The National Library is recording interviews with a diverse range of Australians to ensure that stories of the COVID-19 pandemic are captured for present and future generations.

The National Library is undertaking scheduled online maintenance throughout March and April.

The Library has recently digitised the speeches of Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG.

Margaret Burn was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her service to library and information science.

Learn more about this document made to guide how the Library will make it possible for all Australians to connect with their rich national heritage. 

Explore items in the National Library’s collection that enter the public domain this year, including the unpublished works of Miles Franklin and Chester Wilmot.

Learn about two broadsides recently added to our collection. 

Find out more about our redesigned website - a new way to explore the Library.

Congratulations to the 23 recipients of National Library of Australia Fellowships, Scholarships, Creative Arts Fellowships and Asia Study Grants in 2025. 

Find out how a powerful newspaper article written in 1855 by a fugitive slave was re-published into a book and added to our collection.