The State Library of New South Wales (also known as the Mitchell Library) is a large public library owned by the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Macquarie Street, Sydney near Shakespeare Place.
The public library started as the 'Australian Subscription Library' in 1826. It was then taken over by the NSW Government in 1869 and became the 'Sydney Free Public Library'. In 1895 it was renamed the 'Public Library of NSW' until it...
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The State Library of New South Wales (also known as the Mitchell Library) is a large public library owned by the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Macquarie Street, Sydney near Shakespeare Place.
The public library started as the 'Australian Subscription Library' in 1826. It was then taken over by the NSW Government in 1869 and became the 'Sydney Free Public Library'. In 1895 it was renamed the 'Public Library of NSW' until its most recent name change in 1975, when it became the 'State Library of New South Wales'.
The library contains over 4.7 million items including more than 2 million books, 1.2 million microforms, 1.1 million photographs, as well as newspapers, maps, architectural plans, manuscripts and other items. As well as being a general purpose reference and research library, it contains many historically significant collections dating from the European colonisation of Australia, including accounts from Australian explorers and other pioneers, paintings...
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