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Four Indian-Australian women
Mother India: Gender and the diaspora
12 Nov 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:15pm

A fascinating panel discussion that explored the issues faced by Australian women with Indian heritage.

Online
Theatre
Past event
Talks and ideas
An adult and child reading a book with a dog sitting between them.
Dog Beach book launch: Tales and tails with Story Dogs
09 Nov 2024 | 10:00am - 2:00pm

The Library and Story Dogs presented a family day to celebrate the launch of the National Library’s latest picture book, Dog Beach.

Book lovers
Kids and families
Foyer
Books and authors
Book launch
Past event
A violin and bow crafted from a stockman's tucker box and a purple sticker signalling that this is a Friends of the Library event.

Violin and bow [realia], 1860, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-135508557

Strings & Things: Friends collection viewing
07 Nov 2024 | 5:30pm - 7:30pm

The Friends of the National Library of Australia will present their annual collection viewing event formerly known as White Gloves.

Theatre
Friends of the Library event
Past event
The left hand side of the image is the front cover of the book 'Charles & Barbara Blackman: A Decade of Art and Love'. The right hand side of the image is a portrait photograph of a woman with long hair holding a book.
Book launch: Charles & Barbara Blackman by Christabel Blackman
05 Nov 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Christabel Blackman and Jeremy Thomas discussed Christabel's book, Charles & Barbara Blackman: A Decade of Art and Love.

Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Book launch
Past event
The front pages of two different Turkish language newspapers.

Left: Kaynak : the Australian Turkish source : independent Turkish newspaper, 15 February 1984, page 1, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1031341. Right: Kimligimiz icin dusunce, August 1989, page 1, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2206702

Turkish-Australian transnational life writing with Dr Burcu Cevik-Compiegne
31 Oct 2024 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Dr Burcu Cevik-Compiegne presented a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into uncovering different forms of life writing produced in Australia following the Labour Migration Scheme between Turkey and Australia in 1967.

Online
Theatre
Past event
Talks and ideas
Fellowship talk
A crowd of people sitting and looking at something out of frame.
Canberra Writers Festival 2024 at the National Library
26 - 27 Oct 2024 | 9:30am - 5:00pm

The Canberra Writers Festival was back for another year with a weekend of all things books and writing.

Theatre
Books and authors
Past event
Workshops and seminars
Conference
A large book sitting propped open on a red piece of material. The left hand page shows text that reads '1. Exhibit me' and the right hand page shows a stamped black ink image.

Wendy Muche, Meatshop [detail], 1984, nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2866647. Photograph courtesy of Dr Caren Florance.

Strange pages: Investigating artists' books with Dr Caren Florance
24 Oct 2024 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Dr Caren Florance presented a lecture on her 2024 National Library Fellowship research into artists' books (books made by artists as art).

Online
Theatre
Past event
Talks and ideas
Fellowship talk
A woman with long brown hair, wearing a brown shirt and holding a guitar and smiling.
Book launch: Kasey Chambers
11 Oct 2024 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

We joined musician Kasey Chambers to celebrate the release of her book Just Don't Be a D**khead and Other Profound Things I've Learnt.

Online
Theatre
Author talk
Past event
Booked out
Townsend of the Ranges book on the left and author Peter Crowley on the right
Book launch: Townsend of the Ranges by Peter Crowley
08 Oct 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Peter Crowley and ABC National Affairs Correspondent Melissa Clarke discussed Crowley's debut book, Townsend of the Ranges.

Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Author talk
Book launch
Past event
A book cover of Meanjun Volume 83 number 3
Canberra Meanjin Launch – Spring 2024 edition
05 Oct 2024 | 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Editor Esther Anatolitis was in the National Library Bookshop for a conversation and readings with contributors from Australia’s leading journal of writing and ideas to launch Meanjin’s Spring 2024 edition.

NLA Bookshop
Books and authors
Book launch
Past event
A fire burning on sand with a night sky behind it
Deadly Dialogues: Karlie Noon and Celeste Carnegie
02 Oct 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Astrophysicist and author Karlie Noon held a conversation with Celeste Carnegie discussing the astronomic heritage of Noon's Kamilaroi Peoples and her journey as an ambassador for youth and astronomy.

Online
Theatre
First Australians
Deadly dialogues
Past event
Talks and ideas
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
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Booked out

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