Learn about Dr Christina Thompson's experience as a Creative Arts Fellow researching the introduction of writing in Polynesia.

Learn about the evolution of legal deposit and how it works in Australia today.

Learn about the real school ship Sobraon behind Sarah Luke and NLA Publishing's children's book Marion and the Forty Thieves.

The Library has recently acquired a journal recording the first Russian Antarctic expedition in 1819-21.

Learn about the mantlepiece display at the entrance to our Hopes and Fears: Australian Migration Stories exhibition.

A new exhibition is opening at the National Library of Australia, featuring exquisite and intriguing rare books, prints and manuscripts relating to music.

Explore some of the speculative fiction reads in the collection and how they can help future generations understand society in the time they were written.

We are grateful to our donors who generously gave over $320,000 to help make our election ephemera collection available to the world on Trove. Your support will allow us to share the vivid story of our Australian democracy.

The Library is developing a new Disability Inclusion Action Plan and we'd like your feedback.

Sustainable funding for the National Library of Australia

The National Library is asking for donations to help digitise their Antarctica collections.

Thinking of visiting the Library around Christmas or New Year's Day? Plan your visit with our summer opening hours, from Monday 23 December 2024 to Wednesday 1 January 2025.