The Chinese collection of the National Library is a rich source of information on the history, culture and current affairs of China.

Penny Olsen

Resources for adults and lifelong learners

About 2000 books, pamphlets and serials in various languages, mostly about the history and culture of countries in Asia, particularly Burma/Myanmar.

Comics-journalist and cartoonist Sam Wallman presented a lecture on his 2023 Creative Arts Fellowship research into the Pink and Green Bans movement and how it will contribute to a new artwork celebrating the 1970s coalition of blue collar union workers and LGBTIQA+ people.

The Canberra & District Historical Society proudly presented the 2026 Canberra Day Oration.

Clare Hallifax presented a teacher professional development workshop along with educators and curators from the Library.

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.

The Friends of the National Library presented two of Australia’s preeminent crime writers in conversation with crime fiction reviewer Anna Steele.

The Friends of the National Library of Australia present an opportunity to question two of Australia’s most eminent and most productive historians.