The State Library holds a vast range of material on Tasmania, in library collections and online.
An outstanding collection of rare books, works of art, photographs, manuscripts, and English and European decorative arts
The Tasmanian Index, which contains references to articles in Tasmanian newspapers and periodicals, began in 1966 as a card index which is still accessible in the Tasmaniana Library. The index on TALIS dates only from mid-1994, though earlier records are gradually being transferred from the cards to TALIS
Specialises in historical material - printed, manuscript and photographic - relating to Launceston and northern Tasmania.
The Heritage Collections provide reference and research services to clients in Tasmania, elsewhere in Australia and around the world.


