A large proportion of the collections in the State Library are held in "stacks" or storage areas.

The catalogue record will show whether a particular item can be found on the shelves in the public areas or needs to be requested from the stack. If you require an item which is stored in the building's stack, you will need to complete a stack retrieval slip with full details of the item required.

• State Library of Western Australia
  Items stored in the State Library stacks and Private Archives material are retrieved every half hour.
  • Monday to Thursday 9:30am to 7.30pm.
  • Friday 9:30am to 4pm.
  • Weekends 10:30am to 4pm.
    
    
• State Records Office
  Clients wishing to view archival records held at the State Records Office should check the State Records Office website for information.

Material may be reserved by telephone so that it is ready for use when you visit the Alexander Library Building.