The Library will close at 6.00pm on Saturday 24 December 2011 and reopen at 10.00am on Tuesday 3 January 2012. Mr Tulk cafe and Readings Bookshop (State Library store) will also close at this time.

During this period you may still access many digitised collection items and online resources via our website.

Please note that collection and copy orders and registrations will be affected as follows:

• Online book orders for same-day use will not be accepted after 5.30pm on Saturday 24 December. This service will resume from 8.30am on Tuesday 3 January. During the closure you may place orders for books to be delivered on another day as long as the day nominated for delivery is not before 3 January.

• Onsite Heritage Collections items (manuscripts, rare books, maps and pictures) for use on 3 January must be ordered by 3pm Friday 23 December.

• Requests for Library registration and online copy orders received during the closure will be processed from Tuesday 3 January.

• If you are ordering books, newspapers and journals from off-site storage to use on Tuesday 3 January, please order them by 5.30pm on Thursday 22 December. Offsite Heritage Collections items (manuscripts, rare books, maps and pictures) must by ordered by 3pm that day.

We wish you a safe and joyous festive season.