Hobart Reading Room

Access reference, archival + heritage items

Our friendly staff can help with your local and international research needs.

Browse magazines in our comfortable reading spaces.

View unique or fragile items in the History Room​.

Order items in advance

• Order stack items from the library catalogue
  
• Order archival items using Tasmanian Archives Online​
  
• Order items stored offsite for viewing the following day
  
• Half-hourly retrievals from 9.45am.
  
• Last retrieval 45 minutes before closing
  

Research in the History Room

New to the History Room​? Please bring photographic identification to register

Access and collection point for government agency records

Audiovisual room for viewing archival films and listening to archival audio

Tasmanian archives + heritage online

Many archival item​s, plans and historic Tasmanian images are available online!

• Guides to records
  
• Tasmanian archives and​ heritage resources
  

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Get the information you want

We'll help you find local and international magazines and newspapers, reference books, magazines, ​maps, parliamentary papers, CDROM indexes and databases and more.

Use our news online and in​formation guides

Get internet access + copying

Use family history resources and support

You'll find resources and expert help to research your Tasmanian ancestors

See Family History Guides online​

Space to study and read

​Use our individual and group study areas with comfortable reading spaces for browsing newspapers and magazines.

Berriedale Repository​

​​​The Berriedale Repository holds most of the State's archived records, and the film archive.

National Archives of Australia

Access Commonwealth records from the Hobart office of the National Archives of Australia.  You will find their staff in the History Room from Wednesday to Friday.​​