Join Mike from the National Library Bookshop as he reads 'Bowerbird Blues' for National Simultaneous Storytime 2024.

The National Library is recording interviews with a diverse range of Australians to ensure that stories of the COVID-19 pandemic are captured for present and future generations.

Readers will embark on a thrilling journey through turn-of-the-century Sydney in a new middle-grade adventure novel.

Learn about National Library of Australia Fellow Dr Matthew Lamb’s research into the life and juvenilia of legendary Australian writer Frank Moorhouse.

Beloved children’s author Dianne Wolfer presents a captivating new work inspired by the iconic Australian poem, The Man from Snowy River by Banjo Paterson.

A new children's book is set to capture the hearts of young readers and their parents as it combines two beloved aspects of Australian culture: dogs and the beach.

Welcome to the charmingly funny and perfectly peculiar world of Aussie animal mums and dads, and their awesome kids.

Two Ashes test series’, the first Cricket World Cup, and a test match tour by the West Indies. 1975 was a memorable year for Australian men’s cricket. 

Strut down the catwalk of Australian fashion history with the Library’s collection.

Breakfasts, bold voices, and a groundbreaking poster: step inside the first-ever NAIDOC Week in 1975 and meet the community of women who transformed a local children’s program into a national call for justice.

Celebrate three decades of CHG and learn about just a few of the organisations it has supported over the years.

Apply now for the 2026 Community Heritage Grants program.