Here it is. The new State Library website with everything you told us you wanted.

A Better Search
Search more than 2 million items from our collections from ANY page on the website.

Live Chat
Chat live with a librarian – ask us a question and get an instant reply.

Explore, Browse and Share
Find stories behind the collections. Rich audio and video recordings give you access to events, lectures and collection features 24 hours a day.

Discover the library’s many research tools and education resources along with guides to protecting your family documents or precious books as well as family history.

Read and comment on library blogs. Share what you like using your favourite social media tools. Twitter it, Facebook it, Digg it – you can even email it if you like.

Of course there are thousands of digitised items for you to view online and if you are looking for something to do at the library you’ll find it here in our comprehensive What’s On Guide.

It’s all here, bundled up in a new, better, faster and easier website. So have a look, we hope you like what you see.