This event was an opportunity to learn all about the Library's treasures through a special tour held as part of the Canberra & Region Heritage Festival.

Dr Pauline Basilia presents her recent Fellowship research on the contributions of H. Otley Beyer to Philippine Pleistocene research.

Dr Matthew Lamb presents his recent Fellowship research on Frank Moorhouse’s ‘archival imagination’, exploring how his methods shaped his work and identity. 

Prof Catharine Coleborne presents her recent Fellowship research, focusing on her discoveries about the health and illness experiences of poliomyelitis (polio) in regional Australia across the 20th century.

We have a rich collection of materials relating to Australian and overseas architecture and architects, city/town planning and design, and landscape planning and design. 

Explore the remarkable achievements of the Papunya community to record and teach their language and culture.

Breakfasts, bold voices, and a groundbreaking poster: step inside the first-ever NAIDOC Week in 1975 and meet the community of women who transformed a local children’s program into a national call for justice.

Does listening count as reading? Should narrators perform? Can audiobooks do more than imitate printed ones? This event explored the evolution of the audiobook from analog to AI.

Six leading library and archive professionals discussed the local and global impacts of current trends and disruptors in the sector. This special event livestreamed from the National Library of New Zealand.

The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia hosted the launch of Landslide, published by ANU Press and edited by Marian Sawer, Jill Sheppard, and John Warhurst. Veteran journalist Nick Bryant and Professor Jill Sheppard had a conversation that could not be missed.