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A sepia image of a woman in a black dress and pearl necklace, looking back and smiling over her shoulder.

Image credit: Miriam Hyde, 1939, courtesy Wirrapang publishers.

Meeting Miriam with Celia Craig
25 Jul 2024 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

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.

Online
Theatre
Past event
Fellowship talk
A portrait of Sarah Luke and her a book cover 'Marion and the Forty Thieves'.
Creative writing workshop with Sarah Luke - Fri 19 July
19 Jul 2024 | 10:00am - 11:30am

School holidays creative writing workshop with author Sarah Luke.

Kids and families
Ferguson Room
School holiday event
Past event
Workshop
Booked out
A portrait of Sarah Luke and her a book cover 'Marion and the Forty Thieves'.
Creative writing workshop with Sarah Luke - Thu 18 July
18 Jul 2024 | 1:00pm - 2:30pm

School holidays creative writing workshop with author Sarah Luke.

Kids and families
Ferguson Room
School holiday event
Past event
Workshop
Booked out
Two men smiling and laughing in front of a blue sky and palm tree.
Straight from the Strait - in conversation about the Torres Strait Island musical
17 Jul 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

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

Theatre
First Australians
Past event
Talks and ideas
A black and white image of two people sitting in a 1920s style aeroplane while grounded.

Pioneer aviator Amy Johnson, 1929, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-150938035

Tracing aviatrix archives with Dr Jo Langdon
04 Jul 2024 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

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

Online
Theatre
Past event
Talks and ideas
Fellowship talk
A man sitting at a table behind a microphone, turning his head and smiling.
Moving targets: Finding Young People in the Early Modern World with Professor Nicholas Terpstra
02 Jul 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

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.

Online
Theatre
Past event
Talks and ideas
The front of the National Library Bookshop including passing visitors
2024 National Library Bookshop pre-stocktake sale
21 - 23 Jun 2024 | 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
Past event
A headshot of a smiling woman with long, brown hair. She is wearing a colourful floral jack and is standing in front of a brick wall.
Winter Tales presents Dr Liz Allen
23 Jun 2024 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

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

Conference Room
Past event
Talks and ideas
Two women looking down at something out of frame. One is wearing a pink shirt and one is wearing a blue shirt.

Helen Garner and Drusilla Modjeska, image courtesy of Drusilla Modjeska.

Mining Modjeska’s archive with Dr Bernadette Brennan
20 Jun 2024 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

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

Online
Theatre
Past event
Talks and ideas
Fellowship talk
A black and white image of two women. One is seated and the other is standing with her arm around the seated woman.

Students of Taisei Girls High School in Japan c.1944. Photo courtesy of Harue Goto.

Grief in World War II expressed in art and fashion with Dr Tets Kimura
13 Jun 2024 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm

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.

Online
Theatre
Past event
Talks and ideas
Fellowship talk
The Mystery Writer
The craft of crime: In conversation with Sulari Gentill & Chris Hammer
05 Jun 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

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

Online
Theatre
Books and authors
Past event
Two images side by side. The image on the left is the front cover of the book 'If Everyone Cared Enough', and the image on the right is a portrait of an elderly Aboriginal women in a green shawl.
Book Launch: If Everyone Cared Enough by Margaret Tucker
15 May 2024 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

A celebration of Margaret Tucker's life and work

Online
Book launch
First Australians
Past event

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