28/10/2019 - 116 - The State Library of South Australia: the trusted custodian of our state’s stories

The State Library of South Australia’s main role is to collect and preserve the heritage of our state. This includes books and other written documents published in South Australia as well as photographic materials and artefacts that are part of archival collections. The oldest item in the collection is from 2500BC!Exhibitions also play an important role in connecting the community to the state’s rich history and the library is mounting a major exhibition from November 2019 to April 2020 calle...