National Library welcomes announcement of ongoing Trove funding

The Library requests that you inform us if you wish to publish (reproduce, print, use online, broadcast, perform, display, include in a film, transmit, project, quote) a copy of an item from our rare and unique collections.

Find treasure at the National Library this April!

500 years have now passed since Ferdinand Magellan’s famous voyage, the most audacious in maritime history. In his new book East by West, Allen Mawer closely examines the historical sources, charts and eyewitness records, considering afresh what we know of Magellan and the details of his voyage.

Our Research Librarians delved into our collections and uncover the histories of Australian women in leadership.

Explore dictionaries of various shapes, sizes, languages and subjects from the Library's collection.

Learn about Martie’s Fellowship that will result in a documentary to be screened at the 2023 National Folk Festival.

It’s all happening at the National Library this March!

Australians love dogs—big dogs, little dogs, fluffy couch potatoes and hardy working dogs.

Explore the collection at the Miss Porter's House museum and the projects it undertook through the CHG program.