessments.
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Surge Media. Students engaging with digital interactive screens at Anzac Square Memorial Galleries
Anzac Square Memorial Galleries
Discover tours and resources to connect students with Queensland's wartime history (WWI to present day conflicts).
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Student and teacher using Curriculum Connect website
Curriculum aligned resources
Search Curriculum Connect for curriculum aligned resources to enhance classroom instruction.
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Student reading black&write! titles
Reading for fun
Discover a huge selection of eBooks for the young and young at heart and the latest magazines from around the world.
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Fact or Fiction?
Discover twelve short, interactive challenges, each building a specific media literacy skill.
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Plan your school visit

We look forward to welcoming your students to State Library.

When planning your visit, we encourage schools to:

If your school group exceeds standard capacity, requires special access requirements, or you need to amend an existing booking, please contact the Schools Engagement team at learning@slq.qld.gov.au or call (07) 3840 7768. 

Schools risk assessment

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Certificate of Currency

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Explore exhibitions

Make the most of your visit to State Library with a self-guided tour of our free exhibitions.
Explore exhibitions
Brisbane Portrait Prize exhibition