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Become a volunteer

Volunteers play a vital role in supporting and extending our services. We recognise and appreciate the significant effort and commitment from our 900+ volunteers. 

We offer varying volunteer roles to suit different interests, skills and backgrounds. 

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Financial support

Financial donations through gifts, bequests and endowments benefit the Tasmanian community.  

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Add to our collection

We collect published and unpublished material that adds to Tasmania's documentary record.  

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• Adding to our collection
  
• Legal deposit
  

Portrait of a benefactor - the Allport family

The Allport bequest remains one of the most generous in Tasmania's history.  Henry Allport's bequest in 1965 included rare books and art The bequest is now in the  Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts.  

Find out about the important role the family played in the development of the colony from 1831.