State Library of South Australia
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Our focus is South Australiana, rare books & digital collections. Visit our exhibitions & the beautiful Mortlock Building. We stand on Kaurna land.
Adelaide
Joined April 2009
CALLING ALL WRITERS AND PUBLISHER Last days to get your entry in for the 2026 South Australian Literary Awards. https://t.co/bW6vUyA41y
#writers #authors #awards #WritingAwards #SouthAustralia #SALitAwards #SALiteraryAwards #libraries #WeloveBooks #slsa #StateLibrarySA
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In the margins of 'A plea for pure democracy' (1861), #CatherineHelenSpence’s notes reveal her sharp mind at work on voting reform in #SouthAustralia. 🔗 https://t.co/bElueClbfB
#SLSACollections #history #StateLibrarySA #stories #TheStoriesThatMakeUs #slsa #libraries
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Wake Arena: multi-agent AI audit with graph-driven reasoning and LLM-tailored static analysis. 43/94 high-severity vulnerabilities found in historical audit competitions. 26 findings, including 5 criticals in 4 production audits by Akcee in Nov 2025. Full benchmarking report:
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🎧 Spinning back time with one #curious find — the post-WWII Edison Voicewriter! Recorded voices on red Diamond Discs, no tape, just ingenuity. #WorldDayForAudiovisualHeritage 🔗 https://t.co/fi3M6nRn44
#Preservation #AVHeritage #StateLibrarySA
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✨ The wait is over, the magnificent #MortlockChamber reopens 9am today! Don’t miss this celebration of history, art, and imagination. Find out more: https://t.co/WNNtSh7ocU
#MortlockChamber #RiverMagic #RubyChew #SouthAustralia #slsa #libraries #StateLibrarySA #history
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What’s under our old carpet? Here’s a peek of what we’ve found behind the doors of the temporarily closed #MortlockChamber
https://t.co/gV9L8Zmdyy Reopening this #spring #Adelaide #SouthAustralia #libraries #research #archives #StateLibrarySA #slsa
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💭A dream on a hill: Discover the story of #MountBreckan From romance to fire, tragedy to resilience - read more: https://t.co/iEWw661uAe
#VictorHarbor #SouthAustralia #stories #TheStoriesThatMakeUs #libraries #archives #slsa #StateLibrarySA #research
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On the hunt for a book bargain? 📚 📆 Put #OurGreatBookSwap in your diary – this Wednesday 10am to 4pm. https://t.co/jNcD3vgR0o
#Reading #Literacy #Numeracy #WeLoveBooks #Children #slsa #libraries #WordsGrowMinds #LibrariesSA
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What’s in the oven? No, it’s not brownies, it’s magnetic tapes! We're working towards #Deadline2025 initiative to digitise ageing magnetic media before it’s lost forever. Read our latest #story
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#StateLibrarySA #digitisation #libraries #AVHeritage
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Celebrate #science at #StateLibrarySA this weekend🚀 Looking for a free activity that’s fun and will spark the imagination? Complete #YourSpaceMission - discover what life in Australia was like during the space age. https://t.co/XGypJjPnbm
#NationalScienceWeek #OutOfThisWorld
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The #SpaceCommunicators from the #AustralianSpaceDiscoveryCentre will be #StateLibrarySA tomorrow (Tuesday) and Saturday, so bring along your space related questions. #NationalScienceWeek #research #OutOfThisWorld Ask the experts 🚀 book a session 🌝 https://t.co/626leZRp1Y
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Australia’s Titanic? 🚢 The mysterious disappearance of the SS ‘Waratah’ in 1909 still haunts maritime history. Dive into this unsolved tragedy > https://t.co/kO6bS7hvnE
#MaritimeMystery #stories #curiosities #TheStoriesThatMakeUs #libraries #archives #research #ShippingHistory
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A jewel on North Terrace! The #StateLibrarySA is the world’s 2nd most beautiful library 🏆 Thanks for voting! Reopening Mortlock Chamber this spring > https://t.co/xS7rI4zD5o
#1000Libraries #StateLibrarySA #WeLoveBooks
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📚 Join us this Thursday for the launch of Frontier Medicine by historian Margaret Boult. Discover stories of illness & survival in early SA! Book now: https://t.co/xQvmKRrN2n
#medicine #medicalscience #science #archives #libraries #research #WeLoveBooks
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🚀 What links Mr Squiggle, Expo ’70 & Aussie rocket science? Join curator Catriona Donnelly for a deep dive into Out of This World. Sat 9 Aug, 1pm Book now > https://t.co/glxzsVLq0e
#OutOfThisWorld #StateLibrarySA #MrSquiggle #Woomera #SpaceAgeAustralia #libraries #archives
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🧵On #WorldEmbroideryDay, we’re celebrating the art of the sampler—once a way for girls and young women in colonial SA to showcase their skill, patience & voice through stitch. Discover their stories > https://t.co/lvXYFfhuEm
#archives #research #archives #slsa #libraries
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🍺Step into Adelaide’s wild pub past. SP bookies, after-hours booze, lurk merchants & larrikins once made headlines across the country. Don’t miss this lively talk! https://t.co/7BOltypHqK
#slsa #StateLibrarySA #research #archives #libraries #stories #TheStoriesThatMakeUs
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What links the City Steam Biscuit Factory and the iconic #FrogCake? 🐸🍰 The Balfour’s family, of course! Dive into their delicious legacy > https://t.co/7g3XYeGo2O
#BakingHistory #EatingHistory #curiosities #stories #research #archives #libraries #slsa #StateLibrarySA
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♟️Anyone for chess? These students set up under a tree on North Terrace in 1969, proving you can play anywhere! #WorldChessDay #Adelaide #archives #StateLibrarySA #KaurnaYerta #research #slsa #libraries @cityofadelaide
https://t.co/Uulxgx4fZs
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🚀 Operation Storytime launches 27 July! Join a Space Communicator for a cosmic storytime 📚 + mission🪐 in the #StateLibraryGallery. Ages 3–8. #storytime #space #StateLibrarySA #WeLoveBooks
https://t.co/OpIh3Y2s0M
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Got a budding astronaut at home? 🚀 Join us at #StateLibrarySA for 15-min talks + Q&As with Space Communicators from the #AustralianSpaceDiscoveryCentre! 🌌 #space #science #careers #OutOfThisWorld #slsa #StateLibrarySA #NationalArchivesAustralia
https://t.co/626leZRp1Y
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