In the past, people knew the magic of a handmade garment – the uniqueness, the custom fit, the time and care taken by the maker.

The Library has invited renowned Australian photojournalist Mike Bowers to select favourite images from the Fairfax Photo Archive for a new exhibition.

In 2026 the National Library of Australia presents a rich and varied program of new talks and ideas, along with our long-running flagship lectures. Read about what's coming up.

The Library is making it easier for Trove Partner organisations to provide inter-library loan and document copying service to their patrons.

A major exhibition and an important new book showcase the decades-long, remarkable efforts of the Papunya community to record language and culture and keep it alive.

The National Library of Australia is asking Australians to donate campaign material from the 2025 federal election.

Explore the remarkable achievements of the Papunya community to record and teach their language and culture.

Margaret Lilardia Tucker MBE was a significant Aboriginal activist and one of the first Aboriginal women to publish for mainstream audiences.

The voices of Australia’s gutsy women journalists are being brought to life in a new season of the National Library of Australia’s podcast, Bookmark This.  

A new title from NLA Publishing combines daily snapshots from Australian photographic pioneer Frank Hurley’s Antarctic diaries into a moving documentary poetry collage.