Books
The Library's collections hold more than two million books.
Start here to search the State Library's collection of books, magazines, letters, diaries & papers, paintings & prints, maps, music and oral histories.
This site is a work in progress and some collections, resources and features are not yet available. We are constantly releasing new updates which you can explore and provide feedback on.
To search the Library’s full collection and request access to materials, please continue to use our current catalogue.
The State Library of NSW collects and preserves materials and evidence relating to our place in the world and makes them accessible to everyone in New South Wales and beyond.
Members of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are advised that records may contain names and images of deceased people.
The Library's collections hold more than two million books.
Popular magazines, academic journals, trade and historical magazines.
Historical and contemporary newspapers, both print and online.
Paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, architectural plans, design drawings.
Letters, diaries, original documents, personal papers and business records.
Published and hand-drawn maps, charts and subdivision plans.
Three dimensional items that you might not expect to find in the Library.
Oral histories, interviews, audio books and recordings of plays, poetry and more.
Musical recordings, original handwritten scores and printed sheet music.
Information about how to access digital and physical items is in the catalogue.
Browse 4,364,389 digital files from the Library’s archive, including photographs, maps, letters, paintings, audio, books, sketches and much more.