The Library has invited renowned Australian photojournalist Mike Bowers to select favourite images from the Fairfax Photo Archive for a new exhibition.

Rare instruments, a creative love story and celebrating dogs – there really is something for everyone at the Library this month!

There’s something for everyone at the National Library this April.

Joe Williams and Dr Alethea Beetson in conversation as part of our Deadly Dialogues series.

Forget the heat this summer and escape to your National Library to discover something new.

Film screening, writers festival, school holidays and more this October at the Library.

About 4000 books, mostly published in France in the 19th and early 20th century, as well as a number of German, Italian, Latin and Greek books.

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British tea culture, imported with the arrival of the British in Australia in 1788, has been adapted by Australians into something distinct from its roots. One of the key early differences is the use of the ‘billy’, a lightweight metal can used most commonly for boiling water or cooking over a campfire.

Applications are now open for the 2025 Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program.

Learn about a poster featured in our Hopes and Fears exhibition, and how the creators made it to reclaim a derogatory word and celebrate their heritage.