Celia Craig presented a lecture on her 2024 Creative Arts Fellowship research on the early life of teenage musical virtuoso and synesthete Dr Miriam Hyde.

School holidays creative writing workshop with author Sarah Luke.

School holidays creative writing workshop with author Sarah Luke.

Straight from the Strait is a Torres Strait Island musical about the breaking of a world record. 

Dr Jo Langdon presented a lecture on research into the lives and records of Australian women pilots.

Professor Nicholas Terpstra discussed where we can find youths in the histories of the early modern world and how they might reshape our understanding of the early modern period.

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

Dr Liz Allen delivered her presentation 'From accommodating to accommodated: How can Australia best support people from disadvantaged backgrounds?'

Dr Bernadette Brennan presented a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into the archives of award-winning author and editor Drusilla Modjeska.

Dr Tets Kimura presented a lecture on his 2023 National Library Fellowship research into how grief was experienced during the Asia-Pacific War in two different nations, Australia and Japan, and how it is identifiable in art and fashion.

The Friends of the National Library presented two of Australia’s preeminent crime writers in conversation with crime fiction reviewer Anna Steele.

A celebration of Margaret Tucker's life and work