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.

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

An 1827 illustration of an echidna has recently been added to our collection.

Dive into our sporting photography collections with this selection crowds that have showed up to support their favourite athletes.

Congratulations to the 23 recipients of National Library of Australia Fellowships, Scholarships, Creative Arts Fellowships and Asia Study Grants in 2025. 

The National Library has announced the 23 recipients of National Library of Australia Fellowships, Scholarships, Creative Arts Fellowships and Asia Study Grants in 2025.

Congratulations to the 17 recipients of National Library of Australia Fellowships, Scholarships and Creative Arts Fellowship in 2026.  

Enjoy a glimpse of the Library's extensive maps collection.

Explore some of the crime-fiction reads in the collection and how they can help readers learn more about Australian culture, history and place.

Explore 2 different examples of artistic responses to the Second World War. 

Hear from Colin Thiele, Kylie Tennant, Gabrielle Wang, Doris Pilkington, Norman Lindsay and Christina Stead as they share their thoughts, memories and creative journeys.

Explore election ephemera from 1901 to 1970s, now online.