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.

The National Library of Australia is seeking donations for an ambitious project to bring the manuscript collections of twenty Australian women writers to Trove for the very first time.

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.

We are grateful to our donors who generously gave over $320,000 to help make our election ephemera collection available to the world on Trove. Your support will allow us to share the vivid story of our Australian democracy.

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

Learn about one of our largest manuscripts collections.

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

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

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

With the Opalgate Foundation’s support, we are creating a new lifelong learning space on our website.

Find out about President of the Myer Foundation, Rupert Myer AO, keynote speech at the Library’s 2024 Patron Dinner.

A bequest to the National Library is a lasting investment in Australia’s cultural memory, helping preserve and share the nation’s stories for future generations.