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The Hon Christopher Pyne appointed to the National Library of Australia Council
26 Nov 2025

The National Library of Australia is pleased to welcome the Hon Christopher Pyne to its Council for a 3-year term.

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Rows of very tall, large bookshelves (stacks) in a warehouse

The National Library of Australia’s Hume storage repository.

The history of legal deposit: Sixteenth century France to the Library today
24 Apr 2024

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

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N.S.S. (Nautical School Ship) Sobraon near Cockatoo Island, NRS-4481-3-[7/16268]-St1095, Museums of History NSW

The floating boarding school on the Parramatta River
22 Jul 2024

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

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An old map of Antarctica from 1842.
The first Russian Antarctic expedition in 1819-21
07 May 2024

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

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Woman with curly hair standing in front of a wall of framed family photos in the Hopes and Fears exhibition
The family mantlepiece
28 Jan 2025

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

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Old book sitting open on a black cushion. On the left page is a portrait of a man with large rolled hair, on the right is the title page with text reading 'Orpheus Britannicus; A collection of all the choicest songs for one, two and three voices, composed by Mr. Henry Purcell'

Henry Purcell, Orpheus Britannicus : a collection of all the choicest songs for one, two, and three voices, 1702, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8656424 

The Excellencies of Musick exhibition opens at the National Library showcasing rare books, prints and manuscripts
29 Nov 2024

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

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In the foreground, spiky lizards climbing a broken computer, and in the background a large imposing red structure in front of a pink sky

Detail from cover of Aurealis Magazine, Issue 7, nla.cat-vn427048

The end of the world at the Library: Sci-Fi, dystopia, and Australian fiction
15 Mar 2024

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.

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People standing holding colourful corflutes/posters from the 2013 election

Corflutes donated from the 2013 election, with NLA staff members

Thank you for bringing Australian democracy to life
05 Aug 2024

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.

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Tanya Hosch appointed to the National Library of Australia Council
10 Oct 2025

The National Library of Australia is delighted to welcome Tanya Hosch to its Council.

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Take a survey about the new NLA Disability Inclusion Action Plan
11 Jul 2023

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

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Sustainable funding for the National Library of Australia
05 Apr 2023

Sustainable funding for the National Library of Australia

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A hand wearing a blue glove holds the bottom right corner of a map of Antarctica including the handwritten words 'Voyages of Exploration Led By Phillip Law 1954-66'

Voyages of Exploration Led by Phillip Law [detail], c. 1966, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2062582

Support the National Library’s 2025 Tax Time Appeal
26 May 2025

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

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