Opening Hours
Monday-Thursday
9:00am-8:00pm
Friday
9:00am-5:30pm
Saturday-Sunday
10:00am-5:30pm
Join the Library
As a member you can borrow books and other items from our collection.
View all of WA Stories
WA Stories
Private Archives Highlights
Manuscripts from private collections.
Read More about Private Archives Highlights
Bussell & Molloy Diaries
Original diaries from Swan River Colony early settler families.
Read More about Bussell & Molloy Diaries
Disrupted Festival of Ideas
Saturday 29 July to Sunday 30 July
Disrupted Festival of Ideas 29-30 June.
View Disrupted Festival of Ideas event
National Family History Month - Grow Your Family Tree
Tuesday 08 August to Wednesday 09 August
Are you interested in researching your family tree but don’t know where to start, or an experienced researcher looking for hints to break do
View National Family History Month - Grow Your Family Tree event
I’m a celebrity – what the hell am I doing here?
Thursday 10 August
Discover famous non-Western Australians who have records in the State Library.
View I’m a celebrity – what the hell am I doing here? event
Colour Me
Wednesday 26 July to Wednesday 16 August
In the picture book Colour Me by Western Australia’s Ezekiel Kwaymullina and Moira Court, a rainbow is used as a metaphor for our diversity
View Colour Me event