The Conversation

Sydney Writers Festival will program year‑round, partnering with State Library of NSW. Is this ‘Sydney’s Wheeler Centre’?

Sydney is gaining on Melbourne’s long lead as a literary city, with a new partnership between Sydney Writers’ Festival and the State Library of New South Wales. This year-round program of literary ...

Ronald ‘broke’ when his partner of 27 years had a heart attack. His best friend pulled him through

Melissa Jackson and Ronald Briggs are senior Indigenous librarians at the State Library of NSW. Their boss calls them The ...

Shelley’s hair to Schindler’s list: the most fascinating objects in the State Library of NSW – in pictures

As the library turns 200, lead curator Elise Edmonds and her team have picked out 200 objects from the 6m in its collection for a new exhibition ...