Be inspired by these highlights from our collection to discover more of Canberra.

Participate in the Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference 2024 at the National Library.

Using the Library’s English and Chinese language material, Dr Yao-Tai Li set out to examine the daily experiences of Chinese migrants since the 1970s.

Read about Creative Arts Fellow Celia Craig's experience of exploring the papers of musician Miriam Hyde.

Look to the stars with stories and collections that tell Australia's role in space exploration.

Australian slang unites the ‘true blue’ and the ‘dinky-di’, and separates the ‘cheeky little possums’ from the ‘happy little Vegemites’.

Two new books in The Artists of the National Library of Australia series will be published in February 2025.

Applications for 2024 National Library of Australia Fellowships, Creative Arts Fellowships and the Folk Fellowship open on 3 March 2023.

Applications for 2025 National Library of Australia Fellowships and Creative Arts Fellowships open on 12 March 2024

Searching for the 18th-century character in the Library's rare books and music collections.

The National Library has recently digitised two letters from the collections of Enid Lyons and Dorothy Tangney.

We're celebrating five years of the National edeposit service (NED).