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Cover of the book The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel and Danny Snell. A man is crouched down patting a cat. There is a bowl in front of the cat, a bush with flowers in the foreground, and trees behind a white pole fence and a truck cabin in the background.

ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime 2025: 'The Truck Cat'

21 May 2025 | 12:00pm - 12:10pm

Join us online for National Simultaneous Storytime 2025.

Online

Books and authors

Storytime

Education/learning

For kids and families

Print of two women in dresses holding hands. One has a trumpet in her other hands and is leaning over a sign reading 'Free Masons Hall Readings & Music'. Photoshopped on top is a teal circle with text reading 'Friends Event'

John Thornthwaite and Mather Brown, Ticket for an Evening of ‘Readings & Music’ Held at Free Masons Hall, c. 1790, from the Papers of Jamie and Michael Kassler, 1790-2021, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn5977647

Coffee with the Curator: The Excellencies of Musick

22 May 2025 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Join Dr Susannah Helman as she provides her insights into the Jamie and Michael Kassler Collection followed by morning tea.

Treasures Gallery

Friends of the Library event

Guided tours

An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.

Story Dogs on Sunday - May 2025

25 May 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

Adam Ford, Jilda Andrews, Lucy Hannan, Phyllis Williams and Rebecca Bateman

Lunchtime yarn: ICIP across the National Cultural sector

27 May 2025 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Join staff from across Canberra’s National Cultural Institutions as they share their experiences working with Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property (ICIP) rights.

Online

Theatre

First Australians

Workshops and seminars

Grey background with white text reading 'Fit to Print' and individual photos of photographers Mike Bowers, Rick Stevens and Lorie Graham

Life behind the lens

27 May 2025 | 6:00pm - 7:15pm

Join veteran photojournalist Mike Bowers in conversation with two of Australia’s greatest photographers: Lorrie Graham, and Rick Stevens.

Online

Theatre

Talks and ideas

Scott-Patrick Mitchell standing in front of a tree

2025 Creative Arts Fellow Scott-Patrick Mitchell. Image courtesy David Cox Media.

RISE RALLY REST with Scott-Patrick Mitchell

29 May 2025 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Join poet Scott-Patrick Mitchell, to discuss their recent Fellowship focused on laying research groundwork for a new poetry collection titled RISE RALLY REST.

Online

Theatre

Talks and ideas

Fellowship talk