Thanks to a gift from the Susan and Isaac Wakil Foundation, we are digitising performing arts material from our incredible collection.

A letter from Sir John Franklin to Captain John Washington from 1839 was recently acquired by the Library.

With the Opalgate Foundation’s support, we are creating a new lifelong learning space on our website.

Hopes & Fears: Australian Migration Stories showcases how migrants, who have come from all parts of the globe, have helped to make Australia one of the most diverse nations in the world.

The National Library of Australia in Canberra has welcomed the appointment of two Council members.

The National Library of Australia in Canberra has welcomed the appointment of two Council members.

National Library welcomes announcement of ongoing Trove funding

Explore items in the National Library’s collection that enter the public domain this year, including the unpublished works of Miles Franklin and Chester Wilmot.

We are honoured to have received the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Laurie Copping Award for Distinguished Services to Children's Literature in the ACT.

The Library recently acquired an original draft of a poem by Mark Twain in the form of a letter.