State Library of New South Wales

situated in sydney’s cbd between the royal botanic gardens and parliament house on macquarie street, the state library of new south wales is internationally renowned and one of australia’s leading libraries. it consists of the mitchell library, the dixson library, the macquarie street wing and the state reference library. there is also the library shop and cafe trim. the library houses and hosts extensive collections and exhibitions, as well as talks, tours and movies. to this end, the library holds over 5 million items and aims to collect, preserve and make accessible the documentary heritage of nsw. where else, for example, would you find abel tasman’s journal of 1643–1647 and the earliest known photograph taken in australia, the 1845 daguerreotype of dr william bland? collection strengths include exploration of the pacific, inland australia and antarctica; australian literature, theatre, arts, architecture; indigenous material; australian sport, natural history; nineteenth century s