Our Enlighten community picnic was back in 2024. Once again, we extended our opening hours on the Friday and Saturday evenings between 1 and 11 March with free activities for all ages running on our Podium and in our Foyer.

As part of the Enlighten Festival, the Library welcomed 'The Guardians' to our podium area, from opening night on 28 February.

Friends of the Library enjoyed a lecture on the exhibition highlights with curator Dr Guy Hansen, and explored the gallery while getting to know other Friends members.

An exhibition preview event for Hopes & Fears: Australian Migration Stories.

Dr David McDonald presented a lecture on his 2024 National Library Fellowship research into better understanding the lives and experiences of Forgotten Australians and Child Migrants in institutional care.

Dr Kate Flaherty, senior Lecturer in English and Drama at ANU, and actors from Bell Shakespeare uncovered one of the most amusing and successful literary hoaxes of all time.

Jelena Dokic was in conversation with Kathryn Favelle, Director of Reader Services at the National Library of Australia.

Dr Georgia Pike-Rowney presented a participatory musical lecture on her 2020 National Library Fellowship research about community singing in interwar Australia.

Honorary Fellow Associate Professor Andrew Carr discussed his research on the history of Australian defence policy.

A workshop inspired by the Library's Viewfinder exhibition and the Canberra and Region Heritage Festival theme of Sharing Stories.