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A black and white image of an asult and three children standing by the side of the road with an old fashioned car parked near them. The Sydney Opera House is in the background.

Sonia Di Mezza as a baby with Guido, Joseph and Anna Di Mezza under the Harbour Bridge, c.1972 or 1973, courtesy Sonia Di Mezza

Building our nation: How migrants and their children have shaped Australia
30 Jan 2025 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Join Sonia Di Mezza, CEO of the Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services (MARSS) in Canberra, as she discusses how Australia was and is strengthened by migrants, and how important cultural diversity and inclusion is to modern day Australia.

Online
Theatre
Talks and ideas
Exhibition curator standing in the Hopes and Fears exhibition gallery holding the exhibition book and smiling
Learn with the curators: Explore our Migration exhibition
31 Jan 2025 | 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Delve into some of the treasures from our Hopes and Fears: Australian Migration Stories exhibition with the curators. 

Online
Education/learning
Workshops and seminars
Webinar
Photo portrait of Dr Ken Henry AC

Dr Ken Henry AC

2025 Ann Moyal Lecture: Dr Ken Henry AC
11 Feb 2025 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Join us for the 2025 Ann Moyal Lecture presented by Dr Ken Henry AC.

*Places limited*

Online
Theatre
Talks and ideas
Flagship lecture
Places limited
A sepia group photo of the 10 young men in the Nowra softball team, including Frank Moorhouse. Photo-shopped onto the photo on the bottom right corner is a purple circle with white writing reading 'Friends event'

Frank Moorhouse [middle front], 1954, courtesy Matthew Lamb.

Author talk – Frank Moorhouse: Strange Paths with Matthew Lamb
12 Feb 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Join the Friends of the National Library and biographer Matthew Lamb as he delves into young Frank Moorhouse's life.

Conference Room
Online
Books and authors
Author talk
Friends of the Library event
Photo of Helen Garner next to her new book The Season
Author talk: The Season with Helen Garner
20 Feb 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Join Helen Garner in conversation with Beejay Silcox, as she discusses her new book The Season.

*Sold out*

Foyer
Theatre
Books and authors
Author talk
Booked out
Black and white photograph of playwright Millicent Armstrong and two horses. On the bottom left corner a purple circle with white text reading 'Friends Event' has been photoshopped on.

Millicent Armstrong with horses at her Gunning property, courtesy Lucy Knight.

Discovering Millicent Armstrong with Dianna Nixon
19 Mar 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Join the Friends of the National Library and Dianna Nixon as she shares with us her 9 year journey uncovering the life and work of the playwright, Millicent Armstrong.

Conference Room
Online
Friends of the Library event
Talks and ideas
Orange and black stylised image of a house
The Australian Dream? with Tim Ross
04 Apr 2025 | 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Hear Tim Ross discuss the telling images he uncovered from public libraries that reveal a multi-decade story of Australian homes and home ownership.

Theatre
Talks and ideas

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