ICML 2009: Library Tours: Queensland State Library

The State Library of Queensland was established by the Queensland Government in 1902 to serve as the preeminent repository of information that houses the state’s documentary heritage, major reference and research collections, and acts as an advocate and partner with public libraries across Queensland.  Recently redeveloped, the building opened to the public at South Bank Cultural Centre in 2006.  Designed by the Brisbane firm Donovan Hill in collaboration with Peddle Thorp architects, the redevelopment more than doubled the size of the previous Library and comprise both a refurbishment and an extension of the pre-existing 1988 building.  In October 2007, the State Library of Queensland building was voted Australia’s ‘Building of the Year’ at the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) Awards ceremony in Alice Springs.
The building tour will include a visit to the kuril dhagun Indigenous Knowledge Centre, the first of its kind in an Australian State Library; as well as a look at the repositories which provide over 38km of collection storage, the Conservation Lab and an opportunity to view several unique items relating to medicine from the Heritage Collections.

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/

Where: meet at the entrance to State Library, Stanley St
South Brisbane Queensland 4101
See map below and TransLink for details
When:  Tuesday 1 September, 10am & 2pm
Duration:  Approximately 1 hr