Media centre

Got a media enquiry?

Contact the Communications & Marketing Manager on media@slwa.wa.gov.au or phone 08 9427 3241.

Do you want an image?

Everything we hold in our collection will appear online in our catalogue, which functions much like a search engine. If you have any issues, we have a guide on navigating our catalogue here.

If you’d like a librarian to assist, we have an Ask A Librarian service available with a standard response time of 7–10 days.

If you find any collection material you are interested in publishing, high resolution copies can be ordered through our website. Alternatively, when viewing collection material via our online media viewer you can click on the shopping cart icon to add it to your cart. 

There may be some copyright or donor conditions that must be fulfilled before publishing, but your order will be checked before delivery, and you will be notified if that is the case. 

If photos and images are required from the Collection and are to be used by the media please contact the Communication and Marketing Manager at media@slwa.wa.gov.au. Reasonable requests for several images may be supplied to Media for publication free of charge however standard fees will apply if requests are excessive or substantial in nature. All images must be attributed to the State Library of WA.

Ministerial Media Releases and Enquiries

If you have a question for the Minister for Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport please contact the Minister's Office on +61 8 6552 6600.

Visit the Minister for Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport website for Ministerial media statements. This includes a historic record of all archived Ministerial media releases.

Filming in the State Library

Permission for free-to-air broadcast media to film in the Public Access areas of the State Library maybe granted subject to information being received by the Communications & Marketing Manager at media@slwa.wa.gov.au or phone 9427 3241. This can include filming of exhibitions and displays, collection materials and interviews.

Please provide the following information when making an enquiry:

• Proposed date(s) and time for filming. Hours of filming are to be within the normal opening hours of the State Library.
• Names and role of all crew members attending.
• Equipment that will be used
• Preferred filming location within the Library.
• Collection Materials, if required, to be listed.
• Name of the media outlet represented.
• Name of the Program for which filming is being done
• Acknowledgment that the State Library of WA will receive attribution in the titles of the program.

Please note that any special requests for access to the Library for filming or setup outside of its opening hours may incur costs to cover security, lighting and airconditioning and approval will be subject to availability of resources to administrate.