State Library of Queensland
Cultural Centre
Stanley Place, South Bank,
Brisbane

Opening hours

Open daily 10am - 5pm (until 8pm Mon-Thu)
Heritage Collections open daily 10am - 5pm
Public holidays
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and Good Friday
Open 10am-5pm all other public holidays

Please note: The State Library has a bags policy which aims to maintain adequate client access to the Library’s collections, facilities and staff whilst ensuring their security.

Postal address
State Library of Queensland
PO Box 3488
South Brisbane Q 4101
AUSTRALIA

Commercial outlets:

The Library Shop and Tognini's Cafe are conveniently located on the ground floor of the South Bank building.

Opening hours
Mon - Fri: 9am - 6pm
Sat - Sun: 9.30am - 6pm

Travelling to South Bank

By car

Temporary vehicle set-down in Stanley Place; access via Grey Street, Montague Road, the Cultural Centre tunnel or Peel Street.

Paid parking is available at the following local car parks:

Stanley Place car park. Enter via the Cultural Centre tunnel or Stanley Place.
For information on parking fees, telephone (07) 3840 7103.

Queensland Art Gallery/Queensland Museum car park. Enter via Grey Street or the Cultual Centre tunnel.
For information on parking fees, telephone (07) 3840 7103.

Queensland Performing Arts Centre car park. Enter via the Cultural Centre tunnel.
For information on parking fees, telephone (07) 3840 7103.

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Enter via Stanley or Merival Streets.
For information on parking fees, telephone (07) 3308 3000.

South Bank Parklands Underground car park. Enter via Tribune or Little Stanley Streets, South Bank.

For information on parking fees, telephone (07) 3867 2051 or Visit South Bank
Please note: all Cultural Centre car parks, including the Stanley Place car park beneath the State Library building, are managed by the Corporate Administration Agency.

By bus

Cultural Centre Busway Station in Melbourne Street. Chartered bus temporary set-down in Stanley Place.

By train

South Brisbane Station, corner of Melbourne and Grey Streets.

By CityCat and ferry

The CityCat and City Ferry terminals are located at South Bank 1 CityCat terminal.

By foot

The State Library is a short walk from the Central Business District across Victoria Bridge and South Bank Parklands.

Public transport information

For further public transport information contact TransInfo or call on 13 12 30.