Unlocking the words of Captain Cook, Jane Austen, Banjo Patterson and other famous and everyday people is now possible thanks to technology that converts handwriting into text in Trove.

Explore the cultural politics of Australian art music with 2023 National Library of Australia Scholar Stephanie Shon.

See some of the creative works from our collections have come out of copyright and into the public domain this year.

Learn about one of Australia's great storytellers and his photography documenting Australia’s most fabulous parade.

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

Explore early women writers in the Library's rare books collections up to the year 1700.

Online services will be temporarily unavailable while we undertake planned maintenance.

See what's happening at the Library this summer, including exhibitions, tours and more.

Congratulations to the 11 recipients of the 2024 National Library of Australia Scholarships and Asia Study Grants.

The National Library is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 National Library of Australia Scholarships.

The National Library is pleased to announce the six recipients of the 2024 Asia Study Grants.

A 1913 Russian brochure on teaching the 'Australian method' of swimming has recently been added to our collection.