Susannah Fullerton OAM, President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia will deliver a public lecture marking the 250th Anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.

About 360 titles, particularly strong in first editions of English poetry and novels published in the nineteenth century and early twentieth century.

If you are considering independently publishing your book, learn how to get your published book into the Library's collection.

A gift from the Ralf Iannuzzi Memorial Trust is helping us to digitise some of our rarest items. 

Books, pamphlets, broadsides, posters, periodicals, newspapers and some manuscripts mostly relating to Federation and political and constitutional history.

About 200 books and 260 pamphlets, plus personal papers and photographs mainly related to Australian history, politics, law, literature and religion from Sir Ernest Littleton Groom.

Dive into the works of great female writers held in the Library's rare books collection.

Explore early women writers in the Library's rare books collections up to the year 1700.

What did Katherine Parr and Henry VIII write in their books? Hear Professor Micheline White delve into the marginalia left in their personal books.

About 300 books including incunabula and early editions of classical texts, plus limited edition reprints of celebrated English writers, mostly published in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

Over 32,000 items, including rare books, pamphlets, maps, and ephemera, covering topics such as Oceania, transport, and literature. Compiled by Sir John Alexander Ferguson, it is a key resource for Australian history and bibliography.

This guide will help you find and view different types of ebooks in the Library collections.