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Hand drawn costume designs of characters for The Girls of Gottenberg

Album of costume designs for a production of Carmen up to data, ca. 1892, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1906313 and Costume designs for The Girls of Gottenberg, c. 1910, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-133118274

Announcing the recipients of the 2026 National Library of Australia Fellowships, Scholarships and Creative Arts Fellowship
14 Jan 2026

Congratulations to the 17 recipients of National Library of Australia Fellowships, Scholarships and Creative Arts Fellowship in 2026.  

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A row of empty theatre seats with 'reserved' signs

National Library of Australia's heritage Theatre

National Library announces 2026 events program
19 Jan 2026

In 2026 the National Library of Australia presents a rich and varied program of new talks and ideas, along with our long-running flagship lectures. Read about what's coming up.

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Cover of children's book 'Ayaiga: Neighbour and Hero'
The remarkable story of Alawa man Ayaiga celebrated in new book
15 Jan 2026

New narrative non-fiction book for children released by NLA Publishing.

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Part of the cover of children's book 'The Legend of Jessie Hickman' featuring a woman sitting on a horse, which is standing on its back legs, holding her hat up
On writing 'The Legend of Jessie Hickman'
08 Jan 2026

Author Mark Greenwood shares his process of writing NLA Publishing children’s title The Legend of Jessie Hickman.

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Detailed illustration of a 2 storey brick house with a woman at the front door, and people walking along the path out front

Hardy Wilson, House in Campbell Street, Hobart, 1916, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-147889204

Public Domain Day 2026
02 Jan 2026

Read about works and manuscripts in our collection that are now in the public domain.

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Text in a retro font reading '1975 Living in the Seventies' on a bright orange background
1975: Living in the Seventies
14 Aug 2025 - 09 Mar 2026

Look back on life in the 70s including politics, feminism, pop culture, news of the day, and more.

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Learn with the curators of the Treasures Gallery
04 Feb 2026

Join our live webinar to go behind the scenes of our refreshed Treasures Gallery.

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A black and white portrait in profile of Charles Dickens, alongside a blue book cover featuring two illustrated cats

G.W. Wilson & Co, Portrait of Charles Dickens, c.1870, nla.obj-142385853; and book cover, Great Writers & The Cats Who Owned Them, by Susannah Fullerton

Author talk: Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them
05 Feb 2026

Susannah Fullerton discusses her newest book Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them.

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A colourful illustration of an open book with rainbow edged pages

Aaron Miller, Jodah's Codex, 2022

Wizardly tomes, mysterious manuscripts and cursed volumes
09 Feb 2026

Explore 'Pop Bibliography', the representation of rare and historic books across popular culture with special collections curator Allie Alvis.

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