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A portion of a handwritten poem that reads 'Invocation. Come forth from thy oozy couhc, O Ornithorynchus dear, And great with a cordial claw The stranger that longs to hear.'
Mark Twain's ode to Australian wildlife
08 Feb 2024

The Library recently acquired an original draft of a poem by Mark Twain in the form of a letter.

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A person stands in Claremont Museum tending to a dress on a mannequin. There is a piano-style instrument, signage and a window in the background.

Staff member at Claremont Museum. Image courtesy Claremont Museum.

Making history with Trove
30 Nov 2023

Making it possible for local community collections to be part of Trove

Media release
A man wearing old fashioned headphones is sitting at a table. He is writing on a notepad and is surrounded by lots of old fashioned communications equipment.

Mr Wallace, Wireless Operator on the Ship La Perouse, New South Wales, 1929, (detail), nla.gov.au/nla.obj-162148145, courtesy Fairfax Syndication.

Mail to moon landing: New NLA Publishing title explores the history of communications in Australia
24 Aug 2023

Communications have been vital at every stage of Australia’s history.

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Large two-story room with cream-coloured marble floors, columns and stairs; black leather couches; lots of light from the ceiling and a balcony from the second floor looking over the room. On the columns are signs with directions and the word 'Welcome'. People are moving around the room
Looking back on 2023
18 Dec 2023

Let’s take a look back at what has been a busy year at the Library.

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View of the National Library of Australia with a reflection of the building appearing in the water.
Library Lovers’ Day
14 Feb 2023

To help celebrate Library Lovers’ Day, visitors to the National Library were asked to nominate what it is they love about the Library.

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Woman with red hair standing in front of a bookshelf of romance books, holding a tablet with the cover of a romance book on the screen. She is facing forward with her back to the bookshelf, looking to the side and slightly smiling
Library love stories: Romance in the National Library of Australia’s collection
14 Feb 2024

Explore the history and diversity of Australian romance books in our collection.

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Rupert Myer AO, wearing a grey suit with a pink shirt and patterned tie, speaks at a podium with a microphone. He is smiling warmly and wearing glasses, addressing an audience against a backdrop of dark curtains.

Rubert Myer AO 2024

Library as sanctuary, librarian as saviour
29 Aug 2024

Find out about President of the Myer Foundation, Rupert Myer AO, keynote speech at the Library’s 2024 Patron Dinner.

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Woman wearing a dot print shirt, glasses and a black head scarf holding some booklets in an aisle of shelves

2024 Asia Study Grant recipient Dr Anita Dewi

Libraries in Indonesia: Definitions, regulation and evolution
05 Jun 2024

Learn about the research of 2024 Asia Study Grant recipient Dr Anita Dewi.

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Sepia toned photo of soldiers sitting in a trench writing letters

J.P. Campbell, Writing in the trenches, [Anzac soldiers sit in their shelters in the trench and write letters home, June? 1915], nla.obj-146168464

Letters to home from the First and Second World Wars
16 Apr 2024

Take a look at some of the letters sent from overseas to friends and family back in Australia during the First and Second World Wars.

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A painting of five crane birds standing on a grassy surface with mountains in the background.

William T. Cooper, 'Cranes (Mixed Flock, Brolgas and Sarus)', 2012, courtesy of a private collection.

Let your imagination take flight with new NLA Publishing title
28 Sep 2023

Twitchers rejoice as a new book showcasing the sketches and paintings of master bird painter William T. Cooper is set for release by NLA Publishing.

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Guida di Musica - preface

Hook begins his book with this preface.

Learning the piano at the Library
09 Aug 2023

Ever wondered how people learned the piano in the 1780s, 1880s and 1980s?

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A colourful illustration of a person, an ice-cream cone and a fish with legs in a top hat.

A section of the cover of Phonobet.

Learn to read with NLA Publishing’s newest children’s book
02 May 2023

Phonobet is a fun literacy teaching tool from National Library of Australia Publishing, that takes an onomatopoeic romp through the sounds of Australian English.

Media release

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