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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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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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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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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 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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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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Man in snow gear on snowy slop surrounded by penguins

Papers of Duncan Alexander Brown, Icebergs and Ships, http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-4179300646

Mapping Australia’s Journey in Antarctica

22 Apr 2026

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.

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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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Sketch of boy riding a horse through a forrest fire, with black ink and messy colouring

Meet the 'Courageous Kids'

06 Nov 2023

Get introduced to the seven stories in Courageous Kids and Their Amazing Adventures by Stephanie Owen Reeder and Liz Duthie.

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Front page of the Port Denison Times and Bowen Advocate

The Port Denison Times and Bowen Advocate, (Qld.), 13 December 1904, nla.gov.au/nla.news-page32436856

More than 90 Queensland newspapers added to Trove

23 Jan 2026

Queensland’s history is now easier to search online.

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More than a medal: An introduction to Grit & Gold

16 Jun 2023

Learn more about the story behind the National Library of Australia's new exhibition.

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National Library Special Collections Research and support Team

Most common family history questions we get asked at the Library: Part 1

17 Aug 2023

In the first of two blogs, learn about birth certificates, First Nations family history, electoral rolls, and cemetery records.

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