For the next 4 weeks, the Library is one of 20 locations hosting contemporary mixed media artworks as part of the Canberra Art Biennial.

See a few highlights from our collection in different formats that can be used to build your architectural knowledge. 

Learn about Jacinta Mackay's NLA Scholarship research using the Bringing Them Home oral history recordings.

Learn about National Library of Australia Scholar Natasha Naidu's research into the regulation of Indian indentured labour in Fiji, 1879–1916.

Dr Adam Sundberg talks about his experience studying the environmental effects of marine bioinvasions through the study of ballast water.

Learn about National Library of Australia Scholar Gypsy Cook’s research into the history of Australian brass bands and their role in shaping musical lives through participation, performance and community.

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

Find out how to get started with your family history research and how the Library can help along the way.

Applications for volunteer guides are open now until 11:59pm on Tuesday 29 October 2024.

Take flight with some of the prominent aviation families in the collection.

Hear from author Tania McCartney about her mission to show young readers the secret superpowers of Australian plants.

The Library has an ambitious mission: to assemble a complete collection of Australian published work.