Friends work together to encourage public and private support for the Library and its collections and resources.

Answers to frequently-asked questions about legal deposit

We hold a diverse range of material, offering a rich interpretation of Australia's past and contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

The National Library endorses these position statements on copyright, issued by National & State Libraries Australasia (NSLA).

The Library introduced optional two-factor authentication for your Library login on 6 June 2024.

The Library actively collects new publications from Timor Leste, including books, journals, newspapers and government publications.

The National Library operates from 4 buildings: 3 in Canberra and one in Jakarta, Indonesia. These buildings house our collection of approximately 10 million items.

To find an out of print book you can start by getting in contact with a second hand/antiquarian bookseller.

The Kenneth Myer Lecture invites an eminent Australian to make a significant statement on a broad subject of interest to them.

The Seymour Biography Lecture provides eminent life writers with an opportunity to explore the business and craft of biography, autobiography or memoir.