Dr Melanie Duckworth presented a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into award-winning Australian children's author Christobel Mattingley’s manuscripts, papers, and published works.

Dr Nicholas Ferns presented a lecture on his 2024 National Library Fellowship research into the history of the relationship between Australia and the World Bank, with a particular focus on the connections between international finance and national development.

Dr Adam Sundberg presented a lecture on his 2023 National Library Fellowship research about the environmental history of ballast water and management in Australia.

Associate Professor Deane Williams presented a lecture on his 2023 National Library Fellowship research about how Ron Maslyn Williams – filmmaker, photographer, writer, musician and radio playwright – became one of Australia’s post-Second World War cultural innovators.

In 2023, the Seymour Biography Lecture was delivered by Professor Chris Wallace.