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Bookplate cafe at the Library set up with long tables set with white table cloths, wine glasses and flowers

Interior of Bookplate restaurant at the National Library of Australia.

My Story: An evening with Mike Bowers
20 Jun 2025 | 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Join us for dinner at Bookplate with renowned photojournalist, and guest curator of our Fit to Print exhibition, Mike Bowers.

*Booked out*

Bookplate café
Talks and ideas
Booked out
A woman and child holding books and gifts in the National Library Bookshop.
2025 National Library Bookshop sale
21 Jun 2025 | 9:00am - 5:00pm

End the financial year with a smile by picking up some Australian literature and unique gifts at reduced prices.

NLA Bookshop
Books and authors
Bookshop event
Sepia photo of the Melbourne Public Library building

James N. Vickers, Public Library, Melbourne, Victoria, c. 1879, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-501530595

A traveller’s guide to the world’s greatest libraries
24 Jun 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Join the Friends of the National Library for an enlightening talk on the joy of library tourism.

Conference Room
Online
Friends of the Library event
An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.
Story Dogs on Sunday - June 2025
29 Jun 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
A smiling woman dressed in military clothing
Winter Tales presents Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness CSC
29 Jun 2025 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Join National Cyber Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness CSC as she reflects on her life and work.

Conference Room
Talks and ideas
On the left is a smiling woman with glasses and curly shoulder-length hair. On the right is a smiling woman with long blond hair. In the middle are the words 'Peculiar Parents - Stephanie Owen Reeder, Ingrid Bartkowiak' and framed photos of animals with their babies: lizard, quokka, magpie, wombat, fish.
Book launch: Peculiar Parents with Stephanie Owen Reeder and Ingrid Bartkowiak
05 Jul 2025 | 10:30am - 11:30am

Join children’s author Stephanie Owen Reeder and illustrator Ingrid Bartkowiak as they uncover the perfectly peculiar world of Australian animal families with their new book Peculiar Parents.

Foyer
Books and authors
Book launch
On the left is a smiling woman with brown hair. In the middle is the cover of the book 'A Good Kind of Trouble' by Brooke Blurton and Melanie Saward with a drawing of a teenage girl carrying a football under her arm and a backpack on her back. On the right is a smiling woman with pink hair.
A Good Kind of Trouble with Brooke Blurton and Melanie Saward
08 Jul 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Join Brooke Blurton and Dr Melanie Saward as they yarn about their new young adult novel, A Good Kind of Trouble, and what it means to write Indigenous-led stories for today’s young people.

Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Author talk
First Australians
A blue background overlaid with illustrations of a lion, panda, cockatoo, mouse, cassowary, and ibis, with the word 'Hello' in the middle and a photo of a man's head with dark hair and glasses
School holiday activity: Creative writing and drawing workshop with Ronojoy Ghosh - 9 July, 10 am
09 Jul 2025 | 10:00am - 11:00am

Join children’s picture book creator Ronojoy Ghosh for a writing and drawing school holiday activity.

Kids and families
Foyer
For kids and families
School holiday event
A blue background overlaid with illustrations of a lion, panda, cockatoo, mouse, cassowary, and ibis, with the word 'Hello' in the middle and a photo of a man's head with dark hair and glasses
School holiday activity: Creative writing and drawing workshop with Ronojoy Ghosh - 9 July, 11 am
09 Jul 2025 | 11:00am - 12:00pm

Join children’s picture book creator Ronojoy Ghosh for a writing and drawing school holiday activity.

Kids and families
Foyer
For kids and families
School holiday event
On the left is a smiling woman with brown hair. On the right is a smiling woman with pink hair.
School holiday activity: Creative young adults workshop with Brooke Blurton and Dr Melanie Saward
09 Jul 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join Brooke Blurton and Dr Melanie Saward for a creative writing and drawing school holiday activity.

Kids and families
Conference Room
First Australians
For kids and families
School holiday event
On the left is a smiling man wearing a white shirt and dark blue jacket. On the right is the cover of the book 'Clever Men' by Martin Thomas.
Book Launch: Clever Men by Professor Martin Thomas
10 Jul 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Join Professors Martin Thomas and Jon Altman for a discussion about Martin’s new book, Clever Men.

Foyer
Theatre
Books and authors
Book launch
An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.
Story Dogs on Sunday - July 2025
27 Jul 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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