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Leave a gift in your will

Create a legacy and join the Hazel de Berg circle by making a bequest to the Library.

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A couple smiles at the camera in a formal setting. Susan Wakil (AO), with dark hair pulled back, wears a black outfit with gold buttons. Isaac Wakil (AO), wearing glasses and a dark pinstriped suit, holds a wine glass in one hand. Both appear happy and well-dressed, surrounded by a dimly lit background with other people.

Susan Wakil (AO) and Isaac Wakil (AO)

Thank you to our Patrons and donors

We are grateful for the support of our Patrons and donors. Find out more about them and the projects they support in our donor report.

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Multiple photographs, including portraits of Jim Sharman and portrait of Magenta from Rocky Horror Picture Show pasted onto a single page in a visual diary

Visual Diary 5 - Photo Portraits in Papers of Jim Sharman, c.1970s, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3652108145

“It’s Astounding”: The Legacy of Frank van Straten AM

With a generous bequest from Frank van Straten AM, the Library has brought Jim Sharman’s visual diaries and an original Rocky Horror Picture Show script online for the 50th anniversary of the film’s release.

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National Library of Australia staff looking at an album of paintings of Indian native costume on mica.

What we’re focusing on

Find out about our collecting priorities and areas of focus as we build a rich and diverse collection of all things Australian.

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A person holds a tablet displaying an illustration of a bird on Trove. The background shows the Library's soft seating and wooden furniture.
Bring our collections online

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

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Books and octavos of various colours and binding from the Ferguson Collection on shelves

The Ferguson Collection situated in the National Library stacks

Honouring a legacy through digitisation

A gift from the Ralf Iannuzzi Memorial Trust is helping us to digitise some of our rarest items. 

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A person holds a tablet displaying an illustration of a bird on Trove. The background shows the Library's soft seating and wooden furniture.
Donate to the National Library of Australia

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

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Offer us collection material

We welcome offers of collection material. Find out how you can make an offer.

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Black and white local history pamphlets and flyers, and a sketch of a large house

Selection of material from the Ferguson and McLaren local history collections

"Treasures of the past": The McLaren and Ferguson local history pamphlet collections

Learn about two significant local history pamphlet collections that are now available to explore on Trove thanks to the generous support of donors to the 2023 Tax Time appeal.

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A variety of recently donated 2025 election campaign material laid out on a table.

Recently donated 2025 election campaign material.

Records of democracy: Federal election campaign material

Learn about the federal election ephemera collection and how you can contribute.

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Leaflet with a large image of three students, bold text reading 'AUS & YOU' and some information about The Australian Union of Students

National Union of Australian University Students / Australian Union of Students, AUS & you: students working together, 1981, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-450381672

Two women standing behind a trolley with books on it in the Library stacks.

2022 Asia Study Grants recipients Ms Younghye Whitney and Dr Mei-Fen Kuo.

Support a fellowship or scholarship

Help researchers, young scholars and artists immerse themselves in our unique collections to create new knowledge and transformative works.

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