A list of steps to take to prepare for a significance assessment or a preservation needs assessment.

The Library holds several smaller archives of individual Australian composers. Conductor’s scores are generally manuscript material and annotated with performance marks.

Free access to computers, the internet and wifi

Join artist Sharon Peoples, with the Friends of the National Library, for a concertina book workshop for adults.

To minimise handling of the rare and unique items in the Pictures Collection, the Library provides a photographic service.

Margaret Burn was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her service to library and information science.

Hear from Dr Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun, one of our 2024 Asia Study Grant recipients, about her research.

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Explore early European encounters with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art through the work of William Westall and engage students in considering the cultural significance of special places.

The National Library of Australia is included in the Commonwealth Heritage List.

ArtsNational Canberra and Libby Melzer presented a lecture examining the 1297 inspeximus issue of the Magna Carta in the collection of the Parliament of Australia.