Award winning animators and artists Eleanor & Giovanni presented a workshop for children based on their Enlighten Festival 2026 illumination The Page Turner, created for the National Library.

The Friends of the Library delved into the craft of writing a biography with Troy Bramston.

Dr Kate Flaherty and Bell Shakespeare presented a special lecture about Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, diving into the play and its history, unpacking what it tells us about our past, present and future.

Professor Lorna Hutson examined early modern legal and poetic texts to explore the concept of England's 'island nationhood'.

ArtsNational Canberra and Libby Melzer presented a lecture examining the 1297 inspeximus issue of the Magna Carta in the collection of the Parliament of Australia.

The Friends of the Library delved into the Library's 2025 Treasures Gallery refresh.

We joined Tim Ross and Kevin McCloud for an in-conversation about architecture and design.

We joined Tim Ross and Kevin McCloud for an in-conversation about architecture and design.

We joined Tim Ross and Kevin McCloud for an in-conversation about architecture and design.

Susannah Fullerton discussed her newest book Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them.