Access the collection
State Library provides access to thousands of ebooks through One Search, the library catalogue.
You can read ebooks via an internet browser, or download them to your computer or mobile device.
Our ebook collection includes:
- ebooks from ProQuest Ebook Central
- ebooks from Open access repositories such as Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
- free ebooks from Hathi Trust and Project Gutenberg
- digitised books from our collections
ebooks by topic
There are over 200,000 ebooks in our collection. All subject areas are covered, including reference material. You can read ebooks online using an internet browser, download them to your mobile device, download to an app and print or copy pages.
To access ebooks you will need to login using your State Library membership.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Art
Biography
Business and economics
Family history
Health and wellbeing
History
Geography
Literature
Law
Music
Science
Digitised books
Hundreds of books from our collection have been digitised as part of our commitment to making Queensland's memory more accessible.
Our digitised books include:
- The curse and its cure, the first novel set in Brisbane.
- Myths and Legends of the Torres Strait by Margaret Lawrie.
- Links with the past : a history of early days in Australia.
- 25 Years Achievement : the story of the Queensland Can Company Limited.
