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.

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These activities introduce students to the poem Bora Ring, as well as to the poem’s background and author. They also develop students’ understanding of how an author’s perspective can change and enhance the meaning of a text.

168 original paintings and drawings by Augustus Earle.

Hear from Colin Thiele, Kylie Tennant, Gabrielle Wang, Doris Pilkington, Norman Lindsay and Christina Stead as they share their thoughts, memories and creative journeys.

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.

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