Library staff recently attended the Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival (MACFEST), returning with new acquisitions, knowledge and connections.

Attend our events and learn something new this November.

On Tuesday 24 October 2023, the Director-General of The National Library of Australia, Dr Marie-Louise Ayres, delivered an update for researchers.

The Friends annual 'White Gloves' event offers a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with highlights from the National Library's Collection.

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Sievers’ work is a pictorial timeline showing Australia’s social, technological and industrial transformation.

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The Qing dynasty ruled China for nearly 270 years, lasting from 1644 until 1911; it was the last of China’s so-called conquest dynasties, the country being governed in this period by the Manchus, an ethnic group from beyond its frontiers.

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

Four photographs of the 2022 Pacifica Youth Rugby Cup have recently been added to our collection.

Explore records of Fijian Australian life with items recently added to our collection.

Comedian and self-proclaimed architecture nerd Tim Ross picked up the microphone to bring to life his acclaimed ABC TV series with a brand new stage show, somewhat predictably titled, Designing a Legacy Live 2023.