Welcome to the charmingly funny and perfectly peculiar world of Aussie animal mums and dads, and their awesome kids.

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With support from Library Patrons, we have digitised the collections of some of Australia’s most remarkable women leaders. 

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

Join children’s author Stephanie Owen Reeder and illustrator Ingrid Bartkowiak as they uncover the perfectly peculiar world of Australian animal families with their new book Peculiar Parents.

By donating to digitise our physical collections, you can help make the treasures of the National Library freely available to everyone, all the time.

Join us for the 2025 Kenneth Myer Lecture, presented by Professor Brett Sutton AO.

Join authors Trish FitzSimons and Madelyn Shaw as they discuss their new book, Fleeced: Unraveling the History of Wool and War.

We've won! Our website took the top award in the Government category at the 2025 Australian Web Awards.