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A small globe positioned to show Australia and it's shagreen case

John Cary, William Cary and Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, Cary's pocket globe agreeable to the latest discoveries, 1791, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-234207821

Around the world: Maps and globes at the Library

20 Jun 2024

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

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Hand drawn costume designs of characters for The Girls of Gottenberg

Album of costume designs for a production of Carmen up to data, ca. 1892, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1906313 and Costume designs for The Girls of Gottenberg, c. 1910, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-133118274

Announcing the recipients of the 2026 National Library of Australia Fellowships, Scholarships and Creative Arts Fellowship

14 Jan 2026

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

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Hand holding an old notebook with handwritten text. In the background is a stack of books and an old map.

Echoes of bushranging days, 1821, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2744957

Announcing the recipients of the 2025 National Library of Australia Fellowships, Scholarships and Asia Study Grants

26 Nov 2024

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

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Echoes of bushranging days, 1821, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2744957

Announcing the recipients of the 2025 National Library of Australia Fellowships, Scholarships and Asia Study Grants

26 Nov 2024

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

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Three friends watch Rugby World Cup 2003 from the Rocks

Ben Rushton, Three friends in the crowd at the Rocks watching the last minutes of the live telecast of the Rugby World Cup final in 2003, nla.obj-148690668

And the crowd goes wild

19 Jul 2023

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

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A watercolour image from 1827 of an echidna. This depiction is not accurate with what we know echidnas to look like in real life.

An early picture of an echidna

11 Jan 2024

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

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Book cover with blue bird with a blue flower in it's beak, standing near other blue objects, including a fork, spoon, bottle lids and more

Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker

ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime 2024: 'Bowerbird Blues'

21 May 2024

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

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A man and woman sitting on couches recording an oral history interview

Add your story to the record of Australian responses to COVID-19

17 Feb 2025

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.

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A section of the cover of the book 'Marion and the Forty Thieves' showing some of the characters on a boat.

Marion and the Forty Thieves cover detail.

A rollicking middle-grade adventure to be released by NLA Publishing

12 Jun 2024

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

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Illustration of a brown horse and a white horse in the Australian bush

Detail from the cover The Colt of Old Regret written by Dianne Wolfer and illustrated by Erica Wagner

A new take on ‘The Man from Snowy River’ to be released by NLA Publishing

06 Mar 2025

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.

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Cover detail from the front cover of the book 'Dog Beach' showing dogs playing on a beach

A new picture book celebrating our furry canine friends to be released by NLA Publishing

01 Oct 2024

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.

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Painting of a humpback whale and its calf

Detail from Peculiar Parents book

A new picture book celebrating our diverse wildlife to be released by NLA Publishing

03 Jun 2025

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

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