Dr Susannah Helman provided her insights into the Jamie and Michael Kassler Collection.

The Friends of the National Library of Australia and the ACT Monaro Riverina Branch of the Australian Garden History Society (AGHS) held their annual joint lecture, presented by Adj. Professor Margo Ngawa Neale.

Dr Melanie Duckworth presented a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into award-winning Australian children's author Christobel Mattingley’s manuscripts, papers, and published works.

Dr Mei-fen Kuo presented a lecture on her 2023 National Library Fellowship research into our Chinese-language collections and how that has helped in rethinking the influence of the Cold War on the formation of contemporary Chinese Australian identities.

There were new items on display in the Library's Treasures Gallery and we hosted a mid-winter celebration.

Canberra Writer's Festival Artistic Director, Beejay Silcox, talked about the festival and the inaugural meeting of Canberra’s Biggest Book Club. 

The Canberra Writers Festival was back for another year with a weekend of all things books and writing.

Editor Esther Anatolitis was in the National Library Bookshop for a conversation and readings with contributors from Australia’s leading journal of writing and ideas to launch Meanjin’s Spring 2024 edition.

The Canberra & District Historical Society proudly presented the 2025 Canberra Day Oration.

The Canberra & District Historical Society proudly presented the 2024 Canberra Day Oration.