What Can You Donate?

Georges River Libraries aims to collect, record, research, display and store items that exemplify the history of the St George region. The Library encourages donations of items in good condition from the community. These items must have a significant connection to the St George area and could include:

• Artefacts and objects
• Local studies material and photographs
• Artworks

The Library aims to collect and preserve items related to the history and community of the St George area, specifically items associated with the following categories:

• Aboriginal history, culture and identity
• Prominent local personalities from 1788
• Domestic life 1800s-1950s
• Local industries and businesses
• Early education and local schools
• The war years
• The Depression years
• Interpretation of the Bakery Building (43b Bridge Street Hurstville) and 14 MacMahon Street Hurstville
• Heritage of the Georges River Council
• History, culture and identity of migrant and multicultural communities
• Artworks associated with the St George region, local artists or Georges River Council.

The Library will not accept donations without the completion of a Donation Form and supporting photographs of the item in order to assess its condition. To discuss your donation or to request a Donation Form, please click here for downloadable PDF or contact Local Studies.

Donation enquiries are considered by the Local Studies Team and a formal letter of acceptance or refusal must be received by the donor prior to any action. Items are not to be left at the Library without a confirmation of acceptance of the donation. Conditional donations will not be considered.