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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

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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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Grit and Gold gallery game begins
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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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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Family history desk common questions blog
Most common family history questions we get asked at the Library: Part 2
25 Aug 2023

In our second blog, find out how to find information on births, deaths, addresses and property records.

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An illustration from 'Amazing Grace and the Sinking Ship' of four people riding a horse through waves away from a sinking ship.

Illustration from 'Amazing Grace and the Sinking Ship', a story from 'Courageous Kids'

Multi-award-winning Heritage Heroes series to be released in new hardback bind-up edition
30 Oct 2023

Courageous Kids and Their Amazing Adventures by Stephanie Owen Reeder and Liz Duthie

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A silver and wooden plaque, glass trophy and framed certificate for the 2024 CBCA Laurie Copping Award given to the National Library
National Library awarded the CBCA Laurie Copping Award
16 Aug 2024

We are honoured to have received the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Laurie Copping Award for Distinguished Services to Children's Literature in the ACT.

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A laptop sitting on a desk with a stylised purple book on the screen.
National Library of Australia launches modernised Catalogue
31 Jul 2023

The National Library of Australia has launched its modernised Catalogue making it easier for patrons to search the Library’s collections.

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Woman looking at items in a filing cabinet in library stacks
National Library of Australia set to evolve national resource sharing
07 May 2024

The Library is making it easier for Trove Partner organisations to provide inter-library loan and document copying service to their patrons.

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An open notebook with handwritten text in black ink

Handwritten manuscript for Old Blastus of Bandicoot from the Papers of Miles Franklin 1887-[ca. 1931], nla.gov.au/nla.obj-229628535

National Library releases out-of-copyright works
02 Jan 2025

Explore items in the National Library’s collection that enter the public domain this year, including the unpublished works of Miles Franklin and Chester Wilmot.

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Folders containing ephemera from the 1969 Australian Federal election with labels on the spines for the corresponding political party

Election ephemera collected during the 1969 Australian federal election

National Library takes poll position to collect the 2025 federal election
14 Apr 2025

The National Library of Australia is asking Australians to donate campaign material from the 2025 federal election.

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