Learn about 2025 National Library of Australia Scholar Stephanie Lee’s research into Indigenous rangers' "right-way" fire practices.

Hear from author Peter Valentine about some of Australia's most stunning sites.

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.

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.

An album with 20 watercolours and 22 individual watercolours by Joseph Lycett. Most of the pieces focus on studies of Aboriginal people and drawings of native plants.

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.

Explore natural landmarks including lakes, caves, beaches and forests around Australia with the Library's collection.

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

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

Use this guide to help find and access resources about the movements that have shaped social and cultural change in Australia.