State Library of Western Australia

Stories, collections and family programs in Perth

Library
Museum
Indoor
Perth

About

The State Library of Western Australia sits in the Perth Cultural Centre on Francis Street. Families can browse collections, use public computers, and join children's programs such as story time. Regular hours are Monday to Thursday 9am to 8pm, Friday 9am to 5.30pm, and weekends 10am to 5.30pm. It is closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day 2026.

Opening Hours

Monday
9am – 8pm
Tuesday
9am – 8pm
Wednesday
9am – 8pm
Thursday
9am – 8pm
Friday
9am – 5:30pm
Saturday
10am – 5:30pm
SundayToday
10am – 5:30pm

What you'll experience

Parking Available

Visitor parking is explicitly available, but the source does not establish whether it is free or paid.

Public Transport

Accessible by public transport

Good to know

Story Time & Play Time is designed for pre-schoolers and their carers, with interactive stories followed by play-based literacy and learning. Rhyme Time & Play Time offers songs, rhymes and stories for babies and their families, followed by Play Time.

Organiser

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State Library of Western Australia

A public library and heritage destination in Perth Cultural Centre, offering books, digital resources, collections, family literacy activities and welcoming spaces to explore. Families can enjoy story, rhyme and play sessions for young children and carers, while visitors can discover Western Australian history through photographs, maps, newspapers, films and more.
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