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Two people at the bottom of Mount Townsend with flowers on the ground and rocks up the mountain

Frank Hurley, Mt Townshend with flowers in foreground [Kosciuszko, New South Wales], 1910, nla.obj-159969111

Researching 'Townsend of the Ranges'

Hear from Peter Crowley about his research for his debut book about surveyor Thomas Scott Townsend.

Blog
Cover detail from the front cover of the book 'Dog Beach' showing dogs playing on a beach
A new picture book celebrating our furry canine friends to be released by NLA Publishing

A new children's book is set to capture the hearts of young readers and their parents as it combines two beloved aspects of Australian culture: dogs and the beach.

Media release
A silver and wooden plaque, glass trophy and framed certificate for the 2024 CBCA Laurie Copping Award given to the National Library
National Library awarded the CBCA Laurie Copping Award

We are honoured to have received the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Laurie Copping Award for Distinguished Services to Children's Literature in the ACT.

News article
Man in military uniform with hat smiling

Harry Peters, soldier in the Third Employment Company, c. 1942

Dear Mutzi: Writing a life through letters, memories and imagination

Read about how author Tess Scholfield-Peters explored her grandfather's early life as a teenager fleeing Nazi Germany in her new book 'Dear Mutzi'.

Blog
Cover of the book 'Hopes and Fears: Australian Migration Stories'
Hopes and Fears: Australian Migration Stories

National Library of Australia

Book
Black and white photo of a large ship in a harbour

N.S.S. (Nautical School Ship) Sobraon near Cockatoo Island, NRS-4481-3-[7/16268]-St1095, Museums of History NSW

The floating boarding school on the Parramatta River

Learn about the real school ship Sobraon behind Sarah Luke and NLA Publishing's children's book Marion and the Forty Thieves.

Blog
Cover of the book 'If Everyone Cared Enough'
If Everyone Cared Enough

Margaret Tucker MBE

Book
First Australians
NLA Publishing book
Cover of the book 'Dear Mutzi'
Dear Mutzi

Tess Scholfield-Peters

Book
NLA Publishing book
A black and white image of a man standing next to a woman holding a child and an umbrella.

Hermann with his cousin Ulla and her daughter, Gabriele, at their home in Maida Vale, date unknown, supplied by Tess Scholfield-Peters.

NLA Publishing to release debut author’s story of love, escape and finding the forgotten

Tess Scholfield-Peters tells her grandfather’s story with three intertwining threads.

Media release
Cover of the book 'Telling Lives'
Vintage Crochet

National Library of Australia

Book
NLA Publishing book
Portrait photograph of Margaret Tucker MBE

'Portrait of Mrs. Margaret Tucker', c.1976, State Library of Victoria, H2019.87/4, Courtesy Dennis Mayor

New edition of Margaret Tucker’s autobiography to be released by NLA Publishing

Margaret Lilardia Tucker MBE was a significant Aboriginal activist and one of the first Aboriginal women to publish for mainstream audiences.

Media release
An old magazine showing a vintage crochet pattern. Laying on top of the magazine is a blue crochet item in progress.

An image taken from NLA Publishing's new April title 'Vintage Crochet'.

It’s hip to be a granny square with our new NLA Publishing title

In the past, people knew the magic of a handmade garment – the uniqueness, the custom fit, the time and care taken by the maker.

Media release

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