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An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.
Story Dogs on Sunday - March 2025
30 Mar 2025 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

We had a very paw-sitive reading experience with the Story Dogs program.

Kids and families
Foyer
Books and authors
Storytime
For kids and families
Past event
Large, colourful, immersive, inflatable artwork with people wandering through
Enlighten 2025: The Guardians
28 Feb - 10 Mar 2025 | 6:00pm - 11:00pm

As part of the Enlighten Festival, the Library welcomed 'The Guardians' to our podium area, from opening night on 28 February.

Podium
Enlighten
For kids and families
Past event
Colourful arts and crafts supplies, including markers, crayons, pencils, scissors, tissue paper, cardboard, wool and ribbon.
School holiday activity: Drop-in art and craft
22 - 24 Jan 2025 | 11:00am - 2:00pm

We celebrated the final days of our Hopes and Fears: Australian Migration Stories exhibition, with our drop-in art and craft school holiday activity.

Kids and families
Foyer
For kids and families
School holiday event
Past event
The book cover of 'Flora' by Tania McCartney and a sketchbook with colouring pencils.
School holiday activity: Nature Journalling - Wed 2 Oct, 1pm - 2pm
02 Oct 2024 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm

As flowers blossom across Canberra, join us these school holidays to create nature journals!

Kids and families
Lower Ground 1
For kids and families
School holiday event
Past event
Booked out
The book cover of 'Flora' by Tania McCartney and a sketchbook with colouring pencils.
School holiday activity: Nature Journalling - Wed 2 Oct, 10am - 11am
02 Oct 2024 | 10:00am - 11:00am

As flowers blossom across Canberra, join us these school holidays to create nature journals!

Kids and families
Lower Ground 1
For kids and families
School holiday event
Past event
Booked out
The book cover of 'Flora' by Tania McCartney and a sketchbook with colouring pencils.
School holiday activity: Nature Journalling - Tue 1 Oct, 1pm - 2pm
01 Oct 2024 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm

As flowers blossom across Canberra, join us these school holidays to create nature journals!

Kids and families
Lower Ground 1
For kids and families
School holiday event
Past event
Booked out
The book cover of 'Flora' by Tania McCartney and a sketchbook with colouring pencils.
School holiday activity: Nature Journalling - Tue 1 Oct, 10am - 11am
01 Oct 2024 | 10:00am - 11:00am

As flowers blossom across Canberra, join us these school holidays to create nature journals!

Kids and families
Lower Ground 1
For kids and families
School holiday event
Past event
Booked out
Book cover for 'Flora' by Tania McCartney which features colourful illustrations of Australian plants, on a pink background with large text reading 'Book Launch' and 'Explore our remarkable flora with Tania McCartney'
Book launch - Flora: Australia’s Most Curious Plants
22 Sep 2024 | 10:30am - 11:15am

Local award-winning children's author and illustrator Tania McCartney launched her newest book.

Foyer
NLA Bookshop
Books and authors
Book launch
For kids and families
Past event
A flat lay of several different crocheted children's items including toys and clothing.
Working with wool workshop - Tuesday 23 April
23 Apr 2024 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm

School holidays craft workshop where children learnt some basic fibre crafts.

Kids and families
Foyer
For kids and families
School holiday event
Past event
A flat lay of several different crocheted children's items including toys and clothing.
Working with wool workshop - Thursday 18 April
18 Apr 2024 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm

School holidays craft workshop where children learnt some basic fibre crafts.

Kids and families
Ferguson Room
For kids and families
School holiday event
Past event
Larry Brandy Aboriginal Storytelling
Aboriginal story telling with Larry Brandy
09 Mar 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

As part of our Enlighten Festival program, Wiradjuri man Larry Brandy invited children to become kangaroos, emus or hunters while learning about traditional Aboriginal culture.

Foyer
Books and authors
Enlighten
For kids and families
Past event
Larry Brandy Aboriginal Storytelling
Aboriginal story telling with Larry Brandy
08 Mar 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

As part of our Enlighten Festival program, Wiradjuri man Larry Brandy invited children to become kangaroos, emus or hunters while learning about traditional Aboriginal culture.

Foyer
Books and authors
Enlighten
For kids and families
Past event

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