Special Collections
Alice Springs Collection
The Alice Springs Collection is a collection of books, magazines, photographs, pamphlets, cuttings etc which relate to the historical, scientific and cultural heritage of Alice Springs and Central Australia.
These items are not for loan and access is available only on weekdays.
Call (08) 8950 0555 or ask at the Information Desk.
Akaltye Antheme
Akaltye Antheme (Giving Knowledge) is a collection of books and magazines produced for and by the Aboriginal people of Central Australia.
It is a collection of early reader texts and books for adults in up to 8 different Central Australian languages.
The collection includes the CLC Digital Archive, which is curated by the Central Land Council and contains photos relating to Central Australian Indigenous people, spanning several decades.
World Languages
The Library provides a small range of books in other languages for loan.
Languages currently available:
- Afrikaans
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Dutch
- French
- German
- Hindi
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Maltese
- Russian
- Spanish
- Tagalog
- Thai
- Vietnamese
If the language you want is not in this list, please request books in your language from Library staff.