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Sunshine Super Girl - The Evonne Goolagong Story

Sports stories part 2: On the court and in the pool

05 Sep 2023

In the second part of our sports stories series, we turn our attention to books by and about the Australian athletes on the basketball and tennis courts and in the swimming pool.

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Ray Youd competing in the woodchopping event at the Royal Agricultural Show in Melbourne, Victoria, 1957, nla.obj-137413767

Sports that need more attention

08 Sep 2023

Find your axe, put on your skates and grab a beer for these lesser-known sports that need more attention.

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Pink book with floral imagery and text reading 'Thursdays at Orange Blossom House' and 'Sophie Green' being held up in front of a book display. Annotations surrounding the book read 'warm feelings', 'emotive and vivid writing', 'set in tropical Queensland' and 'friendship and family'

Thursdays at Orange Blossom House by Sophie Green

Staff picks for summer reading

09 Jan 2024

The librarians of the National Library have put together their top picks for summer holiday reading.

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Three leatherbound diaries from the nineteenth century, one open showing neat handwriting

Starting a new life in Australia: Nineteenth century diaries of migrants from the United Kingdom

19 Feb 2025

Explore handwritten diaries that can now be read online.

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Leaflet with a large image of three students, bold text reading 'AUS & YOU' and some information about The Australian Union of Students

National Union of Australian University Students / Australian Union of Students, AUS & you: students working together, 1981, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-450381672

Students together: The Records of the National Union of Australian University Students / Australian Union of Students

20 Mar 2025

Learn about one of our largest manuscripts collections.

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