The National Library of Australia acknowledges First Australians as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and pays respect to Elders – past and present – and through them to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

As part of our Enlighten Festival program, join local children's author Kathy Weeden for a live reading of her picture book Phonobet.

See what's happening at the Library this summer, including exhibitions, tours and more.

Judith Wright, introduction by Meredith McKinney

The Canberra & District Historical Society proudly presented the 2025 Canberra Day Oration.

An exhibition preview event for Hopes & Fears: Australian Migration Stories.

The Canberra & District Historical Society proudly presented the 2024 Canberra Day Oration.

A new title from NLA Publishing combines daily snapshots from Australian photographic pioneer Frank Hurley’s Antarctic diaries into a moving documentary poetry collage.

Ayla's Christmas Wish by Pamela Jones and Lucia Masciullo.

Katherine Kovacic