National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) is an incorporated association comprising the national, state and territory libraries of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our constitutional purpose is to bring together the knowledge and expertise of our ten member libraries in order to build, manage and provide access to library collections and services that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Each member library is represented on NSLA’s board by its chief executive, state librarian, or director-general. The Chair of the board is nominated by vote for a two-year term.
After fifty years of working together, the NSLA collaboration has become a driving force for innovation and professional development. Our association provides a mechanism for joint approaches to collecting, service delivery, research, advocacy, skills development and library standards, bringing the benefits of shared expertise and economies of scale to a collaborative program of work. The NSLA program is managed by the NSLA office, working with a series of professional networks and advisory groups from across the member libraries.
Image credit: Joy Lai, courtesy State Library NSW.
Chair (to 2026): Rachel Esson, Te Pouhuaki National Librarian for Aotearoa New Zealand
Deputy Chair (to 2026): Catherine Clark, CEO and State Librarian, State Library of Western Australia
Vicki McDonald, Chief Executive Officer and State Librarian, State Library of Queensland
Marie-Louise Ayres, Director-General, National Library of Australia
Paul Duldig, Chief Executive Officer, State Library Victoria
Megan Berghuis, Director, State Library of South Australia.
Caroline Butler-Bowdon, State Librarian, State Library of New South Wales
Tracy Puklowski, Senior Director, Library and Archives NT
Patrick Gregory, Acting Executive Director, Libraries Tasmania
Peta Harding, Executive Branch Manager, Libraries ACT
Jo Ritale, NED Program Manager (jo.ritale@nsla.org.au)
Aimee Hay, Program Coordinator (aimee.hay@nsla.org.au)
Members of National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) acknowledge the Traditional Custodians and Kaitiaki of the lands on which
our libraries do their daily work, preserving and sharing our collective cultural heritage.
