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

Hear from author Tania McCartney about her mission to show young readers the secret superpowers of Australian plants.

553 books from the 19th to mid-20th century with a particular strength in botany and gardening, among many other subjects.

Over 13,000 negatives, transparencies, and photographs of cattle stations taken between 1951 and 1961, as well as 52 British Hydrographic Office charts and maps of Australia and the Pacific and personal papers of Johnston.

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Join us for a special book launch event for Robert Macklin's definitive biography of Charles Weston.

Join Dr Chris Carter and the Friends of the National Library for an enlightening talk about how water is essential for human survival.

A large number of photographs and negatives taken by Loke Wan Tho on his ornithological expeditions to the Pacific, Asia and Europe in the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as papers, books and maps.

The latest buzz at the Library is that 50 new photos of beekeeping in Australia are now available online. 

1809 books and serials, published in Australia, Europe and America, relating to gardening, horticulture, botany and agriculture.

919 watercolours and gouaches of flowers and birds of Australia and Papua New Guinea painted between 1870 and 1920, plus a small quantity of personal papers.

Oral history interviews with people involved in all aspects of forest and around photographs depicting various aspects of forests and forestry work.

About 5000 books, pamphlets, reprints and journals published 1760-1940 in English, French, German, Italian and Russian. They relate to all aspects of ornithology in all parts of the world, with a special focus on Australian birds.