Library & Archives NT
| Library & Archives NT | |
|---|---|
The reading room in Darwin | |
| 12°28′00″S 130°50′34″E / 12.466596°S 130.842761°E | |
| Location | Darwin City Alice Springs, Australia |
| Type | State library |
| Established | 1980 |
| Reference to legal mandate | Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 |
| Collection | |
| Size | Library: 108,000 books, 30,000 other items Archives: Northern Territory Government records |
| Legal deposit | Since 2004 |
| Other information | |
| Director | Tracy Puklowski |
| Website | lant |
Library & Archives NT is the "state" library and archives for the Northern Territory of Australia. It has three venues located in Darwin (on the ancestral lands of the Larrakia people) and Alice Springs (on the land of the Arrernte people). It is the premier public research and archival organisation focused on the history, development and culture of the Northern Territory. The library holds more than 108,000 books and 30,000 items. The archive holds Northern Territory Government records, which are normally opened 30 years after they were created.
The institution resulted from a 2020 merger of the Northern Territory Library and the Northern Territory Archives Service. It is within the Department of Families, Housing and Communities.
Library & Archives NT provides its services to the public through the Northern Territory Library at Parliament House; the Northern Territory Archives Centre in Kelsey Crescent, Millner; at the Alice Springs Reading Room in Hartley Street; and through a range of online channels.
In August 2023 Tracy Puklowski was appointed as the Library & Archives NT Senior Director, this followed her role as Senior Director for the Northern Territory Government's proposed National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs.