We’ve got you covered for Mother’s Day at the Library this month with a range of events and author talks. 

Minister for the Arts, The Honorable Tony Burke MP, has today announced the appointment of the new Director-General of the National Library of Australia. 

Applications for 2027 National Library of Australia Scholarships open on 23 March 2026.

The National Library of Australia announces partnership with She Shapes History.

Thanks to the generous support of donors to the 2025 Tax Time appeal, selections from the Library’s Antarctica Collections are now available on Trove.

Selected letters from the National Library's vast collections have been paired with responses from contemporary Australians in this new publication.

A major exhibition, curator-led tours, online learning sessions, school holiday activities and author talks all feature in a packed month of events this April.

Explore the remarkable achievements of the Papunya community to record and teach their language and culture.

Breakfasts, bold voices, and a groundbreaking poster: step inside the first-ever NAIDOC Week in 1975 and meet the community of women who transformed a local children’s program into a national call for justice.

The National Library of Australia notes the recent passing of Dr Patricia Clarke – writer, historian, editor and trailblazing journalist.

Apply now for the 2026 Community Heritage Grants program.

Explore the papers and collections of remarkable Australian women online.