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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

Professors Martin Thomas and Jon Altman discussed Martin’s new book, Clever Men.

Foyer
Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Book launch
Past 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

Children’s picture book creator Ronojoy Ghosh led a writing and drawing school holiday activity.

Foyer
For kids and families
School holiday event
Past 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, 10 am
09 Jul 2025 | 10:00am - 11:00am

Children’s picture book creator Ronojoy Ghosh led a writing and drawing school holiday activity.

Foyer
For kids and families
School holiday event
Past event
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

Brooke Blurton and Dr Melanie Saward yarned 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
Past event
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

Children’s author Stephanie Owen Reeder and illustrator Ingrid Bartkowiak uncovered the perfectly peculiar world of Australian animal families with their new book Peculiar Parents.

Foyer
Books and authors
Book launch
Past event
A smiling woman dressed in military clothing
Winter Tales presents Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness CSC
29 Jun 2025 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

National Cyber Security Coordinator Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness CSC reflected on her life and work.

Conference Room
Past event
Talks and ideas
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
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

The Friends of the National Library held an enlightening talk on the joy of library tourism.

Conference Room
Friends of the Library event
Past event
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
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

We had dinner at Bookplate with renowned photojournalist, and guest curator of our Fit to Print exhibition, Mike Bowers.

Bookplate café
Past event
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

Poet Scott-Patrick Mitchell discussed their recent Fellowship focused on laying research groundwork for a new poetry collection titled RISE RALLY REST.

Online
Theatre
Past event
Talks and ideas
Fellowship talk
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

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

Online
Theatre
Past event
Talks and ideas

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