About Us
Established in 1989 by the Friends of the State Library of South Australia, the State Library SA Foundation has raised in excess of $6 million to support the State Library's collections, services, and programs. Projects supported by the Foundation have included:
- Purchase, restoration, and digitisation of historic documents including the Antiphonal, an illuminated 13th century manuscript from Italy, and Private Journal of a Voyage to Australia 1838-39 by James Bell, a first-hand account of one of the initial voyages to South Australia.
- The Bradman Collection, exhibition, and the Bradman Digital Library (www.slsa.sa.gov.au/bradman).
- The Wine Literature of the World website (www.winelit.slsa.sa.gov.au), incorporating the State Library's collection of wine labels and wine literature, one of the largest and most outstanding collections of its kind in the world.
- The Library Redevelopment Campaign, encompassing the Treasures Wall, Bill Scammell Water Feature, Ernabella Rugs, and the Mortlock Exhibition Bays.
Our current appeal is SA Memory, a campaign to collect and preserve all aspects of South Australiana. It incorporates a multimedia website (www.samemory.com.au) that highlights South Australia's people, places, issues, and events from the colony's beginnings to the present day.
In addition to supporting ongoing projects, the Foundation is building an Endowment Fund with a target of $3 Million to assist the Library in purchasing collection items and equipment.
