Dr Bernadette Brennan presented a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into the archives of award-winning author and editor Drusilla Modjeska.

Explore the dance style of Gertrud Bodenwieser through photographs with 2023 National Library Fellow Wesley Lim.

Join us as we celebrate NAIDOC Week and Torres Strait Islander tradition and culture.

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Focus: place, people, languages, everyday life 

New poetry collection from NLA Publishing is an essential addition to every young person’s bookshelf.

1809 books and serials, published in Australia, Europe and America, relating to gardening, horticulture, botany and agriculture.

1,066 Japanese books, nearly all published in the 20th century. They mostly relate to Japanese literature and include a large number of novels and also poetry, plays, essays, biographies of writers, literary history and critical works.

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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.

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!