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A smiling woman with short brown hair sits at a desk, holding open a large, detailed historical map. She wears a floral-patterned blouse and looks directly at the camera..

Dr Margaret Cook

Histories of cyclones in Australia with Dr Margaret Cook

Dr Margaret Cook presents her recent Fellowship research on cyclones, one of the most powerful and devastating natural forces experienced in the Australian climate.

Event
A promotional graphic for National Science Week 2026, featuring a white lightbulb logo and the event dates (15-23 August) on a dark green background with colorful abstract shapes.
National Library celebrates curiosity and discovery during National Science Week

We will join organisations across the country this August to celebrate National Science Week, Australia’s annual festival of science, technology and innovation.

News article
An antique, detailed celestial globe illustration, featuring constellations, lines of latitude and longitude, and astronomical markings.

J. van, Loon (Johannes), Sitvs terrae circvlis coelestibvs circvndatae, 1611 - 1686, Netherlands, nla.obj-230729986

Curator talk at Mount Stromlo Public Astronomy Night

The Australian National University, Canberra Astronomical Society and the Library's Lilia Walsh invited you to attend a public observing night at Mount Stromlo Observatory.

Event
Poster portrait of various people from various fields of work
Inspiring role models in STEM

Science Week with Future You and the National Library of Australia.

Event
A woman with brown hair is seated at a table in a well-lit indoor setting, looking directly at the camera. In front of her are some documents and a white electronic device.

Dr Joy McCann

Dr Isobel Bennett and the secrets of Australia's seashores

Dr Joy McCann presented her recent Fellowship research, focusing on Dr Isobel Bennett’s experiences as a trail-blazing female scientist in the mid-20th century.

Event
A braille alphabet chart. Each letter of the alphabet is in a large white circle with the corresponding braille code for that letter below it. The background of the chart is blue.

Braille Alphabet, courtesy Braille House

Community Heritage Grant: Braille House

Learn about Braille House's journey through the Community Heritage Grants program.

Blog
A woman wearing a grey jacket stands leaning on a table with papers in a library setting
Fellowship presentation: Early Philippine Palaeontology

Dr Pauline Basilia presented her recent Fellowship research on the contributions of H. Otley Beyer to Philippine Pleistocene research.

Event
A sepia photograph of a man opening a drawer in a caravan

Caravans for the polio immunisation campaign. Health, Australia: photographs collected by the National Library of Australia. Box 57, Health – Polio, nla.cat-vn6185856 

Experiences of polio in 1950s Australia

Prof Catharine Coleborne presented her recent Fellowship research, focussed on her discoveries about the health and illness experiences of poliomyelitis (polio) in regional Australia across the 20th century.

Event
A man wearing glasses, blue shirt and jacket, standing in front of a wrought iron fence
The audiobook's evolution from the analog era to AI

Does listening count as reading? Should narrators perform? Can audiobooks do more than imitate printed ones? This event explored the evolution of the audiobook from analog to AI.

Event
Exhibitions team member Nicole Schwirtlich in the galleries
Learn with the curators of the Treasures Gallery

Learn with the curatorial team behind the recently refreshed Treasures Gallery and hear some of their favourite stories behind the collections and services of the Library.

Learning activity for adults
Video
Katherine Bennell-Pegg standing next to plant samples in a lab

Louise Whelan, Portrait of Katherine Bennell-Pegg for the Women in the space industry pictures collecting project, Adelaide, South Australia, 2024, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3445292386

Women in the Space Industry collection launched online

Explore oral histories and portraits of trailblazing Australian women working in the space industry.

News article
Natasha Maimbo, a young woman of colour, standing in a mechanical engineering lab with pictures of telescopes behind her.
Celebrating women in STEM

New collection material online reveals stories of Australia’s women scientists.

Blog

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