By donating to digitise our physical collections, you can help make the treasures of the National Library freely available to everyone, all the time.

Bookplate offers a stunning event space with vibrant colours and elegant mid-century architecture, ideal for weddings, cocktail receptions, and corporate dinners. Tailored catering services include group lunches, teas, and more, with a focus on fresh, high-quality ingredients to make your event memorable.

In a recently completed project we called for material from Australians with Indian heritage to add to the national collection. 

Lists of previous Community Heritage Grant recipients, as well as assessment reports and project reports where available.

The Friends newsletter is produced 4 times a year.

Web accessibility ensures that the National Library's web content, design, and tools are usable by everyone.

A list of steps to take to prepare for a significance assessment or a preservation needs assessment.

The Library’s special collections include rare books and journals, artworks, photographs, maps, sheet music, oral history recordings, manuscript papers, ephemera and more. 

How to find and use items in the Manuscripts collection.

There is important information you need to know when accessing our special collections.