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In conversation: 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Awards
30 Sep 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Who will be the winners of the 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Awards?

*Cancelled*

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Theatre
Books and authors
Author talk
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School holiday activity: 1975 - 1 October, 10:30am
01 Oct 2025 | 10:30am - 11:30am

Curious about daily life in the past? Join the Library’s Education team as we time travel back 50 years! 

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School holiday event
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School holiday activity: 1975 - 1 October, 2:00pm
01 Oct 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Curious about daily life in the past? Join the Library’s Education team as we time travel back 50 years! 

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School holiday event
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Film poster for Brazen Hussies featuring a woman, yellow background and women's protestors, with pink and purple protest graphics

Brazen Hussies documentary film poster, and cover image, Unfinished Revolution by Virginia Haussegger, 2025 (detail)

Brazen Hussies: Then and now
02 Oct 2025 | 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Reflect on the women's liberation movement of the 1970s and examine what feminist activism looks like today. 

*Tickets to attend in-person have sold out*

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Theatre
Film screening
Talks and ideas
Panel discussion
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Book cover for A Dream State and a headshot of author Eric Puchner
Author talk: Dream State by Eric Puchner
07 Oct 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Join internationally acclaimed American novelist Eric Puchner for a special event focused on his new novel, Dream State.

Theatre
Books and authors
Book launch
1789 Map of the Malabar Coast

Dalrymple Charts of the Malabar Coast

Mapping the Unknown: Cartographers' strategies for navigating uncertainty
14 Oct 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Exploring early modern maps with cartographic historian, Chet Van Duzer.

Online
Theatre
Talks and ideas
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In Love with Tasmania: Heather Rose in conversation
24 Oct 2025 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Heather Rose and Karen Viggers kick off the 2025 Canberra Writers Festival program at the National Library.

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Author talk
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Canberra Writers Festival 2025: Saturday Program
25 Oct 2025 | 10:00am - 7:30pm

The Library hosts a full weekend program of events for this year's Canberra Writers Festival.

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Canberra Writers Festival 2025: Sunday Program
26 Oct 2025 | 10:00am - 4:30pm

The Library hosts a full weekend program of events for this year's Canberra Writers Festival.

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Theatre
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An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.
Story Dogs on Sunday - October 2025
26 Oct 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join us for a paw-sitive reading experience with the  Story Dogs program.

Kids and families
Foyer
Books and authors
Storytime
For kids and families
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Guy Hansen holding a book in the 1975 exhibition gallery

Dr Guy Hansen in the 1975: Living in the Seventies exhibition gallery

Learn with the curators of 1975: Living in the Seventies
29 Oct 2025 | 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Join us for a live webinar where we'll discuss items in the 1975: Living in the Seventies exhibition with the Library's Exhibitions team.

Online
Education/learning
Workshops and seminars
Webinar
A children's board game from 1855 featuring images of people in the gold fields

Board game titled Race to the gold diggings of Australia, 1855, nla.obj-139615708

Collection viewing: A treasure trove of tales for children
29 Oct 2025 | 5:30pm - 8:00pm

The Friends of the Library present their annual collection viewing event.

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Friends of the Library event
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