AT THE STATE LIBRARY It’s six months to Christmas and the arrival of Adelaide’s tallest indoor Christmas tree in our stunning Mortlock Chamber. FOLLOW THE CLUES To celebrate we have a scavenger hunt to find eight toys from the Children’s Literature Research Collection hidden around the Library. Collect the letters from each toy found to help answer a question. […]
AT THE STATE LIBRARY Take an adventure through the Library to discover the many treasures and stories to be found. Start by picking up your printed Family Trail from our different entry points in the State Library. (bookings not required)
AT THE STATE LIBRARY Join us for a first-of-its-kind collaboration as Storytellers Distillery partners with the State Library of South Australia to bring an exclusive pop-up gin bar experience. The Mortlock Chamber will be transformed into a pop-up gin bar, by craft producers Storytellers Distillery, throughout Illuminate Adelaide’s City Lights event. Serving a curated selection of their […]
AT THE STATE LIBRARY Sally Heinrich is an award winning illustrator and author of more than 40 books and exhibited widely in Australia and Asia. Sally will read and talk about her most recent picture book, The Mad Cappers’ Tea Party, and then lead you in an illustration workshop to imagine and plan your dream […]
AT THE STATE LIBRARY Something to warm the cockles in the depths of winter. Three presenters put three quirky topics under the spotlight to reveal the diversity of State Library collections. The concept of the debutante ball when upper class young women were presented to the Queen began in 1870s England, but it was largely […]
