The Oral History and Folklore collection records the voices that describe our cultural, intellectual and social life.

The Friends of the National Library of Australia and the ACT Monaro Riverina Branch of the Australian Garden History Society (AGHS) held their annual joint lecture, presented by Adj. Professor Margo Ngawa Neale.

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

The Friends of the National Library invited Dianna Nixon of Music Theatre Projects Ltd to share her 9 year journey uncovering the life and work of the playwright, Millicent Armstrong.

Find out about President of the Myer Foundation, Rupert Myer AO, keynote speech at the Library’s 2024 Patron Dinner.

55 community-led organisations have received a 2024 Community Heritage Grant.

715 Chinese and Japanese books. Most date from the period 1911–1940, but there are some much earlier works. The main subject areas are Chinese art, epigraphy, archaeology and early history of the Chinese script. Other subjects include classical writings, Buddhism and Taoism, myths and legends.

Professor Glyn Davis AC. Professor Davis delivered a lecture tracing the rise of large philanthropic foundations in Australia, pioneered by the Myer family, and ask about their role in helping – and challenging – government to work more effectively in communities which live with disadvantage.

Explore our news articles from 2022, captured by the Australian Web Archive.

Oral history recordings, manuscripts and papers relating mainly to Australian folklore and Lowenstein's books Weevils in the flour and Under the hook.