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Please ensure you review the Guidelines for the hire of National Library venues before submitting your enquiry.

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About the building

National Library building with scaffolding along the walls on a sunny day
Major building activities

We are making vital improvements to our much-loved heritage building.

The front of the National Library building showing fountains and steps
Our building

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.

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Orange, brown and white painting hung in the main reading room

Minnie Lumai (b. 1940), Yab-yab-gnerni-gnim (Sugarbag Dreaming), 2009, natural ochre on canvas ; 130 x 125 cm, Main Reading Room.

Artworks in and around the building

The National Library incorporates major works of art that have become closely associated with the building.

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View of the Library building, carparks and nearby buildings and roads seen from a drone
Getting here

The Library is located on Parkes Place in the central Canberra suburb of Parkes in the Parliamentary Triangle.

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