In this lecture, Dr Julian Raxworthy explored the intersection between landscape design and garden maintenance, the subject of his book Overgrown: practices between landscape architecture and gardening.

National Library of Australia

Thanks to a gift from the Susan and Isaac Wakil Foundation, we are digitising performing arts material from our incredible collection.

This Service Charter sets out the standard of service you can expect from us.

The National Library operates from 4 buildings: 3 in Canberra and one in Jakarta, Indonesia. These buildings house our collection of approximately 10 million items.

How to find statistics in the Library and elsewhere

The printed collections at the National Library contain substantial collections of older legislation in print, though these may not be complete sets. 

About 200 American books and a smaller number on the French Revolution and Napoleon, plus 15 letters by 18th- and 19th-century scientists and physicians.

The Library was established under the National Library Act 1960, which defines the Library's role, corporate governance and financial management framework.

Ordnance Survey maps can give you detailed geographic information for England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland from the early 1800s onwards.