Hear from Madeline about how she was able to research her Indigenous heritage using the Ancestry Library, Trove and the Special Collections Reading Room.

Yahia’s research examined the Chinese ‘homosexual’ men’s lived experience as represented in the Australian-Chinese language newspapers, magazines, and digital media.

Learn about Martie’s Fellowship that will result in a documentary to be screened at the 2023 National Folk Festival.

A very rare chart of the Sunda Strait – located between the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java – from 1602 has recently been added to our collection.

How is a rare book about swimming connected to an important early European map of Australia and American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin? Find out in this blog.

Learn about two broadsides recently added to our collection. 

Explore dictionaries of various shapes, sizes, languages and subjects from the Library's collection.

Hear from Dr Jo Langdon about her research and experience as a 2024 Creative Arts Fellow.

See how Yvette Grant used the Library’s collections to revive the memory of four women in the story of Australian ballet.

Learn about a poster featured in our Hopes and Fears exhibition, and how the creators made it to reclaim a derogatory word and celebrate their heritage.

Explore these book recommendations from the National Library staff to help library lovers of all ages get in the Library Lovers’ Day spirit!

The redeveloped Catalogue is now live.