- Respect: We treat you and your family equally no matter who you are or where you are from.
- Include: We provide different ways for you to access our programs and services and be part of our community.
- Inform: We give you information and resources that help you and your family learn about your rights.
- Collect: We preserve and share the voices of Queensland’s children and young people through our heritage collections to help adults understand what is important to them.
- Protect: We make our place happy and comfortable for you. We make sure our team knows how to make you feel welcome and keep you safe.
- Listen: We ask for your opinion on our programs and services and listen to what you have to say.
- Help: We provide different ways for you to ask us for help. You can trust that we care about your needs and feelings and will always try our best to support you.
State Library is committed to the Child Safe Organisations framework. Our work is guided by our Children and Families Strategy. Questions, comments and complaints can be raised at any of our service desks or by completing our online form.
Learn how we support children and families, and empower public libraries to promote wellbeing and champion childhood.
A play-based program supporting Queensland families to talk, read, sing and play with their babies and young children.
Explore learning experiences to support building students’ research, media, and critical thinking skills.
Share your comments, compliments, or suggestions on how we can improve.
State library collects and preserves Queensland’s cultural memory and is committed to intentionally collecting, listening to and sharing the voices of children and young people. We do this through a program of collection building and preservation, incorporating the voices of children and young people in our programs and exhibitions.
This exhibition celebrated the courage and creativity of children sharing their stories through art.
A community project that invited children to dream up a collection of fantastical, astonishing and magical creations.
State Library is home to the most significant collection of children’s art in Australia recognised by UNESCO.